Mrs. Hughes
ENGLISH II COLLEGE PREP
UNIT: GENDER AND RELATIONSHIPS
The Bell Jar and Speak
Enduring Understanding(s)
Relationships attempt to follow social norms for gender
Essential Question(s)
 What rules does society suggest for personal relationships?
The scope of gender evolves as society evolves
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How does society define the role of male? the role of female?
Individual identity develops based on relationships that are
created

How does society's definition of male and female evolve?
Effective writing is marked by clear focus, textual and outside
support for analysis
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Get texts The Bell Jar
Poetry terms
Poetry terms
and Speak
Pre-assesment unit 1
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27
Plath poetry
Plath poetry
½ day
Plath poetry
2
View Sylvia
3
View Sylvia
9
Jigsaw
10
Jigsaw
4
View Sylvia
Sylvia questions due
11
jigsaw
16
Criticism on Bell Jar
17
Criticism on Bell Jar
18
Criticism on Bell Jar
21
word choice (mixed
vocabularies)
22
Poetry application
28
No school
29
No school
5
1950’s and female
perspective
12
Criticism on Bell Jar
6
1950’s and female
perspective
13
Criticism on Bell Jar
19
Test on Bell Jar
Get Speak (start over
break)
2
View Girl Interrupted
20
Get Speak (start over
break)
3
View Girl Interrupted
6
View Girl Interrupted
Girl interrupted questions
due
7
View Girl Interrupted
Girl interrupted questions
due
8
Bullying Activity
9
Double Voice poem
10
Criticism on Speak
13
Art therapy/ sanctuary
14
Art therapy/ sanctuary
15
View Speak
16
View Speak
17
View Speak
20
NO SCHOOL
21
Test on Speak
22
Seminar
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Seminar
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Seminar
27
Writing workshop
Intro/thesis
28
Writing workshop
Body paragraphs
29
Writing workshop
Body paragraphs
30
Writing workshop
quotes
31
Writing workshop
conclusion
Essays due Monday
Poetry
Jigsaw on Bell Jar
Criticism on Bell Jar
Sylvia Questions
Girl Interrupted Questions
Bullying activity
Criticism on Speak
Art Therapy/Sanctuary