Born A Crime: Close Reading and Writing Activities
Joni Jameson and The Teacher's Backpack
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.3
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRL.9-10.5
Formats Included
- Word Document File
Pages
140 pages
Joni Jameson and The Teacher's Backpack
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Description
Digital Learning Friendly Activities
Easily uploaded to online learning platforms. Word doc. for easy editing.
Close reading and writing activities for Trevor Noah's Born a Crime. These activities provide the opportunity to take advantage of the popularity and appeal of Noah's story especially with the self-proclaimed "non-readers."
The activities provide opportunities for students to read closely and analyze the moves of a writer to write their own narratives.
Reproducibles Include:
Chapter by Chapter Reading Questions (content and language arts based)
Chapter by Chapter Vocabulary
10 Activities
2 Whole Text Assignments
9 Essay Prompts (based on AP Lang FRQs)
140 Pages
Total Pages
140 pages
Answer Key
Does not apply
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
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.9-10.3
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.
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.
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