Appendix on Implementing District Standards
The presented standards are Common Core 9th and 10th Language Arts for Reading Literature, Speaking and Writing and Informational Text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Students will be expected to cite textual evidence throughout the unit in order to answer the essential questions. This will be reached through text-rendering, annotation, and direct quotation as based on the directions and needs of the instructor.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
This standard will be approximated through students’ analysis of the relationship between Ms. Auld and Fredrick. Students will reflect and analyze how the institution of slavery had corrupted interpersonal relationships and defined Southern society.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
This standard will be approximated through the Read-Aloud activity of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students will be responsible for rendering the language used by the narrator in order to draw conclusions about the environment and the attitude of the narrator.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
This standard will be approximated through the fishbowl discussion and oral presentation projects. Students will be expected to employ active listening strategies in order to participate fully in the class dialogue.
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