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Instructors name: Devin Ayers Week of: 03/10 03/14 Course/Grade: Grade 11AP Language and Composition Unit Name: Civil Rights

Common Core/ NM Content Standards: SL.11-12.1; SL11.12-3; SL11-12.4-6; RI.11-12.1; RI11.12-4 Essential Question(s): What are the rhetorical and philosophical similarities and differences between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? Other considerations (modifications, accommodations, acceleration, etc.): Students who require it will receive extended deadlines for writing assignments and/or shortened reading. Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge): Students will connect to prior knowledge concerning the civil rights movement in the U.S., as well as prior knowledge about rhetorical strategies in writing. Resources/Materials Teacher: Students: Novel: The Norton Reader Grass Roots speech by Malcolm X Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes?) Daily: direct observation This Week: direct observation/FRQ timed writing rough draft/peer editing comments/second draft/Socratic dialogue Unit: direct observation/FRQ timed writing rough draft/peer editing comments/second draft/Socratic dialogue Time allotted MONDAY Learning TargetStudents will improve their understanding of differing rhetorical strategies and approaches, in this case specifically in the context of speeches from famous civil rights activists Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They will show their learning through small group discussion of the two readings. TUESDAY Learning TargetLesson activities for instructor and students Assignment(s) Due-

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Students will improve their understanding of differing rhetorical strategies and approaches, in this case specifically in the context of speeches from famous civil rights activists Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They will show their learning through large group discussion. WEDNESDAY Learning TargetStudents will improve their understanding of differing rhetorical strategies and approaches, in this case specifically in the context of speeches from famous civil rights activists Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They will show their learning through peer editing/written commentary. THURSDAY Learning TargetStudents will improve their understanding of differing rhetorical strategies and approaches, in this case specifically in the context of speeches from famous civil rights activists Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They will show their learning through peer editing/written commentary. Assignment(s) DueReading: Letter From Birmingham Jail and Grass Roots Rough draft: MLK/Malcolm X FRQ Peer editing written comments Assignment(s) Due-

FRIDAY Learning TargetStudents will improve their understanding of differing rhetorical strategies and approaches, in this case specifically in the context of speeches from famous civil rights activists Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They will also develop their skills in speaking and listening. They will show their learning through Socratic dialogue.

Assignment(s) DueSecond draft: MLK/Malcolm X FRQ Socratic dialogue