HS ELA Guide

Unit 1

Analysis of Genre

Pacing

Key Language Uses

INFORM

9-10 weeks

Key Standards Strand 1: Analysis of Genre. Students will develop an understanding of the genre of classical, world, and indigenous myths, legends, and folklore. 1. Analyze the characteristics & purposes of different types of myths, legends, and folklore from a variety of cultures. 2. Evaluate the significance of recurring themes, motifs, structures, and patterns in myths, legends, and folklore. 3. Analyze the relevance and influence of myths, legends, and folklore on literature, art, and societal values within their respective cultures. 5. Cite relevant textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including analyzing where the text implies ambiguity. (RL & RI) 6.a When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine two or more themes and analyze their development, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence. (RL) 11. Analyze how an author’s geographic location, identity or background, culture, and time period a ff ect the perspective, point of view, purpose, and implicit/explicit messages of a collective body of work. (RL & RI) Writing 3: Write narrative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e ff ective technique, well-structured event sequences, well-chosen details, and provide a resolution with closure. ELA Connecting Standards Reading:

Essential Questions ​ What can we learn from myths, legends, and folklore across a variety of cultures? End of Unit Writing Competency Example

Students read a set of myths from a variety of cultures that all have a similar purpose or theme (i.e., creation myths) and participate in a discussion of the characteristics seen in these myths and their relevance of the cultures and societal values. Scaffolding in Action Skill Building

●​ Taking Student Memoir to Cultural, Creative, and Courageous Heights - this blog post has several ideas for connecting student memoirs to mythology ●​ Making Connections to Myth and Folktale: The Many Ways to

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Last Updated

High School ELA, Page 145

Jun 2, 2025