EngageNY Grade 8 ELA: Module 2a, Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Taking a Stand

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Taking a stand is the theme of Module 2. Students continue to develop their close reading skills, study a speaker's perspective, and analyze how writers craft an argument. The core texts for Unit 1 include speeches by Shirley Chisholm and Sojourner Truth and Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird.

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to kill a mockingbird, harper lee, sojourner truth, arguments, persuasive arguments, persuasive speeches, literary analysis, close reading, reading, responding to reading, responding to literature, book analysis, text analysis, writing analysis

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Launching The Module: Taking a Stand

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Taking a Stand: Equal Rights for Women

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Analyzing Text Structure & Summarizing Text: “Equal Rights for Women” by Shirley Chisholm

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Central Idea and Supporting Details: “Equal Rights for Women”

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Analyzing the Author’s Perspective: “Equal Rights for Women” by Shirley Chisholm

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World Cafe: Analyzing Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?”

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Mid-Unit Assessment: Analyzing Excerpts from Lyndon Johnson’s Speech “The Great Society”

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Launching To Kill A Mockingbird: Establishing Reading Routines (Chapter 1)

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Analyzing Character: Understanding Atticus (Chapter 1, cont.)

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Analyzing Text Structure: To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 2)

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Close Reading: Focusing on Taking a Stand (Chapter 2 cont.)

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Analyzing How Literature Draws on Themes from the Bible and World Religions: The Golden rule (Chapter 3)

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Making Inferences: The Golden Rule and the Radley’s Melancholy Little Drama (Chapter 4)

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Inferring About Character: Atticus (Chapter 5)

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Comparing Text Structures: To Kill a Mockingbird and “Those Winter Sundays” (Chapter 6 and 7)

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Jigsaw to Analyze Mood and Tone in To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 8)

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Text Comparisons: Comparing Text Structures and Text Types (Chapter 9)

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World Café to Analyze Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 10)

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End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing Author’s Craft in To Kill a Mockingbird: Allusions, Text Structure, Connections to Traditional Themes, and Figurative Language

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EngageNY Grade 8 ELA: Module 2a, Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Taking a Stand

Concepts

Common Core

Launching The Module: Taking a Stand

Taking a Stand: Equal Rights for Women

Analyzing Text Structure & Summarizing Text: “Equal Rights for Women” by Shirley Chisholm

Central Idea and Supporting Details: “Equal Rights for Women”

Analyzing the Author’s Perspective: “Equal Rights for Women” by Shirley Chisholm

World Cafe: Analyzing Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Mid-Unit Assessment: Analyzing Excerpts from Lyndon Johnson’s Speech “The Great Society”

Launching To Kill A Mockingbird: Establishing Reading Routines (Chapter 1)

Analyzing Character: Understanding Atticus (Chapter 1, cont.)

Analyzing Text Structure: To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 2)

Close Reading: Focusing on Taking a Stand (Chapter 2 cont.)

Analyzing How Literature Draws on Themes from the Bible and World Religions: The Golden rule (Chapter 3)

Making Inferences: The Golden Rule and the Radley’s Melancholy Little Drama (Chapter 4)

Inferring About Character: Atticus (Chapter 5)

Comparing Text Structures: To Kill a Mockingbird and “Those Winter Sundays” (Chapter 6 and 7)

Jigsaw to Analyze Mood and Tone in To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 8)

Text Comparisons: Comparing Text Structures and Text Types (Chapter 9)

World Café to Analyze Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 10)

End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing Author’s Craft in To Kill a Mockingbird: Allusions, Text Structure, Connections to Traditional Themes, and Figurative Language

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