Dr. George’s 9th Lit. Agenda 10/21/2019 – 10/25/2019

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? Essential Questions for the week…

REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH Monday 10/21/19 Warm-up Learning Target: RL3 I can… identify and analyze complex characters. Choose ONE character from Bronx Masquerade and describe the way in which he/she reveals his/her masquerade through poetry. REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

identify and analyze complex characters. Monday 10/21/2019 AGENDA 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! BRONX MASQUERADE: Read pages 157-167 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. Learning Target: RL3 I can… identify and analyze complex characters.

REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH Learning Target: RL3 I can…show how a complex character interacts with other characters. Tuesday 10/22/19 Warm-up Lupe thinks she wants to be like Gloria, but the reality is very different. Describe a time when you wanted something that turned out to not be what you expected. REMEMBER: ALL WARM-UPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH IN LENGTH

Tuesday 10/22/2019 AGENDA Learning Target: BRONX MASQUERADE STUDY GUIDE: Now that you have completed the book, it is time to complete the study guide questions (blue). You may work with a partner. BRONX MASQUERADE JOURNAL #5: Amy’s poem “Ode to Stone” uses a stone as a symbol. What object represents you? Explain. BLACKOUT POETRY: Using the excerpt you were given, black out parts of the page to create your own personal poem. Complete the accompanying handout as well. BE PREPARED TO PRESENT! Learning Target: RL3 I can…show how a complex character interacts with other characters.

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 Unit Assessments for the week…