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English 9A — The Written Word and the Rights of Nations
Curriculum
4 Sections
20 Lessons
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Unit 1: The Native Public Voice, 1768–1836
5
1.1
Samson Occom and the Account That Was Not Printed
45 mins
1.2
Language Lab — Semicolons, Conjunctive Adverbs and the Analytical Sentence
40 mins
1.3
Seminar — Apess’s Looking-Glass: Who Is the Argument For?
50 mins
1.4
Writing Workshop — Thesis, Topic Sentence and the Embedded Quotation
50 mins
1.5
Key Assignment — Rhetorical Authority Analytical Essay
150 mins
Unit 2: Literacy as a Sovereign Act
5
2.1
A Nation Invents a Writing System
45 mins
2.2
Language Lab — The Language of Law
45 mins
2.3
Listening Lab — Boudinot, Ross, and the Editor Who Was Removed
50 mins
2.4
Writing Workshop — Claim, Counterclaim and the Concession Paragraph
50 mins
2.5
Key Assignment — Sovereignty Argument Essay
150 mins
Unit 3: Testimony, Evidence and the Courts
5
3.1
Sarah Winnemucca and the Book as Evidence
45 mins
3.2
Language Lab — Parallel Structure, Antithesis and Public Cadence
45 mins
3.3
Listening Lab — Standing Bear Before the Court
50 mins
3.4
Writing Workshop — The Four-Sentence Rhetorical Precis
50 mins
3.5
Key Assignment — Rhetorical Analysis and Audience Rewrite
150 mins
Unit 4: Synthesis — Satire, the Report and the Record
5
4.1
Satire and the Record — Posey’s Fus Fixico Letters
45 mins
4.2
Research Lab — Sources, Signal Phrases and Citing Community Knowledge
50 mins
4.3
Media Lab — One Policy, Different Records
50 mins
4.4
Writing Workshop — Synthesis as Braiding, Not Reporting
50 mins
4.5
Key Assignment — Synthesis Research Paper and Digital Presentation
200 mins
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