Wednesday 1/4
ICC Standards:
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background.
Learning Activity: Informative reading pp. 382-394. Answer yellow-dot questions on 382
Assessment: Question responses
Thursday 1/5
ICC Standards:
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background.
Learning Activity: Timeline notes. Discuss Response and Analysis questions 5-7.
Assessment: Question responses
Friday 1/6
Juniors with Mrs. Ryan.
Monday 1/9-Tuesday 1/10
ICC Standards: Language A and B; Literature A-F
Objective: Grammar mini-lesson. Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background.
Learning Activity: Class proofreading. Class reading of Narrative of Frederick Douglass 399-403. Reading of Harriet Jacobs 406-420
Assessment: Question responses
Wednesday 1/11
ICC Standards: Language A and B; Literature A-F
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background.
Learning Activity: Reading 422-430
Assessment: Class Discussion
Thursday 1/12
ICC Standards: Language A and B; Literature A-F
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background.
Learning Activity: Stephen Crane video clip. Mystery of Heroism and "Do Not Weep"434-443
Assessment: Class Discussion
Friday 1/13
ICC Standards: Information A-G; Literature A-F
Objective: Improve Reading Comprehention
Learning Activity: ACT reading passage and graphs and charts exercise.
Assessment: Class Discussion
Monday 1/16-Tuesday 1/17
ICC Standards: Language A and B; Literature A-F
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background.
Learning Activity: Stephen Crane video clip. Mystery of Heroism and "Do Not Weep"434-443
Assessment: Class Discussion
Wednesday 1/18
ICC Standards: Reading Information A-F
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background. Summarize and state main idea of historical writing
Learning Activity: Read Civil War Letters 445-447
Assessment: Class Discussion
Thursday 1/19
ICC Standards: Reading Information A-F
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background. Summarize and state main idea of historical writing
Learning Activity: Read Civil War Writings 448-451
Assessment: Class Discussion
Friday 1/20
ICC Standards: Language A and B; Writing A,B,C,D,E, I
Objective: Understand basic characteristics of Realism, including social and historical background. Summarize and state main idea of historical writing
Learning Activity: Writing "Tracing a Theme" p. 453
Assessment: Class Discussion
Writing p. 453.
Monday 1/23
ICC Standards: Reading for information A-E
Objective: Practice/Assess reading comprehension in preparation for ITEDS and ACT
Learning Activity: ACT reading passages--reading and charts and graphs. Discuss with think aloud.
Assessment: Correct multiple choice questions. Class Discussion.
Tuesday 1/24
ICC Standards: Reading for information A-E
Objective: Practice/Assess reading comprehension in preparation for ITEDS and ACT
Learning Activity: Read 465-475. Contrast messages of Twain's satire and Gould's essay.
Assessment: Class Discussion.
Wednesday 1/25-Thursday 1/26
ICC Standards: Reading Literature A-E
Objective: Analyze the philosophical arguments in literary works. Recognize how culture and historical events are reflected in literature.
Learning Activity: Class reading (audio) of Jack London's "To Build a Fire" pp. 480-492.
Assessment: Class Discussion.
Friday 1/27
ICC Standard: Reading Literature F
Learning Activity: Free reading day of American Literature novels (as promised!)
Monday 1/30
ICC Standards: Information A-G; Literature A-F
Objective: Improve Reading Comprehention
Learning Activity: ACT reading passage and graphs and charts exercise. Greek and Latin roots.
Assessment: Class Discussion
Tuesday 1/31-Wednesay 2/1
ICC Standards: Reading Literature A-E
Objective: Analyze the philosophical arguments in literary works. Recognize how culture and historical events are reflected in literature.
Learning Activity: Class reading of Kate Chopin's "A Pair of Silk Stockings."
Assessment: Class Discussion.
Thursday 2/2
ICC Standards: Reading Literature A-E
Objective: Compare and contrast major literary works from different historical periods.
Learning Activity: Collection 4 Skills review . Think aloud of correct answers.
Assessment: Recorded answers/percentage correct.
Friday 2/3
Timeline test. Free reading.
Objective: To research a historical topic, synthesize information and compose an organized, coherent essay with appropriate citation.
Learning Activity: To Computer lab for research and completion of annotated bibliography.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring of progress
RFU/Differentiation: Students will choose their own topic and sources.
Unit: The Research Essay
Objective: To research a historical topic, synthesize information and compose an organized, coherent essay with appropriate citation.
Learning Activity: Distribute grading rubric for research papers. To computer lab to draft essays.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring of progress
RFU/Differentiation: Advanced organizer available for students. Wednesday 1/26/11
Unit: The Research Essay
Objective: To research a historical topic, synthesize information and compose an organized, coherent essay with appropriate citation.
Learning Activity: To computer lab to draft essays.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring of progress
RFU/Differentiation: Students will choose their own topic and sources. Thursday 1/27/11Unit: The Research Essay
Objective: To research a historical topic, synthesize information and compose an organized, coherent essay with appropriate citation.
Learning Activity: To computer lab to draft essays. Completed drafts due at end of period.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring of progress
RFU/Differentiation: Students will choose their own topic and sources. Friday 1/28/11Unit: The Research Essay
Objective: To research a historical topic, synthesize information and compose an organized, coherent essay with appropriate citation.
Learning Activity: Peer evaluations/revisions of research essays.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring of progress
RFU/Differentiation: Graphic organizer/rubric
