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Unit Title: Elantris

Time Frame: 9 weeks

Course: English Science Fiction and Fantasy

Grade Level: Sophomores 10th

CURRICULUM/STANDARDS
Arizonas College and Career Ready Standards (910.RI.6)
(910.RL.1) (910.RI.8)
(910.RL.3) (910.W.2)
(910.RL.4) (910.W.4)
(910.RI.2)
KEY THEMES/QUESTIONS
How would you define inadequacy? How do you measure your inadequacy?
What causes you to fear? Why is this different for different people?
What masks do you wear? What parts of your character do you show to the world? What do you
keep to yourself?
What is the relationship between technology and humanity?
How do the words and vocabulary that an author chooses affect the meaning and tone of the novel?
How are biases, stereotypes, and prejudices created? How often are they the whole story?
ASSESSMENT
List the assessments that will be used to gauge student learning. This may include traditional quizzes or
exams, as well as major learning activities such as simulations, labs, etc.
Weekly Comprehension Quiz
Character Analysis Project
Final literary analysis essay - characters
RESOURCES/MATERIALS
List all resources (copyrighted or otherwise) that you will need to teach this unit. This should be a
comprehensive list of all resources you will need to create or borrow (including textbook chapters, additional
readings, videos, power points and teaching notes, handouts, assessments, etc.)
Elantris novel (class set) Post-It note annotations book mark
Reading Notes packet (with extras printed to Note cards
make available) Audio book of Elantris
Character analysis graphic organizer Laptop for TED Talks
Masks for character analysis project (printable, to TED Talk worksheets
cardstock) Character Facebook pages
Yarn, paint, markers, sharpies, etc. Comprehension Quizzes
THEME graphic organizer
Butcher paper (chalk talks, consensus boards)

Unit Calendar
(For each class period, list the topic of the day, as well as main learning activities. You may list standards if you
choose.)
(Insert or delete days of the week as appropriate for your school district calendar. Add or delete weeks depending
on the length of your unit.)

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

9 Introduce novel - TED Talk Tuesday Read Chapters 1-3 Read Chapters 4-6 Read Chapters 7-9
Elantris The Danger of a Vocab Activity Character Facebook Weekly
Distribute materials Single Story Pages Comprehension
Vocabulary Race Closure Have you Quiz and Discussion
elements of a novel ever been put into a
stereotype? How did
you feel?
16 Martin Luther TED Talk Tuesday Read Chapters 10-13 Read Chapters 14-16 Read Chapters 17-
King Day Why some people Vocab Activity Update Character 19
NO SCHOOL are more altruistic Facebook pages Weekly
than others Comprehension
Closure how does Quiz and Discussion
this apply to Elantris
characters?
23 Read Chapters TED Talk Tuesday Read Chapters 24-27 Read Chapter 28 Read Chapter 29-30
20-23 Technology hasnt Vocab Activity Shades of Meaning Weekly
changed love. Heres Vocabulary Activity Comprehension
why. Quiz and Discussion
Closure how do you
think technology has
changed
relationships?
30 Read Chapters TED Talk Tuesday LETS TALK ABOUT Read Chapters 34-36 Read Chapters 37-
31-33 The beauty of being CHARACTERS! Update Character 39
a misfit Facebook Pages Weekly
Closure how does Comprehension
this talk connect with Quiz and Discussion
Serene?
6 Read Chapters 40- TED Talk Tuesday Read Chapters 43-45 Read Chapters 46-48 Read Chapters 49-
42 What Fear Can Teach Vocab Activity Update Character 51
Us Facebook Pages Weekly
Closure Is there a Comprehension
place for fear in life? Quiz and Discussion
What is its role?
13 Read Chapters TED Talk Tuesday Read Chapters 55-57 Read Chapters 58-59 Chalk Talk What
52-54 TBD Vocab Activity Update Character are your predictions
Facebook Pages for the main three
characters?
20 Read Chapters FLEX DAY! Read Chapters 62-63 Rodeo Days Rodeo Days
60-61 Catch up on reading, and Epilogue No School No School
have small group WHAT DO YOU THINK?
discussion, etc.
27 Chalk Talk TED Talk Tuesday Character Discussion Character Activity Finish working on
Focus on Characters After your final Pick a character and character masks
and their status update? create a mask, with
development over Final Update for the traits they show Pick two characters
the story character Facebook the world on the you wish to
pages outside, and the ones compare and
 Closure they hide on the contrast in an
inside analytical essay.
6 Discussion Boards Writing Day Writing Day Peer Editing Workshop Half Day
How are you going Q&A with the author, Make final edits to Submit Final Paper
to go about Brandon Sanderson paper Final Elantris
comparing your DUE AT THE Discussion
characters? BEGINNING OF
Brainstorm ideas. CLASS!
Closure write your
thesis sentence on a
notecard to turn in.