Tuesday, October 31, 2017 *PM half day

American Literature

31 October 2017

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HALF-DAY - PM CLASSES ONLY

Objective: To discuss the plot, characterization, conflict and literary devices present in Choice Novel #3 with numerous classmates. (STANDARD RL.1-4, SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by having numerous 1 min on-task discussions of their Choice Novel.

Agenda:

1.    SSR – 20 min

2.    Book Talks about Choice Novel readings (outside circle, inside circle) – 20 min

3.    Story Time by Mrs. O’Dell – 10 min

4.    Remaining time - Continue Choice Novel readings or brainstorm/draft Creative Piece #3 – 30 min

Assessment: Creative Piece #3 due tomorrow

Homework: Choice Novel Reading; Creative Piece #3 due tomorrow, end of the block

Monday, October 30, 2017

American Literature

30 October 2017

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Objective: To prove your knowledge of the grammatical concepts taught in Grammar Notes #1-7. (STANDARD L.1, L.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by using their Grammar Notes #1-7 and past quizzes to earn at least an 80% on the Grammar Midterm Quiz.

Agenda:

1.    SSR – 20 min

2.    Popsicle Stick Activity – 25 min

3.    Pop Quiz: Open Notes Grammar “Midterm” – 45 min

4.    Remaining time - Continue Choice Novel readings or brainstorm/draft Creative Piece #3

Assessment: Grammar “Midterm” Quiz

Homework: Choice Novel Reading; Creative Piece #3 due Wednesday, end of the block

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AP English Literature and Composition

30 October 2017

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Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: chalice (noun): a large cup or goblet, typically used for drinking wine

“When the first bird sings and the first bud opes, / And the faint perfume from its chalice steals - / I know what the caged bird feels!” (from “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar)

Student Learning Objective: To identify the metaphors in the poem and make comparisons between the themes of the poem and Celie from the novel.  (STANDARD RL.4, W.3)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by identifying one metaphor in the poem and making one connection to Celie.

  

Agenda:

1. Read and discuss the poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar – 15 min
2. EXIT SLIP: Janie Crawford seemed to free herself from her “cage.”  How does Janie Crawford compare or contrast to Celie?  Analyze their similarities and differences.  – 10 min
3. Discuss The Color Purple p. 54-87 – 25 min
4. Continue reading The Color Purple or drafting the personal narrative

Friday, October 27, 2017

American Literature

27 October 2017

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Objective: To prove your knowledge of The Great Gatsby in a literary analysis. (STANDARD W.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by achieving an 80% or higher on the Great Gatsby literary analysis

  

Agenda:

1.    Student workday: ACADEMIC ESSAY #1 due end of block – 90 min

Assessment: Academic Essay #1

Homework: Choice novel reading

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AP English Literature and Composition

27 October 2017

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Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: haste (noun): excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry

“Stones in the fields / say he was not a farmer; the still-sealed jars / in the cellar say she left in a nervous haste.” (from “Abandoned Farmhouse” by Ted Kooser)

Student Learning Objective: To analyze the content and structure of the poem and to compare the speaker of the poem to Celie. (STANDARD RL.4)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by identifying and explaining three uses of figurative language or other author’s craft in “Abandoned Farmhouse.”

  

Agenda:

1. Read/analyze/discuss poem “Abandoned Farmhouse” – analyze the similarities between the poem and the novel so far.  - 20 min
2. Review Feminist Literary Theory.  - 5 min
3. Discuss The Color Purple 26-53 - 20 min
4. Student work time to... - 45 min

• Nicenet
• Continue reading novel
• Begin drafting Personal Narrative

Assessment: Class discussion; 1 Nicenet post

Homework: The Color Purple p. 54-87

Thursday, October 26, 2017

American Literature

26 October 2017

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Objective: To brainstorm ideas for the academic essay using the provided brainstorming guide, including a claim and textual evidence. (STANDARD W.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by brainstorming a claim sentence and locating two quotations to support that claim. 

  

Agenda: 

1.      SSR with notebook entry - 25 min

2.      Go over answers to the Great Gatsby Final Test – 10 min

3.      Go over answers to the UNIT TEST: Puritans and Patriots (from a long time ago) – 15 min

4.      Read and analyze model HF character analysis - 10 min

5.      Review of Academic Essay – 5 min

·         Character Analysis

·         Theme Analysis

·         Conflict Analysis

·         Literary Term Analysis

·         Book Review

6.      Student workday: ACADEMIC ESSAY #1 due tomorrow end of block – 25 min

Assessment: Visual confirmation of a mostly filled out brainstorming guide

Homework: ACADEMIC ESSAY #1

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AP English Literature and Composition

26 October 2017

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Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: botched (verb): carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.

“The work of the world is common as mud. / Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust. / But the thing worth doing well done has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident” (from “To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy)

Student Learning Objective:  To use TP-COASTT to analyze a poem and draw parallels to the three novels read so far this semester. (STANDARD RL.1-4).

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by making at least one connection between the poem and each novel we have read so far this semester.

  

Agenda:

1. Go over the answers to the Their Eyes Final Test – 5 min
2. Analyze/Discuss "To Be of Use" - 10 min
3. EXIT SLIP: Poem “To Be of Use”– 10 min
4. Read Model Personal Narrative Text: "Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self" - 30 min
5. Continue The Color Purple – 30 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP: Poem “To Be of Use” – PROMPT: Does this poem best fit thematically with Lord of the Flies, Their Eyes Were Watching, or The Color Purple? Explain where this poem belongs in the AP curriculum, so far.

Homework: The Color Purple p. 26-53

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

American Literature

25 October 2017

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Objective: To prove your knowledge of the novel in a 100 point persuasive essay. (STANDARD W.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a 75%+ on the persuasive essay rubric.

  

Agenda:

1.    Student workday: PERSUASIVE ESSAY #2 due end of block – 90 min

Assessment: Persuasive Essay #2

Homework: ACADEMIC ESSAY #2, due Friday

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AP English Literature and Composition

25 October 2017

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Student Learning Objective: To review the themes of abusive relationships, poverty, the degrading of woman’s work, and coming-of-age experiences in “Janie Crawford” as it relates to the protagonist of The Color Purple. (STANDARD RL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by discussing the abusive relationships and bildungsroman themes in Their Eyes Were Watching God and beginning a compare and contrast graphic organizer of Janie and the main character of The Color Purple. 

  

Agenda:

1. Fill out data sheet on Their Eyes Were Watching God – 10 min
2. Discuss improvements from essay #1 to essay #2 – 5 min
3. Hand back practice AP Essay Question 2 and look at student model – 10 min
4. Short author biography and warnings regarding some of the graphic scenes in the novel – 5 min
5. Review poem “Janie Crawford” (from Unit 4 and Their Eyes Were Watching God) - 5 min
6. Student work time to put finishing touches on Their Eyes essay – 55 min

Assessment: Class discussion

Homework: The Color Purple p. 1-25

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

American Literature

24 October 2017

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Objective: To prove your knowledge of The Great Gatsby in a 50 question test and a 100 point persuasive essay. (STANDARD RL.1-5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery on the test by earning at least an 80% and on the persuasive essay by increasing their scores from Persuasive Essay #1 in each category by at least one point.

Agenda:

1.    Test with scantron – 30- 45 min

2.    Student work time for Persuasive Essay #2, due the end of the block tomorrow – 45 min

Assessment: Test

Homework: Continue working on Persuasive Essay #2, due the end of the block tomorrow

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AP English Literature and Composition

24 October 2017

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Student Learning Objective: To prove your knowledge of the novel in a seventy-five minute graded class discussion. (STANDARD RL.1, SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by contributing relevant comments and reading relevant passages to earn a minimum of 15 points.

  

Agenda:

1.      Graded class discussion – 75 min

2.    Student work time.  Paper due Wednesday.  There will not be a lot of class time to work on the essay.

Assessment: Socratic Seminar

Homework: Literary Analysis over Their Eyes Were Watching God due tomorrow.  There will not be a lot of class time tomorrow to work on this essay.

Monday, October 23, 2017

American Literature

23 October 2017

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Objective: To prepare for tomorrow's Great Gatsby test and upcoming writing assessments. (STANDARD RL.1-5, W.1, W.2, W.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by analyzing their weaknesses on Persuasive Essay #1 and Academic Essay #1.

Agenda:

1.      Go over the answers to Grammar Quiz #7 - Optional second chance quiz - 10 min

2.      Chapter expert: Group review project - 30 min

a.       Review chapter assigned (10 min)

b.      Fill out Chapter Expert hand out (10 min)

c.       Present to class (10 min)

3.      Review Tips for writing Persuasive Essays - 15 min

4.      Analyze weaknesses on HF Persuasive Essay #1 - 15 min

 Assessment: Oral Review of assigned GG chapter

Homework: Great Gatsby test tomorrow; Persuasive Essay #2 due Wednesday; Academic Essay #2 due Friday

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AP English Literature and Composition

23 October 2017

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Student Learning Objective: To prove your knowledge of the novel in a 50 question objective test. (STANDARD RL.1-5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning at least an 80% on the novel test.

  

Agenda:

1. Discuss the conclusion of the novel (Chapters 15-20) – 10 min
2. Novel test (scantron) – 30-45 min
3. Student work time (1) prepare for tomorrow’s socratic seminar, (2) begin writing literary analysis – remainder of class

Assessment: TEST!

Homework: Prepare for Socratic Seminar

Friday, October 20, 2017

American Literature

20 October 2017

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Objective: To write a clear Annotated Bibliography #2, fulfilling all of the requirements on the provided rubric. (STANDARD W.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a higher score on this Annotated Bibliography than the previous. 

  

Agenda:

OPEN NOTES Grammar Quiz #7 – 10 min

Discuss the ending of the novel – 10 min

Student Work Time: - 70 min

·                   Annotated Bibliography #2, due at the end of the block

·                   Select a new choice novel

Assessment: Annotated Bibliography #2

Homework: Review for The Great Gatsby Test on Tuesday

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AP English Literature and Composition

20 October 2017

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Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: trifled (verb): to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect

“The mother of malice had trifled with men” (Hurston 169). 

Student Learning Objective: To draw parallels between the relationships in Their Eyes Were Watching God and “Marriage is a Private Affair.”(STANDARD RL.1, RL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by comparing similar characters, relationships, and bystanders opinions.

  

Agenda:

1. Discuss Chapters 11-15 – 20 min
2. Read “Marriage is a Private Affair” – 20 min
3. Extra Credit Exit Slip: Draw parallels between the relationships in the short story and the novel. – 10 min
4. Two Nicenet Posts due by 3:15 today.  – 20 min
5. Their Eyes Test Monday

Assessment: Extra Credit Exit Slip: Draw parallels between the relationships in the short story and the novel.

Homework: Chapters 19-20, p. 168-193

Thursday, October 19, 2017

American Literature

19 October 2017

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Objective: To recognize the foreshadowed climax and the conflict resolution in The Great Gatsby. (STANDARD RL.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by drawing a character web, noting the man versus man conflicts between the numerous characters.

  

Agenda:

1.    SSR – 30 min

2.    Grammar Notes #7: The Semicolon and Colon, with clicker quiz - 20 min

3.    Discuss Chapter 8 – 15 min

4.    Read half of Chapter 9 aloud – 20 min

5.    Continue reading the remainder of Chapter 9 individually – 15 min

Assessment: Class Discussion and table partner comparison of conflict/character map

Homework: Finish Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby

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AP English Literature and Composition

19 October 2017

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Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: defilement (noun): the act of being foul, dirty, or unclean; to make impure

“And when she was with Janie she had a feeling of transmutation, as if she herself had become whiter and with straighter hair and she hated Tea Cake first for his defilement of divinity and next for his telling mockery of her” (Hurston 145). 

Student Learning Objective: To practice an AP Exam-like Free-Response Question #2 essay. (STANDARD W.2, RL.1, RL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery answering the question in the prompt with a clear claim and relevant textual evidence.

  

Agenda:

1. Practice AP Exam Free-Response Question – 40 min
2. Student work time: (1) Continue reading novel, (2) Nicenet posts, (3) Begin brainstorming for essay, (4) Prepare for Socratic Seminar

Assessment: Practice Essay

Homework: Chapters 16-18, p. 139-167