Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Weekly Plans for 3/19/2018 - 3/23/2018

Weekly Plans

English 10  


Monday -  Write Rhetoric essay

Tuesday  -  Write Rhetoric essay Vocabulary 11C

Wednesday -  Vocabulary 11B Rhetoric essay Peer Edit

Thursday  Rhetoric essay Peer Edit/ MLK Claim-Counterclaim

Friday - MLK Claim-Counterclaim


English 10H 


Monday - Continue Pre-search/ narrowing down topics to those yielding the best results

Tuesday  -  Continue Pre-search/ Inquiry Questions

Wednesday -  Continue Pre-search/ Inquiry Questions 

Thursday  Continue Pre-search/ Inquiry Questions 11B

Friday - Continue Pre-search/ Inquiry Questions 11C




Standards

9-10.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
9-10.RI.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.
9-10.RI.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.
9-10.RI.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).
9-10.RI.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).
9-10.RI.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.
9-10.RI.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
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.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCRA.R.10
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.ose.

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Weekly 3/12/2018 - 3/16/2018

Weekly Plans

English 10  


Monday -  Present "Letter from Birmingham" Analysis

Tuesday  -  Present "Letter from Birmingham" Analysis/ Vocabulary 10D

Wednesday -  Introduce Rhetoric essay

Thursday  Two-hour delay Vocabulary 10 E

Friday - Vocabulary Quiz Write Rhetoric essay



English 10H 


Monday - Introduce Research Essay/ Review Declaration of Human Rights/ Review Human Rights Watch

Tuesday  -  Begin Topic Collection

Wednesday -  Mrs. Mann, Librarian reviews best practices for research and databases 

Thursday  Continue Pre-search/ narrowing down topics to those yielding the best results  Vocabulary 10 E

Friday - Continue Pre-search/ narrowing down topics to those yielding the best results




Standards

9-10.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
9-10.RI.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.
9-10.RI.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.
9-10.RI.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).
9-10.RI.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).
9-10.RI.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.
9-10.RI.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
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.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCRA.R.10
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.ose.

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Weekly Plans for 3/5/2018 - 3/9/2018

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - Vocabulary review/ Quiz Introduce new vocabulary list

Tuesday  -    Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Wrap-up Vocabulary 10A

Wednesday -  Grammar/ Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Presentations

Thursday Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Presentations 10B

Friday -   Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Presentations

English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - 
Vocabulary 9 Quiz / Introduce Vocabulary list 10 Discuss "A Genetics of Justice"

Tuesday  -  Discuss "A Genetics of Justice" Listen to "Parsley Massacre" 10A

Wednesday - Grammar/   Review Claims and Counterclaims  Vocabulary 

Thursday  Introduce Research Essay Vocabulary 10B

Friday - Introduce Research Essay

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, February 25, 2018

Weekly Plans for 2/26/2018 - 3/2/2018

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - Vocabulary 9C  Quick Write Prep

Tuesday  -    Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Wrap-up/  Vocabulary 9C Quick Write Prep

Wednesday -  Grammar/ Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail"/ Vocabulary 9D

Thursday "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Quick Write 

Friday -   Vocabulary Quiz: List 9 "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Presentations


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - 
Claims/ Counterclaims  Read "A Genetics of Justice" for Thursday

Tuesday  -   Claims/ Counterclaims Activty Discussion Vocabulary 9C 

Wednesday - Grammar/     Vocabulary 9D

Thursday  A Genetics of Justice" Questions/ Independent Reading Books Vocabulary 9E  PLEASE BRING YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS!

Friday -  Vocabulary 9 Quiz Review Discuss "A Genetics of Justice"

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, February 11, 2018

Weekly Plans for 2/12/2018 - 2/16/2018

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - Vocabulary ( (New List) Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Paragraph 1
Homework: Find two Rhetorical devices in your assigned paragraph. 

Tuesday  -   Vocabulary 9A Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 

Wednesday -  Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 

Thursday Vocabulary 9B Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 

Friday -   Vocabulary 9C Group Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - 
Vocabulary 9A Tagore and his poem, "Freedom"  

Tuesday  -   Group Presentations of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 

Wednesday - Vocabulary 9B  Group Presentations of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 

Thursday  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Essay

Friday -  Vocabulary 9C  "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Essay

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.

Friday, February 2, 2018

Weekly Plans for 2/5/2018 - 2/9/2018

Weekly Plans

English 10   Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - Vocabulary 8D Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices Chart - Cooperative Group Work

Tuesday  -   Rhetorical Devices Chart - Cooperative Group Work

Wednesday -  Snow Day

Thursday - Jigsaw: Rhetorical Devices ChartVocabulary 8E Large Group Work/ Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

Friday -   Vocabulary Quiz 8!Analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail."


English 10H  Link to English 10 Documents


Monday - Vocabulary List 8C due 
 Introduce Ahmed Shamlu - "In This Blind Ally"

Tuesday  -   Vocabulary List 8D Ahmed Shamlu - "In This Blind Ally"

Wednesday -   Snow Day

Thursday  Vocabulary List 8E  Ahmed Shamlu - "In This Blind Ally"  

Friday - Vocabulary Quiz 8! Introduce Tagore and his poem, "Freedom" 


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.