MONDAY: Introduction to Slave Narratives
OBJECTIVE: By building background on the author of “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, students will be able to: 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of imagery 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did author’s of slave narratives such as Olaudah Equiano and Phyllis Wheatly view HUMAN NATURE? How did slave narratives such as “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano” and Phyllis Wheatly’s poetry, use IMAGERY and the Aristotelian Triangle to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: Olaudah Equiano Notes, The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano
TUESDAY: Persuasive Imagery in “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”
OBJECTIVE: By reading and annotating Olaudah Equiano’s “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, students will be able to: 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of imagery 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did author’s of slave narratives such as Olaudah Equiano view HUMAN NATURE? How did slave narratives such as “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, use IMAGERY and the ARISTOTELIAN TRIANGLE to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: Olaudah Equiano NOTES, The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano,
WEDNESDAY: Introduction to the Aristotelian Triangle & Rhetorical Analysis of “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”
OBJECTIVE: After reading and annotating Olaudah Equiano’s “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, students will be able to provide evidence of their ability to : 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of imagery 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did author’s of slave narratives such as Olaudah Equiano view HUMAN NATURE? How did slave narratives such as “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, use IMAGERY and the ARISTOTELIAN TRIANGLE to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: Olaudah Equiano NOTES, Rhetorical Triangle, Dialectical Journal
Homework: Annotate & Summarize Phyllis Wheatly’s poem, ““To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth”
THURSDAY: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano SOAPS
OBJECTIVE: After reading and annotating Olaudah Equiano’s “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, students will be able to complete SOAPS to to : 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of imagery 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did author’s of slave narratives such as Olaudah Equiano view HUMAN NATURE? How did slave narratives such as “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, use IMAGERY and the ARISTOTELIAN TRIANGLE to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: SOAPS
Homework: Annotate & Summarize Phyllis Wheatly’s poem, ““To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth”
FRIDAY: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano PROGRESS CHECK
OBJECTIVE: After reading and annotating Olaudah Equiano’s “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, students will be able to write formal analytical paragraphs that provide evidence of their ability to : 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of imagery 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did author’s of slave narratives such as Olaudah Equiano view HUMAN NATURE? How did slave narratives such as “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano”, use IMAGERY and the ARISTOTELIAN TRIANGLE to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: Learning Scales, Progress Check Revision Guide