Week of Sept. 10 Unit: Decisions, Actions, &Consequences
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Week of: Sept. 10, 2013 Unit: Decisions, Actions, & Consequences
| Objective(s): | TLW complete a tone analysis practice essay. TLW take a test on unit vocabulary. TLW take a reading check quiz. TLW write journal entries that correspond to a novel. TLW explore the historical background of a novel. TLW take a novel test. |
| TEKS: | 1E-use a dictionary; 1C-infer word meaning; 2B-analyze archetypes; 2C-figurative language; 5A-analyze isolated scenes in the plot 5C—tone in works; 7-sensory language (8) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author’s purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the controlling idea and specific purpose of a passage and the textual elements that support and elaborate it, including both the most important details and the less important details. (13) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text. Students are expected to: (A) plan a first draft by selecting the correct genre for conveying the intended meaning to multiple audiences. 18-written conventions |
| ELPS/CCRS: | ELPS: 4C. Reading/develop basic sight vocab; 4D. Pre-reading supports; (D) edit writing for standard grammar and usage, including subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, and appropriate verb tenses commensurate with grade-level expectations as more English is acquired (J) demonstrate English comprehension and expand reading skills by employing inferential skills such as predicting, making connections between ideas, drawing inferences and conclusions from text and graphic sources, and finding supporting text evidence commensurate with content area needs. CCRS: Reading A (6) analyze imagery in literary texts (10) identify and analyze how an author’s use of language appeals to the senses, creates imagery, and suggests mood.B (1) Identify new words and concepts acquired through study of their relationships to other words and concepts. B(2) Participate actively and effectively in group discussions. |
| Materials: | Reading quiz for Pre-AP; historical background for TOTC handout; quizzes; appropriate handouts; vocabulary test for Periods 2-4-6-7 |
| Instructional Strategies:Monday | Monday: Reading check quiz on Book II, Ch. 1-9. Turn in Carton charts. Analysis of Language and Syntax in DIDLS tone analysis. Complete for homework if needed. Homework: Chapters 10-14 this week-outside reading. Journals-due on Friday.(receive in class today) Vocabulary Unit #1-due Wednesday, Sept. 11/study for quiz. |
| Period 2-4-6-7: MUG #1-Mechanics, Usage Grammar practice for STAAR revising and editing. Complete “The Weaver” handout for Silas Marner. Paragraph re-write “You Be the Author” due tomorrow if need extra time. Homework: Unit vocabulary-study. Completed packets due tomorrow. |
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| Tuesday | Pre-AP: Understanding Ch. 1 of Book 2-Tellson’s Bank/compare to prison. Oral reading if time permits. “Unlocking Passages” for TOTC, due on Thursday. Homework: Vocabulary packet/study for quiz/journal entries. Read novel. “Unlocking Passages”-due Thurs. Make sure have read chapter titled “Gorgon’s Head” by tomorrow. |
| Period 2-4-6-7: Notecard writing #3. Complete “The Brothers” study/understanding of literary allusion. Continue reading Silas-Ch. 3. Distribute Study questions due Friday. Homework: Study vocabulary for test on Wed. Complete packet for test. |
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| Wednesday | Pre-AP: Check vocab packets; take quiz. Small groups: complete discussion questions on “The Gorgon’s Head.” Homework: Journals; Read to Ch. 14-reading quiz Monday. “Unlocking Passages” |
| Period 2-4-6-7: Test on Fiction-Non-fiction vocabulary; continue reading Silas; work on study questions. Homework: Study questions due on Friday. |
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| Thursday | Pre-AP: Analysis of “Monsieur the Marquis in Town”/whole group. Royalty notes. Continue working on “The Gorgon’s Head” questions. Turn in or complete for homework. Homework: Read TOTC to Ch. 14 of book 2; journals due Friday. |
| Period 2-4-6-7: Notecard Writing #4. Continue reading Silas; begin “Class Distinctions” handout. Homework: Finish study questions; prepare for quiz on Ch. 1-3. |
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| Friday | Pre-AP: How to embed quotations lesson using a poem. Students will use appropriate syntax to practice embedding quotes into a paragraph. Complete for homework if needed. Homework: Complete reading to Ch. 14 of book 2 for Monday’s quiz. Finish embedding quotations if needed extra time. |
| Period 2-4-6-7: Quiz on Ch. 1-3 of Silas. Finish “Class Distinctions” handout and short answer response. Notecard #4. Turn in for grade. |
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| Assessment/Evaluation: | Reading check quizzes; check orally for comprehension; group question activities; handouts; written paragraphs; all tests and quizzes modified for IEP students |
