TOPIC: Understanding the Immigrant Experience and Memoir Through Multimodal Texts
4th Quarter April – May 2013
1. Common Core Anchor Standards
Reading Literature
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Range of Reading and Text Complexity
Reading Informational Texts
Key Ideas and Details
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Writing
Text Types and Purposes
Production and Distribution of Writing
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
Language
Conventions of Standard English
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
2. Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes identify complex characters in a text and explain how their multiple or conflicting motivations contribute to their complexity. [RL.9-10.3] trace how complex characters develop over the course of a text. [RL.9-10.3] analyze how complex characters interact with other characters over the course of a text. [RL.9-10.3] determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text. [RL.9-10.4] distinguish between the figurative and connotative meanings of words as they are used in a text. [RL.9-10.4] understand and describe how an author has chosen to structure a text and order events within it. [RL.9-10.5] recognize and understand a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a text from outside the United States. [RL.9-10.6] distinguish between portions of a text that I understand versus portions that I don’t understand. [RL.9-10.10] respect and promote diverse perspectives in a discussion or collaborative activity. [SL.9-10.1] encourage others to participate in a discussion or collaborative activity. [SL.9-10.1] summarize where others agree and disagree with my ideas and perspectives. [SL.9-10.1] describe how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made. [RI.9-10.3] analyze how the author introduces and develops each point, and how this contributes to the overall