Famous Author Study #1: Langston Hughes
Item
-
Type
-
ELA and Social Studies Unit
-
Description
-
An ELA and social studies unit for 7th grade that uses Langston Hughes' work and life as a way to explore how and why authors write how they do.
Specifically, students will be able to:
- determine an author's purpose in writing.
- determine central idea(s) for non-fiction text,
- determine theme(s) for fictional text,
- cite evidence to support the central idea or theme,
- summarize texts succinctly,
- analyze how parts of a text interact, and
- begin to determine how poetic devices, form, and structure add to the meaning of a poem.
Note: ELA standards are included below and in the packet. Social studies standards only included below.
-
Language
-
English
-
Content Standards
-
7 – H1.2.2 Read and comprehend a historical passage to identify basic factual knowledge and the literal meaning by indicating who was involved, what happened, where it happened, what events led to the development, and what consequences or outcomes followed.
-
7 – H1.2.3 Identify the point of view (perspective of the author) and context when reading and discussing primary and secondary sources.
-
ELA.RI.7.1: CITE several pieces of textual EVIDENCE to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
-
ELA.RI.7.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
-
ELA.RI.7.3: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.
-
ELA.RI.7.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
-
ELA.RL.7.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
-
ELA.RL.7.2: Determine a theme in a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
-
ELA.RL.7.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story interact.
-
ELA.RL.4: Determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative meaning; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem.
-
ELA.RL.5.: Analyze how a poem's form or structure contributes to its meaning.
