Monday, 9/30 – extra credit due today! (No late credit)
Tuesday, 10/1 - Select and bring in your second IR book for a book check! (You can find some book recommendations here; or visit Goodreads’ “Books Every Teen Should Read.”)
Resources:
Guided Reading Questions:
Questions for Cantos 1, 3, 5, 33, 35
Text:
Dante’s Inferno Class Text
Be ready for a quiz after reading each canto!
Monday, September 30
Learning Goal(s): Evaluate the consequences of our choices as humans and assess what is sin as it is presented throughout history, religion, and other cultures. With this knowledge, determine how justice is presented throughout other cultures.
Targeted Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States /ELACC9-10RL5: analyze how an author's choices concerning structure, order, etc. ELACC9-10SL1: initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussion.
Agenda:
- Turn in your extra credit assignment if you have it completed! (You must turn this in today if you want to receive credit - no late credit!)
- Complete the Magic Lens practice for levels 1 and 2.
- Complete the introduction to Unit 3 vocabulary words #1-10. Use three highlighters to highlight the different parts of speech: blue for nouns, yellow for adjectives/adverbs, and green for verbs. Students will learn each word, writing the new word into the blank while the teacher goes over the term, then students will complete the “Completing the Sentence” activities on pages 39-40. (Answer only #1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19.)
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and analyzing the cantos with guided reading questions.
- Pick out your IR book to bring in tomorrow for a book check!
- Continue reviewing cantos to prepare for a Dante quiz.
Tuesday, October 1
Learning Goal(s): Prepare for the PSAT by practicing timed passages. Evaluate the consequences of our choices as humans and assess what is sin as it is presented throughout history, religion, and other cultures. With this knowledge, determine how justice is presented throughout other cultures.
Targeted Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States /ELACC9-10RL5: analyze how an author's choices concerning structure, order, etc. ELACC9-10SL1: initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussion.
Agenda:
- Complete the Magic Lens practice for levels 1 and 2.
- Practice for the PSAT with a reading passage and questions (set a timer for 14 minutes!).
- Show your teacher your second IR book for a book check.
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and analyzing the cantos with guided reading questions.
- Be ready for a quiz!
- Begin reading your second IR book.
- Continue reviewing cantos to prepare for a Dante quiz.
Wednesday, October 2
Learning Goal(s): Prepare for the PSAT by practicing timed passages. Evaluate the consequences of our choices as humans and assess what is sin as it is presented throughout history, religion, and other cultures. With this knowledge, determine how justice is presented throughout other cultures.
Targeted Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States /ELACC9-10RL5: analyze how an author's choices concerning structure, order, etc. ELACC9-10SL1: initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussion.
Agenda:
- Complete the Magic Lens practice for levels 1 and 2.
- Complete the introduction to Unit 3 vocabulary words #11-20. Use three highlighters to highlight the different parts of speech: blue for nouns, yellow for adjectives/adverbs, and green for verbs. Students will learn each word, writing the new word into the blank while the teacher goes over the term, then students will complete the “Completing the Sentence” activities on pages 39-40. (Complete only #4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15 17, 20.)
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and analyzing the cantos with guided reading questions as needed.
- Be ready for a quiz!
- Introduce the seminar assignment with article and seminar questions deliverables.
- Continue reading your second IR book.
Thursday, October 3
Learning Goal(s): Use advanced searches to find articles on justice, crime, and punishment.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL1: a. Come to discussions prepared having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE9-10W8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question
Agenda:
- Meet in the Learning Commons to prepare for the Socratic Seminar by finding articles on justice and writing leveled seminar questions. If you’re not working on the seminar, you should be reading IR.
- Continue reading your second IR book.
Friday, October 4
Learning Goal(s): Use advanced searches to find articles on justice, crime, and punishment.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL1: a. Come to discussions prepared having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE9-10W8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question
Agenda:
- Complete “Choosing the Right Word” on pages 37-38 (#1-25) for Unit 3 vocabulary.
- Meet in the Learning Commons to prepare for the Socratic Seminar by finding articles on justice and writing leveled seminar questions. If you’re not working on the seminar, you should be reading IR.
- Continue reading your second IR book.