Jen+B.+Int.+Unit+Planner

=Integrated Unit Planner=

Critical Content/Concept Web

 * Unit Theme**: Language as a Tool
 * Conceptual Lens:** Change
 * Unit Length:** 4-5 weeks
 * Grade Level(s):** 10, 11, 12 (mixed-age and mixed-ability class)


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * Have you ever felt like you wanted to speak up and change something significant in our society? If so, you are following in the footsteps of many great American activists and authors who have used their first amendment rights to promote change in their world – and who have achieved just that by speaking out against the status quo. In this unit, we will investigate the rights and responsibilities of American citizens to constructively criticize their world by reading famous texts on civil disobedience, exploring how writers express themselves through both fiction and non-fiction, and identifying issues that affect us that need to be changed, too. ||

synthesizing texts with recurring themes; using appropriate evidence to support literary interpretations || 1st Amendment (freedom of speech); the concept of civil disobedience; the right and responsibility to speak out against situations with which you disagree. ||
 * English || Social Studies ||
 * Identifying theme;

Designer(s): Jennifer Baker (English) Andy Theriault (Social Studies)
Students will understand that language can be used as a tool to effect change in society.

Essential Question: In what ways can language be used as a tool to bring about change in society?

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