Ms Mattison
English Literature and Language Arts
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11/19 .Identify the speaker in these poems. Recognize the characteristics of free verse. Write a personal response to a poem. Identify poetic devices, such as alliteration, repetition, rhythm and rhyme. |
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11/20 Identify vocabulary and use correctly |
Closed book test Pass out test and scantron. Pass out pencils. Collect tests. Collect scantrons and pencils. |
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11/22 Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in Othello as they relate to the author's theme development |
Act One 1. What was Iago's complaint in Scene I? 2. Who was Brabantio, and why did Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night? 3. Why did Iago leave Roderigo at Brabantio's house? 4. What was Brabantio's reaction to Othello's marriage to Desdemona? 5. Why did the Duke send for Othello? 6. Brabantio complains to the Duke about Othello's marriage to Desdemona. After listening to both sides of the story, what was the Duke's reply? 7. What was Roderigo's complaint, and what was Iago's reply to it? |
Read aloud and act parts from Act 1 in Othello. Analyze each scene and paraphrase. Discuss cause and effect in Act 1. Discuss conflict. Complete study guide questions from Act 1. |
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11/22-23 |
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
| SWBAT11/12
Analyze characters to better understand motivation for action. |
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Assess Notebook Check |
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| T 11/13 Revise a persuasive essay. |
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Notes Act 1 Othello. Review persuasive essay. Homework: research for persuasive essay. | Notebook Check |
| W 11/14 Paraphrase research. Revise a rough draft. |
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FONT face="times new roman" size=2> Peer Editing worksheet Final Draft Persuasive Essay TD> |
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TH 11/15 Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in Othello as they relate to the author's theme development. |
7. What was Roderigo's complaint, and what was Iago's reply to it? |
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Analyze characters to better understand motivation for action
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Quiz Act 1 |
Contemporary Poetry (Randall)
SWB AT 10/29-11/2 | Procedure | Student Will | Assess |
10/29 To recognize similes. | Lead class in a discussion about Dudley Randall’s poetry. | Literary Element Worksheet. Read George aloud. Discuss each stanza 4. Discuss Interpreting Meaning | Discussion question
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To write an original poem. | 1. Create a sensory observation. 2.Drafting and Elaboration 3. Peer and Response. 4. Revise 5. Student Models | 1. Create a sensory chart 2. Draft and elaborate a poem. 3.Read poem aloud. 4. Analyze student Models | Write original poems. |
To write an original poem. | Proctor Poetry test on Hayden , Randall and Alice Walker | Bubble scantron form and answer multiple choice questions on poetry. (100 questions) | Test |
To recognize and define vocabulary words. | Proctor vocabulary test . | Bubble multiple choice and fill in the blanks on vocabulary test. (100 questions) | Test |
To demonstrate an understanding of cause and effects relationships in a story. | Literary Focus: Cause and Effect 1. Revolt of the Evil Fairies. 2. Explain Cause and Effect 3. Explain Figurative Lanugage | Do Now: Analyze Cause and effect p. 255 Worksheet. 2. Read Revolt of the Evil Fairies. 3. Homework: Identifying Facts Interpreting Meanings | Analyze Cause and Effect p. 255 |
HAYDEN AND WALKER POETRY
SWBAT Oct 22-26 | Procedures | Student Will | Assess |
To respond to mood expressed in a poem | Do Now: Write a brief essay about the speaker in any of the poems by Hayden Refer to specific evidence in the poem. | Classwork: 1. Journal topic in notebook.2. Complete interpreting meanings p. 20. For My Sister Molly 3. Discuss poems. 4. Turn in original poems. | Homework: Interpreting Meanings Creative writing. (poem or paragraph) |
| Do Now: Lecture Hayden poetry | Classwork: Read Hayden poetry allowed and discuss | Write an original poem. Write for literature. |
| Do Now : Essay question, Discuss For My Sister Molly | Classwork: Read poems aloud And discuss meanings. . | Write an original poem. Write for literature. |
| Do Now: Lecture: Poetry Vocabulary words: poetry devices | Classwork: Take notes | Notebook Check |
| Do Now : Read silently Geoge. | Classwork: Interpreting meanings and write or original poems. | Write an original poem. Write for literature. |
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (SHORT STORY)
SWBAT | Procedures | Student Will | Assessment |
To analyze and to write a persuasive essay
| Discuss Brother Carlyle P 521 Lecture/Persuasive essay ___ Learn What It Is Pupil’s Edition p. 436 ___ See How It’s Done Pupil’s Edition p. 437Using Support Materials ___ Persuasive Essay Basics in a Box p. BB5 at a Glance ___ Adding Supporting Details Quick-Fix Grammar and Style Charts p. QF17 | Do Now: Journal Topic Complete questions P. 524 Do It Yourself ___ Prewriting ___ Drafting ___ Revising ___ Editing and Proofreading ___ Sharing and Reflecting PP Writer’s Workshop p 71Prewriting After choosing a topic for your persuasive essay, use the chart to make preliminary notes. First, state your position. Then briefly outline several arguments, along with supporting facts, statistics, examples, anecdotes, and quotations. Include notes for answers to possible objections. Position Statement: Homework: Topic and Thesis | Identifying facts Interpreting Means Persuasive Essay |
To analyze and to write a persuasive essay | Persuasive Essay Model Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Models pp. RE17–20 ___ Organizing an Expository Writing and Communication Composition Skills p. WC5Writing Workshop PP 83-87 Writings and Communications Masters p. 71 | Do Now: Journal Topic Do It Yourself ___ Prewriting ___ Drafting ___ Revising ___ Editing and Proofreading ___ Sharing and Reflecting Homework: Prewrite
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To compare and contrast stories on different characters. | Ongoing Assessment: Proctor test. | Do Now: Heading Scantron Test/literature/ vocab 50 questions/ Homework: Revise | Test/multiple choice/essay |
To recognize independent and subordinate clauses and to use them in writing. | Reteaching:/Lecture/Kinds of clauses ___ Using Clauses Power Presentations CD-Rom, Lesson 2
| Do Now: Literary vocabulary Practice and Apply: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Workbook p. 70 ___ More Practice Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Workbook p. 71 ___ Application Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Workbook p. 72Homework: Edit and Proofread | Kinds of Clauses/ Worksheets |
To recognize independent and subordinate clauses and to use them in writing. | Assess and Close: Facilitate Cooperative Groups Assess and Close
| Do Now: Puzzle cooperative groups/Worksheets/ ___ Exercise Bank Pupil’s Edition p. 610 Vocabulary fill in the blank/matchingHomework: Persuasive Essay Final Draft Literature
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POETRY WORKSHOP
SWBAT | Procedures | Student Will: | Assess |
M Nov 9 Draw a valid conclusion from a passage. Paraphrase or reword a text or a passage. | DRAW CONCLUSIONS: 4. The conclusion should follow logically from the text. 5. If you can point out details to support text, it is a valid conclusion. PARAPHRASING: Present original version and paraphrased version of a passage. 1. Paraphrase is like a parallel line. 2. The passage and the paraphrase should be similar and easy to compare. 3. The paraphrase should help the reader to understand the original fully. | 1. Read the text. 2. Write a + if it is a valid conclusion. 3. Write a 0 if it isn’t. Restate the poems and passages in your own words to show understanding.
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T Nov 11 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | n/a | |
W Nov 12 Poetry workshop
| 1.Proctor writing workshop. Read strong student models and rubric 2.Sensory observation chart 3. Drafting and elaboration Provide the plant’s name. • Explain where the plant is. • Avoid the use and repetition of the word pretty. • Use figurative language and sound devices. • Find a way to make the conclusion deliver more emotional impact
3. Revising, Editing: Using figurative language Have I incorporated figurative language, such as similes and metaphors? • Does the poem convey the mood I had in mind? • Have I chosen the strongest, most specific words? • Is there any word or line that doesn’t say exactly what 4. Editing and Proofreading: Punctuation Follow the standard rules to punctuate sentences. • Consider breaking sentences in different places to make the poem more effective. • Add details and precise modifiers throughout. • Replace slang with concise details. 5. Peer Response Guide Read your poem aloud to a friend.
| 1. Create a sensory chart. 2. Read poem and rewrite using elaborating techniques. 3. Revise poem using revising techniques. 4. Add figurative language. 5. Proofread by adding details and breaking up sentences. 6. Use standard rules of punctuation. 7. Write and original poem. 8. Homework: Add alliteration, rhyme, stanza, rhythm, metaphors and similes. 9. Use revising techniques. | Original Poetry |
TH Nov 13 Test | Poetry and vocabulary words.
| Bubble 100 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. | Test |
F Nov 14 Understand metaphors. Hrs. 5-8 | 1. A metaphor compares two objects. 2. A simile compares two objects using like or as. 3. Although the objects are different, poets see a similarity in the objects.
| Read each metaphor and determine what is being compared and why. | worksheets |
PREWRITING
Bell Work
Preparing for Chapter 12 Prewriting Pages 308–311 Sep 24-28
Warm-Up Resources
___ Power Words Pupil’s Edition p. 306
___ Write Away Pupil’s Edition p. 307
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Lesson 1 Objectives
To recognize and use various techniques for planning a piece of
writing.
Teach
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Warm-Up
___ Test Preparation Daily Test Prep. p. DT34
Using the Pupil’s Edition
___ Finding a Topic Pupil’s Edition p. 308
___ Purpose, Audience, Pupil’s Edition p. 309
and Form
___ Exploring and Limiting Pupil’s Edition p. 310
a Topic
___ Organizing Information Pupil’s Edition p. 311
Using Support Materials
___ Graphic Organizers Critical Thinking Graphic
Organizers pp. CT1, 3, 7,9, 17
___ Writing Variables Writing and Communication
Skills p. WC1
Practice and Apply
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Using Support Materials
___ Finding Your Topic and Writing and Communication
Purpose Masters p. 1
Using Technology
___ Grammar Coach Lessons Grammar Coach CD-ROM,
Lessons 1–6, 12
Customizing the Lesson
___ Writing Process SAE/ESL Side by Side p. 17
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Ongoing Assessment Options
___ Assessment Information Teacher's Guide to Assessment
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KINDS OF CLAUSES
Lesson 1 Objectives Pages 92–94
To recognize independent and subordinate clauses and to use them
in writing.
Teach
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___ Test Preparation Daily Test Prep. p. DT13
Using the Pupil’s Edition
___ Here’s the Idea Pupil’s Edition p. 92
___ Why It Matters in Writing Pupil’s Edition p. 93
Practice and Apply
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Using the Pupil’s Edition
___ Concept Check Pupil’s Edition p. 94
___ Revising Pupil’s Edition p. 94
Using Support Materials
___ More Practice Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics Workbook p. 71
___ Application Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics Workbook p. 72
Assess and Close
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Ongoing Assessment Options
___ Exercise Bank Pupil’s Edition p. 610
___ Create a Lesson Quiz Test Generator CD-ROM
Reteach
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___ Reteaching Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics Workbook p. 70
Homework Assignments
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