Planning Your Week:
Wednesday, 2/12 - Bring a typed, printed, double-spaced final draft of your Narrative Assignment (here)
Friday, 2/14 - Take the Unit 2 vocabulary quiz AND take the Magic Lens quiz
Be ready for a reading quiz after each canto from Dante’s Inferno.
Upcoming Due Dates:
Monday, 2/24 - Extra Credit assignment due today (assignment here) - no late credit; no partial credit
Friday, 3/13 - Complete your IR book and bring your Still Life project to class! (here)
Resources:
Narrative Assignment (here)
“Two Kinds” (SB PDF here; pages 21-29)
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (text here)
“Life is Sweet at Kumansenu” by Abioseh Nicol (text here)
Text: Dante’s Inferno Class Text
Dante Guided Reading Questions (Canto 1, 3, 5, 33, 34)
Instructions for finding articles here
Seminar Assignment & Rubric here
Course Hero Videos!
Canto 1
Canto 3
Canto 5
Canto 33
Canto 34
Monday, February 10
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
Tuesday, February 11
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
Wednesday, February 12
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
Thursday, February 13
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
Friday, February 14 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate your knowledge of using words in context. Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards:ELAGSE9-10L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
Wednesday, 2/12 - Bring a typed, printed, double-spaced final draft of your Narrative Assignment (here)
Friday, 2/14 - Take the Unit 2 vocabulary quiz AND take the Magic Lens quiz
Be ready for a reading quiz after each canto from Dante’s Inferno.
Upcoming Due Dates:
Monday, 2/24 - Extra Credit assignment due today (assignment here) - no late credit; no partial credit
Friday, 3/13 - Complete your IR book and bring your Still Life project to class! (here)
Resources:
Narrative Assignment (here)
“Two Kinds” (SB PDF here; pages 21-29)
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (text here)
“Life is Sweet at Kumansenu” by Abioseh Nicol (text here)
Text: Dante’s Inferno Class Text
Dante Guided Reading Questions (Canto 1, 3, 5, 33, 34)
Instructions for finding articles here
Seminar Assignment & Rubric here
Course Hero Videos!
Canto 1
Canto 3
Canto 5
Canto 33
Canto 34
Monday, February 10
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level 1 (parts of speech).
- Complete the Synonyms and Antonyms activities for Unit 2 vocabulary words to prepare for the vocabulary quiz on Friday!
- IR time!
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and work in groups to answer guided reading questions. Be ready for a comprehension quiz on each canto! (Guided reading questions here)
- Revise your narrative (assignment here); final draft due Wednesday, February 12th
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, March 13th.
- Study vocabulary and Magic Lens for quizzes on Friday.
Tuesday, February 11
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level 1 (parts of speech).
- IR time!
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and work in groups to answer guided reading questions. Be ready for a comprehension quiz on each canto! (Guided reading questions here)
- Revise your narrative (assignment here); final draft due Wednesday, February 12th
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, March 13th.
- Study vocabulary and Magic Lens for quizzes on Friday.
Wednesday, February 12
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
- Submit your narrative final draft! Highlight the changes you made from peer review to your final draft; attach the rubric and your peer review documents to the final draft and submit to the inbox.
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level 1 (parts of speech).
- Study your Unit 2 vocabulary words to prepare for the vocabulary quiz on Friday!
- IR time!
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and work in groups to answer guided reading questions. Be ready for a comprehension quiz on each canto! (Guided reading questions here)
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, March 13th.
- Study vocabulary and Magic Lens for quizzes on Friday.
Thursday, February 13
Learning Goal(s): Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards: ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
- Label the Magic Lens sentence for level 1 (parts of speech).
- Study your Unit 2 vocabulary words to prepare for the vocabulary quiz on Friday!
- IR time!
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and work in groups to answer guided reading questions. Be ready for a comprehension quiz on each canto! (Guided reading questions here)
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, March 13th.
- Study vocabulary and Magic Lens for quizzes on Friday.
Friday, February 14 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate your knowledge of using words in context. Understand the context of a medieval Italian text in order to analyze a particular point of view outside of the United States. Use textual evidence to analyze author’s purpose.
Targeted/ Standards:ELAGSE9-10L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. ELACC9-10RL5: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of art outside the United States. 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:
- Take the Unit 2 vocabulary assessment.
- Take the Magic Lens level 1 assessment.
- Enjoy your IR time!
- Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and work in groups to answer guided reading questions. Be ready for a comprehension quiz on each canto! (Guided reading questions here)
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, March 13th.