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On The Come Up - Unit Plan part 2


On the Come Up

Questions: 

  • Would there be a test or paper?

  • If there is a paper should it be on a topic they want or would I choose what the paper is on?

  • Would the length of the rap battle be that is appropriate for this group?

  • Is a Current event a good idea? If I do that, what are the guidelines for it? What should it be on?

Grade Level:

  • I think the grade level would be Sophomores. They are 16 which is the age the main character is. I think it will be easier to connect with the main character as well.  I think that older would be good as well but I don't want to go that high into Junior and seniors because that becomes too close to my age and that seems weird to me. Angie Thomas recommends the book for ages 13 and up. 

Goals:

  • 9.4.3.3 - Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme

  • 9.9.1.1 - Initiate and participate effectively In a range of collaborative discussions (one - on - one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, including those by and about Minnesota American Indians, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively 


Research:

Interview - Interview with Angie Thomas about the book with Vegas Film Critic and how she relates to, teen romance, Family dysfunctionality. 

CBS This Morning Interview - CBS This Morning interview with Gayle King and Angie Thomas

Discussion Guide - I found this on Angie Thomas’s website and its a Discussion Guide which talks about the main themes in the book

How to teach students to make a rap - This website shows how to teach someone how to make a rap. 

Rap Guidelines - This is a sort of guideline of how to rap and how you would grade it. It mentioned a persona that I had looked into with


My next step is to start using the Unit plan outline to organize everything. Make more sense of what is happening. I will also have a better idea after about if I need to add more or take away anything.


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