What is Justice and Equity and How It Affects an Individual

Close Reading Assignment:  "Typhoid Fever" by Frank McCourt from Angela's Ashes

Day 1 and 2: 

Define:  Justice/Injustive
            Equity/Ineguity
            Typhoid
            Diptheria
            Dole

Materials:
1.  "Typhoid Fever Packet"

Close Read:

1)  Go over the Writing Prompt with students for the Essay Writing Assessment.
2)  Go over Literary Devices List as a Review from Last Year.  Students will need to find these as they Close Read.
3)  Using the How to Close Read Handout, complete the steps necessary before reading the text.
4)  Model Close Reading:  First two pages (focus on lit devices and justice/equity).
5)  Students complete story.
6)  After reading, go over their highlights/comments making sure all examples of justice/equity are discussed.
7)  End Notes:  Interpret (Identify and Explain Theme)
                        Extend (Apply theme to today's society/our life)
                        Challenge (Critique the text, author and overall worth of the text)

2.  "The Education of Frank McCourt"

3.  "Home for the Heart:  Irish History"

4.  "No Irish Need Apply"

 Writing Assessment:  Literary Response to Literary/Expository Text

Day 3 and 4:  Writing the essay.

Social Justice, Equity and Frank McCourt writing prompt