SHORT STORY: LATHER AND NOTHING ELSE UNIT

WITH HERNANDO TELLEZ'S "JUST LATHER, THAT'S ALL," CITING EVIDENCE AND ASSESSING IMAGERY DETAILS IS MADE EASY IN THIS 41 PAGE COMPREHENSIVE UNIT. Combined with the "48 Laws of Power," students will explore the character dynamics between the narrator and a rival military captain. Throughout this unit, students will engage in analysis of text and development of strong evidence to culminate in a Group Socratic Seminar. The unit includes scaffolded activities with vocabulary, prewriting, and a movie comparison that will help lower readers feel successful with the text.

Included in the unit is the full lined text that chronicles a man's journey as he decides whether he will murder his enemy or keep his identity. The story is complete with a surprise ending that will engage even the most reluctant reader.

The Group Socratic Seminar has students work in smaller groups to decide:

• Which law of power was the most dominant (influential/central) in “Lather and Nothing Else”?
  
•  Who has more power, Captain Torres or the barber?
  
• What moral does the reader learn from in the story?
  

To finalize the Group Socratic, students will work through the RACES strategy to determine which evidence best explained which “Law of Power” was the most dominant in “Lather and Nothing Else.”

Don't miss out on the opportunity to combine two powerful texts that are sure to be remembered by your students.

This unit includes:

-Common Core Alignment

-Specific and comprehensive teacher directions and suggestions

-Pre-reading writing to build background knowledge

-Two story trailer suggestions for students to predict

-"Vocabulary Metaphors Activity" to target complex language in the text

-The full text with bolded vocabulary and line numbers to reference evidence

-A movie comparison activity

-A test that reflects the rigor of standardized tests with rationale to teach students test-taking skills

-Electronic links to "The 48 Laws of Power"

-"Group Socratic Seminar" prep work with a "48 Laws of Power" graphic organizer that compares the "Laws of Power" and "Lather, and Nothing Else." Included with examples

-A "Group Socratic Seminar" with complete and specific plans

-RACES responses extension activity after the "Group Socratic Seminar."