September 25th- 29th Agenda

Reminders:

1. There will be a section 5 quiz on Tuesday 10/03, please start looking over notes and workbook pages.
2. Email me if you know you will be out so that I can send you the lesson’s powerpoint.
3. Begin reading AR books, students are required to gain at least 5 points by the end of the 9 week grading period. Due October 9.

 Monday (9/25): Section 5 lesson 16

Objectives:

Student will be able to track character development and irony throughout a text in order to create a literary analysis.

Materials:

Unit readers (pgs. 24-37), Workbook pages (pgs. 27-28), & pen or pencil

Homework: Parenthetically citing evidence worksheet, due Wednesday 9/27

Extra credit assignment will be handed out, due Monday 10/2

Tuesday (9/26):  Section 5 lesson 17 part 1

Objectives:

Students will close-read and analyze a complex text to write a comprehensive summary.

Materials:

Unit Reader pgs. 59-62, loose leaf for notes, & pen or pencil

Wednesday (9/27):  Section 5 lesson 17 part 2

Objectives:

Students will close-read and analyze a complex text to write a comprehensive summary.

Materials:

Unit Reader pgs. 59-62, loose leaf for notes, & pen or pencil

Thursday (9/28): Section 5 lesson 18

Objectives:

Student will be able to analyze characters and their motivations in order to compare and contrast across multiple, complex-texts.

Materials:

 Unit Reader pgs. 59-62, loose leaf for notes, & pen or pencil

Friday (9/29): Section 5 Lesson 19

 Objectives:

The student will be able to analyze the language in a text in order to determine how tone can reveal aspects of a character

Materials:

Unit Reader, Loose Leaf, Pen/Pencils, & highlighters

September 11^th-15th Agenda

 Monday (9/11): 9/11 Articles and discussion, review Friday’s quiz.

Materials: Laptops

Tuesday (9/12):  Section 4-Lesson 11

Objectives:

Analyze characters and the author’s use of irony to develop meaning by providing text evidence and explanations.

After analyzing and processing the text, students will produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Materials:

Wednesday (9/13):  Section 4-Lesson 13

Objectives:

Evaluate how the structure of the text impacts our understanding of Charlie.

Begin preparing for our Socratic seminar.

Materials:

Thursday (9/14): Section 4- Lesson 14

• Objectives:

Revise your thesis statement in preparation for the Socratic seminar.

Evaluate how irony impacts your understanding of literary text and the events of the text.

Materials:

Friday (9/15): Library and complete any incomplete work. Conference about written response from section 2&3 Quiz

September 4^th-September 8th Agenda

 Monday (9/4): Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday (9/5): Common Lit-Graded assignments

1. Go to commonlit.org, login using clever, complete :

Wednesday (9/6): Section 3, Lessons 8-9

• Objectives:

1. Develop thesis statements.
2. Determine a central idea of the text.
3. Apply the knowledge gained from reading “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” by Erica Goode to “Flowers for Algernon” to make a claim about Charlie’s suitability for the experiment.

• Materials: Unit reader pgs. 9-12, pen/pencil, loose leaf
• Homework: Read “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” Pgs. 49-57

Thursday (9/7):Quiz Review

Friday (9/01): Section 2&3 quiz and AR reading time

 Monday (8/28): Section 1 (lessons 1-4) Review

Overview: Review tone, theme, adjective phrases, and story map

Materials: Unit reader pgs. 1-7, Loose Leaf, pen/pencil, and previous weeks notes (L1-L4)

Tuesday (8/29): Section 1 Quiz

Wednesday (8/30): Begin Section 2, Lesson 5

Lesson 5: Character Analysis (previous skill reviewed in section 1)

• Objectives:

1. Read Progress Reports 1–3 of “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. (Unit Reader pgs. 9-12)
2. Analyze Charlie’s character based on the content and structure of the text. (Loose Leaf/notes)

• Materials: Unit reader pgs. 9-12, pen/pencil, loose leaf
• Homework: Read “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” Pgs. 49-57

Thursday (8/31): Section 3: Lesson 6

Lesson 6: “What's in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much”

• Objectives:

1. Read the informational text, “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” by Erica Goode. (pgs. 49-57)
2. Analyze academic vocabulary in context.
3. Summarize the main ideas of the first section of the text.

• Materials: Unit reader pgs. 49-57, pen/pencil, loose leaf

Friday (9/01): Section 3: Lesson 7

Lesson 7: Understand an Argument

• Objectives:

1. Continue reading “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” by Erica Goode and analyzing the academic language.
2. Analyze the argument presented and locate evidence which supports the various claims made.
3. Materials: Unit reader pgs. 49-57, pen/pencil, loose leaf, different color highlighters,

H-chart in WB pg. 17

August 21^st - August 25^th Agenda

Friday (8/18) Monday (8/21): Continue lesson 1

Lesson 1:

• Objectives:

1. Read, annotate, and summarize “The Story of Prometheus” with teacher.
2. Read, annotate, and summarize Pandora’s myth individually.

• Materials: Unit reader pgs. 1-7, Loose Leaf, pen/pencil, highlighter, and annotation guide

Tuesday (8/22): hybrid lesson 2 &3

Lesson 2:

• Objective:

1. Partner and revise summaries (graded)
2. Submit finalized summaries.

Lesson 3:

• Objectives:

1. Reread sections I and II of “The Story of Prometheus” from Old Greek Stories by James Baldwin.
2. Analyze the vocabulary in the text to determine the impact of the author’s word choices on the tone and meaning of the text.

• Materials: Unit reader pgs. 1-7, Loose Leaf, pen/pencil, highlighter, and annotation guide

Reminder: Parent night from 6:00-7:30

Wednesday (8/23):

Lesson 4:

• Objectives: Engage in a class discussion to analyze the myths of Prometheus and Pandora.
• Materials: Unit reader pgs. 1-7, Workbook page 16,  pen/pencil, loose leaf

Thursday (8/24): Digital Citizenship day/review lessons 1-4

Friday (8/25): Section 1 Quiz