3. English 11H Ms. Livingston

4. Grade Level 11 Time Required: 43 Unit: 2 Standards to be addressed: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 11-12 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.A Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.A CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.B Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., conceive, conception, conceivable). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.B CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.C Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, its etymology, or its standard usage. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.C CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.D Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4.D

5. Welcome to English! 2/1/2016 Today’s Goals: SWBAT … reflect on their progress in English class. Do Now: Find and label your new notebook and folder. Keep your old, 1 st semester notebook and folder at home or in your locker. Keep in your 2 nd semester folder: Costa’s “House” Formal writings/tests

6. Benchmark – Midterm Grades Your grade is an assessment of where you are now. Will be scaled.

7. Closing Complete your self-assessment

8. Welcome to English! 2/2/2016 Today’s Goals: SWBAT … revise for precise language and formal style. Do Now: Re-write this sentence in a concise and formal style: In Dracula by Bram Stoker, the author uses characterization to show the central idea that whenever you go through something tough, you have to have faith that you’ll come out alright.

9. Concision and Style In Dracula by Bram Stoker, the author uses characterization to show the central idea that whenever you go through something tough, you have to have faith that you’ll come out alright. The protagonist is trapped in the castle and can’t get out. He says, “I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find.” This quote is saying that he is running around everywhere to try to get out. This relates to the central idea because it shows that he is going through something tough.

10. Concision and Style In Dracula by Bram Stoker, the author employs characterization to illustrate the central idea that faith can help us through difficulties. The protagonist is imprisoned in the castle and writes in his diary to describe his experience. He writes, “I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find.” This quote demonstrates characterization through describing the panicked manner in which he searches for an escape. This quote clarifies the central idea by introducing the difficult situation the narrator finds himself in, for which he will need faith in order to overcome.

11. Now it’s your turn Read the directions on the handout. Sign up on the board for group help!

13. Welcome to English! 2/3/2016 Today’s Goal: SWBAT … review and revise their classmate’s writing using PeerMark. Do Now: Take a How-To guide and read it thorough. Then, Log into Turnitin.com

14. Agenda 1.Complete PeerMark assignment. Do not read through and edit your classmate’s paper. Just answer the questions on the screen. 2.When you’re all done, read through your PeerMark comment and critically think about what suggestions will improve your writing. 3.Begin to revise your essay. 4.Questions? Need help? Sign up on the board under “Individual Conference Sign-up” Today’s Goal: SWBAT … review and revise their classmate’s writing using PeerMark.

15. Closing What are the benefits of peer review? Describe on thing you learned from reading your classmate’s paper today.

16. Welcome to English! 2/4/2016 Today’s Goal: SWBAT … annotate for important information from our syllabus. Do Now: Take one of each of the papers on the resource table. Briefly familiarize yourself with them.

17. Vocabulary Syllabus: An outline in a course of study. Claim: An arguable statement made by the author.

18. Marking the Syllabus Mark the text by: Numbering the paragraphs Circling key words, names and dates Underlining any claims – an arguable statement made by the author. Making notes in the margins – questions or summaries.

19. Marking the Text Mark the text by: Numbering the paragraphs Circling key words, names and dates Underlining any claims – an arguable statement made by the author. Making notes in the margins – questions or summaries.

20. Closing Fill out your Activity Sheet. Check off any boxes on the task management grid. Clean up your binders.

21. Welcome to English! 2/5/2016 Today’s Goal: Complete stop-and-jot for The Gettysburg Address Complete Journal Entry #1 Do Now: Housekeeping Look through your activity sheet and update it. Also update anything on the task management grid.

22. Benchmark The American Dream: Are we better off now than we were then?

23. The Gettys- burg address Who were the men thinking of when they created a country of equality? (line 1-2) Do we do enough today to honor those who sacrificed for our country? (line 6) Is it even possible to finish their unfinished work? What would that look like? (line 10) President Abraham Lincoln delivered a reminder of the nation's origins, emphasizing the stakes at risk by the Civil War, and provided a call to action for the preservation of the nation and the ideals of liberty and equality. The sacrifices of those who died on the battlefield of Gettysburg were made to preserve the principles of human equality and self- government as set forth in the Declaration of Independence “we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” Parallel structure Repetition Alliteration

24. Journal #1 You can choose to do a reflection this week on any fears, questions, concerns you have about writing a lengthy research paper. You might also want to start thinking about some of the topics we talked about in class and expand on one of our class discussions.

25. Closing Turn and Talk: Anticipations for this unit