HLA 3 (1st & 5th Hours):
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative text by examining context and conflict.
LO: Students will read and speak to share analysis using sentence stems.
1. SSR + record number of pages & date
2. GRAMMAR: Revisiting adjective & adverb clauses
-SAT mini sheet for homework (34-37)
3. Quick writes returned
-Share out ideas
-Concept of age–are children innocent?
4. Literature Circles:
-Groups assigned
-1st round discussion=
A. What is the setting?
B. What has led to this moment? Why are they there?
C. What is the initial conflict?
-Share out
-2nd round discussion=
D. Close read of pages 22-23 (“Let’s have a vote…The rest began to talk eagerly.”)
E. What are some ways the boys try to bring the rules from civilized society to the new island?
-Share out (5th hour responded to their initial quick writes on society’s influence on the individual)
5. Dystopia V. Utopia articles (only 1st hour received)
-Read article handed to you silently.
-Find your partner (A finds B or B finds A) when the timer beeps.
-Share ideas from your article. Take turns.
-Respond to each other: I agree with the statement_____because______.
I disagree with the statement____because_____.
Although the article says____, I still feel ____.
6. Exit ticket!
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LA 3 (6th Hour):
CO: Students will demonstrate application of writing to support claims with valid reasoning by producing improved essays.
LO: Students will read and write a revised essay using models to support them.
1. SSR + record number of pages & date
2. GRAMMAR: Revisiting adjective & adverb clauses
-SAT mini sheet for homework (34-37)
3. Revising student paragraphs: How to…
4. Revising more effective speech essays:
-Use the rubric to guide your revisions
-Meet with the teacher
-Read your essay to a classmate
-Develop reasoning for evidence as it supports your claim
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ELL 4A (2nd & 4th Hours):
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of narrative text by expressing events in a summary.
LO: Students will read and write using question stems and partners.
1. SSR + record number of pages & date
2. GRAMMAR: Revisit IN, AT, & ON preposition use.
-Pop QUIZ
3. The Odyssey
A. On a piece of loose leaf, write your prediction for this epic poem. What is this poem going to be about?
B. Literature Circles assigned
C. Read your selected page and record 3-4 sentence summary. Be prepared to share your information with the class.
Group 1: Page 1
Group 2: Page 2
Group 3: Page 3
Group 4: Page 4
Group 5: Page 7
Group 6: Page 8
D. Whole class:
-Examine image on page 5. Talk to text on a separate piece of paper.
E. Choose one question from page 277 (1-7) to respond to on the same piece of paper.