Idea Transcript
Grade 9 – English 1 Honors - Collection 3 –The Bonds Between Us
Suggested: 6 weeks, Semester 1
EQ: How does the condition of others affect me?
Central Text Selections
Close Reader Selections
Anchor Text: Short Story: “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” by Jhumpa Lahiri 1170L, p. 103 LG: Cite textual evidence to analyze character and theme in a short story and to support inferences about themes.
Close Reader: Short Story: “And of Clay Are We Created” by Isabel Allende p. 122c
Anchor Text: Science Writing: “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” by Frans de Waal 1160L, p.123 LG: Delineate and evaluate an author’s claims and determine the technical meanings of words used in the text.
How do we as individuals depend on the well-being of our society?
Close Reader: Science Article: from Animals in Translation, “ Extreme Perception” by Temple Grandin p. 132c
Reading Focus Character Theme Foreshadowing Context Clues Allusion Tone Claim Point of View
Poem: “At Dusk” by Natasha Trethewey p. 147 LG: Interpret figurative language. Anchor Text: Public Service Announcement from the Corporation for National and Community Service p. 151 LG: Analyze the purpose and development of ideas in a public service announcement.
Inferences Simile Author’s Purpose
Kylene Beers Discussion Terms
Teengagement
Language Focus (grammar, vocabulary, syntax) Suffixes Adverbial Clauses Greek Root Chrono Colons Context Clues Verb Phrases Adjective Adverb Phrases
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Support Inferences About a Theme Respond to Diverse Perspectives: Interactive Lesson: Persuasive Planner Write a Narrative Determine Technical Meanings
Analyze Language in Poetry Use Technology to Publish: Interactive Lesson Evaluate a Speaker’s Reasoning: Interactive Whiteboard Lesson Conduct Research: Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
Strategies for Gifted Learners - FL Gifted Frameworks
Performance Task A: Write a Fictional Narrative p. 153 Performance Task A: Narrative Rubric p. 156
Performance Task B: Create a Group Multimedia Novel: Presentation “Of Mice and Men” p. 157 (will be addressed on QBA2 exam)
Thematic Connections
capacity (capacities, incapacitate) confer (conferral, conferrable) emerge (emergence, emergent) generate ( generative, degenerate) trace (traceability, traceable, retrace)
Extensions Secondary Gifted Resources 5.
Intertextual Unit: Diversity
Academic Vocabulary
Close Reader: Poems About My Family by Lara Mann “My Ceremony For Taking” “The Stayer” p. 150c
Formative and Summative Assessments Online Selection Tests
Letter Journal Entry Public Service Announcement
Debate Discussion Poetry Reading
Informational Text: “With Friends Like These…” by Dorothy Rowe 1070L, p. 141 LG: Analyze how an author unfolds a series of ideas in an informational text.
Additional Suggested Resources
Writing Focus
Listening & Speaking Focus
Short Story: “The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket” by Yasunari Kawabata 1060L, p. 133 LG: Analyze an author’s point of view and cultural background and also analyze the impact of word choice on tone.
Print Version
Performance Task B: Multimedia Presentation Rubric p. 160
Interventions ESE Accommodations - ELL Strategies
Analyze Character and Theme: Level Up Tutorial: Character Traits Analyze and Evaluate Author’s Claims: Level Up Tutorial: Evidence Analyze Impact of Word Choice: Tone: Level Up Tutorial
Analyze Ideas: Level Up Tutorial: Reading for Details Interpret Figurative Language: Level Up Tutorial Analyze Purpose and Development of Ideas
Grade 9 – Collection 3 – “The Bonds Between Us” Connection: Throughout texts 1 and 5, the people are growing through the actions they take on to help themselves/others.
“When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” by Jhumpa Lahiri 1170L, p. 103 This story explores the choices facing immigrants in resolving cultural conflicts and the growing pains of young people as they grow through personal connections.
Public Service Announcement from the Corporation for National and Community Service p. 151
This Public Service Announcement from the Corporation for National and Community Service uses visuals, music, and text to communicate a message about the significance and value of helping others.
“Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” by Frans de Waal 1160L, p.123
The Bonds Between Us Essential Question:
In this text, de Waal uses technical language and examples to discuss how humans are influenced by interactions with other people and animals.
How do we as individuals depend on the well-being of our society? Connection: In both texts, people are creating relationships with either their friends, or people they interact with and learn from.
Connection: These texts connect over the shared understanding that it is valuable to help others. In Text 4 the neighbor acknowledges that perhaps they are doing the character some good by allowing the cat to stay outside while in text 5 they volunteer in their community.
“At Dusk” by Natasha Trethewey p. 147
In this poem, the cat is faced with different choices to make. With these choices, there are different states of well-being at stake among the characters.
Connection: Both texts deal with personal connections. In text 1, it’s the way people evolve due to external situations, where in text 2 it is almost as if people are allowing themselves to grow when they interact with other people to learn appropriate ways to behave.
“With Friends Like These…” by Dorothy Rowe 1070L, p. 141
Connection: These texts connect in the sense of emotional support. In text 3, the author is being literal in what people feel they need from their friends, while in text 4 the cat remaining outside is an emotional support for the neighbor who doesn’t have anyone.
This text allows the exploration of the topic of friendship through the ideas and insights of a noted psychologist.
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