English 12 · Week 15 · Ethics, Research, and Postcolonial Voices
Writing a Literary Analysis
College level literary analysis with a complex claim.
- Students will
- Students write a literary analysis paragraph built on a complex, arguable claim supported by textual evidence.
- SEL skill
- Pause to check an emotional reaction against the text before committing to a claim
- What it looks like
- Students use emotions to think more clearly and make careful judgments.
- Content focus
- Writing a literary analysis with a complex claim
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
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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
- W.11-12.1: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 1
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.10 Writing; ELD.PII.11-12.1 Understanding text structure
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
- Popular books named: Things Fall Apart, The Great Gatsby, Hamlet
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 2: The Human Condition
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 3: Facing the Future, Confronting the Past
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 10: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 11: The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice
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More responsible decision-making activities for English 12
- Shakespeare and Ambition Responsible decision-makingAmbition and its costs in Macbeth or another tragedy.
- Satire and Social Change Responsible decision-makingA Modest Proposal and satire as protest.
- Frankenstein and Responsibility Responsible decision-makingCreators' responsibility, from science to AI.
- Ethics of Technology Responsible decision-makingArguing a position on an AI or technology ethics question.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.