Essential Question Inquiry Unit for ELA: Fear and Hope
- Google Drive™ folder
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Description
Tailored for high school English teachers and their students, this dynamic unit intertwines literature, historical analysis, and critical thinking to explore the layers of narratives concealed beneath the surface of conventional history. We will analyze poetry, historical speeches, nonfiction articles, and more. This EQ pairs well with narratives that explore themes of fear or hope, fiction and/or non-fiction.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK INSIDE: Unit Outline
The Essential Question Adventure Pack: An IntroductionWhat is an Essential Question Unit Adventure Pack? For as long as I’ve been a resource creator, I’ve felt the weight of the impossibility of fulfilling so many teacher requests for novel units. As much as I’d like to create a unit for every worthy and important novel or literature circle that teachers tackle, I could never serve you fast enough! So, I got to thinking -- how can I create materials that both help teachers focus on inquiry and can serve a variety of texts all at once?
And the EQ Adventure Pack was born.
EQ Adventure Packs are designed for the invested, driven teacher who is thirsty for inspiration, direction, and a framework that will extend or reframe the units they already have. These units are perfect for teachers who feel confident in teaching their texts but want to take the learning in the direction of inquiry and stretch the unit to be something beyond the plot of the core text.
THE UNIT MATERIALS INCLUDE:
- Book List: Recommended Texts for the EQ
- Introducing the EQ - Gateway Activity
- Pacing Calendar Suggestions
- Option #1: Whole Class Novel Unit Calendar
- Option #2: Literature Circles Calendar
- Evidence Trackers
- How to Use Evidence Trackers
- Tracker #1 & Tracker #2
- Supplemental Activities: Each of these supplemental activities is designed to bring a new layer of complexity toward answering the Essential Question.
- Digital Choice Board - Which is more powerful: fear or hope?
- Supplement #1: The Dangers of Too Much Hope - Hunger Games
- Supplement #2: 'Hope' is a thing with feathers - by Emily Dickinson
- Supplement #3: President-Elect Obama's "Yes We Can" Speech
- Supplement #4: "Mother Knows Best" - The Rhetoric of Fear
- Supplemental #5: A Virus Called Fear
- BONUS LESSON: Blackout Poetry, Very Short Poem: Hope - Fear, "The Mob Song": Rhetoric of Fear, Ted Lasso: Hope
- Templates for Activities
- Sectioned Venn Diagram
- Fishbowl Discussion
- EQ Exit Tickets
- Jigsaw Text Lesson
- Assessment
- EQ Synthesis: Assessment Template
These EQ Units are ready to take your classroom discussions, analytical thinking, and literature studies to the next level. Set the novel aside, center the EQ, and use those incredible texts to help students dig into answers. Be sure to download the preview to get an even closer look inside!
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