| Introduce unit 3 thematic focus: The Power of Influence & satire; Launch text: Girl Moved to Tears by Of Mice and Men Cliffnotes; Select satirical texts cartoons from The Onion and other teacher selected sources; Students should be analyzing texts for purpose, theme, meaning, and message paying special attention to how rhetorical appeals and techniques develop meaning.. Students should be analyzing texts by making inferences and drawing conclusions. Students should be analyzing author’s craft in texts. |