Collection 1: Coming to America
"[In America\ individuals of all nations are melted into a new race...whose labors...will one day cause great changes in the world."
- Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur
Essential Question: How have immigrants assimilated to American Culture and also contributed to the creation of American culture?
Collection Objective: SWBAT: analyze various texts to develop an argument about the immigrant experience with culture and assimilation to America.
Performance Task:
The nonfiction texts in this collection focus on the different experiences of immigrants as they assimilate to American culture. Looking back at Collection 1 texts, write an essay in which you analyze the impact of immigrants in American society.
- Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur
Essential Question: How have immigrants assimilated to American Culture and also contributed to the creation of American culture?
Collection Objective: SWBAT: analyze various texts to develop an argument about the immigrant experience with culture and assimilation to America.
Performance Task:
The nonfiction texts in this collection focus on the different experiences of immigrants as they assimilate to American culture. Looking back at Collection 1 texts, write an essay in which you analyze the impact of immigrants in American society.
Introduction to Collection 1:
SWBAT: provide their opinions of the roles that immigrants play in American through discussion and Focus Notes.
I. Immigration Graffitti Wall
2. Collection Quote Analysis
3. Exploration and Settlement pg.3 in the textbook: Focus Notes
SWBAT: provide their opinions of the roles that immigrants play in American through discussion and Focus Notes.
I. Immigration Graffitti Wall
2. Collection Quote Analysis
3. Exploration and Settlement pg.3 in the textbook: Focus Notes
Objective 1:
SWBAT: identify the author's perspective on race and ethnicity by reading and annotating an article and completing a LRA.
I. Pre-Reading:
a. Persuasive Techniques Power Point Notes
b. Vocabulary Preview
II. Close Reading:
a."Blaxicans" and Other Reinvented Americans by Richard Rodriguez pg. 87-92
b. Read and Annotate Article
III. Post Reading:
a. Sample LRA: What is the author's purpose in the first three paragraphs? How does his use of irony help accomplish this purpose?
SWBAT: (Formative: LRA) demonstrate an understanding of Rodriguez's argument by identifying his claim and providing an analysis as to how the following statement relates to it: "I come to you as Chinese. Unless you understand that I am Chinese, then you have not understood anything I have said."
SWBAT: identify the author's perspective on race and ethnicity by reading and annotating an article and completing a LRA.
I. Pre-Reading:
a. Persuasive Techniques Power Point Notes
b. Vocabulary Preview
II. Close Reading:
a."Blaxicans" and Other Reinvented Americans by Richard Rodriguez pg. 87-92
b. Read and Annotate Article
III. Post Reading:
a. Sample LRA: What is the author's purpose in the first three paragraphs? How does his use of irony help accomplish this purpose?
SWBAT: (Formative: LRA) demonstrate an understanding of Rodriguez's argument by identifying his claim and providing an analysis as to how the following statement relates to it: "I come to you as Chinese. Unless you understand that I am Chinese, then you have not understood anything I have said."
Objective 2:
SWBAT: trace and evaluate the author's main idea by completing a series of text dependent questions (TDQ's) and participating in a coffee house activity.
I. Pre-Reading:
a. Amy Tan Biography
b. Vocabulary Preview
II. Close Reading:
a."Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan (Collections Consumable pg.11-18)
III. Post Reading:
a. SWBAT: trace and evaluate the author's main idea by completing a series of text dependent questions and participating in a coffee house activity.
SWBAT: trace and evaluate the author's main idea by completing a series of text dependent questions (TDQ's) and participating in a coffee house activity.
I. Pre-Reading:
a. Amy Tan Biography
b. Vocabulary Preview
II. Close Reading:
a."Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan (Collections Consumable pg.11-18)
III. Post Reading:
a. SWBAT: trace and evaluate the author's main idea by completing a series of text dependent questions and participating in a coffee house activity.
Objective 3:
SWBAT: discuss views on immigration by completing a socratic seminar and a post seminar evaluation.
I. Pre-Reading:
a. Viet Thang Nguyen interview
II. Close Reading:
a. "The Immigrant's Fate Is Everyone's"
III. Post Reading:
a. Socratic Seminar
b. Participation/Observer Monitoring and Evaluation form and post seminar evaluation.
SWBAT: discuss views on immigration by completing a socratic seminar and a post seminar evaluation.
I. Pre-Reading:
a. Viet Thang Nguyen interview
II. Close Reading:
a. "The Immigrant's Fate Is Everyone's"
III. Post Reading:
a. Socratic Seminar
b. Participation/Observer Monitoring and Evaluation form and post seminar evaluation.
Performance Task:
The nonfiction texts in this collection focus on the different experiences of immigrants as they assimilate to American culture. Looking back at Collection 1 texts, write an essay in which you analyze the impact of immigrants in American society.
Objective 4:
SWBAT: write a persuasive essay that discusses to what extent immigration has an impact on American society. (Prompt option)
I. Pre-writing:
a. Graphic organizer and Essay prompt options
II. Writing:
a. Writing Rubric
b. Must turn in essay to the following: Google classroom and turnitin.com
III. Post-Writing
a. Writing Reflection
The nonfiction texts in this collection focus on the different experiences of immigrants as they assimilate to American culture. Looking back at Collection 1 texts, write an essay in which you analyze the impact of immigrants in American society.
Objective 4:
SWBAT: write a persuasive essay that discusses to what extent immigration has an impact on American society. (Prompt option)
I. Pre-writing:
a. Graphic organizer and Essay prompt options
II. Writing:
a. Writing Rubric
b. Must turn in essay to the following: Google classroom and turnitin.com
III. Post-Writing
a. Writing Reflection