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Weekly Plans for 10/5/2015 - 10/9/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  - Jigsaw Of Mice and Men chapter notes

Tuesday - Complete Jigsaw Of Mice and Men chapter notes "America" Analysis

Wednesday -  Grammar/ Of Mice and Men ch. 5  due (ch. 5 and 6 period 7)

Thursday -  Of Mice and Men wrap-up

Friday - Of Mice and Men wrap-up

Vocabulary story due this Friday!

English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  - Claude McKay "America" Analysis  American Dream Article Research 
 Journal Entry #1 Due

Tuesday - The Great Gatsby Context

Wednesday -   Grammar/ Amrican Dream Article

Thursday -  American Dream Article/ Begin discussion of The Great Gatsby ch. 1 - 3

Friday - Grammar/ The Great Gatsby ch. 1 - 3

Vocabulary due  Friday!

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.

Weekly Plans 9/28/2015 - 10/2/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  - Meet and Greet with Group Members for assigned  Of Mice and Men Delineation Tool and chapter notes for your chapter.

Tuesday - Langston Hughes, "I Sing, Too"

Wednesday -  Grammar/ American Dream Article Read

Thursday -  Langston Hughes, "I Sing, Too"

Friday - Of Mice and Men Delineation Tool and chapter notes for your chapter.

Vocabulary due every Friday

English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  - Walt Whitman "I Hear American Singing" and "Song of Myself 1 and 10"  Complete assigned portion of "Song of Myself 10"

Tuesday - "Song of Myself 10"/ Finish Of Mice and Men Discussion

Wednesday -   Grammar/ Introduce The Great Gatsby

Thursday -  Introduce The Great Gatsby/ Poem: "I, too, Sing"

Friday - Poem: "America"

Vocabulary due  Friday!

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.

Weekly Plans for 9/21/2015 - 9/25/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  - Poetry Attack Plan Walt Whitman "Song of Myself 1 and 10"

Tuesday - Poetry Attack Plan Walt Whitman "Song of Myself 1 and 10"

Wednesday -  Grammar/ Langston Hughes, "I Sing, Too"

Thursday -  Langston Hughes, "I Sing, Too"

Friday - In class reading

Journal entry due for Of Mice and Men Ch. 2 turned in through Google Classroom
Vocabulary Due is due every Friday! 

English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  -  Of Mice and Men Discussion

Tuesday - Walt Whitman "I Hear American Singing" and "Song of Myself 1 and 10"

Wednesday -   Grammar/ Walt Whitman "I Hear American Singing" and "Song of Myself 1 and 10" due!

Thursday -  "Song of Myself 1 and 10" 

Friday - "Song of Myself 1 and 10" 

Vocabulary Free Friday!

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.

Weekly Plans for 9/14/2015 - 9/18/2015

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  - Continue discussion of American Dream/ Intro: Of Mice and Men pgs. 1 - 5 due w/ notes/ Of Mice and Men  Journal entry discussion

Tuesday - Introduction to Poetry Attack Plan Walt Whitman "I Hear American Singing"

Wednesday -  Of Mice and Men pgs. 6 - 12 due with notes/  Grammar

Thursday -  Walt Whitman - "Song of Myself" analysis

Friday - Of Mice and Men Complete ch. 1with notes/ Collect Policy sheets/ Continue Of Mice and Men introduction

Journal entry due for Of Mice and Men Ch.1 turned in through Google Classroom
Vocabulary Due is due every Friday! 

English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents

Monday  - Continue discussion of American Dream/ Intro: Of Mice and Men 

Tuesday - Introduction to Poetry Attack Plan Walt Whitman "I Hear American Singing"

Wednesday -   Grammar Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself"

Thursday -  Of Mice and Men completed with Notes (50 pts.)

Friday - Of Mice and Men Collaborative work

Vocabulary Due is due every Friday!

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.

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