Seeing and Being Seen (Grades 8-9)

In this unit, students read two texts that deal with themes about identity and fitting in, following narrators who are trying to come to terms with who they are and how they are seen by their peers and the adults around them. Through their work with the two texts, students explore the use of point of view and the elements of both Green's and Rivera's, the authors of the texts, style to analyze both texts and develop literary interpretations. Two literary texts 2-3 weeks instruction Literary analysis   What is this unit about?  In this unit, students will read two texts: “Freak the Geek” by John Green and “It’s That It Hurts” by Tomás Rivera. Both texts deal with themes about identity and fitting in, following narrators who are trying to come to terms with who they are and how they are seen by their peers and the adults around them. Through the study of these two literary texts, students build their knowledge about point of view and the methods these authors use to tell these