Monday, October 14, 2013

Weekly Plans for 10/14/2013 - 10/18/2013

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - No School

Tuesday - Introduce The American Dream Unit - Assign Ch. 1 - 2 of Of Mice and Men - due Monday 10/21

Wednesday - Grammar/ Independent Reading

Thursday - Introduce The American Dream Unit

Friday - Introduce The American Dream Unit

Vocabulary Wk. 3 Vocabulary story due on Friday!  Topic: If I had a million dollars...  Postponed! 

Comprehension and Collaboration


• 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.
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.

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents



Monday -  Monday - No School

Tuesday - The Great Gatsby ch. 5 - 7 discussion

Wednesday - Grammar/ Independent Reading

Thursday - The Great Gatsby ch. 5 - 7 Quiz

Friday - Grade The Great Gatsby ch. 5 - 7 Quiz/  Introduce poetry - "Richard Cory" Vocabulary Wk. 1 due

• 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.9-10.5. 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.
• RL.9-10.11. Interpret, analyze, and evaluate narratives, poetry, and drama, aesthetically 
and ethically by making connections to: other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, eras, 
personal events and situations.
o Self-select text to respond and develop innovative perspectives.
o Establish and use criteria to classify, select, and evaluate texts to make informed 
judgments about the quality of the pieces.
• 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.

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