Wednesday, September 25, 2019

American Literature Lesson

25 September 2019

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

Objective: To be introduced to and practice some SAT reading strategies. (STANDARD RI.1, RI.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by attempting a timed test reading strategy.

  

Agenda:

1.      SSR - 20 min

2.      Choose students to be interviewed - 10 min

3.      Discuss SAT Reading Test Strategies - 20 min

4.      Practice Passage 1 (no questions) - 10 min

5.      Continue reading GG or prepare for choice reading interview

Assessment: NONE

Homework: GG Ch. 4

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5th BLOCK ONLY!

Objective: To prove your knowledge of the Puritan and Revolutionary Literary Unit in a summative assessment. (STANDARD RL.1, RI.1, RL.9, RI.9, W.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning at least a 75% on the Unit Test.

  

Agenda:

1.      UNIT TEST - 70 min

a.       Scantron portion

b.      Short answer portion

c.       Extra Credit portion

2.      Discuss GG Ch. 3 - 20 min

Assessment: Unit Test

Homework: GG Ch. 4

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AP English Literature Lesson

25 September 2019

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

Student Learning Objective: To make contemporary connections to the themes of violence and bullying in Lord of the Flies. (STANDARD RL.1-2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by discussing the relevance of the novel’s themes to 2016 issues in a class discussion.

  

Agenda:

Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: ensconce (verb): to cover or shelter; hide securely

“At first light he would creep into the thicket, squeeze between the twisted stems, ensconce himself so deep that only a crawler like himself could come through, and that crawler would be jabbed” (Golding 191).

1.      Read/Discuss/Analyze Chapters 9-10. – 15 min

2.      Discuss possible paper topics – 10 min

3.      Read supporting literature – 10 min

a.       “The Hunger Games can’t match the cruelty in Lord of the Flies”

b.      “Mobs are Born as Word Grows by Text Message” (OPTIONAL)

4.      Finish the novel – 20 min

Assessment: Class discussion

Homework: Chapters 11 “Castle Rock” and Chapter 12 “Cry of the Hunters” p. 169-202; TEST TOMORROW; Socratic Seminar Friday; 2 Google Classroom Questions due Friday (midnight); LF Essay due Monday, end of the block