Weekly Plans for 1/27/2014 - 1/31/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday - Midterms

Tuesday -  Midterms

Wednesday - English Midterm 11AM - 12:30 PM in the gym Arrive @ 10:45 AM
Get a good night's sleep - Eat a good breakfast - Bring a snack to eat before the exam - Bring two pens, no pencils

Thursday - Midterms

Friday -  Grammar/ Midterm review

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents

Monday - Midterms

Tuesday -  Midterms

Wednesday - English Midterm 11AM - 12:30 PM in the gym Arrive @ 10:45 AM

Get a good night's sleep - Eat a good breakfast - Bring a snack to eat before the exam - Bring two pens, no pencils

Thursday - Midterms

Friday -  Grammar/ Midterm review

The Scarlet Letter ch. 7 - 14 due Monday, February 3.

Weekly plans for 1/20/2014 - 1/24/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day  No classes

Tuesday - Discuss The Great Gatsby Ch.8 - 9 

Wednesday Quiz: The Great Gatsby Ch.8 - 9

Thursday - Midterm review

Friday -  Midterm review Vocabulary wk. 1 due

• RI.9-10.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text 

says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

o Develop factual, interpretive, and evaluative questions for further exploration of the 

topic(s).

• RI.9-10.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the 

course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; 

provide an objective summary of the text.

• RI.9-10.3. Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, 

including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, 

and the connections that are drawn between them.

• RI.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, 

including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact 

of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion 

differs from that of a newspaper).

• RI.9-10.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by 

particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).

• RI.9-10.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an 

author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

• SL.9-10.1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-

on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, 

and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

• L.9-10.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and 

usage when writing or speaking.

• L.9-10.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, 

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

o Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely 

related independent clauses.

o Spell correctly.

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents

Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day  No classes

Tuesday - Quiz: The Scarlet Letter Ch. 1 - 6 Read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" w/notes

Wednesday - Discuss "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Thursday - Midterm review

Friday -  Midterm review

The Scarlet Letter ch. 7 - 14 due Monday, February 3.

Vocabulary Pt. 2 story due Friday by 11:59 PM

• RL.9-10.5. Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order 

events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create 
such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

• SL.9-10.1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-

on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, 

and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

• L.9-10.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and 

usage when writing or speaking.

o Use parallel structure.*

o Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, 

prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, 

adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or 

presentations.

• L.9-10.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, 

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

o Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely 

related independent clauses.

o Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.

o Spell correctly.

o Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

Weekly Plans for 1/13/2014 - 1/17/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday - The Great Gatsby Ch. 6 - 7 Discussion/ The Great Gatsby - Ch: 6 - 7 Post-it notes are due!  

Tuesday - The Great Gatsby Ch. 5 - 7 Quiz

Wednesday Grammar/ Independent Reading

Thursday - Review The Great Gatsby Ch. 5 - 7 Quiz

Friday -  The Great Gatsby Ch. 5 - 7 Quiz  
Vocabulary story due: What would happen if Daisy and Jay got married?

The Great Gatsby Completed due Monday, 1/20/14

• RI.9-10.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text 

says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

o Develop factual, interpretive, and evaluative questions for further exploration of the 

topic(s).

• RI.9-10.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the 

course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; 

provide an objective summary of the text.

• RI.9-10.3. Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, 

including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, 

and the connections that are drawn between them.

• RI.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, 

including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact 

of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion 

differs from that of a newspaper).

• RI.9-10.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by 

particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).

• RI.9-10.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an 

author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

• SL.9-10.1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-

on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, 

and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

• L.9-10.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and 

usage when writing or speaking.

• L.9-10.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, 

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

o Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely 

related independent clauses.

o Spell correctly.

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents

Monday - Discuss The Scarlet Letter Ch. 1 - 2

Tuesday - Discuss The Scarlet Letter Ch. 1 - 3

Wednesday - Grammar/ Reading

Thursday - Discuss The Scarlet Letter Ch. 1 - 4

Friday - Discuss The Scarlet Letter Ch. 1 - 5

Vocabulary Pt. 1 due

• RL.9-10.5. Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order 

events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create 
such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

• SL.9-10.1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-

on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, 

and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

• L.9-10.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and 

usage when writing or speaking.

o Use parallel structure.*

o Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, 

prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, 

adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or 

presentations.

• L.9-10.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, 

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

o Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely 

related independent clauses.

o Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.

o Spell correctly.

o Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

Weekly Plans for 1/6/2014 - 1/10/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday - The Great Gatsby Ch. 3 - 5 Activities/ The Great Gatsby - Ch: 5 Post-it notes are due!  

Tuesday - The Great Gatsby Ch. 3 - 5 Activities Snow Day

Wednesday The Great Gatsby Ch. 3 - 5 Activities

Thursday - Finish The Great Gatsby Ch. 3 - 5 Activities Discuss Ch. 5

Friday -  The Great Gatsby Ch. 5 discussion/ Movie 

Vocabulary list due: 15 - 20 words, parts of speech and definitions 

The Great Gatsby Ch. 6 - 7 due Monday, 1/13/14

• RI.9-10.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text 

says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

o Develop factual, interpretive, and evaluative questions for further exploration of the 

topic(s).

• RI.9-10.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the 

course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; 

provide an objective summary of the text.

• RI.9-10.3. Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, 

including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, 

and the connections that are drawn between them.

• RI.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, 

including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact 

of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion 

differs from that of a newspaper).

• RI.9-10.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by 

particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).

• RI.9-10.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an 

author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

• SL.9-10.1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-

on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, 

and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

• L.9-10.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and 

usage when writing or speaking.

• L.9-10.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, 

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

o Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely 

related independent clauses.

o Spell correctly.

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents

Monday - Introduce New Unit: Sin and Alienation "The Custom House" Due on Friday

Tuesday - Introduce Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter  Snow Day

Wednesday -  Introduce Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter

Thursday - Introduce New Unit: Sin and Alienation

Friday -  Introduce New Unit: Sin and Alienation/ The Scarlet Letter
Discuss: "The Custom House" 

No Vocabulary 

• RL.9-10.5. Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order 

events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create 
such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

• SL.9-10.1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-

on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, 

and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

• L.9-10.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and 

usage when writing or speaking.

o Use parallel structure.*

o Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, 

prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, 

adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or 

presentations.

• L.9-10.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, 

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

o Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely 

related independent clauses.

o Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.

o Spell correctly.

o Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.