Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Female Protagonist Name: Emily Del Rosario

Content Area: English and Language Arts Grade Level: 11
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
- Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text,
including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
- Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact
and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
- Analyze the impact of the authors choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how
the action is ordered, how the characters/archetypes are introduced and developed).
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact
of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or
beautiful.
- Analyze how an authors choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the
choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
- Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire,
sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

- Identify the importance of a female protagonist
- Use critical thinking and analytical skills to identify the themes of the novels
- Use creative thinking to create an argument and thesis for papers written on the novels
- Tie in historical background for the novels to understand what the author was trying to convey in their writing
- Use textual evidence from the novels to support arguments made in class and in writing

Unit Summary:
This unit is all about studying the female protagonist in literature. Many of the novels studied in school focus on a male protagonist, and the female protagonists are often
forgotten. However, female protagonists serve an importance of making a statement in literature. The introduction of a female protagonist often indicates an introduction of
breaking away from social norms. The female protagonist serves as a vessel for the writer's opinions on rules and laws indicated toward women or social norms about
gender roles. In this unit we will address the female protagonist and her importance by looking at two novels: The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne and Jane Eyre by
Charlotte Bronte.
Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:
- Quote Responses - Read, analyze, and respond
in journals to quotes from the novels
- Group Discussion Gather in groups and
discuss quote responses as well as first
impressions and analysis of the days readings
Formative:
- Reading Quizzes small quizzes on the days
readings to keep students on track for the
syllabus and test their memory
- Vocabulary and Concepts Flashcards and
short quizzes on concepts and vocabulary
mentioned in the novels and in the lectures
- Graphic Organizer Concept map that allows
students to gather information about the main
theme for the unit
Summative:
- Group Project In groups of 4 or 5, students
will create a presentation on the major theme
for the unit. This will be an oral presentation
as well as a small written portion
- Essay Analytical essay about the major
theme of the novels. This should have a clear
thesis and be supported with textual evidence
as well as information learned in class

Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities:
- Identify the (Assessments): Take notes along with the lecture. Identify vocabulary, key themes, key concepts, and any other important
importance of the Useful and reliable sources information. Along with listening to the lecture, students will fill out the guided notes worksheet to help them
female protagonist understand the lecture and be able to refer back to throughout the unit.
- Use critical thinking
and analytical skills
to identify the
themes of the novel
Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)
- Tie in historical Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
background for the Evidence found in the Learn how to navigate websites and look for key information. Answer the questions on the worksheet by using
novels websites provided the sources provided. In addition, students will also use critical thinking skills to analyze the information and
relate it back to the novels being studied in the unit.
Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
- Identify the Useful and reliable sources Students will create a concept map to help them organize their notes for the unit. This is the brainstorming part
importance of the of the unit that allows students to gather new information and organize it in a way that makes the key and
female protagonist important facts stand out.

Unit Resources:
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Useful Websites:
http://www.testtakingtips.com/study/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/24/
https://www.mystudylife.com
https://quizlet.com
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathaniel-Hawthorne
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlotte-Bronte
http://study.com/academy/lesson/women-in-puritan-society-roles-rights.html
https://schoolworkhelper.net/victorian-era-womens-rights/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Puritanism
https://www.britannica.com/topic/inheritance-law