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English Language Arts 10

Anchor 1
Course Overview

Students pursue a balanced, integrated literacy program of literature and language study. In literature, students develop strategies to construct meaning and interact thoughtfully with all genres of literature and nonfiction texts. Writing activities are extensions of experiences developed through reading literary and nonfiction works. Students will engage in a variety of expository and creative writing tasks which connect literature and their life experiences. Students will use writing process activities in a variety of genres including persuasive, expository, narrative, and literary analysis of texts. Students also receive instruction in the conventions of written language, effective oral communication, and research techniques.

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Assignment Due Dates

10/8 @ Midnight 

Vocab List #1

10/9 @Midnight

BC Ch. 1-2 WKST

10/10 @Midnight

Group Cultural Perspectives Map 

10/15 @ Midnight 

BC Ch. 3- 4 WKST

10/21 @ Midnight 

Vocab List #2 

10/22 @ Midnight 

BC Ch. 5 -6 WKST 

10/8 - 10/9

Today's Lesson: How perspective enhances a story. 


Objective:
Students analyze how point of view or perspective can be used to enhance a narrative experience for a reader by completing a reading analysis of a piece of literature, scored by a rubric with a 3 or better.

Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

Agenda:
Do Now: Class Websites and Stations(5 mins)

Notes: Perspective Concepts (15 mins)

Reading: Born a Crime Chapter 3-4 (45 mins)

Reading Reflection Assignment (20 mins)

Do Now: 

Setting up Learning Stations

Today the class will be set up in 3 learning station. 

1. Direct Instruction Station w/Mr. Rob 

2. Collaborative Group Station 

3. Independent Learners Station

Students will be assigned to stations according to seating chart. 

Direct Instruction w/Mr. Rob

Note Taking - Understanding Narrative Perspective Concepts - Slides on Google Classroom 

Reading Born a Crime Ch.3-4 w/ Mr. Rob 

Completing Ch 3-4 WKST - Find on Google Classroom 

Collaborative Groups:

Note Taking - Understanding Narrative POV Concepts - Discussing as Group, slides on Google Classroom 

Reading Born a Crime Ch. 3-4 - Reading Circles 

Completing Ch 3-4 WKST - As group, find WKST on Google Classroom  

Independent Learners:

Note Taking - Understanding Narrative POV Concepts - Work independently, slides on Google Classroom 

Reading Born a Crime Ch 3-4 - Reading Silently or listening to Audio 

Completing Ch 3-4 WKST- Individually, find wkst on Google Classroom 

If you finish early begin reading ch. 5

HOME PRACTICE: 

Ch 3-4 WKST - Due 10/15 

10/15 - 10/16

Today's Lesson: Character Development 

Where to find all work? 

Go to Google Classroom and find 

1. Vocab List #2 

2. Born a Crime Ch. 5-6 WKST 

Objective:
SWBAT comprehend how the characters of the Hobbit (ELA 9) and Born and Crime (ELA 10) develop in the narrative by completing a character analysis scored by a rubric with a 3 or better. 

 

Standard:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.
 

Agenda:

  1. Do Now: SSR (15 mins)

  2. Direct instruction: Intro to Character

  3. Development (20 mins)

  4. Collaborative:  Reading Ch. 5-6 of Born a Crime Comprehension Check(50 mins) 

  5. EXIT TICKET/HOME PRACTICE - Vocab List #2 Character Terms and Born a Crime 

Do Now: 

SSR - Grab a book and read for 15 mins 

Direct Instruction w/Mr. Rob

  1. Note taking - Characters,

  2. Vocab List #2: I am Poems

Collaborative Groups:

  1. Together in groups, go through today's lesson and take the quiz. 

  2. Work on Vocab List #2 together. 

Individual: 

  1. Go through today's lesson on your own. Take notes, and finish quiz. 

  2. Begin working on Vocab List #2 

  3. If you finish all this early, begin reading Chapter 5-6 of Born a Crime 

HOME PRACTICE: 

Ch 5-6 WKST 

Vocab List #2 

Exam Dates

10/29 - Exam #3 

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