Standards
ELAGSE9-10RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
ELAGSE9-10RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone.)
I can define and identify poetic and literary devices. I can cite evidence of poetic and literary devices. I can interpret the meaning and impact of literary devices.
Warm Up: 10 minutes choice-based reading
Work Session
ELAGSE9-10RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
ELAGSE9-10RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone.)
I can define and identify poetic and literary devices. I can cite evidence of poetic and literary devices. I can interpret the meaning and impact of literary devices.
Warm Up: 10 minutes choice-based reading
Work Session
- Review literary devices in "The Lottery" ---> meaning and impact of device
- How does this story relate to our unit questions?
- PBS Documentary -- "America by the Numbers"
- 4-6 annotations using the unit essential questions as a guide