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Grade 11 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 8 Lesson PlanGrade 11 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 8 Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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11th
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Grade 11 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 8

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How does the theme of gender inequality develop in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and Shakespeare's Hamlet? Pupils craft a multi-paragraph response to analyze the relationship between the texts. They use evidence from both works to support an original claim.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

virginia woolf, character development, hamlet, literary themes, supporting details, essay writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow students to use their unit notes and handouts to complete the assignment 

Classroom Considerations

  • Expects familiarity with characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet
  • Final lesson from the eight-part Grade 11 ELA Module 1: Unit 3 series

Pros

  • Provides extensive examples of high-performance responses
  • Addresses Common Core ELA standards for vocabulary, writing, and reading 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.11-12.3 RI.11-12.2 W.11-12.2.a W.11-12.2.b W.11-12.2.c W.11-12.2.d W.11-12.2.e W.11-12.2.f W.11-12.9.a W.11-12.9.b L.11-12.1.a L.11-12.2.a

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