10th Grade ELA
(18 Units, 153 Lessons)
Unit 17 - Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict(11 Lessons)
Tasting Vinegar: Introductions to Asian Philosophy and Literary Style10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:Today we will start reading To Live, a modern Chinese novel. Before we begin looking specifically at the text, we will spend time looking at the vast and diverse thinking and style of Chinese literary history.
Creating Cultural Context: Chinese History Timelines10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:To understand the novel, To Live, more clearly, students will analyze the historical context of 20th century China.
Finding Fugui: Establishing a Basic Understanding of To Live10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:Taking a step back to the basic analytical tools for literature and spending a day analyzing how characters, setting and plot work together to develop themes in To Live.
Problem Based Investigation (Day 1 of 2): Finding a Strategy for Group Research10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:Today will be a day of discussions: discussions about To Live and discussions about how best to accomplish a collaborative task.
Problem Based Investigation (Day 2 of 2): Group Research and Reasoning10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:Spending time in the library to see what research students are capable of accomplishing in a 52 minutes.
Synthesizing Our Research: Chinese History Mini-Presentations10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:To ensure that students have all the information they need on key ideas from Chinese culture, we will spend time preparing and presenting information from our research.
Comprehension Check: To Live Dice Seminar10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:As we discuss some of the big thematic ideas/questions from the novel, I will specifically ask students to think about what textual examples they might bring in to support their thinking.
Analyzing Balance: Representations of Yin and Yang in To Live (Day 1 of 2)10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:We will explore the ideas of Taosim as represented in the book today and consider the author's message about the importance of a balanced universe.
Analyzing Balance: Representations of Yin and Yang in To Live (Day 2 of 2)10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:Students will use the textual support that they gathered about the theme of balance in the novel to discuss the purpose of the Yin/Yang balance, an important Chinese cultural idea, in To Live.
The End of Suffering: Discussion and Review of the Final Pages of To Live10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:Today we will have a little fun with the content we've been studying as students participate in a Jeopardy style review for their comprehension assessment over China, To Live, the Middle East and India.
To Live Final Assessment10th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Texts: Analyzing Modern Conflict
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Big Idea:We are done reading our last novel of the year...now it is time to see how much students comprehended!
