Weekly Plans for 9/29/2014 - 10/3/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday - Complete American Dream Article Discussion/ Context discussion/ Hand-out The Great Gatsby - Begin reading  listening and following along Homework: Review Standards covered for this unit, use unknown words for vocabulary

Tuesday - Reading The Great Gatsby

Wednesday - Grammar/ In-class reading: must bring The Great Gatsby

Thursday Discuss The Great Gatsby - Ch: 1 - 2 Close reading/ In-class writing activity

Friday -  Introduce The Great Gatsby - Context and Characters

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents

Monday -  Complete American Dream article discussion/ read for context
The Great Gatsby ch. 1-4 due Monday

Tuesday - Introduce The American Dream Unit

Wednesday - Grammar/ Independent reading

Thursday - The Great Gatsby ch. 1-2 due for discussion with notes

Friday - The Great Gatsby ch. 1-2 due for discussion with notes

Vocabulary Week 4 due

Standards for This Unit

CCS Standards: Reading – Literature
RL.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.
RL.9-10.2	Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.
RL.9-10.3	Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
RL.9-10.4	Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCS Standards: Writing
W.9-10.2	Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
W.9-10.9	Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CCS Standards: Speaking & Listening
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.
SL.9-10.4	Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
CCS Standards: Language
L.9-10.1	Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.9-10.5	Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Weekly Plans for 9/22/2014 - 9/26/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday - Introduce The American Dream Unit

Tuesday - Introduce The American Dream Unit  Read American Dream Article

Wednesday - Discuss American Dream Articles

Thursday - Introduce The Great Gatsby

Friday - Half day Grammar!

(vocabulary story due via Google Drive: Free-write!)

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents

Monday -  Poetry analysis  Langston Hughes's "I too, Sing" Quick write

Tuesday - Introduce The American Dream Unit

Wednesday - Introduce The American Dream Unit/ American Dream articles due

Thursday - American Dream articles discussion

Friday - Half day  Grammar day!

	CCS Standards: Reading – Literature
RL.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.
RL.9-10.2		Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.
RL.9-10.3		Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
RL.9-10.4		Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
	CCS Standards: Writing
W.9-10.2		Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
W.9-10.9		Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
	CCS Standards: Speaking & Listening
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.
SL.9-10.4		Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
	CCS Standards: Language
L.9-10.1		Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.9-10.5		Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Weekly Plans for 9/15/2014 - 9/19/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Tuesday - Introduction to class and Chromebooks/ Classroom Policy sheet due Thursday
Supplies due Monday  Handout Of Mice and Men  - Journal entry due Monday

Wednesday - Continue introduction/ Grammar/ Introduce vocabulary

Thursday -Collect Policy sheets Introduce "Poetry Attack Plans"/ Walt Whitman - "I Hear America Singing"

Friday - Walt Whitman - "I Hear America Singing" Vocabulary Due

English 10H  

CCS Anchor Standards: Reading
CCRA.R.5	Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions, of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
CCRA.R.6	Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
CCS Standards: Reading – Literature
RL.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.
RL.9-10.2	Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.
RL.9-10.4	Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
RL.9-10.9	Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).
CCS Standards: Writing
W.9-10.2.b, d	Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. d.     Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.
W.9-10.9	Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CCS Standards: Speaking & Listening
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.
CCS Standards: Language
L.9-10.4.a	Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a.     Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.9-10.5	Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Information Survey Link Below!

Information Survey