1. Dr. George’s 9th Lit. Agenda
8/2/2018 – 8/10/2018

2. 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?

3. Thursday 8/2/2018
15 Poem (TAKE A COPY FROM THE FRONT TABLE)–
Volunteers will read the poem one stanza at a time.
Answer the questions found under the poem.
Complete the poem prewriting questions (the “Before Writing Your Poem” section)
Begin writing your own personal poem. *Note: if you do not complete your poem, you can finish it for homework.*

4. Complete the chart using the definitions examples given on the board.
THURSDAY 8/2/2018
Lit Terms Chart:
Complete the chart using the definitions examples given on the board.
*Note: you will have to use this chart throughout the unit, so do not lose it .

5. Diction
Definition:
Style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
Examples:
Grendel uses words that portray gloominess and confusion to provide sympathy for Grendel.
Words and Behavior uses complex words to provide knowledgeable feel to the essay.

6. Imagery
Definition: The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things (always appealing to one of the five senses—sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste)
Ex. 1: The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from within us.
Ex. 2: The jungle was lush, teeming with life to its very core.

7. Syntax Definition: Examples:
the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.
the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.
a system or orderly arrangement
The arrangement of words in a sentence
"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously." (Linguist Noam Chomsky created this sentence--which is grammatically correct but incomprehensible--to demonstrate that the rules governing syntax are distinct from the meanings words convey.)
Now it’s not interesting to talk when we know that the conversation’s being recorded.
Don’t you be having no more of ’em bagels now, son.

8. Tone
Tone is a reflection of a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work.
Ex.
1. Holden Caulfield has an undeniable tone in Catcher in the Rye. He is sarcastic, tough, and inquisitive. He also makes poignant observations through his rather biting tone.
2. Voldemort, in the Harry Potter series, constantly has a dark and threatening tone.

9. QUICK QUIZ
I do not have the flexibility at this point to change these students’ schedules.  These reviews MUST occur prior to the day before school starts.  I am very frustrated with the number of schedule change requests that should have been addressed before teachers left for the summer.  I suggest you find ways to make __________ class beneficial for them.  Their schedules will not be changed.
Tone?
Diction? What’s your evidence for tone?
Voice?

10. Friday 8/3/2018
1) Media Center Orientation - We will take a short trip to the media center for information on Destiny and to sign out independent reading books.
2) Syllabus review – We will read/discuss the syllabus and class expectations.
3) Independent reading – Today is an independent reading day. Take this time to start reading your independent reading book.
4) Independent reading journal – Respond to ONE of the independent reading journal prompt/question in at least 2 paragraphs:
Describe the setting (time and place).  Does it remind you of anywhere you are familiar with?
Describe the problem/conflict of this book.
Summarize the main events in this book so far.
Who is your favorite or least favorite character?  Why?
HOMEWORK: Complete the “Creating Voice” Quickwrite found on page 6 of your Springboard text (remove the page from your book).

11. Monday 8/6/2018
1) Reading Inventory (laptops): Login using the information written on the board. If you finish before the rest of the class, logoff and sit quietly.
2) QHT: Complete the QHT chart about the first set of the Unit 1 vocabulary terms (next slide).
Q: Words I QUESTION or don’t know
H: Words I have HEARD
T: Words I could TEACH
3) Vocabulary PPT: Take notes on the words/definitions you need to know for Unit 1.

12. Springboard Unit 1, Coming of Age: QUESTION, HEARD, TEACH
inconspicuous
bizarre
nostalgia
grit
vague
poignantly
reverie
lulled
monotonous
elude
seized
disdain
obligation
transposed
prospective
attained
absurdly
prestigious
grotesque
feeble
Q: Words I QUESTION or don’t know
H: Words I have HEARD
T: Words I could TEACH

13. Unit 1A Vocab Words

14. inconspicuous (adj.)
Definition: not clearly visible; avoiding attention
Synonyms: unnoticeable

15. bizarre (adj.)
Definition: very strange or unusual
Synonyms: abnormal

16. Synonyms: wistfulness
nostalgia (n.)
Definition: a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a time or place with happy personal memories
Synonyms: wistfulness

17. grit (n.)
Definition: courage and determination; strength of character
Synonyms: resolve

18. vague (adj.)
Definition: not communicating clearly
Synonyms: imprecise

19. Synonyms: touching; heartbreaking
poignant (adj.)
Definition: in a deeply emotional way; designed to evoke strong emotions like sorrow, sympathy or regret
Synonyms: touching; heartbreaking

20. reverie (n.)
Definition: a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts
Synonyms: daydream

21. lulled (v.)
Definition: to calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements
Synonyms: soothe

22. monotonous (adj.)
Definition: dull, tedious, and repetitive; lacking in variety and interest
Synonyms: boring; uninteresting

23. elude (v.)
Definition: to evade or escape from danger in a skillful or clever way
Synonyms: avoid

24. Tuesday 8/7 (Report to the English computer lab)
TECH TUESDAY! As we discussed with the syllabus, Tuesdays are spent in the computer lab (unless you are told otherwise).
Word tips – Using the word tips handout you were given, you will create a USA Test prep, Edmodo, and Gmail account in order for you to be most successful in this class (see resources folder if absent). You will also practice proper formatting for typed assignments (MLA).
USA TEST PREP – Now that you are all set up with USA Test Prep, it is time to complete your first assignment.
HOMEWORK: USA TEST PREP #1 IS DUE FRIDAY BY 8:00 AM. NO EXCEPTIONS!

25. *ALL WARM-UP RESPONSES MUST BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH LONG.*
Your warm-up should be set up like this:
Wednesday 8/8/2018 Warm-up
Take out your composition notebook and respond to the following question:
What is an author’s purpose? How can you determine an author’s purpose as a reader?
*ALL WARM-UP RESPONSES MUST BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH LONG.*

26. Wednesday 8/8/2018
1) PIZZA DAY! Today we will analyze 4 different descriptions of PIZZA paying close attention to the four elements we have been focusing on:
Tone – The author (or speaker’s) attitude toward the text.
Syntax - Changing sentence structure, sentence length, and punctuation to control the reader
Diction - Using specific word choice to create concrete images
Imagery - Using details to create a sensory experience (see, hear, touch, smell, taste)

27. Pizza: Speaker 1 What is “inferencing”?
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Read Speaker 1 (page 6)
Diction, syntax, imagery, tone
Make 3 inferences
Find support for each inference

28. Pizza: Speakers 2, 3 Read Speaker 2
With a partner, fill out chart (make inferences last, find support for each inference)
Read Speaker 3

29. Pizza: Speaker 4 – YOU 
Read your own pizza paragraph
By yourself, fill out chart (make inferences last, find support for each inference)

30. Wednesday 8/8/2018 cont’d
Speak reading: We will read and discuss the excerpt from the novel Speak on pg. 10 in your textbook. As we read, pay attention to the use of dashes in the first few paragraphs.
Second Read questions: Reread the excerpt on your own and answer questions 1-4 on page 11 in your textbook.

31. *ALL WARM-UP RESPONSES MUST BE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH LONG.*
Thursday 8/9/2018 Warm-up
The theme for this unit is “Coming of Age”. How would you describe the idea of “Coming of Age” in your own words? Describe an example of Coming of Age that you have read about in a book/story or watched in a movie or TV show.

32. Thursday 8/9/2018
TED Talk Thursday: Watch the TED Talk episode about coming of age found here:
Vocab. 1a Quiz review: (quizlet available here:
Speak reading: We will read and discuss the excerpt from the novel Speak on pg. 10 in your textbook. As we read, pay attention to the use of dashes in the first few paragraphs.
Second Read questions: Reread the excerpt on your own and answer questions 1-4 on page 11 in your textbook. (HOMEWORK IF WE RUN OUT OF TIME)
Narrative Voices Chart: Work with a partner to complete the Narrative Voices chart on page 12 in your textbook.

33. Friday 8/10/2018 *No warm-up today*
Vocabulary Quiz – Place all cell phones in the collector and clear your desk.
Learning how to interview– Turn to page 30 in your textbook.
Planning an Interview – Turn to page 59 in your textbook and complete steps 1 and 2. We will introduce/discuss your upcoming interview narrative assignment.
Marigolds reading – We will read Marigolds (pg. 16) as a class (with audio found here:

34. This week’s standards…
ELAGSE9-10RL1 (CCRS RI ): 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 : Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words.
CCRS L b: Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

35. Unit Assessments… Formative Speaker Chart Lit terms chart
Double entry journal
QHT
TED Talks
Summative
Vocab. quiz

36. Differentiation this week…