R English 4 Invisible Man The Revolt of the Evil Fairies Rachel Lenkei

Feb. 11, 2014

Enduring Understandings:
An individuals identity is shaped by how they think about themselves, how others see them, and how society influences these perspectives.

Essential Questions:
How do societal norms and values influence the formation of a persons identity? How does an individual come to feel/is made to feel invisible? Why are certain historical or societal events incorporated into fictional literature?

Objectives:
Students will be able to: Analyze the meanings of themes, symbols, and figurative language in a text Connect central themes and ideas across multiple texts Identify societal and historical influences in fictional texts Analyze character development in a text

Materials: Copies of texts Procedures: Guided Reading and Discussion: Students will take out Evil Fairies texts and homework Ask students to discuss the following questions with a partner or small group How does the social system in the school reflect the system within the town, and greater society? Who holds the most power in the school? The least? What enables the narrator to break out of this system? What is the significance of the narrator, the main character, having no name? Collect homework writing, to be used tomorrow Reinforce importance of keeping up with reading each night!! Direct Instruction Pass out IM books Give quick overview of biographical information on Ellison Born in 1914 in Oklahoma, lived in Tulsa for nearly 20 years After developing an interest in jazz music as a teenager, Ellison went to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to study jazz with the intention of becoming a jazz musician After 3 years, a lack of money to pay for tuition and changes at the University, Ellison moved to Harlem in 1936 While living in New York, he published several short stories and, worked with the Federal Writers Project which put him in contact with prominent writers such as Langston Hughes and Richard Wright He worked on several U.S. Merchant Marine ships during WWII, and in 1945 began working on Invisible Man The first chapter of his novel was published in 1948 as a story titled Battle Royal Invisible Man was finally published in 1952, and the next year, it received the National Book Award After Invisible Man, Ellison spent years teaching at different Universities, as a visiting professor and writing fellow He also published two volumes of essays in 1964, and 1986 When he died in 1994, a manuscript was found for a second novel that was later published as Juneteenth. Homework: Read Prologue, and come to class with 1 comment, 1 question, and 1 quote response

R English 4 Invisible Man The Revolt of the Evil Fairies Rachel Lenkei

Feb. 11, 2014

Assessment: Participation in discussion, collaboration with classmates Standards:

CC.1.3.11-12.A: Determine and analyze the relationship between two or more themes or central ideas of a text, including the development and interaction of the themes; provide an objective summary of the text. CC.1.3.11-12.B: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an authors implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs . CC.1.3.11-12.E: Evaluate the structure of texts including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the texts relate to each other and the whole. CC.1.5.11-12.A: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grades level topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CC.1.3.11-12.F: Evaluate how words and phrases shape meaning and tone in texts.