Digital Unit Plan Template Unit Title: Theme and The Old Man and The Sea Name: Daniella Miller Content Area: English Grade Level: 9 & 10
Digital Unit Plan Template Unit Title: Theme and The Old Man and The Sea Name: Daniella Miller Content Area: English Grade Level: 9 & 10
Digital Unit Plan Template Unit Title: Theme and The Old Man and The Sea Name: Daniella Miller Content Area: English Grade Level: 9 & 10
Unit Title: Theme and The Old Man and the Sea Name: Daniella Miller
Content Area: English Grade Level: 9 & 10
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development
over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined
by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Big Ideas/Unit Goals:
Why is theme important in literature?
Are there universal themes in literature that concern all cultures and societies?
Choosing a theme from the novel, how does this theme relate to society today?
Unit Summary:
By the end of this unit students will be able to identify, discuss, and interpret a
theme within a novel.
Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:
5 minute free-write Timeline Poster
Questioning Essay
Conferences
Quiz (2)
Unit Resources:
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
Poster
Lesson 2 Handout
Lesson 3 Handout
In Class Writing Exercise
Owl Purdue
Useful Websites:
https://youtu.be/p4qME64SkxM