American Literature
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Literature Study:
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Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford:
Unit Two: The Individual Essential Question: How does one person find his or her place in society? Concepts: * central or main idea * theme * compare and contrast * story elements * connotation and denotation * informational text structure * rhetoric * compare and contrast * textual evidence * author's purpose and point of view * tone * figurative language Vocabulary: Society and Solitude by Ralph Waldo Emerson:
Porter
Unit Three: Modern Times Essential Question: How was being American redefined in the 20th Century? Concepts: * character * textual evidence * compare and contrast * rhetoric * arguments or claims * central or main idea * tone Vocabulary: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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What a Day Looks Like:Bell Ringer
Vocabulary/grammar activity Lesson Assignment/work time Ticket Out the Door
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