Sunday, Feb. 4 - Complete 45 minutes of Membean practice by 11:59 p.m.; Complete Embedded Quotation Activity #1* on NoRedInk by 11:59 p.m. *Students who showed mastery on this skill are exempt from NoRedInk practice this week.
Wednesday, Feb. 7 - Bring a revised copy of your Antigone paper for peer review.
Friday, Feb. 9 - Magic Lens Quiz (level 1)
Sunday, Feb. 11 - Final draft of Antigone paper due to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m.; Complete 45 minutes of Membean practice by 11:59 p.m.
Upcoming Due Dates
Monday, Feb. 12 - Complete partner online research for TFA, bring in a PRINTED copy of your research. (Copy the document from here.)
Click HERE for a Works Cited page for your Antigone paper!
If you have purchased your own copy of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, please bring it this week!
Monday, February 5
Learning Goal: Consider thematic concepts for Things Fall Apart unit.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and analyze in detail 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:
- Magic Lens practice sentence - level 1
- Intro to PSAT Mondays! (add this to IAN) - Complete the PSAT reading practice passage and answer the accompanying questions. Discuss strategies for analyzing texts in a timed setting.
- Add the Unit 2 Table of Contents to IAN (handout here)
- Add the Things Fall Apart anticipation guide in IAN. Pick two statements you feel strongly about and write a journal entry about those items in IAN.
- As a class, add the literary terms from SpringBoard page 218 to a QHT chart.
- For your "Q" terms, look up and define each term in the Ponder and Respond section of your IAN
- Answer the “Essential Questions” on page 220 of the Introduction to Things Fall Apart in your SpringBoard textbook.
- Review page 223 in SpringBoard for conducting internet research to prepare for tomorrow’s computer lab activity.
- If time, continue reviewing and discussing elements required in your Antigone paper.
- Homework: Continue revising your Antigone paper - bring in an updated copy on Wednesday (2/7) for peer review, and submit your final draft to TurnItIn.com by Sunday (2/11) before midnight. Complete 45 minutes of Membean practice by 11:59 p.m.
Tuesday, February 6
Learning Goal: Examine thematic connections between proverbs and folktales; Predict how and why an author uses proverbs and fables in a novel.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and analyze in detail 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. ELAGSE9-10RL4: 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.)
Agenda:
- Magic Lens practice sentence - level 1
- Complete NoRedInk Embedded Quotation quiz in class.
- Spend half of the class in computer lab 516, researching context of the novel Things Fall Apart. (Copy and paste this template into your HWL Google Drive folder, then invite a partner to share the document. Complete this work together, then print your work to submit to your teacher by Monday, Feb. 12)
- In SpringBoard, unpack embedded assessment 1 on page 220.
- Complete the culture wheel activity on pages 226-7, and create your Ibo pronunciation bookmark.
- If time, continue reviewing and discussing elements required in your Antigone paper - remember to bring in a revised draft tomorrow.
- Homework: Continue revising your Antigone paper - bring in an updated copy on Wednesday (2/7) for peer review, and submit your final draft to TurnItIn.com by Sunday (2/11) before midnight. Complete 45 minutes of Membean practice by 11:59 p.m.
Wednesday, February 7
Learning Goal: Practice role as a “peer editor” to improve revision skills and help create polished pieces. Plan to use reading strategies to aid comprehension; Understand a cultural experience reflected in a work of literature.
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.) ELAGSE9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Agenda:
- Magic Lens practice sentence - level 1
- With a partner, complete the “style” peer review activity for your Antigone essay. (peer review here)
- Begin activities with Things Fall Apart in Springboard textbook - complete activity 3.2 on proverbs and folktales; read, discuss, and analyze the Nigerian folktales “Why the Bat Flies at Night” and “The Lucky Fisherman.”
- Continue activities with Things Fall Apart - culture wheel and bookmark (if not completed yesterday).
- Begin reading chapters 1-4 of Things Fall Apart, tracking character traits between Okonkwo and his father to compare and contrast Achebe’s characterization (use the graphic organizer on page 228 of SpringBoard).
- Homework: Continue revising your Antigone paper - bring in an updated copy on Wednesday (2/7) for peer review, and submit your final draft to TurnItIn.com by Sunday (2/11) before midnight. Complete 45 minutes of Membean practice by 11:59 p.m.
Thursday, February 8
Learning Goal: Analyze the cumulative impact of using words and phrases from the Ibo language on the tone and meaning of the novel. Learn domain-specific vocabulary to use when speaking and writing about the novel.
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.) ELAGSE9-10L6: 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.
Agenda:
- Magic Lens practice - level 1
- Continue reading chapters 1-4 of Things Fall Apart, tracking character traits between Okonkwo and his father to compare and contrast Achebe’s characterization.
- Consider cultural elements of the novel: are there any cultural aspects that strike your interest so far? Remember that you will be creating a research presentation on one element of tribal culture before and after British colonization.
- Complete active and passive voice activity in SpringBoard, page 229. Write your own sentences in both active and passive voice.
- Create a double-entry journal to analyze the first four chapters of Things Fall Apart - consider Achebe’s use of motif and foil.
- Homework: Continue revising your Antigone paper - submit your final draft to TurnItIn.com by Sunday (2/11) before midnight. Complete 45 minutes of Membean practice by 11:59 p.m.
Friday, February 9
Learning Goal: Analyze the cumulative impact of using words and phrases from the Ibo language on the tone and meaning of the novel. Learn domain-specific vocabulary to use when speaking and writing about the novel.
Targeted Standards: 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. ELAGSE9-10W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grades 9–10.) ELAGSE9-10W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Agenda:
- Magic Lens quiz - level 1
- Continue reading Things Fall Apart, tracking character traits between Okonkwo and his father to compare and contrast Achebe’s characterization.
- Consider cultural elements of the novel: are there any cultural aspects that strike your interest so far? Remember that you will be creating a research presentation on one element of tribal culture before and after British colonization.
- Complete active and passive voice activity in SpringBoard, page 229. Write your own sentences in both active and passive voice.
- Analyze the character faults of Okonkwo - discuss the first four chapters and consider how Achebe presents Okonkwo’s character. Complete the graphic organizer on page 231, then answer the ponder and respond.
- Ponder and Respond (SB pg. 232): Take a position on the question: Is it common for powerful leaders to have flawed characters? Why? How might this affect the community? Write an argumentative paragraph, using at least two pieces of text evidence, to support your position and explain how it relates to Okonkwo’s character.
- Read chapters 5-6; track character relationships on a chart (use SB, page 233 to model the graphic organizer you create in your IAN).
- Homework: Continue revising your Antigone paper - submit your final draft to TurnItIn.com by Sunday (2/11) before midnight. Complete 45 minutes of Membean practice by 11:59 p.m.