The

Guys: A Play by Anne Nelson Unit:

Essential Question:
Can tragic events (like 9/11) inspire art? Why would an artist (musician, writer, painter, etc.) create art from tragedy?

Wednesday, 9/6 Thursday, 9/7 Friday, 9/8
SWBAT build background SWBAT read the SWBAT read Part I of The
knowledge about 9/11 by introduction of The Guys Guys in order to begin to
reading articles and in order to understand understand why an
watching videos in order the historical background author would make art
to understand the historic of the play. from tragedy.
context of The Guys.

CCSs RI.8.6, RI.8.7, RI.8.9 CCSs RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.6 CCSs RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.9

~Reading/visual: ~Reading: Introductory ~Reading: Part I
Introduction to 9/11 Materials to The Guys

~Do Now: What do you ~Do Now: If you could talk ~Do Now: Why did Anne
know about Sept. 11? List to a survivor of 9/11 what Nelson want to write The
as much as you know. would you ask them? Guys?
Why?

~Exit Ticket: Can tragic ~Exit Ticket: If you could ~Exit Ticket: Completed
events like 9/11 inspire ask Anne Nelson a Double Entry Journal.
art? Why would an artist question, what would it
(musician, writer, painter, be? Why?
etc.) create art from
tragedy?
Monday, 9/11 Tuesday, 9/12 Wednesday, 9/13 Thursday, 9/14 Friday, 9/15
SWBAT read stories about SWBAT read Part II of The SWBAT read Part III of The SWBAT create questions SWBAT read the
Arthur Barry from his Guys in order to begin to Guys in order to begin to about The Guys to ask Afterword of The Guys in
family in order to write understand why an understand why an Anne Nelson in a Skype order to understand why
their own stories about author would make art author would make art interview. an author would make art
from tragedy. from tragedy. from tragedy.
the firefighter, and to
write a letter to his family.

CCSs RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.6, CCSs RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.9 CCSs RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.9
CCSs SL.8.2, SL.8.3, RL.8.3 CCSs RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.9
RI.8.9

~Reading/visual: Arthurs ~Reading: Part II ~Reading: Part III ~Activity: Skype ~Reading: Afterward
story conference with Anne
Nelson
~Do Now: If you could ~Do Now: What do you ~Do Now: What do you ~Do Now: What has been ~Do Now: What was the
write a letter to a victim remember from Part I of remember from Part II of
the most impactful part of most impactful part of
of 9/11s family, what The Guys? The Guys? reading The Guys? your conversation with
would you want to tell Anne Nelson?
them?

~Exit Ticket: Write a letter ~Exit Ticket: Double Entry ~Exit Ticket: Double Entry
~Exit Ticket: What from ~Exit Ticket: Double Entry
to the Barry family after Journal Journal your conversation with Journal
reading these stories. Anne Nelson was the
What would you want to most
tell them? What would impactful/meaningful to
you want to ask them? you? (Paragraph)
Monday, 9/18 Tuesday, 9/19 Wednesday, 9/20 Thursday, 9/21 Friday, 9/22
SWBAT develop an outline SWBAT develop a rough SWBAT edit in groups SWBAT develop a final SWBAT compare and
of an essay that answers draft of an essay that their rough drafts of draft of an essay that contrast film and play
the question why would answers the question essays that answer the answers the question versions of The Guys in
an artist create art from why would an artist question why would an why would an artist order to determine what
tragedy? create art from tragedy? artist create art from create art from tragedy? was changed to present
tragedy? the play as a film.

CCSs W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.4, CCSs W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.4, CCSs W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.4, CCSs W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.4, CCSs RL.8.7
W.8.9 W.8.9 W.8.9 W.8.9
~Visual: The Guys (movie)
~Material: Outlining ~Materials: Outlines with ~Materials: Completed
Worksheet feedback, and rough draft Rough Draft
 ~Materials: Outlines &
Rough Drafts with
feedback, Final Draft
~Do Now: What are some ~Do Now: What do you ~Do Now: What are some ~Do Now: What do you ~Do Now: How do you
important elements to need to change to elements you should need to change to think the movie and play
include in the improve your outline for focus on when editing improve your essay for versions of The Guys will
the rough draft? your groups essays? the final draft? compare?

~Exit Ticket: Outline of ~Exit Ticket: Rough Draft ~Exit Ticket: Glows and ~Exit Ticket: Final Draft of ~Exit Ticket: Compare and
essay of essay Grows for peers essay Contrast worksheet



Formative Assessments:
Double Entry Journals gathering and analyzing evidence to help answer the units Essential Question (Can tragic events like
9/11 inspire art? Why would an artist (musician, writer, painter, etc.) create art from tragedy?)
Outline of

Summative Assessment:
Students will write an argumentative essay answering the Essential Question (Can tragic events like 9/11 inspire art? Why
would an artist (musician, writer, painter, etc.) create art from tragedy?)