Planning Your Week:
Sun. 9/18—Membean practice due. Mon. 9/19--Read through chapter 8 of The Joy Luck Club. Fri. 9/23--The Joy Luck Club Literary Analysis II (character development and theme paragraphs); early turn-in for The Joy Luck Club Scholars’ Journal entries (15 entries from 10 chapters) Read online at The Joy Luck Club pdf. *Vocab. Study Plan: Complete Membean practice in 15 minute increments or less. Monday, September 19 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme.
Tuesday, September 20 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme.
Wednesday, September 21 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme.
Thursday, September 22 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme.
Friday, September 23 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they create meaning/tone.
SEPTEMBER BREAK! Honors World Literature October 3-7 Planning Your Week: No Membean practice required! (Earn extra credit if you choose to do practice this week.) Mon. 10/3--The Joy Luck Club Scholars’ Journal entries (15 entries from 10 chapters) if you did not participate in early turn-in. Planning Your Week:
Sun. 9/11—Membean practice due. Mon. 9/12--Submit synthesis essay via TurnItIn.com. Fri. 9/16 - Poetry Out Loud presentations & TPFASSTT due Mon.. 9/19--The Joy Luck Club Literary Analysis I (setting/mood and diction paragraphs) Upcoming Due Dates: Fri. 9/23--The Joy Luck Club Literary Analysis II (character development and theme paragraphs); early turn-in for The Joy Luck Club Scholars’ Journal entries (15 entries from 10 chapters) *Vocab. Study Plan: Complete Membean practice in 15 minute increments or less. Monday, September 12 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they create meaning/tone and develop setting. ELAGSE9-10RL4: 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.)
Tuesday, September 13 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they create meaning/tone and develop setting. ELAGSE9-10RL4: 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.)
Wednesday, September 14 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of 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. 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 theme.
Thursday, September 15 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of 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. 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 theme.
Friday, September 16 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of 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. 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 theme.
Planning Your Week:
Sun. 9/4—Membean practice due (make sure your accuracy is 85% or greater to earn full credit). Wed. 9/7--Bring your 2 poems from the Poetry Out Loud site; the class competition will be Tuesday, Sept. 13. Membean vocabulary assessment (must be completed Wednesday afternoon). Wed. 9/7 - Submit your synthesis essay to TurnItIn.com Thurs. 9/8 - Peer review 3 synthesis essays Thurs. 9/8 - Take Membean Assessment Mon. 9/12--Bring a hard copy of your revised, typed essay to class along with your rough draft and editing notes. You should also submit your file to Turnitin.com before class. **Our next unit is on The Joy Luck Club, a novel by Amy Tan. Please obtain a copy (Amazon or Barnes and Noble are similarly priced at $9.52). Contact me if you have any issues with obtaining the book.** *Vocab. Study Plan: Complete Membean practice in 15 minute increments or less. Monday, September 5—Labor Day Holiday Tuesday, September 6 LG: Formulate and share opinions about the immigrant experience and the idea of game play. 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.
Wednesday, September 7 LG: Apply skills for close reading, gathering evidence, and making inferences to poems. 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. ELAGSE9-19RL2: 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. ELAGSE9-10L5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Thursday, September 8 LG: Develop understanding of another culture’s beliefs and values. ELAGSERL6: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
Friday, September 9 LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they create meaning/tone. ELAGSERL7: 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.)
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