Students: Please check all due dates carefully - some items have been adjusted to account for snow days!
Sun. 1/21 - 45 minutes of Membean and diagnostic assessment on NoRedInk both due before midnight
Mon. 1/22 - Technology form due; Poetry Out Loud presentations & TP-FASSTT (handout here) with poem annotations
Tues. 1/23 - Archetype Selfie due (PUSHED BACK FROM MONDAY), PSAT Extra Credit assignment due today (handout here - see the bottom of page 2)
Sun. 1/28 - 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight
Upcoming Due Dates:
Mon. 1/29 - literary analysis Antigone articles must be read/annotated for use in literary analysis outline today
Monday, January 22
Learning Goal: Demonstrate nuanced understanding of poetry through recitation.
Targeted Standards: 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.) 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.
Agenda:
- Technology form due today - show your initialed document to your teacher. You should be enrolled in all digital systems, and have completed your first 45 minutes of Membean and your diagnostic assessment on NoRedInk.
- Present your Poetry Out Loud poem to the class - we will go in the order you signed up!
- Submit TP-FASSTT & poem annotations to your teacher when it’s your turn to perform.
- Ponder and Respond (IAN): Reflect on your experience: How did this POL experience compare to your previous experiences? Why? What are you proud of, and what do you wish you could have improved on?
- Homework: Archetype Selfie assignment and PSAT Extra Credit assignment due Tuesday, 1/23. 45 minutes of Membean practice due before midnight on Sunday 1/28.
Tuesday, January 23
Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” Review parts of speech.
Targeted Standards: 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. ELAGSE9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Agenda:
- Submit PSAT Extra Credit assignment (handout here - see the bottom of page 2)
- Begin Magic Lens Level 1 notes - intro to parts of speech (guided notes here; presentation here)
- Selfie Archetype group activity
- Participate in a whole-class discussion of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
- Add the KIQ Chart (handout here) to your Interactive Notebook, and complete the K and I columns on the topic of Ancient Greek Drama/Ancient Greece
- Take notes on the following video introducing Greek Drama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRLK7SogvE
- Sign out SpringBoard books.
- Read and work through the introduction to Antigone - on pages 309 - 315 of your SpringBoard text. Add notes to the KIQ chart as you progress through your reading.
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due Sunday, January 28 before midnight.
Wednesday, January 24
Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
Targeted Standards: 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. ELAGSE9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Agenda:
- Meet your new Greek family!
- Complete Magic Lens Level 1 Notes on parts of speech (guided notes here; presentation here)
- Introduction to Antigone articles - you will need to read and analyze these in preparation for your embedded assessment for this unit (article 1 here, article 2 here, article 3 here).
- Watch video on the role of the chorus in ancient Greek theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quLkooLxsO4
- Continue to read and work through introductory materials for Antigone in SpringBoard, pages 309 - 315.
- Unpack embedded assessment 1 on posters.
- Assign reading roles and begin reading Antigone and answering guided reading questions. (question packet here; rubric here)
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due Sunday, January 28 before midnight. Begin reading literary analysis Antigone articles, to be used in your embedded assessment literary analysis essay.
Thursday, January 25
Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
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 ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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
Agenda:
- Complete Magic Lens practice sentence - label each word in the sentence for its part of speech (level 1)
- Meet in your Greek families to read Antigone. As you read, answer the guided reading questions. Your group is responsible for answering all guided reading questions - SHARE THE WORK - this is not an individual effort. (question packet here; rubric here)
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due Sunday, January 28 before midnight. Begin reading literary analysis Antigone articles, to be used in your embedded assessment literary analysis essay.
Friday, January 26
Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech.
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 ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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
Agenda:
- Complete Magic Lens practice sentence
- Meet in your Greek families to read Antigone. As you read, answer the guided reading questions. Your group is responsible for answering all guided reading questions - SHARE THE WORK - this is not an individual effort. (question packet here; rubric here)
- Homework: 45 minutes of Membean practice due Sunday, January 28 before midnight. Begin reading literary analysis Antigone articles, to be used in your embedded assessment literary analysis essay.