Friday, September 20, 2019

American Literature Lesson

20 September 2019

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/8LFXR

Objective: To understand the desperation of the colonists fighting in the American Revolution, and how T. Paine’s speech inspired deserting soldiers to keep fighting. (STANDARD RI.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by explaining their decision about joining Washington’s army in a letter that uses two examples from “The Crisis.”

  

Agenda:

1.      Discuss next week's schedule (UNIT TEST TUESDAY!) – 5 min

2.      SSR – 20 min 

3.      Notebook: Writing into the day - 20 min

a.       Read informational text and underline or note the main claim of the article.

b.      Highlight/underline the writer's strongest evidence

c.       Write in notebook informally for 5 min.

d.      Write about what you want to know more about on this topic. 2 min

e.       Write about where you stand on the issue today. 3 min

4.      Go over answers to Grammar Quiz #5 – 5 min

5.      Read “The Crisis” p. 161 – 10 min

6.      EXIT SLIP p. 167 #1: Imagine that you are a teenager living in the colonies at the time of the Revolution. Write a letter to Thomas Paine, explaining why you will not join Washington’s army – or why reading The Crisis has convinced you to join. – 10 min

7.      Begin reading The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 aloud - 20 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP p. 167 #1

Homework: Finish The Great Gatsby Chapter 1

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AP English Literature Lesson

20 September 2019

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/IVKY2

Student Learning Objective: To develop a topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant relevant facts, extended definition, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. (STANDARD W.2.b)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by using a quotation OR two examples to answer the Google Classroom Questions.    

Agenda:

Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: interminable (adj): incapable of being terminated; unending

“An interminable dawn faded the stars out, and at last light, sad and grey, filtered into the shelter” (Golding 99). 

1.      Read/Discuss/Analyze Chapters 4-5  – 30 min

2.      Introduce Extra Credit Assignment (on Google Classroom) – 5 min

3.      Google Classroom Discussion Questions class time – 55 min

Assessment: Answer 2 Google Classroom Questions

Homework: Chapter 6 “Beast from Air” p. 95-108