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.