| Q3 / W1 |
Introduction to Social Movements |
define what a social movement is and explain how ideas spread through texts, speeches, and actions. |
| Q3 / W2 |
Revolutionary Ideas – Common Sense |
analyze how persuasive language challenges authority and unites people around shared beliefs. |
| Q3 / W3 |
Founding Arguments – The Federalist Papers |
analyze claims, evidence, and reasoning to explain how writers influence public opinion. |
| Q3 / W4 |
Civil Disobedience – Thoreau |
explain the conflict between individual conscience and government authority using philosophical ideas. |
| Q3 / W5 |
Transcendentalism – Emerson & Whitman |
analyze voice and imagery to explain how literature promotes identity, independence, and democracy. |
| Q3 / W6 |
Abolitionism – Uncle Tom’s Cabin |
explain how storytelling can influence emotions, beliefs, and social change. |
| Q3 / W7 |
Native American Resistance – Black Elk Speaks |
analyze oral history as resistance and explain whose voices are centered or silenced. |
| Q3 / W8 |
The Progressive Era – Mark Twain |
analyze satire and irony as tools for exposing injustice. |
| Q3 / W9 |
Muckraking Journalism – The Jungle |
analyze informational texts to explain how exposing injustice can lead to reform. |
| Q3 / W10 |
Labor & Immigration Movements |
analyze how inequality leads to collective action and compare perspectives within movements. |
| Q3 / W11 |
The Lost Generation |
analyze how historical events influence tone, theme, and identity in literature. |