Monday, 12/16 - Night guided reading questions due for students taking the final exam
Tuesday, 12/17 - Food Day
Wednesday, 12/18 - Complete the final exam essay in class; Night guided reading questions due for students exempting the final exam
Thursday, 12/19 - Final exam for 1st & 2nd
Friday, 12/20 - Final exam for 3rd & 4th
Resources:
Final Exam Study Guide here
Texts:
- “Araby” by James Joyce
- “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez
- Antigone by Sophocles
- “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
- Night by Elie Wiesel
Monday, December 16
Learning Goal(s): Continue reading Night, considering Wiesel’s choice in tone and diction and their effects on the audience.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI3: 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. ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RI4: 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).
Agenda:
- Read Night and answer guided reading questions. Independently, choose ten questions to write developed answers to for chapters 1-3 and ten questions to answer for chapters 4-9. (Packet here)
- Use the final exam study guide (here) to prepare for the final.
Tuesday, December 17
Learning Goal(s): Review ELA 9-10 standards to prepare for the final exam. Continue reading Night, considering Wiesel’s choice in tone and diction and their effects on the audience.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI3: 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. ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RI4: 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).
Agenda:
- Students who are taking the final exam, use this class period to complete the final exam study guide; you will write the essay tomorrow!
- Students who are exempting the final exam, use this class period to continue to read Night and answer guided reading questions, due tomorrow. (Packet here)
- Use the final exam study guide (here) to prepare for the final.
Wednesday, December 18
Learning Goal: Compose the final exam essay.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W2: 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. a. Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. 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. c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. e. Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic)
Agenda:
- Compose the final exam essay. Students who are exempting the final exam also exempt this component but ARE required to come to class.
- Students who are exempting the final exam must turn in their Night questions by today. (Packet here)
- Use the final exam study guide (here) to prepare for the final.
Thursday, December 19
Final exam day for 1st and 2nd periods
8:20-9:50 1st Period Exam
9:50-10:05 BREAK
10:05-11:35 2nd Period Exam
Learning Goal: Demonstrate your mastery of the Georgia Standards of Excellence for 9-10 English Language Arts.
Agenda: Complete the select response portion of the final exam!
Friday, December 20
Final exam day for 3rd and 4th periods
8:20-9:50 3rd Period Exam
9:50-10:05 BREAK
10:05-11:35 4th Period Exam
Learning Goal: Demonstrate your mastery of the Georgia Standards of Excellence for 9-10 English Language Arts.
Agenda: Complete the select response portion of the final exam!