ILC ELA 12: Literary Criticism

Students will identify and trace the development of central ideas and motifs in Morrison's complex narrative of a young African-American man's journey towards independence and acceptance, engaging with the interrelated concepts of identity, community, love, mercy, freedom, flight, naming, storytelling, and the supernatural. In the 12 LC First Interim Assessment, students will practice their speaking and listening skills as they participate in a series of online discussions that examine how structure, character development, and central ideas in Part 1 of Song of Solomon interact to contribute to the overall meaning and aesthetic impact of the text. In the Second Interim Assessment for the 12 LC Module, students craft a formal essay in response to the following prompt: Write a 2–3 page analysis of Song of Solomon, focusing on a question about the novel that you have explored in your daily journal or a new question left unexplored. Your analysis should reflect an evidence-based interpretation of the novel. In the 12 LC Performance Assessment, students will demonstrate this skill by revising their original responses to the 12 LC Second Interim Assessment prompt, using the pieces of literary criticism to develop or refine their analysis. Note: This module is available as an additional unit which can be incorporated with the other program materials to ensure all standards continue to be addressed; therefore, it should be downloaded with the ILC ELA 12 - 1st Semester and ILC ELA 12 - 2nd Semester content.