Upcoming Due Dates:
Thursday, 9/19 - Vocabulary Unit 2 assessment
Friday, 9/20 - First IR novel and Still Life project due (assignment here)
***You should be ready for a QUIZ after reading and discussing each Canto***
Resources:
Dante Resources:
Dante Intro Power Point
Dante Fill-in notes
Guided Reading Questions:
Questions for Cantos 1, 3, 5, 33, 35
Text:
Dante’s Inferno Class Text
Articles:
Creative Punishments
Finding Direction
Monday, September 9
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:
Tuesday, September 10
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:
Wednesday, September 11
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:
Thursday, September 12
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:
Friday, September 13
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:
Thursday, 9/19 - Vocabulary Unit 2 assessment
Friday, 9/20 - First IR novel and Still Life project due (assignment here)
***You should be ready for a QUIZ after reading and discussing each Canto***
Resources:
Dante Resources:
Dante Intro Power Point
Dante Fill-in notes
Guided Reading Questions:
Questions for Cantos 1, 3, 5, 33, 35
Text:
Dante’s Inferno Class Text
Articles:
Creative Punishments
Finding Direction
Monday, September 9
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:
- Introduction to unit 2 vocabulary words #1-10 on pages 24-16. 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 29-30. (Answer only #1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20.)
- Add the literary devices handout to IAN.
- Continue reading and analyzing Dante’s Inferno through guided reading questions.
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, September 20th; begin planning your still life project (assignment here), also due Friday, September 20th.
Tuesday, September 10
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:
- Begin introduction to Magic Lens Level 2 - take notes on parts of the sentence! Use the presentation (here) and the guided notes handouts (here). Add the parts of the sentence flowchart (here) to IAN.
- Enjoy your independent reading time! (Continue to plan your items for the still life project.)
- Continue reading and analyzing Dante’s Inferno through guided reading questions.
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, September 20th; begin planning your still life project (assignment here), also due Friday, September 20th.
Wednesday, September 11
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:
- Finish Magic Lens level two notes as needed
- Introduction to unit 2 vocabulary words #11-20 on pages 24-16. 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 29-30. (Answer only # 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18.)
- Continue reading and analyzing Dante’s Inferno through guided reading questions.
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, September 20th; begin planning your still life project (assignment here), also due Friday, September 20th.
Thursday, September 12
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:
- Enjoy your independent reading time! (Continue to plan your items for the still life project.)
- Continue reading and analyzing Dante’s Inferno through guided reading questions.
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, September 20th; begin planning your still life project (assignment here), also due Friday, September 20th.
Friday, September 13
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:
- Complete the “Choosing the Right Word” vocabulary practice for Unit 2 words (pages 27-28).
- Continue reading and analyzing Dante’s Inferno through guided reading questions.
- Continue reading your first independent novel - you must have the entire text finished by Friday, September 20th; begin planning your still life project (assignment here), also due Friday, September 20th.