Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 9: 19-23 Oct. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Write your own argument using our new knowledge to make it compelling and valid. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Analyze poetry. Week at a Glance: Monday, 19 Oct. 2020: Come to class having completed a rough draft for your Henrietta Lacks medical ethics argument essay. Wednesday, 21 Oct. 2020: Upload final draft of your Henrietta Lacks medical ethics argument essay to TurnItIn.com. Monday, 26 Oct. 2020: Bring copy of The Night Circus to class daily. You may begin reading any time. Your schedule will be distributed on Oct. 26th. Friday, 30 Oct. 2020: Poetry Out Loud project due. Annotations and TPFASSTT due to CTLS. Videos due to FlipGrid.com. Wednesday, 04 Nov. 2020: Poetry Out Loud presentations and interaction. Mon. | 19 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Work on Henrietta Lacks medical ethics argument essay. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Tues. | 20 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Work on Henrietta Lacks medical ethics argument essay. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Wed. | 21 Oct. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 22 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Finish annotations and TPFASSTT for “Eating Poetry.” Begin annotations and TPFASSTT for Poetry Out Loud poem. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Fri. | 23 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Upload CEI paragraph by Monday’s class. Continue working on annotations and TPFASSTT for Poetry Out Loud poem. Practice Zinc vocabulary.
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Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 8: 12-16 Oct. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Determine what makes an argument compelling and valid. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Week at a Glance: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: Your assigned group will either respond to a question in the CTLS discussion board about Henrietta Lacks, or you’ll thoughtfully and respectfully respond to a peer’s answer. You will complete something from the CTLS discussion board each day Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please see the schedule detailed in each day’s plans below. Tuesday, 13 Oct. 2020: Upload Sasse argument response by 11:59 p.m. Monday, 19 Oct. 2020: Come to class having completed a rough draft for your Henrietta Lacks medical ethics argument essay. Mon. | 12 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Group 1: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 2 and 3, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time tomorrow. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Tues. | 13 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Group 2: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 1 and 3, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time Thursday. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Submit Sasse argument by 11:59 p.m. tonight! Wed. | 14 Oct. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 15 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Group 3: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 1 and 2, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time tomorrow. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Fri. | 16 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete rough draft of Henrietta Lacks medical ethics argument essay by Monday. Group 1: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 2 and 3, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time Monday. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 7: 05-09 Oct. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Determine what makes an argument compelling and valid. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Week at a Glance: Monday, 05 Oct. 2020: Come to class having read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and prepared to discuss it. Have your book nearby each day this week. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: Your assigned group will either respond to a question in the CTLS discussion board about Henrietta Lacks, or you’ll thoughtfully and respectfully respond to a peer’s answer. You will complete something from the CTLS discussion board each day Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please see the schedule detailed in each day’s plans below. Mon. | 05 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Group 2: Alex A., Taryn, Katie, Brett, Toby, Tori, Brayden, Luke Group 3: Amelia, Adam, Bee, Sophie, Maryam, Chaitanya, Samantha, Alex W.
Independent Work: Group 1: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 2 and 3, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time tomorrow. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Tues. | 06 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Group 2: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 1 and 3, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time Thursday. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Wed. | 07 Oct. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 08 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Group 3: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 1 and 2, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time tomorrow. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Fri. | 09 Oct. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
I. Introduction a. Make a general statement or two about teenagers, work ethic, summer jobs, etc. *You can use first person pronouns only the establish your ethos. DO NOT say, “I think..” or “I believe…” b. Introduce the essay: “What to Do with the Kids This Summer? Put ‘Em to Work!” by Ben Sasse. c. Explain Sasse’s claim. Sentence starter: “Ben Sasse claims that…” d. Assert your claim: Examples: “Sasse’s claim is valid/invalid because…” OR “Sasse is accurate when he asserts…but is mistaken with his claim that…” II. Address and support or refute one of Sasse’s subclaims. This is a CEI paragraph. III. Address and support or refute another of Sasse’s subclaims. This is a CEI paragraph. IV. Conclude a. Reassert your claim. b. Recast Sasse’s ideas through the lens of your personal experience. Remember to use one sentence pattern from our grammar study. Underline it in your writing. See my sample essay (only first two paragraphs) here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OBNE-l7XzbNoRlGqQ5g4zydF7edvKXn4/view?usp=sharing Closing: Introduce “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Medical Ethics Position Statement” document. Independent Work: Group 1: submit your CTLS discussion board response by 4:00 p.m. today. Groups 2 and 3, respond thoughtfully and respectfully by class time Monday. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 6: 21-25 Sep. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Revise using teacher feedback. Write a literary analysis. Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop literary analysis claims. Support claims with evidence. Week at a Glance: Monday, 21 Sep. 2020: Upload completed guided reading activities for “The Scarlet Ibis” including the final writing task. Upload to CTLS. Friday, 25 Sep. 2020: Submit “Engineering a Literary Analysis” essay to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m. Mon. | 21 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete your guided reading activities for “The Scarlet Ibis” and upload to CTLS. Being outlining your “Engineering a Literary Analysis” essay. Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Tues. | 22 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
INFERENCES STYLE What do we know about the protagonist, antagonist, and any minor characters? What is implied and what is directly stated? Think about character(s), setting, plot, and organization. How does the author’s word choice convey the tone or mood of the story? Do characters change or stay the same over the course of the story? In what ways does this story have symbolic or deeper meaning? What is the pace of the story? How does the author use sentence length and syntax to establish or change the pace? What is the main conflict, and how does it shape the story and character(s)? What is the main thematic topic/motif (i.e. love, hope, freedom) in the story? What is the author’s message about that motif? How does the author use sensory details in the piece? How do they help the reader to understand the character, plot, and/or theme? Whose story is this? What perspective does the author choose and how does it influence the plot? How do the opening and closing of the story impact the reader? Does the author use figurative language or literary devices? Where and why?
Independent Work: Work on your “Engineering a Literary Analysis” essay. Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Wed. | 23 Sep. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 24 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Work to finalize your “Engineering a Literary Analysis” essay draft. Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Fri. | 25 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Submit your “Engineering a Literary Analysis” essay to TurnItIn.com. Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 5: 14-18 Sep. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop literary analysis claims. Support claims with evidence. Week at a Glance: Monday, 14 Sep. 2020: Submit “Gaining Perspectives” conversation between Mary Maloney and a friend to CTLS by class time Tuesday, 15 Sep. 2020: Submit CEI paragraph for “Lamb to the Slaughter” by class today. Submit to CTLS. Thursday, 17 Sep. 2020: Submit CEI paragraph for “The Gift of the Magi” by class today. Submit to CTLS. Friday, 18 Sep. 2020: Submit “There Will Come Soft Rains” narrative by class today. Submit to CTLS. Mon. | 14 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete CEI and submit to CTLS. Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Tues. | 15 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete CEI paragraph and submit to CTLS by Thursday’s class. Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Wed. | 16 Sep. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 17 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Submit narrative to CTLS. Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Fri. | 18 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks if you didn’t read this as your pre-course text. Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 4: 07-11 Sep. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop literary analysis claims. Support claims with evidence. Week at a Glance: Wednesday, September 9, 2020: Literature review due to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m.; complete the SRI asynchronously today Friday, September 11, 2020: Submit “Mini BAM” to FlipGrid by 11:59 p.m. Mon. | 07 Sep. 2020 Labor Day Holiday - No Classes Tues. | 08 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Continue working on your literature review and Mini BAM. Wed. | 09 Sep. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 10 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Work on your Mini BAM. Fri. | 11 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Work on your literature review and Mini BAM. Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 3: 31 Aug. - 04 Sep. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Analyze an argumentative text, specifically for the SMELL elements: sender-receiver relationship, message, emotional strategies, logical strategies, and language. Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop literary analysis claims. Support claims with evidence. Week at a Glance: Friday, September 4, 2020: Come to class having finished reading your pre-course text AND submit literature review draft to CTLS by class time today. Mon. | 31 Aug. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Read your pre-course text for at least 20 uninterrupted minutes. Complete guided reading activity above and submit to CTLS if not completed in class today. Tues. | 01 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Continue reading your pre-course text and working on your literature review. Wed. | 02 Sep. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 03 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete your literature review draft. Fri. | 04 Sep. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Work on your literature review and Mini BAM. Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 2: 24-28 Aug. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Analyze an argumentative text, specifically for the SMELL elements: sender-receiver relationship, message, emotional strategies, logical strategies, and language. Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Week at a Glance: Monday, August 24th: Submit original “My Name” Part II vignette to CTLS learn by class time. Tuesday, August 25th: Submit videos of your mini me to FlipGrid. Wednesday, August 26th: Complete SKI assessment asynchronously. Monday, August 31st: Deadline to finish reading pre-course book. We will complete the pre-course assessment in class. Mon. | 24 Aug. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences Work Session:
Independent Work: Read your pre-course text for at least 20 uninterrupted minutes. Complete SMELL analysis for “Making the Grade” if not completed in class. Tues. | 25 Aug. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences (notes here) Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete “Working from the Text” chart if not completed in class. Independently read for at least 20 uninterrupted minutes. Wed. | 26 Aug. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day. Dear students, On Wednesday, August 26th, you need to log in to complete the SKI assessment. Please wait to start the assessment until at least 9:30. I have morning practice and won't be at my computer to send you the assessment until 9:30. You can take the assessment any time on Wednesday after 9:30 a.m. View the presentation below for instructions and email Mrs. Motsinger with questions/help logging in, if needed. Thank you! Mrs. Motsinger SKI Presentation Thurs. | 27 Aug. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences (notes here) Work Session:
Independent Work: Independently read for at least 20 uninterrupted minutes. Add to your science fair journal. Fri. | 28 Aug. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; grammar practice: The Art of Styling Sentences (notes here) Work Session:
Independent Work: Finish reading your pre-course text! Honors 9th Literature & Composition for STEM Fall 2020
Lesson Plans Week 1: 17-21 Aug. 2020 This Week’s Learning Goals: Learn how to be successful in 9th Literature and Composition. Create norms for our classroom with your peers. Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Week at a Glance: Monday, August 17th: Complete digital learning stations during independent work time (or by class time Tuesday); find and start reading your pre-course text Tuesday, August 18th: "Bring” interactive notebook (IAN) to class Thursday, August 20th: Upload “My Name” Part I assignment to CTLS Learn by class today Monday, August 24th: Upload completed “My Name” Part II (original vignette) to CTLS Learn by class time. Tuesday, August 25th: Submit videos of your your mini me to FlipGrid by class time. Mon. | 17 Aug. 2020 Opening: Welcome to Honors 9th Literature for STEM students! Please log in to CTLS Learn and join our live class session.
Password: your student (lunch) number/school computer password *If you’re new to the county, try the password happy
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Independent Work: Complete Digital Learning Stations, including the FlipGrid video, by class tomorrow. Depending on how much time you take to record your video, this stations activity should take between 30-45 minutes. If you get stuck, send a Remind or email to Mrs. Motsinger. Tues. | 18 Aug. 2020 Opening: Tell Me Something Good! share out Work Session:
Independent Work: Read your pre-course text for at least 20 uninterrupted minutes. Complete the Part I activities for Sandra Cisernos’s vignette “My Name” from The House on Mango Street. Upload to CTLS Learn Assignments by class time on Thursday, August 20th. Wed. | 19 Aug. 2020 Today is an asynchronous independent work day.
Thurs. | 20 Aug. 2020 Opening: Tell Me Something Good! share out; grammar boot camp Work Session:
Independent Work: Continue drafting and revising your original “My Name” vignette. Read your pre-course text. Take character strengths survey and complete form (#3 above). Fri. | 21 Aug. 2020 Opening: Tell Me Something Good! share out; complete Friday check in on Microsoft Forms. Complete grammar boot camp in your IAN. Work Session:
Independent Work: Continue drafting and revising your original “My Name” vignette. Work on your mini me. Read your pre-course text. Here's the study guide:
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