Friday, 3/1 - Complete the reading of your first independent novel and prepare for your literary still life (assignment here)!
Sunday, 3/3 - Complete all Unit 3 activities on Sadlier Connect before midnight.
Upcoming Due Dates:
Friday, 3/8 - Vocabulary Unit 3 assessment
Friday, 3/8 - Bring in a copy of your next IR book! (See your teacher’s recommendations here; or visit Goodreads’ “Books Every Teen Should Read”)
Resources:
Things Fall Apart - novel PDF (here).
Things Fall Apart - Audiobook (here; hint: view the pinned comment for chapter start times)
SpringBoard Things Fall Apart Unit PDF (here)
Monday, February 25
Learning Goal: Participate in a discussion using textual evidence to support analysis. Analyze how the introduction of a new character affects the development of the story.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W2b.: b. 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. ELAGSE9-10W2e. Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone. ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Agenda:
- PSAT Monday - read and analyze a reading passage to practice your SAT skills.
- Assign groups to analyze, present, and lead a discussion on an assigned chapter (1-8) from Things Fall Apart. Use the instructions listed here to produce an informative poster on butcher paper. We will present tomorrow!
- Complete all Unit 3 activities on Sadlier Connect before midnight on Sunday, March 3rd.
- Complete the reading of your first independent novel and prepare for your literary still life (assignment here), due Friday, March 1st.
Tuesday, February 26
Agenda:
- Attend 10th grade advisement with a guidance counselor.
- Complete all Unit 3 activities on Sadlier Connect before midnight on Sunday, March 3rd.
- Complete the reading of your first independent novel and prepare for your literary still life (assignment here), due Friday, March 1st.
Wednesday, February 27
Learning Goal: Participate in a discussion using textual evidence to support analysis. Analyze how the introduction of a new character affects the development of the story.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W2b.: b. 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. ELAGSE9-10W2e. Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone. ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Agenda:
- Attend 10th grade advisement with a guidance counselor.
- When you return to class, meet with your presentation groups to collect your thoughts and put finishing touches on your poster.
- Groups present and lead discussion (8-10 minutes). All students must participate in the discussion; points off for disruptions or off-task behavior. (assignment/rubric here)
- Complete all Unit 3 activities on Sadlier Connect before midnight on Sunday, March 3rd.
- Complete the reading of your first independent novel and prepare for your literary still life (assignment here), due Friday, March 1st.
Thursday, February 28
Learning Goal: Participate in a discussion using textual evidence to support analysis. Analyze how the introduction of a new character affects the development of the story.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W2b.: b. 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. ELAGSE9-10W2e. Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone. ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Agenda:
- Label the practice sentence for both level 1 (parts of speech) and level 2 (parts of sentence).
- Complete yesterday’s presentations as needed: Groups present and lead discussion (8-10 minutes). All students must participate in the discussion; points off for disruptions or off-task behavior.
- Read chapter 9; answer questions about Ikemefuna on page 239 in SpringBoard - what is this character’s role in the novel?
- In partners, read “Life is Sweet at Kumansenu.” With your partner, discuss literary elements of the short story. How can reading an additional text from the same part of the world help us to understand elements from a primary text?
- Read chapter 10 by Monday.
- Complete all Unit 3 activities on Sadlier Connect before midnight on Sunday, March 3rd.
- Complete the reading of your first independent novel and prepare for your literary still life (assignment here), due Friday, March 1st.
Learning Goal(s):Participate in a discussion using textual evidence to support analysis. Analyze how the introduction of a new character affects the development of the story.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W2b.: b. 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. ELAGSE9-10W2e. Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone. ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Agenda:
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for levels one and two.
- Complete chapter presentations as needed.
- Introduce presenter/viewer expectations for Monday’s still life project. (Presentation here)
- Read chapter 9; answer questions about Ikemefuna on page 239 in SpringBoard - what is this character’s role in the novel?
- Read through chapter 12 for homework by Wednesday, March 6th!
- Complete all Unit 3 activities on Sadlier Connect before midnight on Sunday, March 3rd.
- Read Things Fall Apart through chapter 12 by Wednesday, March 6th.
- Select and acquire your second independent reading book by Friday, March 8th.