November 15-19, 2021

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Monday

Introducing Text Structure: https://youtu.be/7kWGQ-_ipBY

Tuesday

Reading Inventory

Wednesday

  • Text Structure Practice
  • NewsELA Article: When did Aboriginal People Arrive?

Thursday

Races Paragraph Quiz/ Body Paragraph 2

Friday

Determine which structure best suits your essay. Plan transition words to demonstrate text structure.

November 8 – 12, 2021

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Monday

Review grammar & exercises from last week:

  • Map of Asia
  • Map of Oceania
  • Prepositions
  • Verbals
  • Gerunds/Infinitives

Tuesday

Introduction to Unit 4 region: Oceania

  • Australian Aboriginal Peoples
  • NewsELA article & questions – “When did Aboriginal people first arrive in Australia?

Wednesday

  • NewsELA article & questions – “Australia and Oceania: Human Geography”

Thursday

Bridge Bill Lesson

Friday

  • RACES Quiz
  • Unit 4 Vocabulary

October 25-29, 2021

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Monday

  • After watching Persepolis (In Unit 3 Week 3 resources), discuss your answer to this question in writing: Do you think Marjane fulfilled her dream in becoming a prophet? If so, what is her message to her audience? If not, why not?
    Two Kinds Anticipation Guide
  • Read “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan.

Tuesday

  • “Two Kinds” Selection Test

Wednesday

  • Parts of Speech Practice

Thursday

  • Miyazaki Hayao & Anime Reading
  • Cinquain Poem

Friday

  • Compare and Contrast Ancient Asian Culture and Contemporary Asian Culture.
  • What ideas, characteristics, symbols, or traditions in ancient Asian culture still prevail?
  • How has Asian culture influenced international culture?

October 11 – 15, 2021

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Monday

  • Define Unit 3 Vocab: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, shogun, Shintoism, Zen, tanka, haiku, kigo, analect, parallelism
  • Discuss the Vinegar Tasters, Yin & Yang
  • Answer questions about Ancient Asian culture:
    • What is the role of women in ancient Chinese literature? What about Japan?
    • What are important character traits in China, Japan, India, and Korea?
    • What does it mean that Japan was “closed”?
    • How did that affect its civilization?
    • List the 9 dynasties of China and distinguishing characteristics of each.

Tuesday

Plan your infographic about Asian culture

Wednesday

PSAT

Thursday

Complete your infographic about Asian culture

Friday

Present infographics

October 4-8, 2021

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Monday

  • Proofreading Practice
  • Evaluating Arguments
  • Asian Creation Myths

Tuesday

  • Sentence Structure Basics
  • Asian Philosophy/Creation Story Assignments
  • Grammar Notes

Wednesday

  • Drafting in ClassKick – See code in Remind

Thursday

  • Drafting in ClassKick
  • USA Testprep Grammar Practice
  • Asian Philosophy Assignments

Friday

  • Unit 2 – The Americas cultural artifact

September 20-24, 2021

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Standard for this week: W1 – : Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Questions to strengthen understanding:

  • How can you clearly introduce your claim?
  • What evidence best supports your claim?
  • Is the evidence relevant? Are your sources credible?
  • What counterclaims can be made? Have you addressed them fairly?
  • What considerations should be addressed regarding the audience’s knowledge /concerns of the topic or text?
  • What words will assist the reader in clarifying the relationship between the claim and reasons?
  • What makes your piece formal in style?
  • Is your tone objective?
  • Does your concluding statement support the argument presented?

Monday

Tuesday

Prewrite Body of Argument

  • Identify claim, counterclaim, reasons and evidence

Wednesday

  • Continue writing body paragraphs

Thursday

  • Sample Intros & Conclusions
  • Write introduction & conclusion paragraphs

Friday

  • Revise & Edit for final copy

Students who are absent: Please complete choosing effective words, USA TestPrep Alternate assignment & your argument. Please message in Remind for assistance.

September 13-17, 2021

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Unit 1 Test Tutoring & Retake will be held through SOAR Saturday. Please see Mrs. Dennis to sign up.

** EXTRA CREDIT** Visit the College & Career Center. Bring back a pamphlet or flyer signed & dated by the teacher. (Up to 5)

Monday

  • Review the parts of an argument
  • Color-coded argument – See CTLS resources

Tuesday

  • Identify parts of an argument in writing
  • “What Selena’s life and legacy tell us about Latinx identity today” NewsELA – See CTLS Resources
  • Write – Choose a person, event, or idea from the text. Explain what the text reveals about your chosen topic.

Wednesday

  • “North America: Human geography” NewsELA – See CTLS Resources
  • Observe and Write – Examine the images in the article. What are three important details you observe in the images in the article? Elaborate by explaining why these details are important using evidence from the article to support your thinking.

Thursday

  • Review Tuesday & Wednesday’s assignments
  • Comma Practice – See CTLS Resources

Friday

  • Quiz

September 7-10

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Unit 2: The Americas (North, Central, & South America)

Standards for Unit 2:

RL 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a literary text.

RI 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of an informational text.

Questions to practice for RL/RI 6

  • What is the origin of the piece of literature? How would you describe the culture?
  • What values and beliefs motivate the main character?
  • How are the customs and expectations in the work different from that of the reader?
  • What point of view is presented?
  • How does cultural influence or shape the point of view?
  • How might the text/point of view differ in an another culture?
  • What is the point of view in this text? How do you know?
  • What is the purpose of this text?
  • How and where does the author skillfully use language (rhetoric)?
  • How does the use of rhetoric advance either the point of view or purpose of the piece?
  • What type of rhetorical device was used?

RL 9: Analyze how two or more literary texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

RI 9: Analyze how two or more informational texts or arguments address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Questions to practice for RL/RI 9

  • What is the theme or topic?
  • What source material did the author use?
  • How does the work build upon the original?
  • How did the author treat the theme or topic?
  • What is the significance of this text?
  • How did this text shape the future?
  • What theme/concept is presented in each of the texts?
  • How is the topic treated in a similar/different fashion?
  • What is the context of the text? How does the context influence the theme/concept?

Monday

Labor Day

1st Block – Pre-AP Practice due in USA TestPrep

Tuesday

Vocabulary

  • Complex character 
  • Point of view 
  • Rhetorical questions & strategy  
  • Ethos, pathos, logos, deduction, authors purpose, bias, counterclaim, rhetoric, audience, claim, induction, argument, support, annotation organization, thesis, syntax, counterclaim, persuasion, transition, citation, closure, structure, evidence, claim, diction 

Wednesday

Rhetorical Strategies

Thursday

Practice Author’s Purpose & POV (Class Handout; Absent students – See alternate assignment in USA Testprep)

USA TestPrep Point of View Practice due

Friday

Quiz

August 23-27, 2021

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Students who are absent this week: Please complete the alternate assignment in USA Test Prep. See CTLS for log in information.

Monday

  • Early Release Day – 3rd & 4th Block only
  • Review Theme powerpoint from last week
  • USA TestPrep Theme Practice: Due Thursday

Tuesday

  • Figurative Language Practice
  • Theme practice

Wednesday

  • Central Idea practice
  • Egypt, the Kingdom of Kush, and Mesopotamia

Thursday

  • African Regions Research & Central Idea
  • Absent Students – See USA Test Prep

Friday

  • Quiz