Dr. George’s 9th Lit. Agenda 2/25/2019 – 3/1/2019

Essential Questions for the week… How does a writer’s use of language create a distinct voice? How do we use textual evidence of voice to support inferences about a speaker?

MONday 2/25/2019 Warm-up What is a counterclaim? What is the purpose of including a counterclaim in an argument? Do you think counterclaims add value to an argument? Why or why not? REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

MONDAY 2/25/2019 CEI Puzzle: Using the story at your table, create a full CEI paragraph using the available sentences in the envelopes. Continue CEI Paragraphs: You will continue your first CEI paragraph. Once you have finished it, bring it to Dr. George to review. CEI Paragraphs 2&3: Once your first CEI has been approved, move on to the 2nd and 3rd paragraph (yellow and green).

TUESday 2/26/2019 Warm-up Explain the difference between the 3 types of interpretation sentences in a CEI paragraph? REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

TUESDAY 2/26/2019 – Friday 3/1/2019 CEI Paragraphs 2&3: Once your first CEI has been approved, move on to the 2nd and 3rd paragraph (yellow and green). CEI Final Drafts (in lab): Once the majority of the class has completed all three CEI templates (white, yellow, and green), we will move to the English computer lab to type them in MLA format. Use the template on Edmodo for proper formatting.

This week’s standards… ELAGSE9-10RL1 (CCRS RI.9-10.1): Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. ELAGSE9-10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. ELAGSE9-10W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. CCRS L.9-10.6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words. CCRS L.0-10.5b: Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

Unit Assessments… Formative Summative College Article Questions Argumentative CEI Lit terms chart TED Talks