1 Cultural Conversations GoalS: To analyze how culture affects identity and perceptions To practice effective speaking and listening skills that build capacity for collaboration and communication To analyze the concept of voice in reading and writing To examine and apply the elements of argument To analyze and apply syntactic structures in writing Contents Activities: 1.1 1.2 Exploring Culture and Communication...5 1.3 Exploring Cultural Identity...8 Informational Text: What Is Cultural Identity? Personal Essay: Ethnic Hash, by Patricia Williams 1.4 Language and Writer s Craft: Syntax... 14 1.5 Two Kinds of Cultural Identity... 17 Novel: Two Kinds, from The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan 1.6 Images of Culture: Perspective in Art... 27 Art: Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States, by Frida Kahlo Poetry: Legal Alien, by Pat Mora 1.7 Connecting Cultural Identity to Theme...34 Short Story: By Any Other Name, by Santha Rama Rau... 1.8 Consulting with a Mentor (Text)... 41 Personal Essay: Multiculturalism Explained in One Word: HAPA, by Kristen Lee academic vocabulary synthesis perspective argument claim counterclaim concession refutation Previewing the Unit...4 Embedded Assessment 1: Literary Terms voice syntax conflict theme thematic statement allusion symbol images figurative language 2 Writing About Cultural Identity... 45 1.9 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Preparing for a Writing Prompt... 47 1.10 Colliding Worlds... 50 Essay: When Worlds Collide, by Pico Iyers 1.11 Perspectives on Heritage: Poetry... 53 Poetry: My Mother Pieced Quilts, by Teresa Palomo Acosta 1.12 Perspectives on Heritage: Fiction... 58 Short Story: Everyday Use by Alice Walker 1.13 Perspectives on Heritage: Nonfiction Text... 69 Essay: Two Ways to Belong in America, by Bharati Mukherjee 1.14 Argumentation in An Indian Father s Plea... 74 Essay: An Indian Father s Plea, by Robert Lake SpringBoard English Textual Power Level 5 2013 College Board. All rights reserved. UNIT
1.15 Synthesis: Drafting Your Position... 81 1.16 Synthesis: Presenting Your Position... 83 Embedded Assessment 2: Writing a Synthesis Paper... 85 Language and Grammar 1.4 Syntax 1.10 Colon and Semicolon 1.12 Phrases and Clauses *Texts not included in these materials 2013 College Board. All rights reserved. Unit 1 Cultural Conversations 3
Contemplating Culture 2 My Notes Contents Activities: 2.1 Previewing the Unit... 90 2.2 Images of Cultural Identity... 91 Poetry: Where I m From, by George Ella Lyon 2.3 Cultural Narrative... 94 Memoir: Excerpt from Funny in Farsi, by Firoozeh Dumas 2.4 Author s Stylebook Focus: Dialogue... 98 Memoir: Excerpt from Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane 2.5 Author s Stylebook: Pacing...103 Essay: Pick One, by David Matthews 2.6 Author s Stylebook: Description...106 Essay: If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I? by Geeta Kothari 2.7 Author s Stylebook: Syntactical Structure...109 2.8 Elements of a Graphic Novel...111 Graphic Novel: Excerpt from Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi 2.9 Telling a Story with Poetry...120 Poetry: Woman with Kite, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Poetry: Grape Sherbert, by Rita Dove 2.10 Struggling with Identity: Rethinking Persona...124 Memoir: Excerpt from The Hunger of Memory, by Richard Rodriguez 2.11 Changes in Perspective... 138 Essay: Thanksgiving, A Personal History, by Jennifer New Embedded Assessment 1: Writing a Narrative... 136 2.12 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Thinking About Argument... 138 88 2.13 Justice and Culture... 140 Article: Rough Justice, by Alejandro Reys Editorial: Time to Assert American Values, The New York Times 2.14 Taking a Stand on Justice...147 Speech: Excerpt from On Civil Disobedience, by Mohandas K. Gandhi SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 10 UNIT
academic vocabulary 2.15 Taking a Stand on Legal Issues...150 Speech: On Surrender at Bear Paw Mountain, 1877, by Chief Joseph Speech: On Women s Right to Vote, by Susan B. Anthony 2.16 Taking a Stand against Hunger...153 Proclamation: Declaration of the Rights of the Child Essay: Schools Out for Summer, by Anna Quindlen 2.17 Taking a Stand on Truth and Responsibility... 160 Speech: One Word of Truth, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 2.18 Taking a Stand on Remembrance... 166 Essays: Student Samples Embedded Assessment 2: Key Terms Creating an Argument...169 allusion empirical evidence logical evidence anecdotal evidence fallacy hook claim concession refutation call to action Literary Terms setting sequence of events point of view theme characters dialogue tags narrative pacing persona Language & Writer s Craft 2.6 Clauses 2.7 Sentence Types and Structure 2.14 Outlining and Organizing an Argument Unit 2 Cultural Perspectives 89
UNIT 3 Cultures in Conflict GoalS: To analyze cultural experiences reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States To analyze how complex characters in a novel develop and interact to advance a plot or theme To research to answer questions, explore complex ideas, and gather relevant information To present findings to an audience clearly and logically, making use of digital media To draw evidence from a literary text to support analysis and reflection academic vocabulary reliability validity plagiarism annotated bibliography Literary Terms proverb folk tale symbol archetype motif foil characterization foreshadowing tragic hero hamartia irony (dramatic, verbal, situational) Contents Activities: 3.1 Previewing the Unit...174 3.2 Proverbs and Folk Tales...175 3.3 Researching Context...177 *Novel: Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe 3.4 Culture Wheel...179 3.5 Father and Son... 182 3.6 Character in Conflict... 184 3.7 Family Ties...185 3.8 Sacrificial Son...187 3.9 Cultural Change... 190 Embedded Assessment 1: Researching and Comparing Pre- and Post-Colonial Ibo Culture... 192 3.10 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Creating a Tableau... 194 3.11 Civilized Society... 196 3.12 RAFTing with Chielo... 198 Introducing the Strategy: RAFT 3.13 Acts of Violence... 200 3.14 Gender Views... 201 3.15 A Tragic Hero?... 203 3.16 Colliding Cultures... 205 3.17 Cultural Misunderstandings...207 172 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 10
3.18 Poetic Connections... 209 Novel: Excerpt from Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe Poetry: Prayer to the Masks, by Léopold Sedar Senghor Poetry: The Second Coming, by William Butler Yeats 3.19 A Letter to the District Commissioner...212 Novel: Excerpts from Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe 3.20 The Author s Perspective...214 Interview: An African Voice, by Katie Bacon Embedded Assessment 2: Writing a Literary Analysis Essay...221 Language and Writer s Craft Active and Passive Voice (3.4) Compare/Contrast (3.7) Using Precise Language (3.11) Word Patterns (3.15) *Texts not included in these materials. Unit 3 Cultures in Conflict 173
UNIT 4 Dramatic Justice GOALS: To analyze and present an oral interpretation of a monologue conveying a complex character s voice To evaluate and critique oral interpretations To analyze characterization, conflicting motivations of complex characters, and major themes in a classic Greek drama To analyze point of view and cultural experience reflected in literature outside the United States To write a literary analysis essay examining the development of a tragic hero and the development of plot and theme academic vocabulary justice oral interpretation Literary Terms direct/indirect Characterization complex character character sketch stage directions stichomythia ode dynamic/static character foil Contents Activities: 4.1 Previewing the Unit...226 4.2 Characterization...227 4.3 Voices from Literature... 229 Drama: From The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare 4.4 Original Monologues... 234 Monologue: From A Sport of Nature by Nadine Gordimer 4.5 Reflecting on Performance... 236 4.6 Oral Interpretation of Literature... 238 Monologue: From The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare Monologue: From Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo Monologue: From Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles Embedded Assessment 1: Performing an Oral Interpretation... 244 4.7 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Introducing Greek Drama... 246 4.8 A Tragic Family... 248 4.9 Soul Sisters...253 4.10 Chorus Lines... 258 4.11 Enter the King...261 4.12 Conflicting Motivations... 268 4.13 An Epic Foil...278 224 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 10
4.14 Odes to Love and Death...285 4.15 Tragic Hero... 291 Embedded Assessment 2: Writing a Literary Analysis Essay on Characterization and Theme... 305 Language and Writer s Craft Semicolons and Colons (4.6) Consulting a Style Manual (4.12) Unit 4 Dramatic Justice 225
UNIT 5 Building Cultural Bridges GOALS: To examine how texts influence our perceptions of what is true To analyze the use of evidence and appeals to support a claim To examine the credibility of a text or its author To explore a complex conflict from multiple perspectives To use media strategically to enhance a presentation ACADEMIC VOCABULARY documentary fallacies refutation stakeholder film techniques storyboard documentary film treatment Literary Terms dialogue narration diegetic sound non-diegetic sound theme juxtaposition logos pathos ethos tone Contents Activities: 5.1 Previewing the Unit...310 5.2 The Call to Act...311 *Video: I Need to Wake Up (2006) by Melissa Etheridge 5.3 Throwing Light on the Subject...315 *Film: Bend It Like Beckham, directed by Gurinder Chadha 5.4 That s Just the Way It Is...317 *Film: Life in the Freezer: The Big Freeze (1993), directed by Alastair Fothergill *Film: March of the Penguins (2005), directed by Luc Jacquet 5.5 Previewing The 11 th Hour... 320 *Film: The 11 th Hour (2007), directed by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen 5.6 The Nature of the Problem: Evaluating Causal Claims...323 *Film: The 11 th Hour (2007), directed by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen 5.7 The Art of Objectivity: Writing an Effective Summary...326 *Film: The 11 th Hour (2007), directed by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen 5.8 Questioning Appeals... 329 *Film: The 11 th Hour (2007), directed by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen... 5.9 The Ethics of Persuasion...331 Interview: DiCaprio Sheds Light on 11 th Hour (2007), by Scott Roxborough 5.10 Refutation and Reputation... 338 *Film: The 11 th Hour (2007), directed by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen Speech: Excerpt from 2007: Global Warming Alarmism Reaches a Tipping Point, by Senator James Inhofe Article: Global Warming: No Urgent Danger; No Quick Fix (2007) by Patrick J. Michaels Article: Jeremy Clarkson and Michael O Leary Won t Listen to Green Cliches and Complaints about Polar Bears, by George Marshall 308 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 10
5.11 Exploring One Conflict Together... 349 Article: A Roaring Battle over Sea Lions, by Bill Hewitt 5.12 A World of Conflicts 5.13 What s at Stake?...354 Press Release: The HSUS and Wild Fish Conservancy File Suit to Stop Sea Lion Killing at Bonneville Dam, by the Humane Society of the United States Editorial: Sea Lions vs. Salmon: Restore Balance and Common Sense, by Fidelia Andy 5.14 What s at Stake? Part Two... 362 5.15 Crafting Your Position Paper...367 5.16 Language and Writer s Craft: Documenting Your Claims...370 Embedded Assessment 1: Presenting a Solution to an Environmental Conflict...375 5.17 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Documentary Film... 377 5.18 Setting the Mode and Tone... 380 5.19 Documentary Film Techniques... 383 5.20 Arguments with Film... 388 Embedded Assessment 2: Representing an Argument in a Documentary Film... 391 Language and Writer s Craft Embedded Quotations (5.10) Punctuating Adjective Clauses (5.11) Citation Styles (5.14) Unit 5 Building Cultural Bridges 309