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Satire:TheNoseEnglishLanguageArts,Grade9
Inthisfive‐weekunit(24‐25days/45minutesperday),studentswilllearnkeyelementsofsatireandapplytheirknowledgeinbothreadingandwriting.Inthefirstsectionoftheunit,studentslearnthetermsexaggeration,reversal,incongruity,andparodyandapplythemtovariousexamplesfrompopularcultureandfromliterature.Inthesecondsection,studentsapplytheconceptstotheirreadingofGogol’sTheNoseaswellasothersatiricalessays.Toshowthattheyunderstandhowtoanalyzeapieceofsatiricalwritingusingtheseideas,studentsthenpracticeansweringanopenresponsequestionasaclass,afterwhichtheycompleteoneindividually.Finally,studentsapplytheirunderstandingofsatiretotheirownwritingbycreatingandperformingapublicserviceannouncement,usingsatiretocommunicateaseriouspoint.TheseModelCurriculumUnitsaredesignedtoexemplifytheexpectationsoutlinedintheMACurriculumFrameworksforEnglishLanguageArts/LiteracyandMathematicsincorporatingtheCommonCoreStateStandards,aswellasallotherMACurriculumFrameworks.Theseunitsincludelessonplans,CurriculumEmbeddedPerformanceAssessments,andresources.Inusingtheseunits,itisimportanttoconsiderthevariabilityoflearnersinyourclassandmakeadaptationsasnecessary.
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TableofContents
UnitPlan…………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………….…….3GeneralNotes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6Lesson1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8Lessons2‐3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12Lessons4‐8………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17Lessons9‐10……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...23Lesson11…………………………………….……………………………………………………………..………………….....27Lessons12‐25…………….………………………………………………………………..……………………………………29CEPATeacherInstructions………………………………………………………………………………………………...34CEPAStudentInstructions…………………………………………………………………………………………………36CEPARubric……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...38UnitResources………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….39Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..43
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Stage1DesiredResultsESTABLISHEDGOALS GCCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.1Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext. CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.5Analyzehowanauthor’schoicesconcerninghowtostructureatext,ordereventswithinit(e.g.parallelplots),andmanipulatetime(e.g.pacing,flashbacks)createsucheffectsasmystery,tension,orsurprise.CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.W.9.9Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection,andresearch.MA.ELA‐Literacy.3.ADemonstrateunderstandingoftheconceptofpointofviewbywritingshortnarratives,poems,essays,speeches,orreflectionsfromone’sownoraparticularcharacter’spointofview(e.g.thehero,anti‐hero,aminorcharacter).CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.SL.9.4Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidenceclearly,concisely,andlogicallysuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandtheorganization,development,substance,andstyleareappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask.
TransferStudentswillbeabletoindependentlyusetheirlearningto… T Communicateideaseffectivelyinwritingtosuitaparticularaudienceandpurpose Communicateideaseffectivelyindiscourseandoralpresentationstosuitvarious
audiencesandpurposes.
MeaningUNDERSTANDINGS UStudentswillunderstandthat…U1.Authorscanusesatiretoexploresocialandpoliticalissues.U2.Satiricalwritingcanbeusedasaneffectivewaytocommunicateaseriouspoint.
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS QQ1.Whyissatireimportant?Q2.Howcansatirebeusedtomakeapoint?
AcquisitionStudentswillknow… KK1.Thatsatireisaliterarytechniqueinwhichideas,customs,behaviors,orinstitutionsareridiculedforthepurposeofimprovingsociety.K2.Thatsatireisachievedthroughtheuseofspecificliterarytechniques,including:
Parody Incongruity Reversal Exaggeration
Studentswillbeskilledat…SS1.Analyzinghowawriter’schoices,pointofview,andcultureshapehisorherwork.S2.Applyingelementsofsatireinwritingandoralcommunication.S3.Interpretingwriters’useofsatire.S4.Demonstratingunderstandingofasocialissue.
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Stage2‐EvidenceEvaluativeCriteria AssessmentEvidenceSeeCEPARubric.StandardsandCriteriaforSuccess: Addressesaprevalentsocialissueinour
society Containsaseriousmessageaboutthe
issue(andfactualinformationasneeded)
Useselementsofsatireasacommunicationtooleffectively
Workscooperativelyandeffectivelywithpeers
Usestechnologyeffectively
CURRICULUMEMBEDDEDPERFOMANCEASSESSMENTPublicServiceAnnouncements(PSAs)aremessagesinthepublicinterestdisseminatedbythemediawithanobjectiveofraisingawarenessandchangingpublicattitudesandbehaviortowardsasocialissue.ManycommonPSAsdisplayconcernsabouthealthandsafetyissues.Inthisparticularunitofstudy,thestudentsreadandobservesatire.TheywilldemonstratetheirunderstandingofthekeyelementsbyproducingasatiricalPSA.ThestudentshavebeenaskedbyagovernmentagencytohelpoutwiththeirnewPSAcampaign.Thegoalofthiscampaignistohelpraiseawarenessofanimportantsocialissuerelevanttoyoungpeople.Thetargetaudienceisteenagers.Thestudentswillprepareasatiricalscriptthatportraysasocialissuethatteenscareabout.Theywilluseelementsofsatiretoentertainandholdtheaudience(butnotoffendwithinappropriateusesofthetechnique).Theymayrecordyourannouncement(asanaudioorvideopresentation)orpresentitlive.Ifpossible,oneormoreofthemostsuccessfulPSAswillbepresentedtootherstudentsintheschool.
OTHEREVIDENCE: OE Open‐responseanalyticalwritingtask Journalentriesandcharts Participationindiscussions
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Stage3–LearningPlanSummaryofKeyLearningEventsandInstruction
Lesson1:IntroducingSatiricalHumor.Studentswillknowthatsatireisaliterarytechniqueinwhichideas,customs,behaviors,orinstitutionsareridiculedforthepurposeofimprovingsociety.Studentswillunderstandthecriteriaforparody,incongruity,reversal,andexaggerationandwillbeabletorecognizetheminaworkofliteratureaswellasrelatethemtorealworldexamples.Lessons2and3:SatiricalHumorasaGenreofLiterature.Studentswillidentifytheelementsofsatireusingrealworldexamplesandapplythemtotheirwriting.Lessons4,5,6,7and8:ReadingandAnalyzingGogol'sTheNose.ThislessonprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytoapplypreviouslylearnedelementsofsatiretoareadingofNikolaiGogol'sshortstory,TheNose.Studentswillreadthestoryoverthecourseofseveraldaysandcompleteavarietyofjournalentriesinwhichtheyidentifyandanalyzetheelementsofthesatirepresentedinthis19th‐centuryRussianshortstorymasterpiece.Lessons9and10:ReadingandAnalyzingSatirethroughOpenResponseWriting.Studentswilllearn/reviewopenresponsestrategiesinordertoanalyzehowawriter’schoicesandhispointofviewaffectmeaning.Thislessonfocusesonanexpositoryresponsewhichrequirestheabilitytodrawconclusionsandmakeconnections.Lesson11:AssessmentofAnalyzingSatireinLiterarySelections.Inthislessonstudentsdemonstratetheirunderstandingoftheelementsofsatirethroughwrittenanalysisofaliteraryselection.Lessons12‐25:CEPA:CreatingaSatiricalPublicServiceAnnouncement.Theselessonsprovidestudentswithanopportunitytodemonstratetheirunderstandingoftheelementsofsatirethroughtheireffectiveuseintheirownwriting.StudentswillusetheelementsofsatiretoconveyaseriousmessageintheformofaPSA.
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GeneralNotesandResourcesCoreTextThecoretextforthisunitisNicolaiGogol’sshortstoryTheNose.ThetextisatranslationfromtheoriginalRussian.Thefocusoftheunitisontheliteraturegenre,satire,notonGogol’slifeorhisculturalcontext.However,abriefpowerpointisprovided,givingbasicinformationaboutthebackgroundandcontextofthestory.Ifteachersfeeltheyneedtoprovidemoreinformationforstudents,therearemanywebsitesaboutGogolandhistimes.TheDamnedHumanRace,byMarkTwainisalsoafeaturedtextFormatoflessonsManyofthelessonsarewrittenintheReading‐WritingWorkshopformat.TheselessonsallstartwithanActivatortointroducethelessonandfocusstudents’mindsonkeyconcepts,followedbyaMini‐lesson,aworkperiodforstudentstopracticetheskillsandknowledgeintroduced,andaconclusionwithawrap‐up.Muchofthestudentworkisdoneingroupsorpairs.Theteachershouldestablishgroupsorpairsbeforethefirstlessonandchangeorvarythegroupsasneededoverthecourseoftheunit.Thisunitwasdevelopedbasedontheunderstandingthatstudentsarefamiliarwithgroupnormsandbehaviorfrompreviouslessonsduringtheyearorpreviousyears.TermsandPractices Think‐aloudshavebeendescribedas"eavesdroppingonsomeone'sthinking."Withthisstrategy,teachersverbalizewhilereadinga
selection.Theirtalkincludesdescribingwhattheyaredoingtomonitortheircomprehensionastheyread.Thepurposeofthethink‐aloudstrategyistomodelforstudentshowskilledreadersconstructmeaningfromatext.
InChunkandChew,thereaderreadstheinformationinsmall"chunks,"takingtimeto“chew”,orthoroughlyprocesstheinformationbeforemovingtothenext“chunk.”
Onetechniquethatcanbeusedasanactivatororwrap‐upisthewhip‐around.The“whiparound”strategyisusedtohelpateachergetasenseofthelevelofcomprehensionofaconceptorlesson.Theteacherasksanopen‐endedquestion.Studentsquicklywritedownaresponsetothequestionandstandwhentheyarefinished.Onceallstudentsarestanding,theteacher“whipsaround”theroom/desksandcallsonstudentsrandomly.Aseachstudentresponds,thosewhowrotedown(essentially)thesameanswersitdownuntilallnewinformationhasbeenshared.
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Journals Studentswillneedjournalstotakenotesinandtoholdthewritingtemplatesincludedintheunit.Thesecanbehandmadeoutofpaper
stapledtogetherorcommercialnotebooks.TherearesometemplatesintheAppendicesthatwillneedtobecopiedandplacedinthejournals,ortheymaybetapedorfastenedinsomeotherfashion.
Resources Theresourcesneededforeachlessonorgroupoflessonsappearonthecoverpage/overviewofeachgroupoflessonsaswellasattheendof
theunit(UnitResources). BriefdefinitionsoftheelementsofsatireareprovidedinthePowerPointonsatire. SupplementaryreadingsareincludedinAppendixGforthosewhoareseekingvarietyoralternatives.
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Satire:TheNoseEnglishLanguageArts,Grade9
Lesson1BriefOverview:Thefocusofthislessonistointroducetheelementsofsatire.Studentswillknowsatireisaliterarytechniqueinwhichideas,customs,behaviors,orinstitutionsareridiculedforthepurposeofcommentingonorimprovingsociety.Studentswillunderstandthecharacteristicsoftheelementsofsatire:parody,incongruity,reversal,andexaggeration,andbeabletorecognizetheminaworkofliteratureaswellasrelatethemtorealworldexamples.Asyouplan,considerthevariabilityoflearnersinyourclassandmakeadaptationsasnecessary.PriorKnowledgeRequired: Studentsshouldknowtheconceptandcriteriaofliterarygenresandbefamiliarwiththe“core”genresof
fictionandnonfiction(orinformationaltexts). Studentsshouldbeabletoidentifycommonexamplesforeachgenre. Studentsshouldknowandfollowrulesfordiscussioninbothwholeclassandsmallgroupcontexts.EstimatedTime:45‐55minutes
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ResourcesforLesson Politicalcartoonresources:http://www.cagle.com/recent‐political‐cartoons/#.UXVfMoLucVg and
http://political‐cartoons.tumblr.com/ Parodysongs,poetry,shorttext,YouTubevideos.Examplesofsatirefor“stations”activity:
o Comicstrips(e.g.,Doonesberry)o FracturedFairyTalesbyThurber:www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI‐dauvBmYI,orJonScieska’schildren’s
bookTheTrueStoryoftheThreeLittlePigso WeirdAlYankovic:seehttp://www.com‐www.com/weirdal/parodied.htmlo LonelyIslandYOLO:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Otla5157co TomLehrer:about:http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+lehrer/biography.html;songs:
www.youtube.com/channel/HCpGEdvjfRSmgorlyricstoNewMath:http://www.lyricsty.com/tom‐lehrer‐new‐math‐lyrics.html
o Parodypoems:http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/Parodyo Otherresources:http://www.zeroland.co.nz/literature_humor.html
Linktopowerpoint,ElementsofSatire(fouroftheelements):http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&ved=0CHUQFjAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fslpecharb.pbworks.com%2Ff%2FElements%2Bof%2BSatire.ppt&ei=‐zOFUuUb77WwBIKPgZAF&usg=AFQjCNEWJtHgvmXYEPyLL15IWKIS44dSJw&sig2=82uh3a1mF4J9yuromo0qgA&bvm=bv.56343320,d.cWc
Definitions/descriptionsofthesixelementsofsatirearealsoavailableat:http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson936/SatiricalTechniques.pdf
Chartpaper,tape,markers;projector,screen,computerand/oroverhead;journals
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ContentArea/Course:EnglishLanguageArts,Grade9Unit:Satire:TheNoseLesson1:IntroducingSatiricalHumorTime(minutes):45‐55minutesBytheendofthislessonstudentswillknowandbeableto: Definetheliteraturegenreofsatire. Identifyexamplesofsatire. Identifytheelementsofsatire.EssentialQuestionaddressedinthislesson:Q1.Whyissatireimportant?Standard(s)/UnitGoal(s)tobeaddressedinthislesson:CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.1Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext.CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.5Analyzehowanauthor’schoicesconcerninghowtostructureatext,ordereventswithinit(e.g.parallelplots),andmanipulatetime(e.g.pacing,flashbacks)createsucheffectsasmystery,tension,orsurprise.
CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.SL.9.4Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidenceclearly,concisely,andlogicallysuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandtheorganization,development,substance,andstyleareappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask.InstructionalTips/Strategies/Suggestions Studentswillneedjournalsofsomekindtocompletethisunit.
Thesecanbehandmadeorcommercialnotebooks.ReviewthesuggestedtemplatesintheAppendicesforatleastsomepages.
Emphasizethattheexamplesofsatirethatstudentsbringinshouldbeappropriateforschool.
FourelementsofsatirearebrieflydescribedinthePowerPoint. Selectexamplesofpoliticalcartoonsthatyourstudentswould
appreciateandunderstand.ExamplesofwebsiteswithpoliticalcartoonsareintheResourcesforLessons(reviewthemforappropriatenessbeforeshowing).
Itmaybebesttodividetheclassintoacademicworkinggroupspriortothelesson.
AnticipatedStudentPreconceptions/Misconceptions:Studentsmaynothaveanawarenessofthepurposefuluseofhumorasaneffectivemethodtoconveyaseriousidea.
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Lesson1:IntroducingtheElementsofSatireLessonOpening/Activator Distributejournalstostudentsiftheydon’talreadyhavethem.
Givestudentsacopyofapoliticalcartoon.Askthemto:o Writewhattheyobserveintheirjournals.o Explainintheirjournalswhatthecartooncriticizes.o Sharetheirobservationsofthepoliticalcartoon.o Whatisthemessage?o Howdidthecartoonconveythatmessage?
DuringtheLessonMini‐lesson Explaintostudentsthatapoliticalcartoonisaformofsatire,
whichcanincludeseveraldifferentelements. Discusswiththestudentswhatmakesthecartoonfunny.Atthe
sametime,whatistheseriousmessage? PresentthePowerPointontheElementsofSatire(linkinthe
ResourcesforLessonsaboveorintheUnitResources).Thepresentationprovidesanintroductiontosatireanddescribestheelementsthatwillbetaught.
Explaintostudentsthattheywillusetheirjournalstotakenotesofdefinitions,examples,and/orquestionstheymayhave.
Pauseasneededtogiveadditionalinformation,respondtoquestions,andelicitexamplesfromstudentsforeachelement.
Gobacktothepoliticalcartoonandaskwhichelement(s)ofsatirethecartoonrepresents?
LearningActivity Studentsgatherintheiracademicgroupstoreviewnotes,and
brainstormmoreexamplesforeachelement. Studentschartamasterlistforclass. Uponcompletion,studentswillpresenttheirfindings.LessonClosing Askstudentstoidentifythetypeofsatireforthefollowing
examples:o Oh!WhataLovelyWar(titleofaplaybyJoanLittlewood)o PrincessFionausesherponytailtoknockouttheMerry
Men,shepausesmid‐flighttofixherhair(inShrek,themovie).
o That’scool(aboutsomethingyouactuallydislike).o Iamstarving!Icouldeatahorse!
Homework:askstudentstobringtoclassoneormoreexamplesofsatirefortheStationsActivityinLessons2and3.Theexamplescouldbeapicture,acartoon,pieceoftext,oradescriptionofascenefromamovieortelevisionshow.
PreviewofoutcomesforLessons2and3:Studentswillidentifyexamplesofeachelementofsatire,justifytheexamples,andexplainwhatmessagesareconveyedintheexamples.
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Satire:TheNoseEnglishLanguageArts,Grade9
Lessons2and3
BriefOverview:Intheselessons,studentswillcontinuetoexploretheelementsofsatire—parody,incongruity,reversal,andexaggeration—usingrealworldexamplesandapplyingthemtotheirwriting.Asyouplan,considerthevariabilityoflearnersinyourclassandmakeadaptationsasnecessary.PriorKnowledgeRequired: Studentsshouldbefamiliarwiththe“core”genres:fictionandnonfiction/informationaltexts. Studentsshouldknowtheconceptandcriteriaofliterarygenres. Studentsshouldbeabletoidentifycommonexamplesforeachgenre.
EstimatedTime:90minutesortwo45‐minuteclassesResourcesforLessons Politicalcartoons:seeResourcesforLessonsinLesson1and:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/politicalcartoons/ig/Political‐Cartoons/. Additionalexamplesofsatirefor“stations”activity(alsoseeLesson1Resources):
o WeirdAlYankovich(seehttp://www.com‐www.com/weirdal/parodied.html
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o TheOnion:Hereisagoodexampleofreversal:http://www.theonion.com/articles/next‐weeks‐school‐shooting‐victims‐thank‐senate‐fo,32094/
o “TheDailyShow”and“ColbertReport” Muppetartparody:http://www.familygorilla.com/ss_parody_1.html (and,possibly,imagesoftheoriginal
paintingstheyarebasedon) SatireStationsChart(AppendixA) Chartpaper,tape,markers Projector,screen,laptop/computer,overhead
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ContentArea/Course:ELAGrade9Unit:Satire:TheNoseLessons2and3:SatiricalHumorasaGenreofLiteratureTime90minutesover2days(or45minuteseach)Bytheendoftheselessonsstudentswillknowandbeableto: Identifyexamplesoftheelementsofsatire. ExplainhowfunnymessagescanconveyimportantpointsEssentialQuestionaddressedintheselessons:Q1.Whyissatireimportant?Standard(s)/UnitGoal(s)tobeaddressedinthislesson:CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.1Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext.CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.SL.9.4Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidenceclearly,concisely,andlogicallysuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandtheorganization,development,substance,andstyleareappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask.InstructionalTips/Strategies/Suggestions IfyoudecidetoprojecttheMuppetparodiesoffamous
paintings,youmightneedtoalsoprojectphotosofthe
original(s).Onthefirstpageare:DaVinci’sLastSupper;KingHenrytheVIIIbyHansHolbein;andBlueBoybyGainsborough.
Beforeclass,decideonstudentgroupsofthreeorfour. Setupdifferentstationsforexamplesofsatire,makingsurethat
thereareasmanystationsastherearesmallgroups.TheSatireStationsChartwillbeusedonbothdayssothatallgroupscanvisitallstations.
Stationsshouldhaveexamplesthatrepresentoneofthefourelementsofsatire:parody,reversal,exaggeration,andincongruity.Notethatsomeexampleswillfitmorethanonecategory.PossibleresourcesarelistedintheResourcesforLessonssectionaboveandintheUnitResources).
Thetimingofthestationactivityisimportant—tooshort,andgroupswon’tfinish;toolong,andgroupswillbecomebored.Toomanyexamplesateachstationarebetterthantoofew.Itdoesn’tmatterifgroupsdonotgetthroughallofthesamples.
Youmaywanttostarttheseconddaywitha“whip‐around”asanactivator.Havestudentsquicklygoaroundtheclass,eachstudentsayingonestationexampletheyrememberasmostcompellingorfunnyfromthepreviousday.
CollecttheSatireStationChartsattheendofthefirstdaytomakesurethatstudentsarecompletingthechartsthoroughlythenhandthembackforuseonthefollowingday.
Theselessonsuseboththink‐aloudsandchunkandchew.SeetheGeneralNotesandResourcesformoreinformation.
AnticipatedStudentPreconceptions/Misconceptions: Studentsmaynothaveanawarenessofthepurposefuluseof
humorasaneffectivemethodtoconveyaseriousidea.
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LessonSequenceLessons2and3:LearningMoreaboutSatireLessonOpening/Activator Postchartsforeachelementofsatire—parody,incongruity,
reversal,andexaggeration—aroundtheroom.o Writethedefinitionforeachtypeatthetopofthechart.o Morethanonechartofeachmaybeneeded.
Askstudentstotapetheirhomeworkexamplestotheappropriatecharts.
Giveeachstudentstickynotesandhavethemwalkfromcharttochart,placinganotebesideexamplestheydonotthinkbelongonthatchart.Thenoteshouldindicatethecorrectcategoryforthatexample.Thenotesshouldbesigned.
Ifonetypelacksexamples,brainstormexampleswiththestudentsandaddthemtothechart
Tellstudentsthattheycankeepaddingtothechartsastheunitprogresses.
DuringtheLessonMini‐lesson ProjecttheMuppetparodyoffamouspaintingsfrom:
http://www.familygorilla.com/ss_parody_1.html(firstexample)Alsoprojecttheoriginalpainting(s)ifnecessary.Orreadashortparodypoem,likethisone(secondexample):
MaryHadaPorcupineMaryhadaporcupineItsspinesweresharpasknivesAndeverywherethatMarywentKidsranfortheirlivesItfollowedhertoschoolonedayShedidn'tpayattentionAllherclassmatesranawayAndMarygotdetention
PassoutacopyoftheSatireStationsChart(AppendixA)toeachstudent.Modelhowtofillinthechartusingoneofthetwoexamples(paintingorpoem)aboveandprojectforalltosee.
LearningActivity HavestudentsfillintheirSatireStationsChartbasedonthe
exampleprovidedateachstation.o Eachstudentshouldfillinhisorherowncharto Studentsmayconsultwiththeothergroupmembers.
Monitortheactivityatthestationsandgivestudentsasignaltomovetothenextstationafter5‐7minutesorwhenyouseethatgroupshavefinished.
Aftereachgrouphasvisitedeachstation,havethemsharefindingswiththewholeclass.o Studentsmayaddtoorchangetheinformationontheir
chartsinresponsetothediscussion.
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Givestudentstheopportunitytoreviewwheretheyplacedtheirhomeworkexampleatthebeginningofthelesson.o Encouragethemtomoveittoadifferentchartiftheywish.o Iftheydomoveit,havethemexplainwhytheymovedtheir
example. Examinethechartswiththestudents. Askstudentstoexplainwhytheypostedtheirexamplesonthe
charttheychose. Couldtheyhaveputtheirexampleundermorethanone
element? Askthestudentswhoaddedstickynotestoexplainwhythey
disagreedwiththeirpeers’choices.Cantheyseewhytheirclassmatechosethatelement?
Rearrangeanyexamplesthatseemmisplaced.Explainthereasonforanychangesmadesothatstudentsunderstandwhytheinitialplacementwasinappropriate.
LessonClosing Basedontheexampleofsatirestudentsbroughtfromhome,ask
somestudentstoidentifywhattheirexampleisandwhatthemessageoftheirsatireis.
AskforopinionsaboutthefirstEssentialQuestion:Whyissatireimportant?
PreviewofoutcomesforLessons4,5,6,7and8:Studentswillannotateanexcerptofthesatire,TheNose.
Theywillthenanalyzethevariouselementsofsatire,usingtextualevidencetosupporttheelements.
FormativeAssessment: SatireStationCharts ObservationofparticipationinhomeworkStationChartactivity
anddiscussion.
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Satire:TheNoseEnglishLanguageArts,Grade9
Lessons4,5,6,7and8
BriefOverview:Intheselessons,studentsapplypreviously‐learnedelementsofsatiretoareadingofNikolaiGogol'sshortstory,TheNose.Studentswillreadthestoryinchunksandcompleteavarietyofjournalentriesinwhichtheyidentifyandanalyzetheelementsofthesatirepresentedinthis19th‐centuryRussianshortstorymasterpiece.Asyouplan,considerthevariabilityoflearnersinyourclassandmakeadaptationsasnecessary.PriorKnowledgeRequired: Studentsshouldhaveexperience:
o Readinggrade‐level,complexliterarytextso Analyzingliterarytextso Citingtextualevidenceforanalysiso Workingcooperativelywithpeers
StudentsshouldbefamiliarenoughwiththeelementsofsatiretoapplythemtoachallengingtextEstimatedTime:225minutes(or45minutesoneachof5days)ResourcesforLessons
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TheNosebyNicholasGogol:http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36238/36238‐h/36238‐h.htm#Page_67 (asomewhatmorecomplextranslation/versionisavailableat:http://h42day.100megsfree5.com/texts/russia/gogol/nose.html).
PowerPointpresentationonhistoricalandculturalcontextofTheNose:
An introduction to: “The Nose”(a satire)
by Nikolai GogolSource of Cover Image: The Nose, by Nicolai Gogol; as retold for children by Catherine Cowan; paintings by Kevin Hawkes. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1994. Illustrated edition.
ClassStructurein19thCenturyRussia:http://prezi.com/h0‐cs07qt6yf/class‐structure‐in‐19th‐century‐
russia/ ImagesofRussiainthe19thcentury:
https://www.google.com/search?q=russia+19th+century+culture&rls=com.microsoft:en‐us:IE‐SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=BrdSUruZLZWn4AOtz4FY&ved=0CEgQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571&dpr=1.
ExampleofAnnotatedTextofTheNoseandAnnotatedTextofTheNoseTemplateforjournals(AppendixB) ExampleofaCompletedElementsofSatireJournal(AppendixC) ElementsofSatireJournalTemplate(AppendixC)
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ContentArea/Course:EnglishLanguageArts,Grade9Unit:Satire:TheNoseLessons4,5,6,7and8:ReadingandAnalyzingGogol'sTheNoseTime:225minutes(45minutesperlessonover5days)Bytheendoftheselessonsstudentswillknowandbeableto: AnnotateanexcerptofTheNose.EssentialQuestionaddressedintheselessons:Q1.Whyissatireimportant?Q2.Howcansatirebeusedtomakeapoint?Standard(s)/UnitGoal(s)tobeaddressedinthislessonCCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.1Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext.CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.5Analyzehowanauthor’schoicesconcerninghowtostructureatext,ordereventswithinit(e.g.parallelplots),andmanipulatetime(e.g.pacing,flashbacks)createsucheffectsasmystery,tension,orsurprise.
InstructionalTips/Strategies/Suggestions: Notethatstudentsshouldnotbeexpectedtocompleteall
sectionsoftheannotatednotesforeverypageofthestory.Youshoulddeterminehowtouseannotatednotesandguidestudentstousethemproductively(AppendixB:AnnotatedText
ofTheNosetemplate).Eachstudentwillneedseveralcopiesofthistemplateforongoingannotation.
MakecopiesofTheNoseforallstudentsfrom:http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36238/36238‐h/36238‐h.htm#Page_67.
StudentsmayhavemoredifficultywithidentifyingsatireinaworkfromadifferentcultureandtimeperiodthanincontemporaryAmericanexamplespreviouslystudied.Thepreviouslystudied,“easier”piecesofsatireshouldbetreatedasscaffoldingforapproachingthistext,whichisacomplex,grade‐levelpieceofworldliterature.
ToprovidesomeideasofRussianpoliticalandhistoryinthe19thcentury,youcouldstartwithimages(seetheResourcesforLessonsaboveforastart).YoualsomayneedtodosomebriefresearchonNicholasGogol.Thereisapowerpointpresentationonthecontextofthenose,andontheclassstructureof19thcenturyRussiaonPrezi(seeResourcesforLessonsforboth).
Twotothreedayshavebeenallottedforthefirst(entire)readingofthestory,andtwoadditionaldaysforthefocusedreadingforelementsofsatire(moretimemaybeneededforeitherpartoftheselessons).
UsingtheElementsofSatireJournaltemplatepageissuggested.Studentscompletetwotofourexamplesforeachelement,andthenfindexamplesfromthroughoutthestory.
Throughoutthefollowinglessons,theprocessforstudentsreadingandunderstandingthetextis“chunkandchew.”
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AnticipatedStudentPreconceptions/Misconceptions Studentslikelyknowlittleaboutthesocialconventionsof19th
centuryRussiathatarethedirectobjectsofGogol'ssatire.Lesson4(45minutes)LessonOpening/PreparingtoRead Beginbyaskinganyquestionsstudentshaveaboutthe
annotationprocessand/orquestionsorcommentsaboutsatire. Tellstudentsthatinthenextfewdaysyouandtheywillbe
readingasatiricalstorycalled,TheNose,byNicolasGogol.DuringtheLesson ProvidesomeinformationonNicolasGogol,bothabouthislife
andhisroleinliterature. StudentswillneedsomebackgroundknowledgeaboutRussiain
the19thcentury.Projectpicturesoflifeinthe19thcentury:citylife,farmlife,allseasonsoftheyear,theczar(s),etc.FindpicturesontheInternet(seewebsiteforimagesintheResourcesforLessonsforastart)aswellasbriefdescriptionsofRussianpoliticsandhistory.
Studentsmayhavedifficultypronouncingthenamesofcharactersandplacesinthestory.Trytogivethemalikelypronunciationbeforetheyread.
Alsopreviewanddiscussanyvocabularythattheymayneedtoknowinthefirstexcerptthatwillbeusedinyourfirstreadingandannotation(Lesson4).
Ifthereistime,beginreadingthestoryfromthebeginning.
LessonClosing Thewholestory,TheNosebyNicholasGogol(seelinkin
ResourcesforLessonsabove),shouldbereadbystudentsbyLesson6.Some“chunks”willbereadinclass.Letstudentsknowwhat“chunks”needtobereadoutsideofclass.
Lesson5(45minutes)LessonOpening/Activator AskquestionsinaKWLformat:Whatdoyouthinklifewaslike
inRussiainthe19thcentury?Whatdoyouwanttoknow?DuringtheLessonMini‐lesson(20minutes) PresentthePowerPointontheHistoricalandCulturalContext
ofTheNose(seetheResourcesforLessonsabove).Another,oranadditional,presentationisavailableat:http://prezi.com/h0‐cs07qt6yf/class‐structure‐in‐19th‐century‐russia/.
Answeranyquestionsthatcomeupduringorafterthepresentation,orifyoudonothaveananswer,notethatandresearchananswerwiththestudentorstudents.
LearningActivity(20minutes) Modelannotation:
o Projectanexcerptonascreenandannotatewhilereading,orusetheExampleofAnnotatedTextofTheNose(AppendixB).
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o Continuetoreadthestoryaloudandcompletetheannotation(usingtheAnnotatedTextofTheNose.StudentswillneedcopiesoftheblanktemplateinAppendixBtouseandputintheirjournals)togetherwiththeclass.Thegoalofthisreadingistomakesurethatstudentsofvariouslevelshaveabaselinecomprehensionofthestorysothattheycanmoveintoafocusedanalysisoftheelementsofsatire.
o Notevocabulary,phrasesoractionsrelatedtothe19thcenturythatmaybeunfamiliartostudents.
LessonClosing(5minutes) Whip‐around:Namesomethingyourememberornoticedor
wonderaboutthestory. Assigna“chunk”ofpagestobereadandannotated.Lesson6(45minutes)LessonOpening/Activator Havestudentswriteatwo‐sentencesummaryofthepartofthe
storytheyreadandannotated.Thenhaveafewstudentssharetheirsummarieswiththeclass.
Checkwhethermoststudentsaregettingideasabouttheunderlyingmeaning(s)ofthestory.Providescaffoldingifneeded.
DuringtheLesson(40minutes) Continuereadingaloudtotheclassandguideannotationofa
shortsectionofthestory(5minutes)
Dividetheclassintopairs/partners.Studentscanreadthestoryaloudtoeachother,orreadeachpageindividuallyandthenconferontheirannotations.
LessonClosing Studentswritetwoorthreequestionstheyhaveaboutthestory. Assignachunkofpagestobereadandannotated(thestory
shouldbecompletedbythenextlesson.Lesson7(45minutes)LessonOpening/Activator Addressquestionsraisedinthepreviouslesson’swrap‐up
activity.DuringtheLesson/Mini‐lessonandLearningActivity ModelusingtheElementsofSatireJournaltemplate,usingthe
ExampleofaCompletedElementsofSatireJournal(bothinAppendixC).
Sincethejournalpagesarebasedonquotesfromthetextasevidence,emphasizethatstudentsshouldlookforplacesinthetextthattheymarkedasfunnyintheirannotations.Oftenthesequoteswillbeexamplesofsatire.
Tellstudentstousethesejournaltemplatepagestoexplainhowquotesareexamplesaswellasevidenceofanelement.Thejournalprovidesachancetoanalyzeitseffectiveness.o Havestudentsworkinsmallgroupsorpairstofindtextual
evidence(quotes)oftheelementsofsatireinTheNose.
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o Studentsshouldidentifyatleastfourquotesforeachelement,usingtheElementsofSatireJournaltemplatepages.
o Youshouldtimethegroupwork,tryingtospend20minutesoneachelementduringthisandLesson7.
o Bringtheclasstogetheratendofeach20minutesessiontoshareoutthevariousexamplesthatgroupshavefound.
LessonClosing Studentsfindonequotetoillustrateoneelementofsatire. Assigna“chunk”ofpagestobereadandannotated.Lessons8(45minutes)LessonOpening/Activator HavestudentsshareresponsesfromtheirElementsofSatire
journals. Reviewtheelementsofsatireasneeded. Checkforunderstandingoftheelementsofsatireaswellas
understandingofthemeaningofthestoryandclarifyasneeded.DuringtheLesson/LearningActivities StudentscontinueandcompletetheiranalysesintheirElements
ofSatireJournals,startedinLesson6. Facilitateawhole‐classdiscussiontowrapupanalysisofthe
story,returningtothemoregeneralconcepts.Havestudentsreflectonthefollowingquestions:o WhatwastheobjectofGogol’ssatire?o WhatwasGogol’sseriousmessage?o HowdidGogol’swritingstyleconveymeaning?o Washisuseofhumoreffectivetoconveythismessage?
Youmaychoosetohavestudentsrespondtothesequestionsinwrittenform(e.g.,asanexitticket).
LessonClosing BrieflyreviewtheanalysisofTheNose(Lessons3‐8). Atthispointintheunit,askstudentstoanswertheEssential
Questions:Whyissatireimportant?and,Howcansatirebeusedtomakeapoint?Thiscouldbedoneeitherbyansweringorallyinclassorinwriting.
PreviewofoutcomesforLessons9and10:StudentswillanalyzeMarkTwain’sTheDamnedHumanRace,throughannotationofanexcerptandidentifytheelementsofsatire.
Formativeassessment Classdiscussions Groupwork ElementsofSatireJournalpages Wrap‐updiscussion
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Satire:TheNoseEnglishLanguageArts,Grade9
Lessons9and10
BriefOverview:Inthislesson,studentswilllearn/reviewopenresponsestrategiesinordertoanalyzehowawriter’schoicesandhispointofviewaffectmeaning.Thislessonfocusesonanexpositoryresponsewhichrequiresstudentstodrawconclusionsandmakeconnections.Asyouplan,considerthevariabilityoflearnersinyourclassandmakeadaptationsasnecessary.PriorKnowledgeRequired: knowthatopenresponserequirestextualevidenceinresponsetoanexplicitprompt knowthatsatireisachievedthroughtheuseofspecificliteraryelements,suchasparody. understandthattheverbfromtheprompt(suchasexplain,analyze,compare,ordescribe)directstheirtaskwhen
writingopenresponse. knoworbeabletoinferthemeaningofcriticalvocabularyfromtheselection.EstimatedTime:90minutes(1‐2days)ResourcesforLessons OpenResponsePrompt,Excerpt,andRubrichandout(AppendixD),whichincludestheexcerptofTheDamnedHumanRacebyMarkTwain.Ifpossible,borrowacopyofthewholetextforreference.
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VocabularyforMarkTwain’sTheDamnedHumanRacehandout(AppendixE) OpenResponseStrategies(AppendixG)Supplementaltexts: TheCaseforEatingDogsinEatingAnimalsbyJonathanSafranFoer(seeAppendixH).Moreabouttheauthorisalso
describedinAppendixH,andat:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114298495#114318331(NPR,AllThingsConsidered).
SpringbyWilliamShakespeare(seeAppendixH) PoemsbyOgdenNash(seeAppendixH) Thefollowingarealsogoodchoices,butarenotprintedinAppendixH:
o ConfessionsofaHumoristbyO.Henry:http://www.online‐literature.com/yeats/1009/o RulesbywhichaGreatEmpiremaybereducedtoaSmallOnebyBenjaminFranklin
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/makingrev/crisis/text9/franklingreatempire.pdf
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ContentArea/Course:EnglishLanguageArts,Grade9Unit:SeriousHumor,AnalyzingSatireLessons9and10:ReadingandAnalyzingSatirethroughWritingTime:90minutesor45minutesperlessonover2daysBytheendofthislessonstudentswillknowandbeableto: Annotatesatiricalstoriesandotherpieces. Identifytheelementsofsatire Identifytextualevidencetosupporttheelementsofsatire.EssentialQuestionaddressedinthislesson:Q1.Whyissatireimportant?Q2.Howcansatirebeusedtomakeapoint?Standard(s)/UnitGoal(s)tobeaddressedintheselessons:CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.1Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext.CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.5Analyzehowanauthor’schoicesconcerninghowtostructureatext,ordereventswithinit(e.g.parallelplots),andmanipulatetime(e.g.pacing,flashbacks)createsucheffectsasmystery,tension,orsurprise.CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.W.9.Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection,andresearchInstructionalTips/Strategies/Suggestions
Dependingontheclass,itmaybeadvisabletopre‐teachvocabulary.(FindthevocabularylistfromtheTwainexcerptinAppendixE.)
Modelreaderinteractionwiththetext,usingastrategysuchasathinkaloudorchunkandchewwhendoingthefirstreadingthroughoftheexcerptwiththeclass.
Thelessonswillcovertwo45minuteperiods(90minutes).Thebestbreakpointwouldbeafterthecompletionofthereading.ThenextclasscanstartwithwritingtheOpenResponse(AppendixD).AsanActivatorforLesson10,askstudentstogiveexamplesofsatirethatMarkTwainusesintheexcerpt.
YoumaywanttoreviewthecriteriaoftheOpenResponseRubricwiththeclass(seeAppendixD)
StudentsmayhavedifficultywiththevocabularyandthescientificreferencesintheTwaintext.TheVocabularyforMarkTwain’sTheDamnedHumanRacehandout(AppendixG)shouldhelp.
Becausethislessonfocusesonstudents’abilitiestodrawconclusionsandmakeconnections,somestudentsmayneedbackgroundinformationonthescientificallusionsand/orthecriticalvocabularyinthisselection.
Note:Supplementaloralternativetextshavebeenprovidedforteacherswhowanttoprovidefurtherpracticeorselectadifferentexcerpt(seeAppendixHandResourcesforLessonsabove).YoucouldrepeatLessons9and10withtheseadditionaltextsifstudentsneedadditionalpracticewritingtoanOpenResponseQuestionandanalyzingtheelementsofsatire.OneofthesecouldbesubstitutedfortheTwainpiece.Thesameopenresponsepromptcanbeused.
AnticipatedStudentPreconceptions/Misconceptions Studentsmaynotrecognizethattheauthorisemployingparodyand
exaggerationtomakeaseriouspoint.
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LessonSequenceLesson9and10:ReadingandAnalyzingSatirethroughWritingLessonOpening/Activator Reviewtheelementsofsatire. IntroduceTheDamnedHumanRacebyMarkTwain. ReviewsuggestedvocabularyfortheMarkTwainexcerpt.DuringtheLesson/LearningActivity Theselessonswillfocusonopenresponsereadingandwriting. GivestudentstheOpenResponseStrategieshandout(AppendixG). Readthepromptaloud.ExplainthatMarkTwainusesatleastone
elementofsatireintheexcerpttomakeaseriouspointaboutthehumanrace.
Tellstudentstouserelevantandspecificinformationfromtheexcerpttosupportyourresponse.
Askstudentstolistthe“task”oractionwordfromtherubricandtellwhatmustbeincludedoraddressedinordertocorrectlyanswerthequestion.Forexample:iftheTaskaskstodescribe,andthepassagewasadescriptionofascene,suchasfromtheopeningof,OfMiceandMen,thewriter'staskwouldbetoincludeimagery.
Read,thenre‐readtheselectedexcerpt,TheDamnedHumanRacebyMarkTwain(seeAppendixD).Thenuseathinkaloudorchunkandchewstrategytohelpstudentsaccessthetext.
Asyouread,demonstrateannotationofthetext.o Demonstrate/modelinferringmeaningofunknownwordsor
phrases.o Demonstrate/modelnotingevidencefromtextthrough
paraphrasing,usingquotes,summarizing.
Ifneeded,continuewiththistaskbygivingpairsofstudentsthetaskofreadingandannotatingtheremainderofthetext.Monitortheirunderstandingofhowtoannotate.
Wheneveryonehasreadthepassagetwice,answerthepromptalongwiththeclass,modelinghowtoemploy:o Quoteso Paraphraseo Specificevidence
HavestudentsfinishoraddanyadditionalresponsestotheTwainexcerptindividuallyintheirjournals(usingtheElementsofSatireJournaltemplate).
LessonClosing Askstudentstodiscussthemeaningorpointoftheexcerpt. WriteoneexampleofsatirefromtheTwainexcerpttheyread. UsetheOpenResponseRubric(AppendixD).Askstudentstopeer‐
scoretheirresponses. PreviewofoutcomesforLesson11:Studentswillcompletea
summativeassessmentbyansweringanopenresponsequestiontoMarkTwain’sTheDamnedHumanRace.
Formativeassessment: CompletionofopenresponsequestionaboutTheDamnedHuman
Race.
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SeriousHumor:AnalyzingEnglishLanguageArts,Grade9
Lesson11BriefOverview:Thislessonallowsstudentstodemonstratetheirunderstandingoftheelementsofsatirethroughwrittenanalysisofaliteraryselection.Asyouplan,considerthevariabilityoflearnersinyourclassandmakeadaptationsasnecessary.PriorKnowledgeRequired: Studentscanidentifyandanalyzetheuseofsatiricalelementsinshortmediaandliteraryselections.EstimatedTime:45minutesResourcesforLesson Open‐responsepassage:RevolutionaryNewInsolesCombineFiveFormsOfPseudosciencearticle(TheOnion):
http://www.theonion.com/articles/revolutionary‐new‐insoles‐combine‐five‐forms‐of‐ps,759/ OpenResponseRubric(AppendixD) TargetedAcademicLanguagehandout(AppendixH)
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ContentArea/Course:EnglishLanguageArts,Grade9Unit:Satire:TheNoseLesson11:AssessmentofAnalyzingSatireinLiterarySelectionsTime:45minutesBytheendofthislessonstudentswillknowandbeableto: Readapassageandwritearesponsetoanopenresponse
question
EssentialQuestionsaddressedinthislesson:Q1.Whyissatireimportant?Q2.Howcansatirebeusedtomakeapoint?Standard(s)/UnitGoal(s)tobeaddressedinthislesson:CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.RL.9.1Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext.CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.W.9.9Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection,andresearch.InstructionalTips/Strategies Studentsshouldbewellpreparedforthisformalassessment,so
resistthetemptationtohelpindividualswiththereadingorthewriting.
Forstudentswhoneedsupport:theTargetedAcademicLanguagehandout(AppendixJ)willhelpthemunderstand.
Makecopiesoftheexcerptof“RevolutionaryNewInsoles…”http://www.theonion.com/articles/revolutionary‐new‐insoles‐combine‐five‐forms‐of‐ps,759/.
LessonSequenceLessonOpening/DuringtheLesson HandoutcopiesofRevolutionaryNewInsolesCombineFive
FormsofPseudoscience(seelinkabove).ClarifyinstructionsfortheOpenResponsePrompt(modelonAppendixD).(5minutes).
GivetheTargetedAcademicLanguagesheet(AppendixH)tostudentswhoneedextrasupport.
Allowstudentstimetoreadandannotatethewrittenselection(20min).
Allowstudentstimetocompletetheirwrittenopenresponse.(20min).ModelthepromptforwritingontheoneusedfortheMarkTwainexcerpt(AppendixD).
Collectstudents’writtenworkandgradeaccordingtoOpenResponseRubricinAppendixD.
LessonClosing PreviewofoutcomesforLessons12‐20:Inthelastsetof
lessons,studentswillcompletetheirCEPA—asatiricalPublicServiceAnnouncementtargetingteenagers.
SummativeAssessmentWrittenOpenResponse
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Satire:TheNoseEnglishLanguageArts,Grade9
Lessons12‐25
BriefOverview:Intheselessonsstudentsdemonstratetheirunderstandingoftheelementsofsatirethroughtheireffectiveuseoftheseintheirownwriting.Theywillusetheelementsofsatiretoconveyaseriousmessageintheformofapublicserviceannouncement(PSA).TheselessonsfocusedontheCEPAprojectprovidetimeforstudentstoworkingroups,todemonstratetheirunderstandingoftheuseofsatireandanopportunitytousetechnologicalresources.Theyshouldalsomakeaclearlinkbetweentheuseofsatireandaseriouspoint.Asyouplan,considerthevariabilityoflearnersinyourclassandmakeadaptationsasnecessary.PriorKnowledgeRequired: Studentsknowhowtoidentifyandanalyzetheuseofsatiricalelementsinshortmediaandliteraryselections.
EstimatedTime:450minutes(or45‐minuteclassperiodsfor9‐10days)ResourcesforLessons CEPATeacherInstructions CEPAStudentInstructions LinkstoYouTubevideosofsampletraditionalandsatiricalPSAs,forexample:
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o Satirical:ThefirststarsWillFerrell,JonHamm,andotherprofessionalactorsinaparodyPSAindefenseofbiginsurancecompanies:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMSREuwTMY;thesecondisahome‐madevideothatuseshyperboleandgrossouthumortoaddresstheunhealthyeatinghabitsofmanyAmericans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2mEXYpOQr8.
o Traditional:SeeexamplesfromNBC's"TheMoreYouKnow"campaign,suchas:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNnxDbLoZog(BillCosbyfrom1990,encouragingpeopletobecometeachers);http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpOcerNyc‐A(JohnLaroquette,onalcoholism)
StatementofPurpose(AppendixI) CEPARubric Optionalalternative:PSAScoringGuide(AppendixJ)
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ContentArea/Course:EnglishLanguageArts,Grade9Unit:Satire:TheNoseLessons12‐24/25:CEPA:SatiricalPSATime:upto450minutesor45‐minuteclassperiodsover9‐10daysBytheendoftheselessons,studentswillknowandbeableto: Combineoneormoreelementsofsatiretoaddressaserious
issue. Usesatiretomakeapoint.EssentialQuestionsaddressedintheselessons:Q1.Whyissatireimportant?Q2.Howcansatirebeusedtomakeapoint?Standard(s)/UnitGoal(s)tobeaddressedinthislesson:MA.ELA‐Literacy.3.A.Demonstrateunderstandingoftheconceptofpointofviewbywritingshortnarratives,poems,essays,speeches,orreflectionsfromone’sownoraparticularcharacter’spointofview(e.g.thehero,anti‐hero,aminorcharacter).CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.SL.9.4Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidenceclearly,concisely,andlogicallysuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandtheorganization,development,substance,andstyleareappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask
InstructionalTips/Strategies/Suggestions: Someshystudents,ELLsorstudentswithdisabilitiescould
recordorvideotapetheirPSAsratherthanperformingtheminfrontoftheclass.
Students’experiencewithPSAsmaybelimited,sothemoreexamplestheyseethebettertheywillbeabletodothisassignment
Tochooseaformatto(e.g.,script,notecards,storyboard)fortheirPSAs,studentsmayneedtoseeexamplesofthedifferentpossibilitiessotheychoosethebestformatfortheirproject.
Thissetoflessonsmaytakelessormoretimethanisoutlinedhere.Reviewtheactivitiesyourselfandmakeestimationsbasedonyourownknowledgeofyourstudents.
CopyasupplyoftheCEPARubricsand/ortherubricinAppendixJ.Studentswillbeassessingthemselvesandtheirpeers.
Expectthatperformanceswilltakeabouttwoorthree45‐minuteclassperiods.
Beforetheseclassesstart,trytofindanopportunityforoneormoreofmostrelevantandsatiricalPSAperformancesorvideostobeviewedbyotherstudents.TheoneormorePSAscouldbeselectedbytheteacherand/orstudents.
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LessonSequenceLesson12LessonOpening AnnouncethatthisweekwillbespentworkingontheCEPA.
ProvideoverviewofCEPAandtieitintounitobjectives,EssentialQuestions,etc.(5min).
DuringtheLesson Clarifywhatapublicserviceannouncement(PSA)isbyshowing
2‐4shortvideoPSAs,bothseriousandsatirical(seeResourcesforLessonsabove).Inthesatiricalones,askwhatisbeingsatirized.
FacilitateabriefdiscussionaboutdifferencesbetweentraditionalPSAsandsatiricalones(10‐15min).
HandoutandexplaintheCEPAStudentInstructions,timelinesforproject,criteriaforsuccess,andtheCEPARubric(10min).
Insummary,thePSAshouldaddressaprevalentsocialissueintheschool,community,orcountry;containaseriousmessageabouttheissue;andusesatireasacommunicationtool. Presentations/recordingsshouldconsiderusingactions,
dialogue,andanyotherfeaturesthestudentseesfittomakethesceneinterestingandengaging.
Includeelementsofsatiretocapturetheaudience’sattentionandinformthemoftheissue.Makesurestudentsareconsciousnottooffendanyparticulargroup.
LessonClosing
Askstudentstodecidebytheendofclass(15min):o Whethertheywillworkinpairs,group,orindependently
(unlessyouhavedecidedongroupingsaheadoftime)?o WhatsocialissuerelevanttoteenagerswilltheirPSA
address?o What“seriousmessage”willitconvey?
Lesson13DuringtheLesson Havestudentsgatherintheirpairsorgroupstodecidehow
theirmessagecanbeconveyedusingsatire(25minutes). Studentsstartbydraftingashort(fewsentences)versionof
theirStatementsofPurposechart(seeAppendixJ),includingtheissuetheyhavechosen,themessagetheywanttoconvey,andthewaytheyplantousesatire.
HavestudentssubmittheirStatementsofPurposeattheendofclassforyourfeedback.(20minutes)
Lessons14and15DuringtheLesson Returnstudents’StatementsofPurposewithcommentsor
suggestions. Havestudentscontinuetoworkintheirgroupstodeveloptheir
PSAplans:o First,theylocateresources(online,library)fromwhichto
gathertheresearchorfactualinformationabouttheir
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chosenissuethatwouldhelpconveytheirmessage.Remindthemtolookforcrediblesources.
o Second,students/groupschooseaformat(e.g.,script,notecards,storyboard)tohelpthemoutlineandwritetheirPSAs.ThePSAscanbeperformedlive,audiorecordedorfilmedonvideo.
o Third,studentsstartfillingouttheplanningchartattheendoftheStatementofPurpose.
Circulateamongthegroupstomonitortheirprogress.Lesson18and19DuringtheLesson Studentsfinishtheiroutlines/planningcharts,includinga
statementaboutwhatformattheyintendtouse(e.g.,awrittenscriptforaliveoraudioperformance;acompleteseriesofannotatedstoryboardsforavideo).
Thesescriptsshouldbesubmittedtoyoubyendofclassforyourreview.Thesecouldbeusedasaformativeassessment.
Groups/pairs/individualscanthenstartwritingscriptsforPSA,usingtheformattheyhavechosen.
Lessons20,21and22DuringtheLesson StudentsshouldfinishthescriptsfortheirPSAs. Ifstudentsplantoproduceavideooutsideoftheclassorschool,
theyshouldmakearrangementstocarrythatout. GivestudentstimetorehearseandrefinetheirPSAs. Continuetocirculateandconsulttoassistandkeepgroups
focused,ontask,andontime. Youmaywanttowatcharehearsalofeachgroup’sPSAasa
formativeassessment.ClosingtheLesson WrapuptheselessonsbyaskingtheEssentialQuestions:Whyis
satireimportant?AndHowcansatirebeusedtomakeapoint?Lessons23,24and25:CEPAPerformances GroupspresenttheirPSAsintheformattheychose. EncouragediscussionaboutthesatireandmeaningofthePSAs
asyoumovethroughtheperformances. HavecopiesoftheCEPARubricsforstudentstoself‐andpeer‐
assesstheperformances. Youand/orthestudentscoulddecideonthebestoneormore
performancesthatcouldbeshowntootherstudentsoranotheraudience.(Itwilltakesomeadditionaltimetocarrythisout.)
SummativeAssessment:CEPA:SatiricalPSAfinalperformances
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CurriculumEmbeddedPerformanceAssessment(CEPA)Satire:TheNose
TeacherInstructions
Students,alone,inpairs,orinsmallgroups,willwriteanddirectaperformanceorrecordingofaPublicServiceAnnouncement(PSA)of30‐60seconds.TheirmessageistoselectanissueandcreateanduseaPSAtoraiseawareness,anddirectpublicattentionandbehaviortowardsthatsocialissue.ManycommonPSAsdealwithhealthandsafetyissuessuchasobesity,substanceabuse,andbullying,soviewingafewoftheseaswellassomehumorousorsatiricalPSA’swillhelpstudentsgetasenseofwhattheyaretodo.Studentshavereadseveralpiecesfromdifferenttimesandplacesthathaveusedsatiretoconveyamessage.TheywillnowdemonstratetheirunderstandingofsatirebyproducingaPSAthatconveysaseriousmessage,butthatusessatiretodoso.Thegoaloftheirannouncementsistoraiseawarenessaboutanimportantsocialissuerelevanttotheyouthinourcountry.They,thestudents,havebeenaskedbyagovernmentagencytohelpoutwiththeirnewPSAcampaign.Theaudienceisall,oracertaingroup,ofteenagers.Thefirststepisforstudentstoprepareascriptinwhichtheproblemispresented.Theyshoulddevelop,write,andperformorrecordanannouncementthatillustratesaconcerninsociety,usingatleasttwoelementsofsatiretoentertainandengagetheaudience.Atthesametime,theyshouldtrynottooffendanyparticulargroup.EachindividualorgroupwillpresenttheirPSAstotheclass.ProvidecopiesoftheCEPARubricforstudentstoassessthemselves.Theyandtheirpeerswillalsousetherubrictoassesstheauthor(s)ofthePSAs.Ifpossible,students,withyoursupport,shouldselectoneormorePSAstoperformorbeviewedbyotherstudentsintheschool.Thiswillneedtobearrangedaheadoftime.StandardsassessedMA.ELA‐Literacy.3.ADemonstrateunderstandingoftheconceptofpointofviewbywritingshortnarratives,poems,essays,speeches,orreflectionsfromone’sownoraparticularcharacter’spointofview(e.g.thehero,anti‐hero,aminorcharacter).
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CCSS.ELA‐Literacy.SL.9.4Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidenceclearly,concisely,andlogicallysuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandtheorganization,development,substance,andstyleareappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask.CriteriaforSuccess: Contentisoriginal Factualevidenceisusedtosupportthemessage Aprevalentsocialissueintheschool,community,orcountryisaddressed Aseriousmessageabouttheissueunderliesthesatire Humor/satireisusedeffectivelyasacommunicationtool Crediblewebsiteorotherresourcesfortheaudiencetoobtainfurtherinformationisincluded
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CEPAStudentInstructionsYouwillpresentaPublicServiceAnnouncement(PSA)totheclassasafinalassessmentfortheunit.Publicserviceannouncements(PSA)aremessages,typicallythroughradioand/ortelevisionwiththeobjectiveofraisingawareness,anddirectingthepublic’sattentionandbehaviortowardsaselectedsocialissue.ManycommonPSAsdealwithhealthandsafetyissuessuchasobesity,substanceabuse,andbullying.Inthisparticularunitofstudy,wehavereadavarietyofpiecesfromdifferenttimesandplacesthathaveusedsatiretoconveyamessage.YouwilldemonstrateyourunderstandingbyproducingasatiricalPSAonarelevanttopicandcontainsaseriousmessage.Thegoaloftheannouncementistoraiseawarenessaboutasocialissuerelevanttotheyouthinourcommunityorcountry.YouhavebeenaskedbyagovernmentagencytohelpoutwiththeirnewPSAcampaign.Youraudienceisteenagers.Develop,write,andperformorrecordanannouncementthatillustratesaconcerninsociety.Useatleasttwoelementsofsatiretoentertainandholdyouraudience.Youwillplan,prepareandperformthePSAinwhichtheproblemispresented.(Note:Inyouruseofsatire,avoidoffendinganyparticulargroup.)CriteriaforSuccess: Contentisoriginal Useoffactualevidencesupportsthemessage Addressesaprevalentsocialissueintheschool,community,orcountry Containsaseriousmessageabouttheissue Useshumoreffectivelyasacommunicationtool
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IncludesacrediblewebsiteorotherresourceforfurtherinformationforyouraudiencetoaccessYouandyourgroupwillpresentyourPSAstotheclass.Arubricwillbeprovidedforyoutoassessyourselfandyourpeers.YouwillhelpselectaPSAperformanceorrecordingthatwillbepresentedtootherstudents.
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CEPARubricCriteriaforSuccess
4Exemplary 3Proficient 2NeedsImprovement 1DoesNotMeetExpectations
ElementsofSatire
Effectiveuseofmultipleelementsofsatire;demonstratesdeepunderstandingofelements.
Adequate useofmultipleelements;demonstratessufficientunderstandingofelements.
Somewhatadequateuseofoneelement;demonstrateslimitedunderstandingofelements.
Misuseorineffectiveuseofelements;demonstrateslittleunderstandingofelements.
MessageofPSA Clear,logical,andcompellingmessagethatcleverlyaddressesthechosenissue;appropriateforaudience.
Clear,accuratemessageadequatelyaddressestheissue;appropriateforaudience.
Messagesomewhatunclearandnotcompelling;maynotbeaccurateand/ordoesnotaddresstheissue;and/orislessthanappropriatefortheaudience.
Messageconfusingandnotpersuasive;notaccurate;maynotbeappropriatefortheaudience.
Content Coverstopicindepth;detailsandexamplesarefactualandcompelling.OtherscouldbenefitfromthisPSA.
Conveysessentialknowledgeofthetopic;includesfactualdetailsandexamples;couldbenefitothers.
Includessomekeyinformationaboutthetopicbutsomefactualerrors;likelynottobeusefultoothers.
Contentisminimalorthereareseveralfactualerrors;ideasarenotdeveloped;notusefultoothers
UseofClassTimeforPSA
Usedtimewell.Focusedongettingtheprojectdoneanddidn’tdistractothers.
Usedtimewell.Usuallyfocusedongettingtheprojectdoneanddidn’tdistractothers.
Usedsomeofthetimewell.Somefocusongettingtheprojectdonebutoccasionallydistractedothers.
Didnotuseclasstimetofocusontheprojectand/oroftendistractedothers
PresentationofPSA
Listenerscaneasilyfollowthelineofreasoning;styleiswellmatchedtopurpose,audience,andtask.
Listenerscanfollowthelineofreasoning;styleisappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask.
Thelineofreasoningmaybeconfusing;stylemaynotsuitthepurpose,theaudience,orthetask.
Noclearlineofreasoning;styleisnotsuitableforthepurpose,taskoraudience.
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UnitResourcesLesson1 Politicalcartoonresources:
o http://www.cagle.com/recent‐political‐cartoons/#.UXVfMoLucVgo http://political‐cartoons.tumblr.com/(Thesecartoonsaresatiricalbutalsoleft‐leaningpolitically.Reviewthemfirstand/orexplorethemany
othersitesavailable. Parodysongs(TomLehrer,WeirdAlYankovich),poetry,shorttexts,and/orYouTubevideos SeeLesson2and3belowformoreexamples ElementsofSatirePowerPointlink(fouroftheelements):
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&ved=0CHUQFjAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fslpecharb.pbworks.com%2Ff%2FElements%2Bof%2BSatire.ppt&ei=‐zOFUuUb77WwBIKPgZAF&usg=AFQjCNEWJtHgvmXYEPyLL15IWKIS44dSJw&sig2=82uh3a1mF4J9yuromo0qgA&bvm=bv.56343320,d.cWc
Chartpaper,tape,markers Overheadorotherprojector,screen,laptop/computer JournalsLessons2and3 Politicalcartoons(seelinksabove) ExamplesofsatireforStationsactivity:
o Politicalcartoons(http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/politicalcartoons/ig/Political‐Cartoons/)o Comicstrips(Doonsberry)o FracturedFairyTalesbyThurber(www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI‐dauvBmYI)orJonScieska’schildren’sbookTheTrueStoryoftheThreeLittle
Pigso WeirdAlYankovich(seehttp://www.com‐www.com/weirdal/parodied.html)o LonelyIsland“YOLO”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Otla5157co TomLehrersongs:www.youtube.com/channel/HCpGEdvjfRSmg)orhttp://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+lehrer/biography.html.LyricstoNew
Math:http://www.lyricsty.com/tom‐lehrer‐new‐math‐lyrics.html
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o Parodypoems:http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/Parodyo Otherpossibleresources:http://www.zeroland.co.nz/literature_humor.htmlo TheOnion:Agoodexampleofreversal:http://www.theonion.com/articles/next‐weeks‐school‐shooting‐victims‐thank‐senate‐fo,32094/o “TheDailyShow”and“ColbertReport”
Muppetartparody:http://www.familygorilla.com/ss_parody_1.html(and,possibly,imagesoftheoriginalpaintingstheyarebasedon) SatireStationsChart(AppendixA) Chartpaper,tape,markers Projector,screen,laptop/computer,overheadLessons4,5,6,7and8 CoreText:TheNosebyNicholasGogol:http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36238/36238‐h/36238‐h.htm#Page_67 (ormorecomplextextat:
http://h42day.100megsfree5.com/texts/russia/gogol/nose.html) PowerPointpresentationonsomeofthehistoricalandculturalcontextofTheNose:
An introduction to: “The Nose”(a satire)
by Nikolai GogolSource of Cover Image: The Nose, by Nicolai Gogol; as retold for children by Catherine Cowan; paintings by Kevin Hawkes. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1994. Illustrated edition.
Materials: ExampleofAnnotatedTextofTheNose(AppendixB) AnnotatedTextofTheNoseTemplateforjournals(AppendixB)
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ExampleofaCompletedElementsofSatireJournal(AppendixC) ElementsofSatireJournaltemplate(AppendixC)Lessons9and10CoreText:TheDamnedHumanRacebyMarkTwain‐‐excerptforprompt(AppendixD),wholetextorforreferenceSupplementalTexts: TheCaseforEatingDogsinEatingAnimalsbyJonathanSafranFoer(AppendixH) SpringbyWilliamShakespeare(AppendixH) PoemsbyOgdenNash(oneisincludedinAppendixH) RulesbywhichaGreatEmpiremaybereducedtoaSmallOnebyBenjaminFranklin
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/makingrev/crisis/text9/franklingreatempire.pdf ConfessionsofaHumoristbyO.Henry:http://www.online‐literature.com/yeats/1009/Materials: CopiesofOpenResponsePrompt,Excerpt,andOpenResponseRubric(AppendixD) HandoutofVocabularyforMarkTwain’sTheDamnedHumanRace(AppendixE) OpenResponseStrategieshandout(AppendixF)Lesson11CoreText: RevolutionaryNewInsolesCombineFiveFormsofPseudosciencearticle:http://www.theonion.com/articles/revolutionary‐new‐insoles‐combine‐five‐
forms‐of‐ps,759/Materials: OpenResponsePrompt,Excerpt,andRubric(AppendixD) TargetedAcademicLanguagehandout(AppendixI)
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Lessons12‐25 CEPATeacherInstructions CEPAStudentInstructions CEPARubricand/orPSAScoringRubric(AppendixL) LinkstoYouTubevideosofsampletraditionalandsatiricalPSAs:Forexample,twosatiricalPSA's.
o ThefirststarsWillFerrell,JonHamm,andotherprofessionalactorsinaparodyPSAindefenseofbiginsurancecompanies:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMSREuwTMY;thesecondisahomemadevideothatuseshyperboleandgrossouthumortoaddresstheunhealthyeatinghabitsofmanyAmericans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2mEXYpOQr8.
o Fornon‐satirical/traditionalPSA's,seeexamplesfromNBC's"TheMoreYouKnow"campaign,suchas:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNnxDbLoZog(BillCosbyfrom1990,encouragingpeopletobecometeachers)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpOcerNyc‐A(JohnLaroquette,onalcoholism).
StatementofPurposehandout(AppendixI) Alternate/optionalPSARubric(AppendixJ)
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Appendices
A. SatireStationsChart(Lessons2and3) 46
B. ExampleofAnnotatedTextofTheNoseand
AnnotatedTextofTheNoseJournalTemplate(startingLesson4) 47
C. ExampleofaCompletedElementsofSatireJournaland
ElementsofSatireJournalTemplate(Lesson6+) 49
D. OpenResponsePrompt,ExcerptfromTheDamnedHumanRace,and
Rubric(Lessons9,10and11) 54
E. VocabularyforMarkTwain’sTheDamnedHumanRace(Lessons9and10) 57
F. OpenResponseStrategiesDirections(Lessons9and10) 58
G. SupplementalTexts(Lessons9and10) 59
H. TargetAcademicLanguage(Lesson11) 65
I. StatementofPurposeforPSA(Lessons13and14+) 66
J. OptionalRubric/ScoringGuidefortheCEPAPSA(Lessons21to24/25) 68
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AppendixA:SatireStationsChart(Lessons2and3)NAME___________________________ DATE______________
StationNumber
DescribetheSatiricalExample
TypeofSatire
Whyisitfunny?
WhatistheMessage?
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AppendixB:ExampleofAnnotatedTextofTheNose(Lesson4)Onelinesummary: AbarberwakesuptofindastrangethinginhisbreakfastrollHistoricalcontextnotes: A“hotrollandanonion”waspresumablyacommonRussianbreakfastinthe1800’s St.Petersburg=secondbiggestcityinRussia Russiannamesarelongandhardtopronounce
Keyvocabularynote Whatisa“kopek”?
Questionyoumightasktheauthor Anose?Likearealhumannose?Whatthe…?What’sgoingonhere?Whywouldtherebeanoseinthisguy’sroll?
Useofhumor [Markanexttoanylineyoufindevenslightlyhumorous]
CharactersandTraits BarberIvanYakovlevitch>>confused PrascoviaOsipovna>>notimpressedwithhusband
Whatmightitmean?Whatisbeingsatirized?
Ican’ttellyetwhatitmightmean.
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AnnotatedTextofTheNoseJournalTemplate(Lessons4‐10)Onelinesummary: Historicalcontextnotes:
Keyvocabularynote
Questionyoumightasktheauthor
Useofhumor
Charactersandtraits ______________________>>_________________________ ______________________>>_________________________
Whatmightitmean?Whatisbeingsatirized
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AppendixC:ExampleofaCompletedElementsofSatireJournal(Lesson6)
Element1:Parody
Quote(withpagenumber) ResponseWhetherIcamehomedrunklastnightornot,Ireallydon'tknow.(69)
Mostofusatleastknowwhetherornotweweredrunkonagivennight!Kovalevhasasimilarcommentlateron,havingtopinchhimselftoascertainwhetherornothewasdrunk.Perhapsaparodyoftheubiquityofalcoholin19thcenturyRussianculture?
[Thenose]…woreagold‐embroidereduniformwithastiff,highcollar,trousersofchamoisleather,andaswordhungatitsside.Thehat,adornedwithaplume,showedthatitheldtherankofastate‐councilor.(76)
WeknowthatKovalevwasunsatisfiedwithcurrentrank,andtoseehisownnoserisehigherinrankthanhehaswithoutexplanationparodiesRussianobsessionwithrankaswellasKovalev'sinabilitytoriseupinsocietyandlackofreason/explanation/qualificationsforwhatconstitutesriseinrank.
ItistruethatIacceptfees,butthatisonlynottohurtmypatients'feelingsbyrefusingthem.(97)
Sureyoudo....andIwouldstillbeateacherevenifIgotpaidnosalaryatall!Parodiesthosewhopretendtogreatercharity.
Acertainspeculatorwithagrave,whiskeredface,whosoldcakesatatheatredoor,hadsomestrongwoodenbenchesmadewhichheplacedbeforethewindowofthestores,andobliginglyinvitedthepublictostandonthemandlookin,atthemodestchargeoftwenty‐fourkopecks.(101)
Parodiesthecultureofgossipandvoyeurism(?)/schaudenfreude(?)ingeneralpublic'sreactiontoscandalousstories,aswellastheirgullibilityandtheirexploitabilitybycon‐men.
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Element2:Incongruity
Quote(withpagenumber) Response
IvanJakovlevitchwasagreatcynic,andwhenKovaloff,thememberoftheMunicipalCommittee,saidtohim,aswashiscustomwhilebeingshaved,“Yourhandsalwayssmell,IvanJakovlevitch!”thelatteranswered,“Whatdotheysmellof?”(71)
Whatkindof“custom”dictatestellingyourbarberhishandssmell? Andhowdoesbarber'sresponseillustratehowmuchofa“cynic”hewas?
Iftherewereonlysomethingthereinsteadofthenose…(76)
Sure,likeifhehadwokenupwithanotherrandomthinginplaceofhisnose,itwouldhavebeennobigdeal!
Acarriagedrewupattheentrance;thecarriagedoorwasopened,andagentlemaninuniformcameoutandhurriedupthesteps.HowgreatwasKovaloff'sterrorandastonishmentwhenhesawthatitwashisownnose!(76)
Perhapsthegreatestandmostamusingsceneofincongruityinthestory,whenKovalev'snosehastakenonalifeofitsownandissteppingoutofacarriagelikeagentleman.
“HowcanIgetatit?”thoughtKovaloff.“Everything—theuniform,thehat,andsoon—showthatitisastate‐councillor…Honourablesir,”saidKovaloffatlast,pluckingupcourage,“honourablesir.”“Whatdoyouwant?”askedthenose,andturnedround...“Pardonme,Idonotunderstandwhatyouaretalkingabout.Explainyourselfmoredistinctly.”(77)
WholeconversationbetweenKovalevandhisownnosehereisamusing.Kovalev'snervousnesstoaddressapartofhimselfsimplybecauseithasassumedahigherrankiscommentonKovalev'sweaknessesandaswellasimposedsocialhierarchybasedonrank.Nose'sdisgustandcondescensionisequallyamusing.
ThenoselookedattheMajorandwrinkleditsforehead.(78)
VisualincongruityintheNosetakingonitsownhumanattributesishumorous.Illustratingthisscenewouldbeafunactivitytohighlightthisincongruity.
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Element3:Reversal
Quote(withpagenumber) Response
Willyounottryapinchofsnuff?Itclearsthehead,banishesdepression,andisagoodpreventiveagainst[hemorrhoids]...Idon'tunderstandwhatyoufindtojokeaboutinthematter…(88)
Newspapermanobliviouslyofferssnufftoamanwithnonose.
Again,yousaysomethingaboutanose.IfyouintendtoimplybythatthatIwishedtosnubyou,i.e.tomeetyouwitharefusal,Iamveryastonishedbecause,asyouwellknow,Iwasquiteoftheoppositemind.Ifafterthisyouwishtoaskformydaughter'shand,Ishouldbegladtogratifyyou,forsuchhasalsobeentheobjectofmymostferventdesire…(99)
MadamePodtochinamisunderstandsandmisinterpretsKovalev'sletter.Kovalevintendedtoinsulther,accuseherofcrime,andinsisthewouldnevermarryherdaughter,yetshetakesitasaprofessionofhisdesiretodotheoppositeandwritesbackinagreementofherdaughter'sbetrothal.
Nottospeakofthestrangedisappearanceofthenose,anditsappearanceindifferentplacesunderthedisguiseofacouncilorofstate,howwasitthatKovaloffdidnotunderstandthatonecannotdecentlyadvertiseforalostnose?(106)
WhywouldIleavethatoutofthequestion??That'sthemainimprobabilityhere,isn'tit?!
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Element4:Exaggeration
Quote(withpagenumber) Response
…hehasonlyjustgoneout;ifyouhadbeenamomentearlieryouwouldperhapshavecaughthim.(81)
InlightofKovalev'smisfortuneandbadluck,hiscontinuedfailuresto“catchabreak”aregettingabsurd.Remindsmeofother,morecontemporaryexamplesofthelovableorpathetic“loser”character,likeGeorgeCostanzaonSeinfeld.
No,Icannotinsertanadvertisementlikethat…Becauseitmightcompromisethepaper. (85‐86)
Ditto.
Sosaying,helefttheadvertisementofficeinastateofprofoundirritation,andwenttothecommissaryofpolice.Hearrivedjustasthisdignitarywasrecliningonhiscouch…Itmightbeexpected,therefore,thatthecommittee‐man'svisitwouldbequiteinopportune.(88)
Ditto.Farcicalpilingupoffailurestoreceivehelporrecognition.Addinginsulttoinjury.
No,itcannotbedone.Ratherremainasyouare,lestsomethingworsehappen.Certainlyonecouldreplaceitatonce,butIassureyoutheremedywouldbeworsethanthedisease.(96)
Ditto.Kovalev'sfailuresnowinclude: failuretospeakconfidentlyandclearlytohisownnose failuretogettothePoliceCommissioner'sofficeintime failuretoplaceanewspaperadvertisementforhismissingnose failuretoprocuretheassistanceofthepoliceinspector,who'snappingafterlunch failuretotrackdownhisownnose(gaveuplooking) failuretogetthedoctortoreattachthenose failuretocommunicatehisintentstoMadamePodtochinainhisletter
Butthemostincomprehensiblethingofallis,howauthorscanchoosesuchsubjectsfortheirstories.Thatreallysurpassesmyunderstanding.(106)
Contradictsabovestatementsandself‐criticizesthepointlessnessofhisownnarrativechoices.
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ElementsofSatireJournalTemplate(Lessons6‐10)Quote(withPageNumber) ElementandResponse
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AppendixD:OpenResponsePrompt,TextExcerptandRubric(Lessons9,10and11)
Prompt/directions:ExplainhowMarkTwainusesatleastoneelementofsatireinthefollowingexcerpttomakeaseriouspointaboutthehumanrace.Userelevantandspecificinformationfromtheexcerpttosupportyourresponse.Excerpt:ThefollowingisapassagefromTheDamnedHumanRacebyMarkTwain.
Ihavebeenstudyingthetraitsanddispositionsofthe"loweranimals"(so‐called),andcontrastingthemwiththetraitsanddispositionsofman.Ifindtheresulthumiliatingtome.ForitobligesmetorenouncemyallegiancetotheDarwiniantheoryoftheAscentofManfromtheLowerAnimals;sinceitnowseemsplaintomethatthetheoryoughttobevacatedinfavorofanewandtruerone,thisnewandtrueronetobenamedtheDescentofManfromtheHigherAnimals.InproceedingtowardthisunpleasantconclusionIhavenotguessedorspeculatedorconjectured,buthaveusedwhatiscommonlycalledthescientificmethod.Thatistosay,Ihavesubjectedeverypostulatethatpresenteditselftothecrucialtestofactualexperiment,andhaveadopteditorrejecteditaccordingtotheresult.ThusIverifiedandestablishedeachstepofmycourseinitsturnbeforeadvancingtothenext.TheseexperimentsweremadepainstakinglyintheLondonZoologicalGardens,andcoveredmanymonthsofpainstakingandfatiguingwork.Beforeparticularizinganyoftheexperiments,Iwishtostateoneortwothingswhichseemtomoreproperlybelonginthisplacethanfurtheralong.Thisintheinterestofclearness.Themassedexperimentsestablishedtomysatisfactioncertaingeneralizations,towit:1. Thatthehumanraceisofonedistinctspecies.Itexhibitsslightvariations‐‐incolor,stature,mentalcaliber,andsoon‐‐dueto
climate,environment,andsoforth;butitisaspeciesbyitself,andnottobeconfoundedwithanyother.2. Thatthequadrupedsareadistinctfamily,also.Thisfamilyexhibitsvariations‐‐incolor,size,foodpreferencesandsoon;butitisa
familybyitself.
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3. Thattheotherfamilies‐‐thebirds,thefishes,theinsects,thereptiles,etc.‐‐aremoreorlessdistinct,also.Theyareintheprocession.Theyarelinksinthechainwhichstretchesdownfromthehigheranimalstomanatthebottom.
Someofmyexperimentswerequitecurious.InthecourseofmyreadingIhadcomeacrossacasewhere,manyyearsago,somehuntersonourGreatPlainsorganizedabuffalohuntfortheentertainmentofanEnglishearl‐‐that,andtoprovidesomefreshmeatforhislarder.Theyhadcharmingsport.Theykilledseventy‐twoofthosegreatanimals;andatepartofoneofthemandlefttheseventy‐onetorot.Inordertodeterminethedifferencebetweenananacondaandanearl—ifany—Icausedsevenyoungcalvestobeturnedintotheanaconda'scage.Thegratefulreptileimmediatelycrushedoneofthemandswallowedit,thenlaybacksatisfied.Itshowednofurtherinterestinthecalves,andnodispositiontoharmthem.Itriedthisexperimentwithotheranacondas;alwayswiththesameresult.Thefactstoodproventhatthedifferencebetweenanearlandananacondaisthattheearliscruelandtheanacondaisn't;andthattheearlwantonlydestroyswhathehasnousefor,buttheanacondadoesn't.Thisseemedtosuggestthattheanacondawasnotdescendedfromtheearl.Italsoseemedtosuggestthattheearlwasdescendedfromtheanaconda,andhadlostagreatdealinthetranslation.
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OpenResponseRubric(Lessons9,10and11)Score Description
4 Responseisacomplete,clear,andaccurateexplanationofTwain’suseofparodytosatirizethehumanrace.Relevantandspecifictextualevidence,presentedthroughdirectquotation,paraphrase,oracombinationofbothmethods,isincludedintheresponse.
3 Responseisafairlycomplete,clear,andaccurateexplanationofTwain’suseofparodytosatirizethehumanrace.Relevantbutoftengeneraltextualevidence,presentedthroughdirectquotation,paraphrase,oracombinationofbothmethods,isincludedintheresponse.
2 Responseisapartial,possiblyunclear,explanationofTwain’suseofparodytosatirizethehumanraceandmayoffereitheramixofaccurateandinaccurateevidenceorsimplyapieceortwoofaccurateevidencebyitself.Somerelevantbutgeneralandvaguetextualevidence,presentedthroughdirectquotationorparaphrase,isincludedintheresponse.
1 Exhibitingvaryingdegreesofclarity,theresponseislargelyinaccurate,maycontainageneralstatementaboutparody,orafewsnippetsofdetail.Little,ifany,relevanttextualevidence(presentedeitherthroughdirectquotationorparaphrase)isincludedintheresponse.
0 Responseisincorrect,irrelevant,orcontainsinsufficientevidencetoshowanyunderstandingofhowthespeakerbuildstotheconcludinglineofthepoem.
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AppendixE:VocabularyforTheDamnedHumanRacebyMarkTwain(Lessons9and10)
Dispositions‐‐aninclinationortendencytoactinaparticularwayObliges‐‐tocausesomebodytofeelindebtedbydoingsomethingforthatpersonRenounce‐‐togiveupformallyaclaim,title,position,orrightAllegiance‐‐asubject'sorcitizen'sloyaltytoarulerorstate,orthedutyofobedienceandloyaltyowedbyasubjectorcitizenDarwiniantheory‐‐relatingtothe19th‐centuryBritishnaturalistCharlesDarwinorhistheoryofevolution;thetheoreticalprocessbywhichallspeciesdevelopfromearlierformsoflife.Speculated‐‐toformaconjectureonthebasisofincompletefactsorinformationConjectured‐‐theformationofjudgmentsoropinionsonthebasisofincompleteorinconclusiveinformationParticularizing‐‐togointodetailaboutsomethingCaliber‐‐somebody'sability,intelligence,orcharacterAnaconda‐‐alargesnakenativetoSouthAmericathatkillsitspreybyconstrictingit(squeezing)ittodeath
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AppendixF:OpenResponseStrategiesDirections(Lessons9and10)1. Readtheprompt.
Understandthetask(s.)Listthe“task”oractionwordsfromtheOpenResponseRubricandtellwhatmustbeincludedoraddressedinordertocorrectlyanswerthequestion.Forexample:ifthetaskaskstodescribe,andthepassagewasadescriptionofascene,suchasfromtheopeningofOfMiceandMen,thewriter'staskwouldbetoincludeimageryinordertocorrectlyanswerthequestion.
2. Read,thenre‐readtheselection.
Annotate. Infermeaningofunknownwords/terms. Noteevidencefromtext
3. Answertheprompt. Quotes Paraphrase
4. Providespecificevidence.
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AppendixG:SupplementalTexts(Lessons9and10)ACaseforEatingDogsbyJonathanSafranFoer
ChapterfromEatingAnimalsDespitethefactthatit'sperfectlylegalinforty‐fourstates,eating"man'sbestfriend"isastabooasamaneatinghisbestfriend.Eventhemostenthusiasticcarnivoreswon'teatdogs.TVguyandsometimescookerGordonRamsaycangetprettymachowithbabyanimalswhendoingpublicityforsomethinghe'sselling,butyou'llneverseeapuppypeekingoutofoneofhispots.Andthoughheoncesaidhe'delectrocutehischildreniftheybecamevegetarian,Iwonderwhathisresponsewouldbeiftheypoachedthefamilypooch.
Dogsarewonderful,andinmanywaysunique.Buttheyareremarkablyunremarkableintheirintellectualandexperientialcapacities.Pigsareeverybitasintelligentandfeeling,byanysensibledefinitionofthewords.Theycan'thopintothebackofaVolvo,buttheycanfetch,runandplay,bemischievous,andreciprocateaffection.Sowhydon'ttheygettocurlupbythefire?Whycan'ttheyatleastbesparedbeingtossedonthefire?
Ourtabooagainstdogeatingsayssomethingaboutdogsandagreatdealaboutus.
TheFrench,wholovetheirdogs,sometimeseattheirhorses.
TheSpanish,wholovetheirhorses,sometimeseattheircows.
TheIndians,wholovetheircows,sometimeseattheirdogs.
Whilewritteninamuchdifferentcontext,GeorgeOrwell'swords(fromAnimalFarm)applyhere:"Allanimalsareequal,butsomeanimalsaremoreequalthanothers."Theprotectiveemphasisisnotalawofnature;itcomesfromthestorieswetellaboutnature.
Sowho'sright?Whatmightbethereasonstoexcludecaninefromthemenu?Theselectivecarnivoresuggests:
Don'teatcompanionanimals.Butdogsaren'tkeptascompanionsinalloftheplacestheyareeaten.Andwhataboutourpetlessneighbors?Wouldwehaveanyrighttoobjectiftheyhaddogfordinner?
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OK,then:
Don'teatanimalswithsignificantmentalcapacities.Ifby"significantmentalcapacities"wemeanwhatadoghas,thengoodforthedog.Butsuchadefinitionwouldalsoincludethepig,cow,chicken,andmanyspeciesofseaanimals.Anditwouldexcludeseverelyimpairedhumans.
Then:
It'sforgoodreasonthattheeternaltaboos—don'tfiddlewithyourshit,kissyoursister,oreatyourcompanions—aretaboo.Evolutionarilyspeaking,thosethingsarebadforus.Butdogeatinghasn'tbeenandisn'tatabooinmanyplaces,anditisn'tinanywaybadforus.Properlycooked,dogmeatposesnogreaterhealthrisksthananyothermeat,nordoessuchanutritiousmealfostermuchobjectionfromthephysicalcomponentofourselfishgenes.
Anddogeatinghasaproudpedigree.Fourth‐centurytombscontaindepictionsofdogsbeingslaughteredalongwithotherfoodanimals.Itwasafundamentalenoughhabittohaveinformedlanguageitself:theSino‐Koreancharacterfor"fairandproper"(yeon)literallytranslatesinto"ascookeddogmeatisdelicious."
Hippocratespraiseddogmeatasasourceofstrength.TheRomansate"sucklingpuppy,"DakotaIndiansenjoyeddogliver,andnotsolongagoHawaiiansatedogbrainsandblood.TheMexicanhairlessdogwastheprincipalfoodspeciesoftheAztecs.CaptainCookatedog.RoaldAmundsenfamouslyatehissleddogs.(Granted,hewasreallyhungry.)
AnddogsarestilleatentoovercomebadluckinthePhilippines;asmedicineinChinaandKorea;toenhancelibidoinNigeria;andinnumerousplaces,oneverycontinent,becausetheytastegood.Forcenturies,theChinesehaveraisedspecialbreedsofdogs,liketheblack‐tonguedchow,forchow,andmanyEuropeancountriesstillhavelawsonthebooksregardingpostmortemexaminationofdogsintendedforhumanconsumption.
Ofcourse,somethinghavingbeendonejustabouteverywherejustaboutalwaysisnokindofjustificationfordoingitnow.Butunlikeallfarmedmeat,whichrequiresthecreationandmaintenanceofanimals,dogsarepracticallybeggingtobeeaten.Threetofourmilliondogsandcatsareeuthanizedannually.Thisamountstomillionsofpoundsofmeatnowbeingthrownawayeveryyear.Thesimpledisposaloftheseeuthanizeddogsisanenormousecologicalandeconomicproblem.Itwouldbedementedtoyankpetsfromhomes.Buteatingthosestrays,thoserunaways,thosenot‐quite‐cute‐enough‐to‐takeandnot‐quite‐well‐behaved‐enough‐to‐keepdogswouldbekillingaflockofbirdswithonestoneandeatingit,too.
Inasenseit'swhatwe'redoingalready.Rendering—theconversionofanimalproteinunfitforhumanconsumptionintofoodforlivestockandpets—allowsprocessingplantstotransformuselessdeaddogsintoproductivemembersofthefoodchain.InAmerica,millionsofdogsandcatseuthanizedinanimalshelterseveryyearbecomethefoodforourfood.(Almosttwiceasmanydogsandcatsareeuthanizedasareadopted.)So
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let'sjusteliminatethisinefficientandbizarremiddlestep.
Thisneednotchallengeourcivility.Wewon'tmakethemsufferanymorethannecessary.Whileit'swidelybelievedthatadrenalinemakesdogmeattastebetter—hencethetraditionalmethodsofslaughter:hanging,boilingalive,beatingtodeath—wecanallagreethatifwe'regoingtoeatthem,weshouldkillthemquicklyandpainlessly,right?Forexample,thetraditionalHawaiianmeansofholdingthedog'snoseshut—inordertoconserveblood—mustberegarded(sociallyifnotlegally)asano‐no.PerhapswecouldincludedogsundertheHumaneMethodsofSlaughterAct.Thatdoesn'tsayanythingabouthowthey'retreatedduringtheirlives,andisn'tsubjecttoanymeaningfuloversightorenforcement,butsurelywecanrelyontheindustryto"self‐regulate,"aswedowithothereatenanimals.
Fewpeoplesufficientlyappreciatethecolossaltaskoffeedingaworldofbillionsofomnivoreswhodemandmeatwiththeirpotatoes.Theinefficientuseofdogs—convenientlyalreadyinareasofhighhumanpopulation(takenote,local‐foodadvocates)—shouldmakeanygoodecologistblush.Onecouldarguethatvarious"humane"groupsaretheworsthypocrites,spendingenormousamountsofmoneyandenergyinafutileattempttoreducethenumberofunwanteddogswhileattheverysametimepropagatingtheirresponsibleno‐dog‐for‐dinnertaboo.Ifweletdogsbedogs,andbreedwithoutinterference,wewouldcreateasustainable,localmeatsupplywithlowenergyinputsthatwouldputeventhemostefficientgrass‐basedfarmingtoshame.Fortheecologicallymindedit'stimetoadmitthatdogisrealisticfoodforrealisticenvironmentalists.
Can'twegetoveroursentimentality?Dogsareplentiful,goodforyou,easytocook,andtasty,andeatingthemisvastlymorereasonablethangoingthroughallthetroubleofprocessingthemintoproteinbitstobecomethefoodfortheotherspeciesthatbecomeourfood.
Forthosealreadyconvinced,here'saclassicFilipinorecipe.Ihaven'ttrieditmyself,butsometimesyoucanreadarecipeandjustknow.StewedDog,WeddingStyleFirst,killamedium‐sizeddog,thenburnoffthefuroverahotfire.Carefullyremovetheskinwhilestillwarmandsetasideforlater(maybeusedinotherrecipes).Cutmeatinto1"cubes.Marinatemeatinmixtureofvinegar,peppercorn,salt,andgarlicfor2hours.Frymeatinoilusingalargewokoveranopenfire,thenaddonionsandchoppedpineappleandsauteuntiltender.Pourintomatosauceandboilingwater,addgreenpepper,bayleaf,andTabasco.Coverandsimmeroverwarmcoalsuntilmeatistender.Blendinpureeofdog'sliverandcookforadditional5‐7minutes.
Asimpletrickfromthebackyardastronomer:ifyouarehavingtroubleseeingsomething,lookslightlyawayfromit.Themostlight‐sensitivepartsofoureyes(thoseweneedtoseedimobjects)areontheedgesoftheregionwenormallyuseforfocusing.Eatinganimalshasaninvisiblequality.Thinkingaboutdogs,andtheirrelationshiptotheanimalsweeat,isonewayoflookingaskanceandmakingsomethinginvisiblevisible.
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FromEatingAnimalsbyJonathanSafranFoer.PublishedbyLittle,BrownandCompany.Usedwithpermissionofthepublisher.Allrightsreserved.MoreaboutJonathonSafranFoerandEatingAnimalsNoteabouttheAuthor:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114298495#114318331.Thefollowinginformationcomesfromthislink(NPR,AllThingsConsidered).ThisbackgroundinformationmayhelpteachersandstudentsapproachthistextwithabetterframeworkfortheseriousmessageinFoer'ssatiricalpiece.Useatteacherdiscretion.
HowdidJonathanSafranFoerbecomeavegetarianactivist?
Foer,bestknownforthenovelsEverythingIsIlluminatedandExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,writesinhisnewbook,EatingAnimals,thathestruggledwithambivalenceovereatingmeatformostofhislife,butnevercommitteduntilheadoptedhisdog,George.
"Shechangedthingsforme,"FoertellsGuyRaz."ThisdogopenedupthewaythatIthoughtaboutanimals."
Foerarguesthatthere'snodifferencebetweenthevalueofthelivesofpetsandthelivesoftheanimalsthatweeateveryday.
"Ifournext‐doorneighborkeptadogintheconditionsthatwellmorethan90percentofpigsarekeptin,wewouldcallthepolice.Wewouldn'tjustbeoffended.Wewouldn'tjustthinkitwaswrong.Wewouldbecompelledtotakeaction,"Foersays.
ButEatingAnimalsisn'tjustananti‐meatscreed,oranimpassionedcaseforvegetarianism.Instead,Foertellsastorythatispartmemoirandpartinvestigativereport.Andit'sabookthattakesAmerica'smeat‐dominateddiettotask.
Foersayshisproblemwithmeatisn'tthatsomepeoplemakethedecisiontoeatit;instead,it'sthatpeopledon'tthinkaboutthedecision.Andthat,heargues,isjusthowtheAmericanfactoryfarmsystemwantsit:"Whatdoesitsaythatthere'sanentireindustry...thatasksustogivethemmoney,asksustoingestinourbodiesandtofeedtoourchildrenaproductwhoseproductiontheywon'tletussee?"
Foersaysoverconsumptionofmeat—andthefactorysystemthatproducesit—causemultiplehealthproblemsandcontributehugelytoglobalwarmingandotherenvironmentaldisasters.Thesefactorsmakethepurchaseofacheapbreastofchickenmuchmoreexpensivethanitmightinitiallyseem.
"Morethananything,Iwantpeopletocomeawaywiththeideathatmeatmatters,"Foersays."Iamnotaskingotherpeopletocometotheseconclusions.Iamaskingpeopletoseesomethingthattheyalreadyknow,whichisthatwhatwechoosetoeatwhenorderingatarestaurant,whatwechoosetobuyatasupermarket,isfranklyoneofthemostimportantdecisionswe'llmakeallday.
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SpringbyWilliamShakespeare
Whendaisiespied,andvioletsblue,Andlady‐smocksallsilver‐white,Andcuckoo‐budsofyellowhue
Dopaintthemeadowswithdelight,Thecuckoothen,oneverytree,
Mocksmarriedmen,forthussingshe:'Cuckoo!
Cuckoo,cuckoo!'Owordoffear,Unpleasingtoamarriedear.
Whenshepherdspipeonoatenstraws,Andmerrylarksareploughmen'sclocks,Whenturtlestread,androoks,anddaws,Andmaidensbleachtheirsummersmocks,
Thecuckoothen,oneverytree,Mocksmarriedmen,forthussingshe:
'Cuckoo!Cuckoo,cuckoo!'Owordoffear,Unpleasingtoamarriedear.
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PoetrybyOgdenNash(http://www.westegg.com/nash/)
TheAnt
TheanthasmadehimselfillustriousThroughconstantindustryindustrious.
Sowhat?WouldyoubecalmandplacidIfyouwerefullofformicacid?
Celery
Celery,rawDevelopsthejaw,Butcelery,stewed,
Ismorequietlychewed.
TheCowThecowisofthebovineilk;
Oneendismoo,theother,milk.
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AppendixH:TargetAcademicLanguage(Lesson11)For:RevolutionaryNewInsolesCombineFiveFormsofPseudosciencetosupporttheopenresponsetask.insoles
pseudoscience A“falsescience”;aclaim,belief,orpracticewhichispresentedasscientificbutdoesnotadheretoa
validscientificmethod,lackssupportingevidence,cannotbereliablytested,orotherwiselacksscientificstatus
biomagnetic Themagneticfieldproducedinlivingorganismsisometrically Havingequalmeasurementssemi‐plausible Halforsortofbelievable;notentirelylogicalorpossiblereflexology AnalternativemedicineinvolvingapplyingpressuretothehandsorfeetOccident TheWesternworld,incontrasttotheEasternworldortheOrient
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AppendixI:StatementofPurposeforPSA(Lessons13and14)Name(s)ofauthororauthors:___________________________________________________________________________________________My/Ourtopicis____________________________________________________________Thistopicisanimportantissuebecause_______________________________________________________________________________Thetargetaudiencewillbe_______________________________________________ThepurposeofthePSAistoconvincetheaudience:___________________________________________________________________Toeffectivelyconvincemyaudienceofmyposition,Iwilluseaminimumoftwoelementsofsatire,whichare:
1) ____________________________________________________________________________2) ____________________________________________________________________________
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StatementofPurpose,Continued:Planning Elements MessageConveyed DesiredEffectonAudience
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AppendixJ:PSAScoringGuide(Optional–useinsteadofCEPARubric)
Useofelementsofsatire:(25points) __________
Parody Reversal Incongruity Exaggeration
Message:(25points) __________ Createsawareness,clear,persuasive,compelling,promoteschange Adequatelyaddresseschosenissue
Content:(20points) __________ Important,supportivefacts,noopinion
Useofclasstime:(10points) __________ Focusedduringworktime Nodistractions
Presentation:(20points) __________ Script ToneandVoice Grammar
Total: _________