Objectives
This cross-curricular unit will address a number of learning objectives, allowing students to develop their literacy skills through independent study as well as collaboration. Students will develop research and multimedia presentation skills, develop visual literacy through analysis of non-print texts, and analyze the rhetorical strategies used in three non-fiction texts written in different genres. Students will familiarize themselves with major events in contemporary American Indian history as they relate to each of these texts, while developing an appreciation for the early Creek history of our local community, Tulsa. Students will engage in collaborative discussions about the interplay of history and identity, demonstrate understanding of the historical and thematic connections across the texts, and identify literary and rhetorical devices, while using them to support textual analysis. Throughout the unit, students will write in various modes for a variety of purposes, using the brainstorming process to generate ideas.
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