Sunday, December 20, 2015

Weekly Plans for 12/21/2015 - 12/25/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - 
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1-5 Quick Write 

Tuesday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1-5  6-11 

Wednesday -   Grammar/ "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1-5  6-11 
Homer's Largest Red Ribbon Wear Read and Participate - 10 pts. Extra Credit

Thursday - Break

Friday -  Break


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 12-18 Discussion

Tuesday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ Quick Write

Wednesday -   Grammar/  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 12 - 18



Thursday - Break

Friday -  Break


Essential Question:
How do authors use rhetoric and specific word choices to advance that purpose?

Power Standard:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Weekly Plans for 12/14/2015 - 12/18/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - 
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Central Idea

Tuesday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" paragraph analysis 1-5 

Wednesday -   "Letter from Birmingham Jail" paragraph analysis 1-5 

Thursday -  "Letter from Birmingham Jail"  paragraph analysis 1-5 

Friday -  "Letter from Birmingham Jail"  paragraph analysis 6-11 

 Vocabulary Pt. 1 Due


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 6-11 Discussion

Tuesday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 6-11 Discussion

Wednesday -   Grammar/  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 12 - 18

Thursday -  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 12 - 18

Friday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 12 - 18

Vocabulary Pt. 1 Due Friday

Essential Question:
How do authors use rhetoric and specific word choices to advance that purpose?


Power Standard:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Weekly Plans for 12/7/2015 - 12/11/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - The American Dream Essay Rough Draft Due/ Peer edit in class


Tuesday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 1st 1/2 Due  p. 1 - 5 (paper) p. 1 - 8 (electronic) 

Wednesday -   Grammar/ "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Discussion

Thursday -  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 2nd 1/2 Due  p. 6 - 10 (paper) p. 9-end (electronic) 

Friday - Essay Final Draft due


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - "Rhetorical Device Chart" Complete in class, finish for homework

Tuesday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 6-11 Discussion

Wednesday -   Grammar/  Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 6-11 Discussion 

Thursday -  Poetry

Friday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 12 - 18

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.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Weekly Plans for 11/30/2015 - 12/4/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - 
The Great Gatsby Ch. 9 Discussion

Tuesday - The Great Gatsby Final Discussion/ Essay

Wednesday -   Grammar/ Essay brainstorming

Thursday -  Essay Review

Friday - Essay work

No Vocabulary  


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1 - 5

Tuesday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1 - 5

Wednesday -   Grammar/  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1 - 5

Thursday -  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1 - 5

Friday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ¶ 1 - 5

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.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Weekly Plans for 11/23/2015 - 11/27/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - 
The Great Gatsby Ch. 8 Discussion 

Tuesday - The Great Gatsby Ch. 8 Discussion/ Reading Ch. 9  Complete for Monday, November 30

Wednesday -   Grammar/ reading

Thursday -  Thanksgiving Break

Friday - Thanksgiving Break

No Vocabulary  


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents




Monday  - Module Two Standards Review

Tuesday - Module Two Standards Review/  "Letter" Analysis

Wednesday -   Grammar/  "Letter" Analysis

Thursday -  Thanksgiving Break

Friday - Thanksgiving Break

No Vocabulary  



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.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Weekly Plans 11/16/2015 - 11/20/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday  - Parent/ Teacher conferences


Tuesday - The Great Gatsby Ch. 6 first half Due: See board in classroom

Wednesday -   The Great Gatsby Ch. 6 1/2 Second half Due: See board in classroom

Thursday -  The Great Gatsby Ch. 7 Read/ Watch

Friday - The Great Gatsby Ch. 7 Discussion

Vocabulary  Pt. 1 due


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents



Monday  - The Great Gatsby Director choices

Tuesday - The Great Gatsby Director choices Discussion/ Introduction to "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Wednesday -   Grammar/ "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Thursday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Friday - "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Vocabulary  Pt. 1 due  Friday, 11/20




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.