Manteo High School: English Department: Common Goals

Unit Name: 2: Sacred Text and Epic Tales Indian Literature (c. 1400 B.C.-c. A.D. 500)

from the Translator’s Desk: Wendy Doniger  Talks About the Time Period  Introduces from the Rig Veda  Writing Workshop Professional Model: On Word Choice Grade Level: English II

Tests Used: Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces Penguin Edition Skills:  Writing About Literature: Analyze Literary Themes  Writing Workshop: Narration: Reflective Essay  Vocabulary Workshop: Recalling Information  Assessment Workshop: Critical Reading: Sequential Order  Communications Workshop: Interviewing Techniques  Suggestion for Further Reading

Vocabulary/literary Indus Valley Level 2 Elements (define, Aryans identify) Dravidians Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Sanskrit Sikh Vedic Hymn personification Indian epic Indian fable Epic hero Content (characters, From the RigVeda; basic plot, author The Upanishads: Teaching Philosophy; from the Mahabharata: Sibi; from the Bhagavad-Gita: The Yoga of Knowledge; from the Ramayana: Rama and Ravana in Battle; from the Panchatantra: Numskull and the Rabbit; The Tiger Who Would Be King; Dorling Kindersley Atlas.

Level 3 Themes/Big Idea Wisdom Literature

Level 4 Connections (to world, James Thurber’s other texts, self, “The Tiger Who inferences Would Be King”

Writing  Analyze Literary Themes  Narration: Reflective Essay  Daily edits Homework  Skills Workshops  Outside Novel Reading  Book Report NCSCS: . WL.1.01.3 Move effectively between past and present in a reminiscence . WL.1.02.5 Demonstrate an understanding of media’s impact on analyses and personal reflection . WL.1.03.5 Summarize key events and points from personal reflection . IR.2.01.7 Analyze influence, contexts, or biases in research texts . IR.2.03.1 Access cultural information from media sources . CT.4.03.2 Analyze how writers choose and incorporate significant, supporting , details . CT.4.05.4 Comprehend main idea and supporting details in critical text . CT.4.05.9 Analyze and evaluate the effects of craft and style in critical text

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