English 11 · Week 15 · The American Dream and Belonging
Ambiguity and Uncertainty
Ambiguous endings and tolerating uncertainty.
- Students will
- Students analyze how an author's choices about structure and an open ending create ambiguity and meaning.
- SEL skill
- Stay calm and curious when a text gives no clear answer
- What it looks like
- Students practice staying calm when answers are not clear.
- Content focus
- Ambiguity and uncertainty
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-management
Self-management means regulating your emotions and behavior, even when things are hard, to stay on track toward a goal. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.11-12.5: Reading: Literature, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 5
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.6 Reading and viewing closely; ELD.PII.11-12.1 Understanding text structure
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
- Popular books named: The Great Gatsby
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 11, Unit 2: The Individual
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 11, Unit 5: Facing Our Fears
- HMH Collections Grade 11, Collection 6: The Modern World
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More self-management activities for English 11
- Nature and Well Being Self-managementNature writing and time outdoors for well being.
- Research Presentation Self-managementPresenting research with a clear perspective.
- Revision Workshop Self-managementRevising a major essay with self-chosen goals.
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