Honors 9th Literature & Composition
Spring 2021 Week 4: 25-29 Jan. 2021 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. Support claims with evidence. Week at a Glance: Daily: Practice Zinc vocabulary for 20 minutes. Wednesday, January 27th: Submit your “You-Choose Short Story” discussion board by class time on Wednesday. Complete your mini-BAM by the end of the day today and upload video to FlipGrid. Mon. | 25 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; use your IAN to take notes over today’s Art of Styling Sentences pattern 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 Mini-BAM. Obtain an independent reading text. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Tues. | 26 Jan. 2020 Today is an asynchronous work day. Complete the following on your own, and reach out to your teacher via Remind or email if you have questions. Today, you can complete your “You Choose” short story analysis. This is due by class time tomorrow.
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?
Wed. | 27 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; reading independently for 15 minutes; use your IAN to take notes over today’s Art of Styling Sentences pattern Work Session:
Independent Work: Submit mini-BAM. Practice Zinc vocabulary. Thurs. | 28 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; reading independently for 15 minutes; use your IAN to take notes over today’s Art of Styling Sentences pattern Work Session:
Independent Work: Practice Zinc vocabulary. Complete CEI paragraph. Fri. | 29 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; reading independently for 15 minutes; use your IAN to take notes over today’s Art of Styling Sentences pattern Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete CEI paragraph if not completed in class. Practice Zinc vocabulary.
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Honors 9th Literature & Composition Spring 2021 Week 3: 18-22 Jan. 2021 This Week’s Learning Goals: Analyze nonfiction writing, focusing specifically on the sender-receiver relationship, overall message of the text, rhetorical 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. Support claims with evidence. Week at a Glance: We are fully virtual this week. Please log in to CTLS, find our class, click “Digital Sessions,” and select “Week 3.” You will be able to join once I’ve started the Zoom - approximately five minutes before class begins. View the bell schedule here. Tuesday, January 19th: By class today, view CEI introduction video. Wednesday, January 20th: Take the Scholastic Reading Inventory (RI) by the end of the day today. Friday, January 22nd: Complete pre-course assignment in class. Wednesday, January 27th: Complete your mini-BAM by the end of the day today and upload video to FlipGrid. Mon. | 18 Jan. 2020 Photo courtesy of Pleasant Valley Elementary School Tues. | 19 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; use your IAN to take notes over today’s Art of Styling Sentences pattern; read nonfiction text (for pre-course assignment) for twenty minutes. As you read today, look specifically for evidence to support a SMELL analysis of your text. Highlight evidence you could use when completing a SMELL analysis. Work Session:
Independent Work: Read your pre-course text. Wed. | 20 Jan. 2020 Today is an asynchronous work day. Complete the following on your own, and reach out to your teacher via Remind or email if you have questions.
Thurs. | 21 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; use your IAN to take notes over today’s Art of Styling Sentences pattern; read nonfiction text (for pre-course assignment) for twenty minutes. As you read today, look specifically for evidence to support a SMELL analysis of your text. Highlight evidence you could use when completing a SMELL analysis. Work Session:
Independent Work: Read your pre-course text and prepare for tomorrow’s in-class assessment. Fri. | 22 Jan. 2020 Opening: Review requirements of the SMELL analysis. Work Session:
Independent Work: Continue working on your mini-BAM. Honors 9th Literature & Composition
Spring 2021 Week 2: 11-15 Jan. 2021 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. Determine character strengths and how to represent those strengths using symbols. Support claims with evidence. Week at a Glance: Monday, January 11th: By today’s class, complete digital learning stations if not completed on Friday. Bring interactive notebook (IAN) to class. Tuesday, January 12th: After taking your VIA character strengths survey, be sure to upload your top 5 traits to CTLS Assignments. Wednesday, January 13th: Upload completed “My Name” Part II (original vignette) to CTLS Learn. Submit videos of your mini me to FlipGrid. Tuesday, January 19th: By class today, view CEI introduction video. Mon. | 11 Jan. 2020 Opening: Discuss beginning of class norms. Read nonfiction text (for pre-course assignment) for twenty minutes. Work Session:
Independent Work: Complete Part II of the “My Name” activity in this packet: Sandra Cisernos’s vignette “My Name” from The House on Mango Street. Complete VIA character strengths survey (complete the Youth survey) and brainstorm for your mini-me. Tues. | 12 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; take notes on part I of our grammar bootcamp in your IAN; read nonfiction text (for pre-course assignment) for twenty minutes. Work Session:
Independent Work: Continue drafting and revising your original “My Name” vignette. Work on your mini me. Read your pre-course text. Wed. | 13 Jan. 2020 Today is an asynchronous work day. Complete the following on your own, and reach out to your teacher via Remind or email if you have questions.
Thurs. | 14 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; introduce The Art of Styling Sentences and use your IAN to take notes over today’s pattern; read nonfiction text (for pre-course assignment) for twenty minutes. Work Session:
Independent Work: Read your pre-course text. Complete SMELL analysis for “Making the Grade” if not completed in class. Fri. | 15 Jan. 2020 Opening: Positive discussion opener; use your IAN to take notes over today’s Art of Styling Sentences pattern; read nonfiction text (for pre-course assignment) for twenty minutes. As you read today, look specifically for evidence to support a SMELL analysis of your text. Highlight evidence you could use when completing a SMELL analysis. Work Session:
Independent Work: Before class on Tuesday, please view CEI introduction video. Complete “Working from the Text” chart if not completed in class. Read your pre-course text. Honors 9th Literature & Composition
Spring 2021 Week 1: 06-08 Jan. 2021 This Week’s Learning Goals: Learn how to be successful in Honors 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: Friday, January 8th: Bring to class or upload “My Name” Part I assignment to CTLS Learn by class today. Find and start reading your pre-course text. Monday, January 11th: By today’s class, complete digital learning stations if not completed on Friday. Bring interactive notebook (IAN) to class. Wednesday, January 13th: Upload completed “My Name” Part II (original vignette) to CTLS Learn. Submit videos of your mini me to FlipGrid. Wed. | 06 Jan. 2020 Welcome to Honors 9th Literature! Today is an asynchronous work day. I’d love to meet you today, though! If you’re interested, please join one of the following sessions so we can meet! 2nd period: 12:00 - 12:20 p.m. https://cobbk12-org.zoom.us/j/93840417543?pwd=KzU5K1JNeDF4bG5YbElXSEMzcmlwUT09 Passcode: mots 3rd period: 12:30 - 12:50 p.m. https://cobbk12-org.zoom.us/j/93829983733?pwd=Vlc1WlNzdENycXJOVk1sNzFDYWdDdz09 Passcode: mots 4th period: 1:00 -1:20 p.m. https://cobbk12-org.zoom.us/j/94769235311?pwd=bm9TSjUyZG1neGpzemYyYlBRNC9vZz09 Passcode: mots Thurs. | 07 Jan. 2020 Opening: Welcome to Honors 9th Literature! Virtual students, please log in to CTLS Learn and join our live class session.
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Independent Work: Complete Part I of the “My Name” activity in this packet: Sandra Cisernos’s vignette “My Name” from The House on Mango Street. Bring to class tomorrow if you’re F2F. Homies, have this information available and ready to use tomorrow. Make progress in obtaining your pre-course text (browse, discuss, order, etc.). Fri. | 08 Jan. 2020 Opening: Tell Me Something Good! share out Work Session:
Independent Work: Read your pre-course text for at least 20 uninterrupted minutes. Work on the Part II assignment for Sandra Cisernos’s vignette “My Name” from The House on Mango Street. If you’re a F2F learner, complete Station 4, the FlipGrid video, by Monday’s class. |
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