Appendix [2]: Common Core State Standards for Pennsylvania
Standard - CC.1.2.6.C
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.
The key idea and event: Muslim Activism and Protest Movement: Students will read biographical and historical information about cultural references made by Taz and Zahra in Good Muslim, Bad Muslim for context.
Standard - CC.1.3.7.A
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Poems selected for this unit are written by Muslim poets from different time periods and locations. Most of these poems do not conform to typical Muslim conventions and are written in free verse.
Craft and Structure: Vocabulary
Standard -CC.1.2.6.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative language in context.
Students will identify and define examples of figurative language used within poems. Students will develop examples of figurative language within their own poems in order to convey theme and purpose.
Informative/Explanatory Content
1.4.6.C: Develop and analyze the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples; include graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
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