ENG+2D+Unit+1

ENG 2D Unit 1


 * Learning Goals: **
 * To read and analyze a variety of genres of literature with similar thematic ideas.
 * To produce a small number of short creative responses to the literature to deepen understanding.
 * To complete a small number of larger formal responses to demonstrate understanding.

**Essential Question:**


 * What does this piece of literature tell us about personal development?

Here is the OWL Purdue site: [|Writing about literature]

Here you will find the information pages for Unit 1



Lesson 1: John Donne "Meditation XVII"  

[|Lit Genius]

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Literature Response Form (LRF)



Lesson 2:Paul Simon "I am a Rock"   media type="youtube" key="hhgFNRhgVP8" height="315" width="420" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Sample Relatable Song: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Homework Activity <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">: Choose one of the following two options:


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Song Comparison **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">: Write a short essay (1 page) comparing either "Meditation XVII" or "I am a Rock" to a song you are familiar with. Please do not Google "songs like I am a rock". That is here: [|Cheat code] You are to use a song that you have in your collection. If you do know of a related song, this is not the activity for you. Your essay will focus on the ways in which the song and the piece of literature are similar based on the connections that you made between them. For this activity you must also include the lyrics for the song. Be sure the lyrics are appropriate.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Graphic Organizer **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">**:** Create a graphic organizer which compares and contrasts "Meditation XVII" to "I am a Rock". You may do this the traditional way (pen and paper) or you may use an online program like [|Creately] . Creately is not difficult to use and is free for the the basic functions. If you are not computer savvy, perhaps you should not choose to use this program. I will not accept excuses like, "I didn't do it because I couldn't get Creately to work." If you do use Creately, you must be sure to have a hard copy of the finished product.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Evaluation **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">: For either activity, you will be given a level grade in the Communication category. This assignment is formative and will carry a 3 weight (1-10 scale).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">If you have any questions, you can contact me through the LMS.

Lesson 3: Angela Shelf Medearis

Lesson 4: Jillian Horton "The Bicycle"

[|Jillian Horton Homepage]

Lesson 5: Yevgeny Yevtushenko "Envy"

Lesson 6: Vicky Rabinowicz "My Body"



Vicky Rabinowicz Website: [|Portfolio] [|Vicky Rabinowicz Illustrations]

Lesson 7: Sultana Yusufali "My Body Is My Own Business"





Lesson 8: Peg Kehrert "I'm Not My Brother; I'm Me"

<span style="background-color: #f3f26e; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Monologue Assignment: Turn your response to question 2 into a monologue about your experience with familial expectations. <span style="background-color: #f3f26e; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Criteria: Your monologue will be 1 page long. You must follow MLA format for your good copy (Times New Roman 12 font double spaced). <span style="background-color: #f3f26e; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Voluteers can read their monolgues out loud for bonus marks!

Lesson 9: David Suzuki "Ancestors the Genetic Source" David Suzuki Time Capsule media type="youtube" key="v3ekcwB1oAI" height="315" width="560"

Lesson 10: Alden Nowlan "Warren "Pryor"



Lesson 11: Christy Brown "My Left Foot"



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Lesson 12: Thomas King "Borders"



Lesson 13: Langston Hughes "Dreams"



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Lesson 14: Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream"

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Lesson 15: Margaret Atwood "You Begin"



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Lesson 16: Emma LaRocque "Loneliness"

Here is the OWL Purdue site: [|Writing about literature]