Monday: Images of Cultural Identity
1. Begin "Where I'm From" -Sensory Language 2. Begin "Funny in Farsi" -Narrative Elements H.W.: (1) Draft a two-paragraph narrative story of a real or imaged experience. Bring this to class with you tomorrow. Tuesday: Author's Stylebook: Dialogue 1. SSR & Grammar: 15 mins. 2. Discuss "Funny in Farsi."-Narrative Elements 3. Begin "Kaffir Boy." Discuss Direct & Indirect Dialogue H.W.: (1) Add indirect and direct dialogue to your narrative. Bring this to class with you tomorrow. Wednesday: Dialogue (cont.) 1. SSR & Grammar: 15 mins. 2. Analyze Dialogue in Personal Narrative. 3. Review Punctuating Dialogue (see p. 128) w/Narrative Prompt. H.W.: Read "Pick One" on pp. 129-133. Complete question AND Writer's Craft: Sentence Variety. Possible reading quiz on Thursday. Thursday: Language Checkpoint: Using Subordination and Coordination/Description 1. SSR & Grammar: Complete Subordination and Coordination exercises on pp. 134-135. Complete "Practice" on p. 137. 2. Begin "If You Are What You Eat..." on p. 138. H.W.: (1) Complete "Writer's Craft": Clauses on p. 141. (2) Complete the "Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text" on p. 141. Friday: Elements of a Graphic Novel 1. View "History of Comics" clip. 2. Take Dialogue Formative 3. Begin Persepolis H.W.: Complete "Narrative Writing Prompt" on p. 152. Bring your comic strip to class on Monday!!!
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Monday: Cultural Synthesis Essay
1. SOAPStone Review of Unit #1 Texts 2. Continue MAAN Act 2 H.W.: (1) Read "An Indian Father's Plea" on pp. 95-99; Answer questions 1-8 on pp. 100-101; due beginning of class on Tuesday Tuesday: Presenting Your Position: Writing a Synthesis Paper 1. SSR & Grammar: 15 mins. 2. Discuss "Indian Father's Plea" via SOAPSTone and discuss Synthesis Essay Prompt/Assignment 3. Continue MAAN Act 3 H.W.: (1) Answer the Planning and Prewriting questions in "Writing a Synthesis Paper" on. p. 107 in SpringBoard Textbook. Bring ideas to share and collaborate with your team tomorrow. Wednesday: Presenting Your Position: Writing a Synthesis Paper 1. SSR & Grammar: 15 mins. 2. Begin MAAN (Act 4): Trace Character and Theme Development 3. Discuss Pre-Writing ideas with group; create an outline using Argumentative Structure on p. 94 of SpringBoard H.W.: Begin Studying for Unit #1 Summative Test on Friday. Thursday: Presenting Your Position: Writing a Synthesis Paper 1. SSR & Grammar: 15 mins. 2. Continue MAAN Act 5. 3. Begin drafting Synthesis Essay in Class. Friday: Presenting Your Position: Writing a Synthesis Paper 1. SSR & Grammar: 15 mins. 2. Take Unit #1 Summative Test 3. Continue drafting Synthesis Essay. H.W.: Essay due to turnitin.com on February 9@ 11:59 p.m. |
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