Monday,+November+7

__ **Unit Overview** __

**Essential Question: Is it a moral obligation to practice philanthropy?**

The overarching goal of this unit is for students to analyze texts from multiple genres that relate to philanthropy, practicing close reading to infer the **author's purpose** and to determine the **kinds of evidence** and **strategies** authors use **to support a position**. As they read, students will keep a four-column journal, collecting evidence from each text, always asking what each author adds to the conversation--how each author would respond to the essential question. Using collected **textual evidence** as support, students will **write an essay** that **takes a position** on the essential question.

Students will also practice philanthropy by completing a service project and creating a project board to showcase and reflect on the value of their project and how they personally benefited. Students will present their project in class in a **formal presentation**.

Additional Skills for Pre-AP : Students will begin to analyze the use of rhetorical strategies in text. Writers will craft tone thesis statements and write analytical chunks.

Background on [|Langston Hughes] and the [|Harlem Renissance]

Word Study

 * philanthropy
 * obligation
 * compassion
 * frail
 * barren
 * Slang: half-nelson, icebox

Anchor Text
Read the short story, "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes //Is it a moral obligation to practice philanthropy? How would Hughes respond to this question?//

Discuss Graphic Organizer- Rhetorical Triangle
Partner-Pair-Share: How would Hughes respond to the essential question? What text evidence supports this?

Write
Create 5 Column Notes to Keep for all texts in this unit. Use this to write a topic sentence and one "chunk" (CD+CM+CM).

Homework
Make sure your resubmission of your character analysis is on your blog by Wednesday, November 9!