Feminism and Self-Respect in Sula

Lesson 2
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ELA

Unit 3

10th Grade

Lesson 2 of 21

Objective


Characterize Didion’s view of self-respect and analyze how Didion conveys this view. 

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How does Joan Didion develop her argument about self-respect?

Criteria for Success

  • Thesis: Responds to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation
  • Evidence: Includes multiple and varied evidence to support your line of reasoning
  • Commentary: Explains how your evidence supports your line of reasoning (reason or claim used to support a larger thesis)
  • Sophistication: Demonstrates sophistication of thought or develops a complex literary argument  

Sample Response

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Key Thinking


Annotation Focus

What words, lines, and phrases reveal Didion’s perspective on self-respect?

What is Didion doing with language in these words, lines, and phrases?

Scaffolding Questions

Zoom into the phrase “the conviction that lights would always turn green for me.” What does this mean? What does it show us about the speaker?

What did she really lose after not getting the Phi Beta Kappa experience?

What does Jordan Baker teach us about self respect?

Discourse Questions

How does Didion develop her view/argument on self-respect?

According to Didion, how should we act with others? How should we treat ourselves? Which of the two is most important when it comes to self-respect?

Homework


Read and annotate “Lust” by Susan Minot 

  • Annotation Focus: What are your first impressions of the narrator? Does she have self-respect as defined by Didion?

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Standards


  • LO 1.2A — Analyze the development of an argument, evaluating its central claim(s), the soundness of the reasoning, and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
  • RI.9-10.3 — Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
  • RI.9-10.5 — Analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).

Supporting Standards

LO 2.3A
LO 2.3B
LO 2.3C
LO 5.1A
LO 5.1B
RI.9-10.1
SL.9-10.1
W.9-10.2
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