11th ELA

A Troubled Young Nation

In this unit, students will integrate and evaluate several sources to determine how the 19th century shaped Americans.

Suggested Pacing: 6-7 Weeks

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

● How did the 19th Century shape what it means to be an American? ● How did regionalism affect the themes, subject matter, dialect, and style of American writing in the 19th century? ● How did authors of the time period, particularly Mark Twain, reveal and refect the culture and confict of the era?

● How did the Civil War reshape American society, beliefs, and identity? ● How did the western expansion impact the country and its culture? ● How did the Civil War and the Reconstruction period address racism in America?

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY Tier One

Tier Two

Tier Three

Abolition, Mood

Autobiography, Biography, Dialect, Naturalism, Realism, Regionalism, Satire

Abolition, Antebellum

STANDARDS

W 11.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. a. Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation and its signifcance, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.

Writing

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