Planning Your Week:
Sunday, Oct. 8 - 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight
Upcoming Due Dates:
Tuesday, Oct. 17 - Embedded Assessment 1 presentations due (research and present on one aspect of Ibo/Igbo culture pre- and post-colonialism)
Access a digital copy of Things Fall Apart here.
Monday, October 2
LG: Predict, question, and begin to research how colonization might affect an aspect of the Ibo culture.
Standards: ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. a. Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “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]”).
Agenda:
- Begin working in the computer lab (9234) to plan your presentation for Embedded Assessment 1 (use page 239 - 242 in SB, or access the assignment online here). We will present these Tuesday, October 17th.
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight, Sunday, October 8th. Continue working on EA1 presentations, due Tuesday, October 17th.
Tuesday, October 3
LG: Create a narrative based on a text as a stimulus.
Standards: ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. a. Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events. b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. c. Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole. d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative
Agenda:
- Mrs. van Bohemen out today.
- Complete a Four Square Concept Map on “bias.”
- Ponder and Respond: When speaking or writing about a culture that is different from our own, what can we do to minimize bias?
- Review “Language and Writer’s Craft: Using Precise Language and Domain-Specific Vocabulary” activity (pg. 246 in SpringBoard). Then return to your Ponder and Respond - How does using precise and objective language minimize bias?
- Complete reading chapters 9 & 10 of Things Fall Apart.
- In a well-developed paragraph, compare and contrast the justice systems of the Ibo culture (based on text evidence from the chapter) and American culture. Remember to use “precise language” and “domain-specific vocabulary” to minimize bias. You are an observer, not a judge.
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight, Sunday, October 8th. Continue working on EA1 presentations, due Tuesday, October 17th.
Wednesday, October 4
LG: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to minimize bias when speaking of cultures different from our own.
Standards: ELAGSE9-10L6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. ELAGSE9-10RL6: 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.
Agenda:
- PSAT Practice - Reading (two passages, 26 minutes) - add this to IAN. Do you have questions before the PSAT next Wednesday?
- Answer Ikemefuna questions on pg. 239 in SpringBoard. Consider the character’s role in the novel and how his presence affected the Ibo community. (Answer #1-3 and “Check Your Understanding.”)
- As time permits, return to your work on chapters 9 & 10.
- Preview Embedded Assessment 2 in SpringBoard (pg. 243); consider how we will use the pre- and post-colonial presentations to help with EA2.
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight, Sunday, October 8th. Continue working on EA1 presentations, due Tuesday, October 17th.
Thursday, October 5
LG: Analyze how complex character react to events in a plot. Write a narrative to explore a character’s voice.
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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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. ELAGSE9-10W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. ELAGSE9-10W3a.: Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
Agenda:
- Answer Ikemefuna questions to prepare for narrative, introduce STEAL method of characterization
- Whole class discussion/brainstorm: What are the qualities of engaging narrative? (What do YOU enjoy as a reader?)
- Minilesson on “show, don’t tell” for narrative writing and formatting dialogue
- Complete the “Narrative Writing Prompt” on page 240 in SpringBoard - use sensory language and properly format your dialogue; be sure to include details from the text to develop your text.
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight, Sunday, October 8th. Continue working on EA1 presentations, due Tuesday, October 17th.
Friday, October 6
Pep Rally Day - adjusted bell schedule
LG: Analyze cultural views of gender reflected in the novel; make connections among different cultures’ ideas about gender.
Standards:ELAGSE9-10RL6: 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. 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.
Agenda:
- Turn in narrative if not completed yesterday
- Read chapters 11-12 and complete the SpringBoard activities on pages 248-249 to analyze the text.
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight, Sunday, October 8th. Continue working on EA1 presentations, due Tuesday, October 17th.