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3 To check understanding, ask students to work individually to create their own original aphorisms.
4 Have volunteers share their original aphorisms with the class, explaining the opinion, perception, or general truth it expresses.
5 Then have students respond to the writing prompt independently.
6 Direct students’ attention to the Independent Reading Plan and the Independent Reading Link. Have them work in pairs or small groups to respond to the independent reading discussion questions.
TEACHER TO TEACHER
Consider setting up a class spreadsheet or online document where students can add their chosen independent reading titles along with short descriptions and reviews. This can help students locate new texts to read independently, as well as provide them with practice tracking sources for shared writing assignments.
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My Notes
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”—Henri Bergson
“Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.”—George Bernard Shaw
“Whilst part of what we perceive comes through our senses from the object before us, another part (and it may be the larger part) always comes out of our own mind.”—William James
“Language forces us to perceive the world as men present it to us.”—Julia Penelope
“If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.”—Ludwig Wittgenstein
Check Your Understanding
Create an original aphorism expressing your perception or a general truth about the world.
Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text
Choose an aphorism from the list, and write an interpretive response explaining the truth it conveys. Use appropriate prewriting strategies to structure your ideas. Be sure to:
• Provide a clear statement that expresses your interpretation.
• Provide examples and reflective commentary.
• Use effective transitions and maintain the flow of ideas.
Independent Reading Plan
Reading independently gives you a chance to expand your knowledge about topics that fascinate you while also reinforcing and deepening the learning you are doing in class. Each of the literary theories you will study in this course can help you analyze and understand your independent reading texts in new and enlightening ways.
Discuss your independent reading plan with a partner by responding to these questions:
• How do you go about choosing what to read independently? Where can you find advice on which books or articles to read?
• What genre of texts do you most enjoy reading outside of class?
• How can you make time in your schedule to read independently?
• How do you think literary theory might change your perspective of the texts you are reading independently?
• Look at the Independent Reading Link on this page and think about which text or author you plan on reading during the first half of Unit 1.
INDEPENDENT
READING LINK
Read and Respond
In this unit, you will study multiple perspectives. For independent reading, find
texts representing multiple perspectives from authors such as Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, Julia Alvarez, Robert Heinlein, and Jamaica Kincaid. Set up a place in your Reader/ Writer Notebook to record notes on how the perspectives in your reading are different from your own or from those you are studying in class.
ASSESS
As students discuss their responses to the Check Your Understanding, check that their aphorisms demonstrate an understanding of the concept of perception. Use the writing prompt as a benchmark
for students’ skill in addressing prompts, staying on topic, and providing a clear statement that expresses their perception.
ADAPT
If students need additional help with the writing prompt, have students work with a partner or small group to brainstorm ideas for responses. Have each partner or small group create
a list of ideas to use as they prepare to respond to the writing prompt individually. To extend learning about the concept of perception, you might have students listen to and discuss the Radiolab podcast episode “Why Isn’t the Sky Blue?” The podcast explores the ways in which language and perception are inextricably intertwined.
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