Jan 7,8
1. Unit 9 background packet notes pgs 934-936;
2. Pg 935-Close read poem "Women" by Alice Walker & answer
questions 1-3,1,2
3. Pgs 941-947-read E.Weisel's "Night" and complete packet notes
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Dec 16-19 MIDTERM EXAMS
EOC Skill Focus:
Skill Verbs: Infer/Refute/Contrast/Summarize/Develops/Evaluates/Advances
Literature Terms: Metaphor/Simile/Personification/Hyperbole/Satire/Figurative language/Irony/Allusion
Informational Text Terms: Argument/Central idea/Evidence/Details/Rhetoric/Claim/Understatement/Anecdote/Counterargument
Midterm Exam:
Read & analyze 5 passages-35 multiple choice questions & "Red Cranes" essay (TEAMS)
10,11 Dec-Tues & Wed
Group Stations-2 per day
Work due daily!
Station 1-Analyze Claim/Reason/Evidence/Counterargument in AMA Medical Research Article pgs-680-684-complete the worksheet notes.
RI.CS.6 Determine an author's POV and purpose and how the use of rhetoric advances purpose.
Station 2-No Red Ink-complete the Writing Lesson & QUIZ over Topic Sent., Claim, Reason, and Evidence
WTTP.2 Write informative texts to analyze complex ideas... through effective selection & organization.
Station 3-Revising "Red Cranes" rough draft essay-submit 4 paragraphs to TEAMS for a writing grade for Q2. Hilight thesis, topic sentence and quotations.
WWTP.2 Write informative texts to analyze complex ideas... through effective selection & organization.
Station 4-Unit 5 Vocab exercises-Complete the Sent & Synonyms
RI.CS.4 Determine the meaning of words as used in text...
RI.CS.4 Determine the meaning of words as used in text...
9 Dec-Monday
1. Argument QUIZ-"IAM" by Jane Goodall
2. Read AMA article and take notes over logos & counterargument pgs 680-684
Identify claim, reason, evidence, counterarguments
Dec 2-5
SKILL FOCUS: ARGUMENT
1. Argument & Rhetoric Notes pgs 632, 634
2. Read article: "I Acknowledge Mine" pgs 666-674-complete worksheet notes and present best evidence quotations
3. Self/Peer Evaluate "Red Cranes" Rough Draft Essay-4 paragraphs & 4 quotations
4. RICE test corrections CFA "Red Cranes"
22 Nov FRIDAY
1. The Pit & The Pendulum & TPCASTT QUIZ pgs 863-874
2. Make-Up Work: Commonlit The Pit & the Pendulum Assessment
3. Poe Style Posters DUE
CFA and Essay Nov 25,26-inference, theme, central idea, evidence, vocabulary in context
BLOCK NOV 20,21- Wed & TH
3 Station Rotations: Poe & Style
STATION 1-Poe Style Posters-Illustrate 3 different STYLE elements from the notes worksheet. Include the following:
TAG
3 "Quotations" (line #)-with colorful images
Label each Style element and answer the question-What effect does this style element have on the character or plot? (1 sent).
STATION 2-"The Lake" Poe Poem Analysis pg 874
First read poem silently; then read aloud as a group.
Complete the TPCASTT worksheet with evidence from the poem.
See window and podium for details!
STATION 3-Assessment "The Pit & the Pendulum"
Use pen and notebook paper. Work is DUE at the end of the rotation.
Discuss questions 1-8 & complete writing # 9 OR 10.
Skill Focus: RKID 1,2,3; RCS 5,6
Nov 18-22-Mon-Fri
1. "The Pit and the Pendulum" read and notes pgs 858-873
2. Complete STYLE worksheet-*skill focus*
3. Commonlit.org-Assessment
4. Read and analyze the poem "The Lake" pg 874-TPCASTT worksheet
BLOCK DAYS-Nov 20,21
11-15 Nov
1. CFA Unit 3 Assessment-Inference & Main Idea
2. "The Interlopers" short story pgs 428-434-read, notes, Socratic Seminar
3. NRI-Compound & Complex Sent-practice & quiz DUE FRI