My Forbidden FaceUnit Plan
English 10th grade
By Kimberly Baker
VDOE Standards	10.2 The student will analyze, produce, and examine similarities and differences between visual and verbal media messages. c) Determine the author’s purpose and intended effect on the audience for media messages. 10.4 The student will read, comprehend, and analyze literary texts of different cultures and eras. a) Identify main and supporting ideas. h) Evaluate how an author’s specific word choices, syntax, tone, and voice shape the intended meaning of the text, achieve specific effects and support the author’s purpose. 10.6 The student will develop a variety of writing to persuade, interpret, analyze, and evaluate with an emphasis on exposition and analysis.
Essential Questions	How do people react to racism and gender bias in other areas of the world? How do young females deal with oppression? How do people maintain their humanity in the face of dehumanization?
Timeline:
Day One	Power Point Introduction and Anticipation Guide
Days Two	“To Be a Refugee” video activity
Day Three	Read chapter 1
Day Four	Read chapter 2
Day Five	Complete Study Guide and Writing Activity for chapters 1-2
Day Six	Read chapter 3
Day Seven	Read chapter 4
Day Eight	Complete Study Guide and Writing Activity for chapters 3-4
Day Nine	Read chapter 5
Day Ten	Read chapter 6
Day 11	Complete Study Guide and Writing Activity for chapters 5-6
Day 12	Read chapter 7
Day 13	Complete Study Guide and Writing Activity for chapter 7
Day 14	Table Talks group discussion activity from book
Day 15	Middle Eastern Poetry handout
Day 16	Socratic Seminar
Day 17-18	Final Projects handout
Day 19	Test
Day 21-22	Writing an Argument handout