Monday, 513 - Exam exemption forms due to teachers (form here)
Friday, 5/17 - IR#3 summative assessment (extra credit; assignment here) due; unit 7 vocabulary quiz; Submit Night guided reading questions. Students who are exempting the final may submit these on Monday instead.
Upcoming Due Dates:
Monday, 5/20 - Final exam essay in class; Night questions due for students exempting the final exam
Tuesday, 5/21 - Final exam for 1st and 2nd periods
Wednesday, 5/22 - Final exam for 3rd and 4th periods
Resources:
Night (digital copy here)
Final Exam Study Guide
Exam exemption form
Monday, May 13
Learning Goal(s): Continue reading Night, considering Wiesel’s choice in tone and diction and their effects on the audience.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. 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:
- Ms. Vanbo out for AP testing
- Turn in your final exam exemption form, if eligible. (These are due TODAY!)
- Continue reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night. Independently, choose ten questions to write developed answers to for chapters 1-3 (handout here). When ready, continue reading Wiesel’s text, and choose ten questions to answer for chapters 4-9 (handout here).
- Vocab Unit 7: study your vocab words for the quiz on Friday, May 17th.
- Extra Credit Independent Reading #3: Continue reading your third and final independent reading book and completing your one-pager (assignment here). This is an extra credit opportunity due Friday, May 17th.
- Night Guided Reading Questions: Complete 20 questions total (choose 10 from chapters 1-3 and choose 10 from chapters 4-9), due Friday, May 13th. (Students exempting the final exam may submit these Monday, May 20th.)
Tuesday, May 14
Learning Goal(s): Continue reading Night, considering Wiesel’s choice in tone and diction and their effects on the audience.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. 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:
- Magic Lens practice - label the practice sentence for all three levels.
- Introduce the final exam study guide (packet here).
- Continue reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night. Independently, choose ten questions to write developed answers to for chapters 1-3 (handout here). When ready, continue reading Wiesel’s text, and choose ten questions to answer for chapters 4-9 (handout here).
- Vocab Unit 7: study your vocab words for the quiz on Friday, May 17th.
- Extra Credit Independent Reading #3: Continue reading your third and final independent reading book and completing your one-pager (assignment here). This is an extra credit opportunity due Friday, May 17th.
- Night Guided Reading Questions: Complete 20 questions total (choose 10 from chapters 1-3 and choose 10 from chapters 4-9), due Friday, May 13th. (Students exempting the final exam may submit these Monday, May 20th.)
- Final Exam Study Guide: Complete the final exam study guide by Monday, May 20th to prepare for the final exam essay and multiple choice section (packet here).
Wednesday, May 15
Learning Goal(s): Continue reading Night, considering Wiesel’s choice in tone and diction and their effects on the audience.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. 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:
- Magic Lens practice - label the practice sentence for all three levels.
- Continue reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night. Independently, choose ten questions to write developed answers to for chapters 1-3 (handout here). When ready, continue reading Wiesel’s text, and choose ten questions to answer for chapters 4-9 (handout here).
- When you’re finished with Night, work on the final exam study guide (packet here).
- Vocab Unit 7: study your vocab words for the quiz on Friday, May 17th.
- Extra Credit Independent Reading #3: Continue reading your third and final independent reading book and completing your one-pager (assignment here). This is an extra credit opportunity due Friday, May 17th.
- Night Guided Reading Questions: Complete 20 questions total (choose 10 from chapters 1-3 and choose 10 from chapters 4-9), due Friday, May 13th. (Students exempting the final exam may submit these Monday, May 20th.)
- Final Exam Study Guide: Complete the final exam study guide by Monday, May 20th to prepare for the final exam essay and multiple choice section (packet here).
Thursday, May 16
Learning Goal(s): Continue reading Night, considering Wiesel’s choice in tone and diction and their effects on the audience.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. 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:
- Ms. Vanbo out for AP testing
- Continue reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night. Independently, choose ten questions to write developed answers to for chapters 1-3 (handout here). When ready, continue reading Wiesel’s text, and choose ten questions to answer for chapters 4-9 (handout here).
- When you’re finished with Night, work on the final exam study guide (packet here).
- Vocab Unit 7: study your vocab words for the quiz on Friday, May 17th.
- Extra Credit Independent Reading #3: Continue reading your third and final independent reading book and completing your one-pager (assignment here). This is an extra credit opportunity due Friday, May 17th.
- Night Guided Reading Questions: Complete 20 questions total (choose 10 from chapters 1-3 and choose 10 from chapters 4-9), due Friday, May 13th. (Students exempting the final exam may submit these Monday, May 20th.)
- Final Exam Study Guide: Complete the final exam study guide by Monday, May 20th to prepare for the final exam essay and multiple choice section (packet here).
Friday, May 17
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate your knowledge of SAT vocabulary words through an assessment. Continue reading Night, considering Wiesel’s choice in tone and diction and their effects on the audience.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. 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:
- Take the Unit 7 vocabulary assessment.
- Submit Independent Reading #3 extra credit assignment, if completed (assignment here).
- Finish your reading of Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night. Independently, choose ten questions to write developed answers to for chapters 1-3 (handout here). When ready, continue reading Wiesel’s text, and choose ten questions to answer for chapters 4-9 (handout here). Submit these questions today. (Students who are exempting the final may submit these on Monday.)
- When you’re finished with Night, work on the final exam study guide (packet here).
- Night Guided Reading Questions: Complete 20 questions total (choose 10 from chapters 1-3 and choose 10 from chapters 4-9), due for students exempting the final on Monday, May 20th.
- Final Exam Study Guide: Complete the final exam study guide by Monday, May 20th to prepare for the final exam essay and multiple choice section (packet here).