Unit 3: Loyalty and Betrayal

Time Frame:   9 Weeks

 

 

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Unit Description

In this thematic unit, the students will understand the connection between loyalty and betrayal.  Unit instruction will focus on literary analysis, which includes reading and responding to dramatic literature. Students will also recognize elements of tragedy and analyze connections between historical contexts and the works of Shakespeare. Writing instruction will focus on creative writing, along with expository and persuasive responses to literature. Vocabulary instruction will be based on contextual use of words.

 

Enduring Understandings

·        Flaws are part of the human condition.

·        Personal ambition can undermine the goals of a leader, as well as the progress of that society.

·        Heroes and heroines can be a reflection of human potential.

·        Heroes, heroines and leaders embody similar traits.

Essential Questions

·         What impact do flaws have on leadership?

·         How can personal flaws undermine or destroy the success of a leader?

·         How can the personal ambition of a leader interfere with his success?

·         Why do heroes and heroines personify the values of a culture?

·         Why is there a distinction between heroes?

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Assessments

·       Performance Task

·       Performance Task Worksheet