January Lessons
Wednesday 1/4
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective:Identify ambiguities, contradictions, and ironies in the text. Make inferences about character motivation.
Learning activity: Read 284-285. Outline.
Assessment: Class discussion. Grading of R and A question
RFU/Differentiation: Frontloading vocabulary
Thursday 1/5
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective:Identify ambiguities, contradictions, and ironies in the text. Make inferences about character motivation. Improve vocabulary through context clues
Learning activity: 286-293
Assessment: Class discussion. Grading of R and A questionRFU/Differentiation: Using context clues.
Friday 1/6
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective:Identify ambiguities, contradictions, and ironies in the text. Make inferences about character motivation. Improve writing through knowledge of conventions
Learning activity: Reading Quiz. Class proofreading. Journal entry--What are your goals for semester 2--academic, personal, social? How will you work to achieve those goals?
Assessment: Discussion of proofreading sentences.
Monday 1/9
ICC Standards:
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective:Spiral Review of Capitalization (WS). Identify ambiguities in text.
Learning activity: Capital Letters review. Read 298-305. Answer thinking Critically #8 on page 305 in a formal paragraph using literary evidence from text to support your answer.
Tuesday 1/10
ICC Standards:
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective: Identify logical vs. emotional appeals in argument. Evaluate credibility of arguments.
Learning activity: Read 308-311. Complete chart like one on 309 with claim, appeals and tone. Answer MC questions 1-6 on 312.
Wednesday 1/11
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay
Learning Activity: Read 320-324; begin considering topics.
Assessment: Discussion
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Thursday 1/12
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay using process of writing
Learning Activity: Outline persuasive essay
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Friday 1/13
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay using process of writing
Learning Activity: Drafting persuasive essay
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Monday 1/16
ICC Standards: Reading for information A-F
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective: Identify claim, evidence and tone of argument.
Learning activity: Collaborative reading of argument. Class discussion. Independent reading of argument: identify claim, evidence and tone.
Assessment: Discussion and individual feedback on independent reading.
Tuesday 1/17
ICC Standards: Reading for information A-F
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective: Identify claim, evidence and tone of argument.
Learning activity: Collaborative reading of argument. Class discussion. Independent reading of argument: identify claim, evidence and tone.
Assessment: Discussion and individual feedback on independent reading.
Wednesday 1/18
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay
Learning Activity: Read 320-324; begin considering topics.
Assessment: Discussion
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Thursday 1/19
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay using process of writing
Learning Activity:Drafting persuasive essay
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Friday 1/20
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay using process of writing
Learning Activity:Drafting persuasive essay
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Monday 1/23-Wednesday 1/25
ICC Standards:Writing A, D, E, F, G, I Language: A,B
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay using process of writing
Learning Activity:Drafting persuasive essay
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Thursday 1/26
ICC Standards:Writing A, D, E, F, G, I Language: A,B
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Provide constructive criticism to peer writing. Apply grading criteria to student work. Revise writing using peer responses.
Learning Activity: Peer reviews using grading rubrics. Revise essays DUE BY END OF PERIOD FRIDAY!!
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Friday 1/27
ICC Standards:Writing A, D, E, F, G, I Language: A,B
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: Read and write a persuasive essay using process of writing
Learning Activity:Final Drafts due at end of period!
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
Monday 1/30
ICC Standards: Reading Literature A-E, Writing A-D
Unit: Irony and Ambiguity
Objective: Apply skills and knowledge of unit. Assess student understanding of irony, ambiguity, collection vocabulary and characteristics of persuasive writing.
Learning Activity: Collection Five Skills Review MC only. Compare with elbow partner and discuss different answers--try to come to consensus.
Tuesday 1/31
ICC Standards: Reading Non-fiction A-E
Unit: Reading comprehension workshop
Objective: Assess and improve ability to find main idea, make inferences, recognize tone.
Learning Activity: Reading passage "Star Trek" independently and then Read aloud with instructor.
Assessment: MC answers and discussion
Wednesday 2/1
Unit: Evaluating Style
Objective: Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the effect of diction, figurative language, tone and mood.
Learning Activity: Read and outline pp. 496-497; Vocabulary RFU with words on 498.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring--check of outlines and vocab exercise
Differentiation: vocabulary RFU
Thursday 2/2
Unit: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Objective: class sharing of persuasive essays
Learning Activity: Outline persuasive essay
Assessment: Instructor monitoring/assistance
RFU/Differentiation: Topics and end products will be differentiated by interest and ability
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