Romeo and Juliet Unit
- SWBAT read and understand Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
- SWBAT make claims about characters from R&J and their relationships and support them using evidence from the text.
- SWBAT compare and contrast characters using evidence from the text.
- SWBAT critique the relationship dynamics in R&J using evidence from the text.
- SWBAT understand the importance of healthy relationships with mentors and role models.
Poetry and The Poet X Unit
- SWBAT identify the tone and mood of a poem and explain using evidence from the text
- SWBAT identify and explain poetic devices such as metaphor, simile, rhyme, alliteration, symbolism and hyperbole in poetry
- SWBAT write poetry that is intentional with its tone and mood and correctly uses multiple forms of poetic devices that they have learned.
- SWBAT identify a character’s intersecting identities and understand how they impact that character’s decisions.
- SWBAT build their discussion skills by posing questions and building off of each other’s responses in student led discourse without teacher intervention.
Understanding Adolescence Unit
- SWBAT understand how adolescence has been socially constructed over time.
- SWBAT identify stereotypes about adolescence and how they are enforced in literature, film/television and current events.
- SWBAT draw connections between various media such as those listed above.
- SWBAT read online news articles with a critical lens.
- SWBAT see themselves as complex individuals separate from the generalizations commonly assigned to adolescents.