Alienation and Isolation Unit
English 11A
Part 1: The Catcher in the Rye
Unit goals
Major assessments
Part 2: Short stories
Unit goals
Major assessments
Unit goals
- Read and comprehend a novel, identifying key plot points as the story progresses.
- Analyze the major themes and character development in a novel to gain a deeper understanding of the story.
- In an argumentative literary analysis essay, I can use my knowledge of a novel to form a clear and specific claim and support my claim using examples from the novel.
Major assessments
- Reading quizzes
- Objective test
- Literary analysis essay
Part 2: Short stories
Unit goals
- Read and comprehend literature by using a variety of reading strategies, assessing which strategies work best for me as a reader.
- Analyze given theme in order to make real-life connections to fictional stories.
Major assessments
- Reading quiz
- Theme poster