Dr. George’s 9th Lit. Agenda 10/14/2019 – 10/18/2019

Essential Questions for the week… How can context contribute to the understanding of a novel? How does a key scene from a novel contribute to the work as a whole?

REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH Learning Target: SL2 I can present information using a variety of media or formats. Monday 10/14/19 Warm-up Why do you think Mr. Ward’s class (with the open mic days) is so important to his students in Bronx Masquerade? REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

Monday 10/14/2019 AGENDA Learning Target: SL2 I can present information using a variety of media or formats. VOCAB 3B LIST: You will receive a copy of the vocabulary words (pink). Write the parts of speech and synonyms of each word as Dr. George goes over them. BRONX MASQUERADE: Read pages 65-73 (Lupe, Janelle) of Bronx Masquerade (you should have your own book with you) and complete the writing journal. If you do not have a book you will have to see if someone is willing to share. INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT PRESENTATIONS: We will begin presenting today. I will take volunteers first and then call names at random. During each presentation, you must sit quietly and complete the IR Book Talk Participation Chat. IT IS A GRADE! HOMEWORK: READ PAGES 74-94 (Tanisha, Devon, Sterling)

REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH Learning Target: SL2 I can present information using a variety of media or formats. Tuesday 10/15/19 Warm-up Whose life stories or poems stand out to you the most from our most recent readings (Lupe, Janelle, Tanisha, Devon, Sterling)? Why? Explain. REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

HOMEWORK: Read pages 123-132 (Raynard, Tyrone) Tuesday 10/15/2019 AGENDA Learning Target: SL2 I can present information using a variety of media or formats. BRONX MASQUERADE: Read pages 95-122 (Diondra, Amy, Sheila, Steve) of Bronx Masquerade (you should have your own book with you). If you do not have a book you will have to see if someone is willing to share. INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT PRESENTATIONS: We will continue presenting today. I will take volunteers first and then call names at random. During each presentation, you must sit quietly and complete the IR Book Talk Participation Chat. IT IS A GRADE! HOMEWORK: Read pages 123-132 (Raynard, Tyrone)

PSAT DAY – 3RD AND 4TH BLOCKS ONLY Wednesday 10/16/19 PSAT DAY – 3RD AND 4TH BLOCKS ONLY

REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH Learning Target: SL2 I can present information using a variety of media or formats. Thursday 10/17/19 Warm-up Judianne writes about making a great transformation one day. Is there anything you wish you could change about yourself? Why or why not? REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

HOMEWORK: READ PAGES 152-156 (Diondra) Thursday 10/17/2019 AGENDA Learning Target: SL2 I can present information using a variety of media or formats. VOCAB 3B LIST REVIEW: Each box has a term/definition/part of speech & a prompt in it. Read silently over each box and choose one box that you can easily respond to & write your own name in that box. Then walk around and ask your classmates to put their name on the box that applies to them on your sheet. You cannot have one anyone’s name in more than one box. BRONX MASQUERADE: Read pages 133 - 151 (Sheila, Janelle, Lupe) of Bronx Masquerade (you should have your own book with you) and complete the writing journal. If you do not have a book you will have to see if someone is willing to share. Writing Journal #5: The open mic sessions in Bronx Masquerade have become an outlet for students to escape their daily struggles. What are some activities you enjoy doing that make you forget about your stress? INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT PRESENTATIONS: We will continue presenting today. I will take volunteers first and then call names at random. During each presentation, you must sit quietly and complete the IR Book Talk Participation Chat. IT IS A GRADE! HOMEWORK: READ PAGES 152-156 (Diondra)

Friday 10/18/2019 AGENDA Learning Target: SL2 I can present information using a variety of media or formats. VOCAB 3B QUIZ: Place all cell phones (silenced) in your bags in the front of the room. INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT PRESENTATIONS: We will continue presenting today. I will take volunteers first and then call names at random. During each presentation, you must sit quietly and complete the IR Book Talk Participation Chat. IT IS A GRADE!

This week’s standards… ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically (using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation) such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning. 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 for the week… Formative TKAM Webquest TKAM Stations TKAM character chart Summative Independent Reading project presentations