Saad's+Unit+Plan+Proposal

** Planning Intertextual Studies **


 * Course:** English 10


 * Unit:** Culture and Perspective: A Deeper Understanding

__by, Greg Mortenson__
 * Texts:**__“Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time”__

__Music__ Bob Marley, selected lyrics John Lennon, “Imagine” Lyrics

__Speeches__ “On Civil Disobedience,” by Mohandas Gandhi “Statement on International Children’s Day,” by President Nelson Mandela


 * Form:** Thematic Unit

non-fiction reading from around the world.
 * Purpose:**
 * To broaden student’s literacy landscape.
 * To find commonalities and differences among human cultures in literature, media, and
 * To understand ways different cultures communicate, clash, and resolve issues.
 * To read and recognize literature as records of real, human experiences.
 * To be able to write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
 * To understand the role culture plays in defining ourselves as individuals.
 * To build connections between different cultures and perspective.


 * Essential Questions:**
 * How does one’s culture affect their view of the world?
 * Why is it important to read texts from different cultures?
 * How have speeches prompted change around the world?
 * How can one’s perspective change by reading about a different culture?
 * How do lyrics inspire people around the world?


 * Unit Questions:**
 * __How are stereotypes activated when reading “Three Cups of Tea”?__
 * What symbolism can we extract from John Lennon’s lyrics, “Imagine”?
 * How do novels from around the world support or reject common stereotypes?