“[In America] individuals of all nations are melted into a new race…whose labors…will one day cause great changes in the world.” –Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur
Unit Goal:
Essential Question:
How has America been shaped by immigrants throughout history?
Literary Terms:
Purpose, Diction, Tone, Central Claim, Theme, allusion, imagery, characterization, plot, flashback, flashforward, anecdote, irony, evidence
Academic Terms:
TOOLS: Vocabulary Bank, Tone Words
Objective I: Identify and analyze CENTRAL IDEAS in a historical account.
I. Pre-reading:
b. “Exploration and Settlement” p. 3 Background QuickRead & Write
II. Close Read “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford p. 5
III: Post Reading: Summary Template & Bradford Coffee House Discussion
Objective 2: Evaluate author’s CLAIMS, PURPOSE, and use of IRONY in argumentative essays.
I. Pre-reading:“Indian Boy Love Song” by Sherman Alexie Quick Analysis
II. Reading: “Blaxicans and Other Reinvented Americans” by Richard Rodriguez, “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan
III. Post-Reading: Compare and Contrast Summary, “Blaxicans” Post Reading Philosophical Chairs
Objective 3: Discuss views of immigration.
I. Pre-speaking: “The Immigrant’s Fate is Everyone’s” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
II. Speaking: Collection 1 Socratic Seminar
III. Post-Reading:Socratic Seminar Evaluation Guide
Objective 5: Write an essay that develops an argument about the impact of immigration.
I. Pre-writing: Literary Cafe
II. Writing: Learning Scale & Rubric
III. Post-Writing: Essay Revision Guide