Monday, 1/27 - Technology packet due - make sure all digital systems & instructions are complete!
Wednesday, 1/29 - First IR book due for book check AND “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” CEI constructed response (handout here) final draft due in class and to TurnItIn.com before 11:59 p.m.
Friday, 1/31 - Take the Unit 1 vocabulary quiz and a Magic Lens level 1 quiz AND have Antigone articles read and annotated (article 1 here, article 2 here, article 3 here; assignment instructions here)
Upcoming Due Dates:
Sunday, 2/9 - Complete the Unit 2 vocabulary activities on Sadlier Connect by 11:59 p.m.
Thursday, 2/6 - Bring a typed, printed draft of your Antigone essay for peer review in class today. NO PRINTING IN CLASS. Additionally, please have your Antigone paper packet completed for a progress check today (packet here).
Tuesday, 2/11 - Bring in a revised draft of your Antigone essay for our second peer review.
Thursday, 2/13 - Antigone essay final draft due to TurnItIn.com before midnight.
Friday, 2/14 - Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz
Resources:
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” (text here)
Unit 1 Vocabulary Word List (here)
Antigone - full-text PDF from SpringBoard (here)
SpringBoard Direct Login (here)
Antigone Essay Packet (here)
Monday, January 27
Learning Goal(s): Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely 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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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 ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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
Agenda:
- Show your completed technology packet to your teacher (due today)
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level one to prepare for Friday’s quiz.
- Introduction to Antigone articles - you will need to read and analyze these in preparation for your embedded assessment for this unit (article 1 here, article 2 here, article 3 here).
- In your Greek families, continue to read Antigone. As you read, answer the guided reading questions. Your group is responsible for answering all guided reading questions - SHARE THE WORK - this is not an individual effort. (question packet here; rubric here)
- Continue revising your CEI paragraph on setting/mood in “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” (handout here); final draft due Wednesday, 1/29
- Select and acquire an IR book, due Wednesday, 1/29
- Read and annotate Antigone articles (article 1 here, article 2 here, article 3 here; assignment instructions here) by Friday, 1/31
Tuesday, January 28
Learning Goal(s): Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely 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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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 ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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
Agenda:
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level one to prepare for Friday’s quiz.
- In your Greek families, continue to read Antigone. As you read, answer the guided reading questions. Your group is responsible for answering all guided reading questions - SHARE THE WORK - this is not an individual effort. (question packet here; rubric here)
- Continue revising your CEI paragraph on setting/mood in “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” (handout here); final draft due Wednesday, 1/29
- Select and acquire an IR book, due Wednesday, 1/29
- Study your vocabulary words for a quiz on Friday
- Read and annotate Antigone articles (article 1 here, article 2 here, article 3 here; assignment instructions here) by Friday, 1/31
Wednesday, January 29
Learning Goal(s): Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely 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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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 ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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
Agenda:
- Show your teacher your first IR book for a book check!
- Submit your “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” CEI response to the inbox AND submit a digital copy to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m.
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level one to prepare for Friday’s quiz.
- In your Greek families, continue to read Antigone. As you read, answer the guided reading questions. Your group is responsible for answering all guided reading questions - SHARE THE WORK - this is not an individual effort. (question packet here; rubric here)
- Begin reading your first IR novel; you need to have completed reading and finished your Still Life project by Friday, March 13th. (Still Life assignment here)
- Study your vocabulary words for a quiz on Friday
- Read and annotate Antigone articles (article 1 here, article 2 here, article 3 here; assignment instructions here) by Friday, 1/31
Thursday, January 30
Learning Goal(s): Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely 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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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 ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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
Agenda:
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level one to prepare for Friday’s quiz.
- In your Greek families, continue to read Antigone. As you read, answer the guided reading questions. Your group is responsible for answering all guided reading questions - SHARE THE WORK - this is not an individual effort. (question packet here; rubric here). Submit these when your group finishes the work!
- When your group is finished, begin planning/outlining/drafting your Embedded Assessment for Antigone. Use your textbook, three articles, and the Antigone: Embedded Assessment 2 packet (packet here).
- Begin reading your first IR novel; you need to have completed reading and finished your Still Life project by Friday, March 13th. (Still Life assignment here)
- Study your vocabulary words for a quiz on Friday
- Read and annotate Antigone articles (article 1 here, article 2 here, article 3 here; assignment instructions here) by Friday, 1/31
Friday, January 31
Learning Goal(s): Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely 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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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 ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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
Agenda:
- Take the Vocabulary Unit 1 and Magic Lens Level 1 assessments
- Discuss the Antigone articles with your group that you read and annotated: share your learning and reflections.
- If not yet submitted, your group’s Antigone guided reading questions are due today. (question packet here; rubric here) Complete the group member assessment and reflection sheet (on the rubric) before submitting your rubric to your teacher.
- When your group is finished, begin planning/outlining/drafting your Embedded Assessment for Antigone. Use your textbook, three articles, and the Antigone: Embedded Assessment 2 packet (packet here).
- Begin reading your first IR novel; you need to have completed reading and finished your Still Life project by Friday, March 13th. (Still Life assignment here)
- Begin working on your Antigone essay (packet here) - your first draft is due for peer review on Thursday, February 6th.