Preliminary+Unit+Assignment


 * Society and Solitude: A Thematic Unit**

“Solitude is impracticable, and society fatal. We must keep our head in the one and our hands in the other. The conditions are met, if we keep our independence, yet do not lose our sympathy. These wonderful horses need to be driven by fine hands. “  (R.W, Emerson, **Society and Solitude,** Amsterdam: Fredonia Books p. 20) What does this quotation mean? See the full essay for more context. With a group of 2-3, compose a thematic unit, using this as your overarching theme. The Unit consists of:

1) A Unit Rationale (2-3 pages) 2) A list of Content Expectations addressed, from the four Michigan strands 3) A list of Common Core State Standards, including Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language 4) Twenty Lessons Addressing the Above 5) Weekly Formative Assessments 6) Summative Assessment

The reading must include a novel, one or more short stories, one or more poems, and at least one non-fiction reading, all thematically connected. Other themes may be introduced, but somehow related to the overarching theme.

The unit will be posted on the wiki “Dynologopedia” and shared with the rest of the class on an assigned date. __Example Unit__

Novels

 * Anderson, Laurie Halse, //Wintergirls.// New York: Viking, 2009
 * Atkins, Catherine. //Alt Ed//, New York. G.P. Puntam’s Sons, 2003.
 * Nolan, Han. //Dancing on the Edge//. New York: Harcourt, Inc., 1997.
 * Pearson, Mary. //The Adoration of Jenna Fox//. New York: R.R. Donnelly & Sons, 2009.
 * Philbrick, Rodman, //Freak the Mighty.// New York: Scholastic, 1993
 * Stork, Francisco X. //Marcello in the Real Word//. New York: Arthur Levine Books, 2009.

Short Stories


Flinn, Alex. “Brainiac,” in //Owning It: Stories About Teens With//

//Disabilities.// Ed. Don Gallo, Cambridge, MA:

Candlewick Press, 2008, 146-186.

Lipsyte, Robert. “Let’s Hear It for Fire Team Bravo,” in //Owning It://

//Stories About Teens With Disabilities.// Ed. Don Gallo,

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2008, 187-214.

Saldana, Rene, Jr. “Fatboy and Skinnybones,” in //Owning It: Stories//

//About Teens With Disabilities.// Ed. Don Gallo, Cambridge, MA:

Candlewick Press, 2008, 146-161

=Poems=


 * ====Ko, Joanne, “Cycle of Life” ====


 * ====Gonzalez, Maynor, “I’m Fine.” ====


 * ====Dorch, Shekuanzie, “Struggles on Living in a Shelter.” ====


 * ====Williams, Nicole. “Spring and Autumn” ====

====In //The Invisible Ladder: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poems for Young Readers.// Ed. Liz Rosenberg, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. ====


 * Walker, Alice, “Remember?” p, 174.