Accelerated English 9

Week of September 25 - 29, 2017

Short Story Unit & Archetypes

* Weekly Objectives/Standards: 9-10.RL.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

9-10.RL.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

9-10.RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

9-10.RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.

RL.9-10.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

9/25 M: Peer edit short story using provided checklist

HW:  Final short story due Tuesday, September 27 by 11:59 p.m. to turnitin.com and

Polaris; Continue working on first nine weeks check-in for PBA - Newsela

9/26 T: Final work day for short story using narrative rubric

HW:  Final short story due Tuesday, September 27 by 11:59 p.m. to turnitin.com and

Polaris

9/27-9/29 W-F: (Wednesday - BARNES SUB) Archetypal viewing of Life of Pi with note-taking

HW: Archetype quiz on Monday

Accelerated English 9

Week of September 18 - 22, 2017

English 112: Short Story Unit & Archetypes

* Weekly Objectives/Standards: 9-10.RL.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

9-10.RL.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

9-10.RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

9-10.RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.

RL.9-10.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

9/18 M: Third short story writing prompt due; Archetype prezi with notes (symbolic)

HW: Continue working on first nine weeks check-in for PBA - Newsela

9/19 T: Finish Archetype prezi with notes (characterization);  Create three archetype cards for short story characters; Choose three archetypes; Assign short story

HW: Continue working on first nine weeks check-in for PBA - Newsela

9/20W: Finish Archetype prezi with notes (situational); Complete plot diagram for short story; begin drafting

9/21 TH: Barnes- library orientation; Despot - continue drafting

HW: No homework

9/22 F: Dialogue mini-lesson; type short story (last class day to work)

HW:  Complete rough draft of short story for peer review on Monday

Accelerated English 9

Week of September 11 - 15, 2017

Accelerated English 9: PBA & Short Story Unit

* Weekly Objectives/Standards: 9-10.RL.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

9-10.RL.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

9-10.RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

9-10.RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.

RL.9-10.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

9/11M: Distribute World’s Greatest Short Stories; Introduce short story choices and prompts; Begin reading first short story with writing prompt  

9/12T: *LAST CALL FOR VOCAB BOOK ORDERS!  First short story writing prompt due tomorrow

HW: Work on reading first short story/first writing prompt for tomorrow as

needed

9/13 W: First prompt due; Mini-lesson over indirect characterization using STEAL with PowerPoint and card sort; Begin reading second short story with second writing prompt

HW: No homework

9/14 Th: Second short story writing prompt due tomorrow

HW: Second short story writing prompt due tomorrow

9/15 F: Picture Day. Begin third short story

HW:  Third short story writing prompt due Monday