Julius Caesar 1.1-1.2

September 3, 2019

Standards

RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Obj: I can analyze complex characters and their development throughout Julius Caesar. 

Starter

Why is the life of an individual less important than the well-being of a society? Or is it?

Respond to the question in 3-5 sentences.

Vocabulary 

Word: Character

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: : one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual

Your Definition: 

Activity: Describe your character.

Activity: 

1.  Presentations

For the two other presentations, write down three facts.

2.  Julius Caesar 1.1-1.2

Characters

Flavius

Carpenter

Marullus

Cobbler

Caesar

Casca

Calphurnia

Antony

Soothsayer

Brutus

Cassius

Discussion Questions

Act One Scene One 

1. Why are the commoners wandering the streets instead of working? 

2. How do Flavius and Marullus feel about the celebration? 

3. How do Flavius and Marullus show their feelings toward Caesar?

Act One Scene Two 

1.  What does the Soothsayer tell Caesar? 

2. Why does Cassius think Caesar isn’t fit to be king? 

3. How does Brutus respond to Cassius’ ideas?

 4. What does Caesar think about Cassius?

 5. What is Casca’s opinion of the way Caesar refused the crown?

6.  How does betrayal begin to appear in Julius Caesar?

3.  Character Journal

In small groups, complete a journal from the perspective of Caesar, Antony, Brutus, or Cassius.

Closure:

Based on the character you wrote the journal for, what is your opinion of them?

Introduction to Julius Caesar

August 30, 2019

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Obj: I can cite evidence as well as draw inferences about ancient Rome. 

Starter

Free Write Friday 

Vocabulary 

Word: Betrayal

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: : the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed : violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral standard, etc.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give an example of betrayal. 

Activity: 

1.  Betrayal Scenarios

In groups of five, reflect on the scenarios and respond to the two parts.

We will share these ideas with the class. 

2.  Holeczy Reflection

Think back to World History.

What did you learn about ancient Rome and Julius Caesar?

Respond to the question at GoFormative.Com

You should be able to create an account for free through your email.

Use the Class Code EHOLRO

3.  Background Information 

In your same groups from earlier, you will research and present information on ideas that are relevant to our next unit.  

Topics

Ancient Rome 

Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre

You must include at least ten facts and a few pictures in a visual that you will present to the class. 

4.  Presentations

For the two other presentations, write down three facts.

Closure

What is your opinion on reading Shakespeare?

Vignette Peer Edit

August 29, 2019

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Obj: I can write narratives using techniques from House on Mango Street. 
Starter:
Create a DWC for your vignette.

You will receive feedback on this during the peer edit.

Vocabulary

Word: Vignette

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: a brief evocative description, account, or episode.

Your Definition:

Activity: Describe the style of writing Sandra Cisneros used in House on Mango Street.

Activity:

1. Benchmark Remediation

We will go over these three questions together.

Remediation for the benchmark has been posted in USAtestprep.

There is one set of suggested practice questions due by September 5.

2. House on Mango Street Final Project

Complete a peer edit for one person.

Make sure that you provide descriptive feedback for each other.

When you are finished, return the peer edit to your partner.

Make any edits based on the comments.

Don't forget to label your examples of figurative language and sensory details.

Final due to Tuesday, September 3.

Closure:

Which sentence are you most proud of in your vignette?

Vignette Work Day

August 28, 2019

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Obj: I can write narratives using techniques from House on Mango Street. 

Starter:

Find the picture you used to practice the different types of figurative language.
Now, describe the imagine in detail.  
Include a description that uses each one of the five senses.

(See, Hear, Feel, Smell, Taste)

Vocabulary

Word: Vignette

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: a brief evocative description, account, or episode.

Your Definition:

Activity: Describe the style of writing Sandra Cisneros used in House on Mango Street.

Activity:

1. House on Mango Street Final Project

We will review the requirements together.

Today, you will work on brainstorming connections to topics of the novel.

Once you are done brainstorming, select your favorite idea to base your own vignette off of.

Rough Draft is due tomorrow for peer editing.

Final due to Tuesday, September 3.

Closure:

What topic did you choose and why?

Benchmark 8/27

August 27, 2019

Standards

RL 9-10.1, 9-10.4, 9-10.6

RI 9-10.1

W9-10.1, 9-10.3

Starter:

Write yourself a positive reminder for during the benchmark.

You can decorate an index card to keep for yourself!

Activity: 

1.  Benchmark 8/27

usatestprep.com

Click on the link above.

The school ID is lee59.

If you need help with your username and password please let me know.

You will then see the assignment labeled benchmark 8/27.

Complete all the multiple choice questions and free response.

You are required to receive a minimum score of 80%.

If you do not receive this score, you will be required to complete remediation.

Remediation will be assigned after the free response is graded and will be posted a week after. 

You have the entire class period to take the benchmark.

If you finish early, remain silent and work on something else. 

Closure: 

What is your biggest strength and weakness in English?

Identity Seminar

August 26, 2019

Standards

W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

SL.9-10.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Starter: 

Connection Question

How does your environment impact your identity?

Explain in 3-5 sentences. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Identity

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition:the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Use the word in a sentence.

Activity 

1.  Socratic Seminar 

TOPIC

Evaluate how environment shapes identity.

Use the book and articles to develop talking points and questions!

Articles

Scientific American

Psychology Today

Applied Social Psychology

Centre for Global Education

Questions

You must write a question for each type listed below

Socratic Seminar Question-Writing

WORLD CONNECTION QUESTION:

Write a question connecting the text to the real world.

Example: If you were given only 24 hours to pack your most precious belongings in a back pack and to get ready to leave your home town, what might you pack? (After reading the first 30 pages of NIGHT).

OPEN-ENDED QUESTION:

Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof and group discussion and "construction of logic" to discover or explore the answer to the question.

Example: How does the story represent the experience of women in the post-Civil War South? (From “A Rose for Emily” by Faulkner

“AND IT MAKES ME WONDER” QUESTION:

Anything you want so long as it’s interesting. Not plot-based boring stuff, but something cool and relevant.

Example: After reading A Tale of Two Cities-I found myself uncomfortably comfortable with Madam Defarge’s need for revenge. I know it hurt the Darnay’s and that it was unjust, but I understood why she did it and can totally understand why she does what she does. Did you guys ever find yourselves feeling sympathetic for a character or cause within the novel that you feel like you shouldn’t have?

2. Peer Evaluation

Complete a the peer evaluation based on their participation and relevancy of contributions.

Make sure that provide comments based on score.

3. House on Mango Street Final Project

We will review the requirements together.

Today, you will work on brainstorming connections to topics of the novel.

Closure

Write a five sentence reflection on the quality of the seminar.

Peer Editing

August 23, 2019

Standards

W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

SL.9-10.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Starter: 

Free Write Friday 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Identity

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition:the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Use the word in a sentence.

Activity 

1.  TPEQEA Peer Edit

Create a Diagnostic Writing Concern (DWC) for your peer to give you feedback on.

Then, give your DWC to your peer and trade paragraphs.

Evaluate each other using the TPEQEA peer edit handout, following instructions on the paper. 

Your TPEQEA paragraph is due on Monday, August 26. 

2.  Socratic Seminar 

TOPIC

Evaluate how environment shapes identity.

Use the book and articles to develop talking points and questions!

Articles

Scientific American

Psychology Today

Applied Social Psychology

Centre for Global Education

Questions

You must write a question for each type listed below

Socratic Seminar Question-Writing

WORLD CONNECTION QUESTION:

Write a question connecting the text to the real world.

Example: If you were given only 24 hours to pack your most precious belongings in a back pack and to get ready to leave your home town, what might you pack? (After reading the first 30 pages of NIGHT).

OPEN-ENDED QUESTION:

Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof and group discussion and "construction of logic" to discover or explore the answer to the question.

Example: How does the story represent the experience of women in the post-Civil War South? (From “A Rose for Emily” by Faulkner

“AND IT MAKES ME WONDER” QUESTION:

Anything you want so long as it’s interesting. Not plot-based boring stuff, but something cool and relevant.

Example: After reading A Tale of Two Cities-I found myself uncomfortably comfortable with Madam Defarge’s need for revenge. I know it hurt the Darnay’s and that it was unjust, but I understood why she did it and can totally understand why she does what she does. Did you guys ever find yourselves feeling sympathetic for a character or cause within the novel that you feel like you shouldn’t have?

Closure

Write a five sentence reflection on the quality of the seminar.

End of House on Mango

August 22, 2019

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
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).

W.9-10.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Obj: I can create narratives using figurative language.

I can write arguments to support claims about the big idea. 

Starter: 

Fall 2019 Songs

  Save the Last Word For Me

Divide the students into groups of three, labeling one student A, one B, and the other C in each group. Invite the A students to read one of their chosen quotations to their group. Then students B and C discuss the quotation. What do they think it means? Why do they think these words might be important? To whom? After several minutes, ask the A students to read the back of their card (or to explain why they picked the quotation), thus having “the last word.” This process continues with the B students sharing and then the C students.

Vocabulary: 

Word: Imagery 

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create your own example of imagery.

Activity: 

1.  TPEQEA Prompt

In a TPEQEA paragraph, respond to the prompt: 

How does environment shape identity in House on Mango Street?

Make sure to support your ideas with textual evidence.

Your evidence may come from any part of the book. 

A rough draft is due tomorrow, August 23, for peer editing. 

2.  End of House on Mango Street 

As a class, we will read pages 99-110.

Discussion Questions

 What does Sally do that makes Esperanza so angry? From whom is she trying to save her? What eventually happens to Sally? How does Esperanza feel about her marriage?

What kind of future do the three sisters predict for her? What is the responsibility they place on her?

Might there be any relation between "breaking" grammar and breaking out of Mango Street? 

How is language used to create meaning and evoke emotion?

3.    Socratic Seminar Preparation 

TOPIC

Evaluate how environment shapes identity.

Use the book and articles to develop talking points and questions!

Articles

Scientific American

Psychology Today

Applied Social Psychology

Centre for Global Education

Questions

You must write a question for each type listed below

Socratic Seminar Question-Writing

WORLD CONNECTION QUESTION:

Write a question connecting the text to the real world.

Example: If you were given only 24 hours to pack your most precious belongings in a back pack and to get ready to leave your home town, what might you pack? (After reading the first 30 pages of NIGHT).

OPEN-ENDED QUESTION:

Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof and group discussion and "construction of logic" to discover or explore the answer to the question.

Example: How does the story represent the experience of women in the post-Civil War South? (From “A Rose for Emily” by Faulkner

“AND IT MAKES ME WONDER” QUESTION:

Anything you want so long as it’s interesting. Not plot-based boring stuff, but something cool and relevant.

Example: After reading A Tale of Two Cities-I found myself uncomfortably comfortable with Madam Defarge’s need for revenge. I know it hurt the Darnay’s and that it was unjust, but I understood why she did it and can totally understand why she does what she does. Did you guys ever find yourselves feeling sympathetic for a character or cause within the novel that you feel like you shouldn’t have?

Closure: 

Reflect on your paragraph.

Give yourself a plus (strength) and a delta (area of improvement).