Wednesday, 9/5 - Typed rough draft of Archetype Synthesis due
Thursday, 9/6 - Peer review for Archetype Synthesis
Sunday, 9/10 - 45 minutes of Membean practice due by 11:59 p.m.
If you have purchased your own copy of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, please bring it this week!
Upcoming Due Dates:
Thursday, 9/14 - Poetry Out Loud performances, TPFASSTT, and poem annotations due (see this resource for a sample annotated poem - it does not include EVERYTHING, but it's close!)
Monday, September 3
No School - Labor Day
Tuesday, September 5
LG: Consider thematic concepts for Things Fall Apart unit.
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 Level 2 practice sentence
- PSAT “Mondays” on a Tuesday (add to IAN)
- Unit 2 Table of Contents to IAN
- Things Fall Apart anticipation guide in IAN - write your responses
- Add literary terms from SB page 218 to QHT chart
- For your "Q" terms, look up and define each term in the Ponder and Respond section of your IAN
- Answer Essential Questions on page 220 - Introduction to Things Fall Apart in SpringBoard textbook
Homework: 45 minutes of Membean due Sunday, 9/10 by 11:59pm; typed rough draft of Archetype Synthesis due tomorrow
Wednesday, September 6
LG: Examine thematic connections between proverbs and folktales; Predict how and why an author uses proverbs and fables in a novel.
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:
- Turn in typed rough draft of Archetype Synthesis
- Magic Lens Level 2 practice sentence
- Begin activities with Things Fall Apart in Springboard textbook - proverbs and folktales
Homework: 45 minutes of Membean due Sunday, 9/10 by 11:59 p.m.; be ready for peer review tomorrow
Thursday, September 7
LG: Practice role as a “peer editor” to improve revision skills and help create polished pieces. Gather, evaluate, and cite sources to answer questions about the historical, cultural, social, and geographical context of the novel; Use evidence from research to present findings to the class; Plan to use reading strategies to aid comprehension; Understand a cultural experience reflected in a work of literature.
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 Level 2 practice sentence
- Add MLA format reference to IAN
- Add Poetry Out Loud annotations sample to IAN
- Peer Review for Archetype Synthesis - this peer review is in direct correlation to the rubric for this essay
- Continue activities with Things Fall Apart - researching textual context and culture wheel
Homework: 45 minutes of Membean due Sunday, 9/10 by 11:59pm
Friday, September 8
LG: Analyze how a complex character interacts with other characters; Analyze how a complex character’s motivation advances the plot.
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.
Agenda:
- Meet in classroom to introduce internet resource credibility and validity
- Go to lab 9234 to research context for 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)
- When you finish your research assignment, you have lab time to work on any of the following:
- Poetry Out Loud annotations/memorization, due Thursday, 9/14 (view this resource for some memorization tips)
- Continue revising archetype synthesis essay (due Friday 9/15 to TurnItIn.com)
- Membean practice - 45 minutes due Sunday 9/10 by 11:59 p.m.