Aim: consider the role of social issues and their effect on various communities.
Aim: empathize with real people and fictional characters when appropriate.
Objective: Understand & comment on the use of literary devices used by authors.
Objective: express a creative response to literary texts.
Content
Students will read “The House On Mango Street” or Kiss The Dust both of which address social issues. Throughout the bimestre students will discuss the issues presented in the text and provide examples from their own personal experience and current events.
Students will also develop their creative writing skills that will enable them to respond to social issues through a variety of expressive forms.
Summative task
Creative Writing: 500 – 1000 words. Students will write a creative piece that reflects their understanding of a social issue that is depicted in the text.
