Sunday, September 14, 2014

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.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Weekly Plans for 9/3/2014 - 9/12/2014

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Wednesday - Introduction to Class/ Chromebooks/ Classroom Survey

Thursday -  Introduction to Class/ Syllabus discussion

Friday - Vocabulary Assignment discussion/ Classroom rules

Monday - Introduction of Unit 1 of Module 1 (American Dream) (Supplies are due!!)

Tuesday - Introduction of Unit 1 of Module 1

Wednesday - Introduction to Grammar Wednesdays

Thursday - Poetry Walt Whitman - "Song of Myself"

Friday - Poetry Walt Whitman - "Song of Myself"
(vocabulary list due!  15 - 20 words written in your notebook)

English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents



First Week!

Wednesday - Introduction to Class/ Chromebooks/ Classroom Survey

Thursday -  Introduction to Class/ Syllabus discussion

Friday - Vocabulary Assignment discussion/ Classroom rules

Monday - Essay writing (Supplies are due!!)

Tuesday - Essay writing/ Introduction to Peer Editing

Wednesday - Introduction to grammar Wednesdays/ Peer Editing (Summer Essay Due)

Thursday - Peer Editing 

Friday - Peer Editing meeting (vocabulary part 1 due via Drive)

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

English 10 Honors Summer Assignment

Please find your summer assignment at the following link: Summer Assignment!

You may contact me with questions at Mmassenzio@homercentral.org

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Weekly Plans for 6/9/2014 - 6/16/2014




Weekly Plans


Monday - Final Assessment  Prep.

Tuesday -  Final Assessment  Prep.

Wednesday - 
In-class Final Assessment, bring two pens

Thursday 
 In-class Final Assessment, bring two pens

Friday - 
 In-class Final Assessment, bring two pens

Monday 6/16/2014 - Metaphoric/ Symbolic object with 2 - 3 sentence explanation due! 



ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY ATTENDANCE! 

Final Exam!

6/12/2014 - 6/13/2014 - 6/16/2014




English 10 H Project due date 6.13.2014

English 10 H Journals due date 6.13.2014

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Weekly Plans for 6/2/2014 - 6/6/2014



Weekly Plans


Monday Discuss "O Captain! My Captain!"

Tuesday - Preparation for Local Achievement Test

Wednesday - 
Preparation for Local Achievement Test

Thursday 
 In Class: Local Achievement Test :  Bring two pens

Friday - 
In Class: Local Achievement Test :  Bring two pens

Vocabulary Story: Gothic Horror or Military Due Monday 6/2/2014 by 11:59 PM


ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY ATTENDANCE! 
6/5/2014 - 6/6/2014
6/12/2014 - 6/13/2014 - 6/16/2014




 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.9-10.5. 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.9-10.2. 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.


English 10H  Link to English 10 H Documents


Monday Discuss The Glass Menagerie

Tuesday - Preparation for Local Achievement Test

Wednesday - 
Preparation for Local Achievement Test

Thursday 
 In Class: Local Achievement Test :  Bring two pens

Friday - 
In Class: Local Achievement Test :  Bring two pens




ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY ATTENDANCE! 
6/5/2014 - 6/6/2014
6/12/2014 - 6/13/2014 - 6/16/2014

Project due date 6.9.2014

 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.9-10.5. 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.9-10.2. 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.