Rachel Lenkei R English 4 Invisible Man Chapter 3

Enduring Understandings:
An individuals identity is shaped by how they think about themselves, how others see them, and how society influences these perspectives.

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Essential Questions:
What responsibilities does an individual have in a community and a society? Is identity permanent or malleable? How is an individuals identity shaped by their society?

Objectives:
Students will be able to: Analyze character development in a text Identify themes and motifs in a text Recognize how race, class, and education influence social structure

Materials: Invisible Man texts Procedures: Warm Up: Ask 3 students to share questions to be answer during the class Discussion: Compare events with the veterans in Golden Day to interactions with Trueblood, looking at causes and effects In Ch.2 - IM brings Norton away from the campus towards old slave cabins where Trueblood now lives and works; Nortons unusual interest draws them to Trueblood and he hears Truebloods story one that the black community at the school tried to push away In Ch. 3 IM brings Norton to Golden Day, an establishment not respected or endorsed by the school; encounters a group of veterans from insane asylum who break out in fighting at the bar; one vet reveals the truth of IM and Nortons situation but they dont listen to him What does each situation the encounter with Trueblood and the fighting and conversation with the veterans - represent for IM? (deviation from schools values, therefore a deviation from his morals and values; breaking Bledsoes code; bringing a white man to places he should not see, almost tarnishing rep. of school) How would you describe the events that occur inside the Golden Day? o Chaos vs. order o In the Golden Day, whose actions bring on the chaos? (IM bringing Norton inside; veterans attendant who is not present; doctor who speaks candidly to Norton) In the first 3 chapters, IM is a man who follows the path society and the white community has set out for him (giving speech, accepting scholarship, driving Norton), in his attempts to fulfill this direction/destiny/identity he actually ends up veering away from the path o How do IMs actions disrupt the expected order of society/ what is deemed acceptable with Trueblood and in the Golden Day? How does IM view himself in relation to the veterans? Refers to as them pg. 71; pg. 74 How is this perspective similar to the one he holds about Trueblood? What insight do the veterans have that IM does not? How does the doctor describe IM and Norton? Why is he able to see through them? Look at paragraphs on pg 94/5 Are the veterans crazy? Why are they in the mental institution? Homework: Read Ch. 4, record 1 comment, 1 question, 1 quote response in reading journal for each Assessment:

Rachel Lenkei R English 4 Invisible Man Chapter 3

Participation in discussion, collaboration with classmates Standards:

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CC.1.3.11-12.B: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an authors implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs. CC.1.5.11-12.A: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grades level topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CC.1.3.11-12.F: Evaluate how words and phrases shape meaning and tone in texts.