Monday, 12/17 - Complete reading of final independent reading book due; be ready for your presentation when you walk in the door.
Tuesday, 12/18 - Night questions due (if not already completed)
Wednesday, 12/19 - Final exam essay in class
Thursday, 12/20- 1st and 2nd period exams
Friday, 12/21 - 3rd and 4th period exams
Monday, December 17
Learning Goal(s): Share your analysis of a theme or how a dynamic character develops with the class in a brief verbal presentation on your independent reading book.
Targeted 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. ELAGSE9-10RL2: 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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL4: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Agenda:
- Complete your independent reading presentation in class (handout here). All students must be ready to present when they walk in the door!
- If time, 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).
- Continue your preparation for the final exam through completing the study guide.
- Prepare for the final exam!
Tuesday, December 18
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:
- Last day to complete 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). Submit this work TODAY!!
- Continue your preparation for the final exam through completing the study guide.
- Prepare for the final exam!
Wednesday, December 19
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:
- Complose the final exam essay. Students who are exempting the final exam also exempt this component but ARE required to come to class.
- Prepare for the final exam!
Thursday, December 20 - Final exam day for 1st and 2nd periods
8:20-9:50 1st Period Exam
9:50-10:00 BREAK
10:00-11:30 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 21- Final exam day for 3rd and 4th periods
8:20-9:50 3rd Period Exam
9:50-10:00 BREAK
10:00-11:30 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!