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Jonathan Flynn

EDC 448

Diverse Text Annotation

3-23-14

Diverse Text Annotation

- The unit of study will be The Cult of Personality. This idea was phrased during Khrushchev’s speech. Students will be responsible and accountable for their own learning. Students will read texts, correlate ideas, make inferences, use comparisons and develop context based on the texts, discussion and instructional strategies.

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12th Grade

History Honors Class

History of the Western World (Specifically the idea of Cult of Personality)

High performing students

In order which they will be introduced in class:

In addition to alphabetical:

A. Instructional:

#1

"History Is Elementary: Cult of Personality." 3/20/14

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a. Brief summary: Perfect for lesson

b. Selected for the purpose of: Creating a lesson, gaining knowledge for instruction

c. Use text in order to: Create lesson, gain knowledge

Secondary S.S 11-12.4, 11-12.2

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

B. Media:

#2

“Cult Of Personality Lyrics.” – Living Colour. 3/21/14

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a. Brief summary: lyrics of the song

b. Selected for the purpose of: taking apart the song to make sense of the meaning

c. Use text in order to: Gain enlightenment behind the visual images of the YouTube clip

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

#3

“Living Colour – Cult Of Personality.” YouTube. 10/25/09, 3/21/14

Url: []

Youtube Encription: []

a. Brief summary: YouTube clip of the song and visual for Cult of Personality by In Living Colour

b. Selected for the purpose of: To engage students on the topic based on popular song

c. Use text in order to: Gain visual knowledge

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

C. Printed Offline:

#4

"The Becoming Radical." 3/22/14

[] and-the-cult-of-personality/

a. Brief summary: Deep ideological ideas, constructing new ideas

b. Selected for the purpose of: Diverse, introduces new potential topics, comparisons and correlations

c. Use text in order to: Interpret, collaboration, instruction, persuasion, inform, correlate, analyze, etc.

Secondary S.S 11-12.4, 11-12.2

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

#5

"Cult of Personality." //Princeton University//. 3/21/14

[|http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Cult_of_personality.html]

a. Brief summary: Definition

b. Selected for the purpose of: Defining Cult of Personality

c. Use text in order to: Know more about the term

Secondary S.S 11-12.4, 11-12.2

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

#6

"Fascist Personality Cults: Adolf Hitler." 3/20/14

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/fascistpersonalitycult/adolf_hitler

a. Brief summary: Example of Cult of Personality: Hitler

b. Selected for the purpose of: Hitler is a great example of a powerful and brutal case

c. Use text in order to: Interpret based on viewing Hitler as an older example Cult of Personality, as well as comparing and contrasting different types of Cult of Personality figures and icons

Secondary S.S 11-12.4, 11-12.2

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

#7

"Modern History Sourcebook: Nikita S. Khrushchev: The Secret Speech - On the Cult of

Personality, 1956." 3/22/14 []

a. Brief summary: First time term used. Term talked about in great detail.

b. Selected for the purpose of: Identified in summary.

c. Use text in order to: Supports background knowledge behind the concept

Secondary S.S 11-12.4, 11-12.2

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

Interactive:

#8

"Stalin and the "Cult of Personality" 3/22/14 http://www.historyguide.org/europe/cult.html

a. Brief summary: Example of Cult of Personality: Stalin

b. Selected for the purpose of: Stalin is a great example of a powerful and brutal case

c. Use text in order to: Comparing and contrasting different types of Cult of Personality figures and icons

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

D. Online Museum/exhibition:

#9

“Interactive Exhibits." - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. 3/20/14

http://www.jfklibrary.org/Exhibits/Interactive-Exhibits.aspx

a. Brief summary: Exhibition for Kennedy

b. Selected for the purpose of: Exhibition, fun for students, a lot of potential

c. Use text in order to: Interpret based on viewing Kennedy as an semi-older example Cult of Personality

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

#10

"National Museum of American History." Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life.

3/22/14 []

a. Brief summary: Exhibition for President Abraham Lincoln

b. Selected for the purpose of: Exhibition, fun for students, a lot of potential

c. Use text in order to: Interpret based on viewing Lincoln as an older example Cult of Personality

-Content: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9

-Reading: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6

Which texts/tasks selected for each type of learners: (indicate by listing the # of each resource selected for that population)

• Students with Matchup Assets: 6

• Students with Matchup Gaps: 4

• Students with Mismatches: 3

• Non-native English speakers: 2 (Media) ELL possibilities