Anzia Yezierska's "America and I" Jigsaw
Secondary English with Ms K
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Grade Levels
10th - 12th
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CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRL.9-10.5
CCSSRL.11-12.1
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Secondary English with Ms K
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This is a two-day activity for Anzia Yezierska's semi-autobiographical narrative, "America and I" that details her journey integrating into American culture through experiencing several hardships and lifelong lessons along the way. Students will read the text with concentrated purpose on specific sections, then as experts, share their deeper insights in several small groups the following day.
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CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.2
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.
CCSSRL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSSRL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
CCSSRL.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
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