Lesson Plan

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 6

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How do authors use rhetorical devices and word choice to emphasize their ideas? Pupils consider the question while reading paragraphs 16–19 from Julia Alvarez's essay "A Genetics of Justice." Readers engage in evidence-based discussion about the text's themes concerning silence and trauma. Finally, they complete a quick write to analyze the author's claims.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Have students complete a brief research report on the Dominican Republic during the 1930s
Classroom Considerations
  • Serves as the sixth lesson of 10 from the Grade 10 ELA Module: Unit 2 series
  • Lesson order is important 
  • Teachers need to provide their copies of the essay
Pros
  • Includes helpful instructional notes throughout the lesson 
  • Provides options for differentiation 
Cons
  • None
Common Core