ELA Lesson Plans March 6

Course/ Subject/Unit: Pre Ap Literature/Composition

Date of Instruction: 03/06/23

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.

ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

Learning Target:

1. Read closely and analyze an autobiographical essay

2. Conduct brief, on the spot research

3. Identify the rhetorical effects of contrasts. 

Success Criteria:

1. Analyze individual paragraphs

2. Write analytical sentences

Activities & Assignments

FFW

Opening prompt: Read the first paragraph and list objects owned by “she” not owned by narrator. Discuss setting and theorize where the writing is taking place. 

With a partner, form an analysis of the character “her.” What is she like? How do you know? Lets be reading detectives!!! 

The instructor will read aloud the rest of the essay. Take notes and look for contrasts between “she” and the main character. Discuss with a partner. 

Students will then complete the contrast handout.