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UNIT PLAN:

WRITING RESPONSES TO LITERATURE

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”

Joyce Carol Oates

Mary Elizabeth Jurgensen

SED 525EN

Dr. Kathleen Rowlands

December 9, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Unit Introduction p. 3

2. Unit Planning Overview p. 7

3. Lesson Plan One: Day 1 p.12

4. Lesson Plan Two : Day 4 p.28

5. Lesson Plan Three: Day 5 p.37

6. Lesson Plan Four: Day 6 p.47

7. Lesson Plan Five: Day 9 p.52

8. Unit Assessment Plan and Tools p.56 9. Unit Planning Commentary p.59

Unit Plan Introduction

Course: 12th Grade Language Arts-Contemporary Literature

Unit Topic: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”

a short story by Joyce Carol Oates

A. Overview: This unit is designed as part of a contemporary literature course. It is intended to be completed near the beginning of a semester, in order to introduce students to methods of critical reading which require them to identify motifs and themes in literature that reflect and also comment upon contemporary society. As they are required to study material which responds to or influences the fiction under scrutiny, this unit also teaches them to appreciate the process by which an author finds inspiration for writing, and to study and evaluate the critical views of others regarding the literature being studied. They will be required to analyze and synthesize information and opinion from a variety of sources in order to produce a written critical essay responding to what they have read.. This unit develops skills and habits which will be useful as the course progresses into the study of longer and more complex short stories and novels. This unit also introduces students to reading and writing requirements they will need to meet in college. Lesson plans are designed for a 90-minute block period, which I have found through my work as a substitute teacher is typical for...