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Mon. 8/31 - Pre-Course for American Literature (turn in instructions) - due by 11:59 pm Tues. 9/1 - “The Cutting of My Long Hair” CEI paragraph - 40 minutes to complete in class - submit to Turnitin Thurs. 9/3 - “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” reading guide questions - due to Turnitin.com in class Fri. 9/4 - “The Lessons of Salem” reading guide questions - due to Turnitin.com by the START of class time; The Crucible Digital Scavenger Hunt - due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ON YOUR FIRST SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT!! 3rd period CLICK HERE 4th period CLICK HERE Resources: CTLS Learn website CTLS Learn Access information Types of Lead-ins handout MLA format handout CEI format presentation CEI checklist CEI rubric Monday, August 31 (Synchronous) Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences to gain knowledge on Native American Boarding Schools and Native American Assimilation. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze 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. ELAGSE11-12W10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. ELAGSE11-12SL1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. Agenda:
Tuesday, September 1 (Synchronous) Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences to gain knowledge on Native American Boarding Schools and Native American Assimilation. Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences to gain background knowledge on the Salem Witch Trials. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze 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. ELAGSE11-12W10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. ELAGSE11-12SL1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. Agenda:
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Thursday, September 3 Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences to gain background knowledge on the Salem Witch Trials. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze 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. ELAGSE11-12W10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. ELAGSE11-12SL1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. Agenda:
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Friday, September 4 (Synchronous) Learning Goal: Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences to gain background contextual knowledge of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE11-12RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze 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. ELAGSE11-12W10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. ELAGSE11-12SL1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. Agenda:
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Thurs. 8/27 - Native American Myth CEI due to Turnitin.com by the start of class - 3rd period by 10:40 a.m.; 4th period by 12:20 p.m. Thurs. 8/27 - Complete the “Welcome Sheet” form; Email signed syllabus Fri. 8/28 - Native American Creation Myth assignment due to Turnitin.com by the end of class Upcoming Due Dates: Mon. 8/31 - Pre-Course for American Literature (turn in instructions) Resources: CTLS Learn website CTLS Learn Access information Types of Lead-ins handout MLA format handout CEI format presentation CEI checklist CEI rubric “The Earth on the Turtle’s Back” sample annotations (3rd period click here) (4th period click here) Sample CEI (3rd period click here) (4th period click here) Pre-Course for American Literature Monday, August 24 (Synchronous) Learning Goal: Use the model to craft your own CEI paragraph analyzing cultural elements in a Native American Myth. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims. d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. ELAGSE11-12RL9: Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early twentieth century foundational works (of American Literature, British Literature, World Literature, or Multicultural Literature), including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. Agenda:
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Tuesday, August 25 (Synchronous) Learning Goal: Use the model to craft your own CEI paragraph analyzing cultural elements in a Native American Myth. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims. d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. ELAGSE11-12RL9: Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early twentieth century foundational works (of American Literature, British Literature, World Literature, or Multicultural Literature), including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. Agenda:
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Wednesday, August 26 (Asynchronous) Learning Goal: Use prewriting strategies to plan a narrative, implementing effective narrative techniques. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12L4: 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. 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. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy). 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, or its etymology Agenda:
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Thursday, August 27 (Synchronous) Learning Goal: Use prewriting strategies to plan a narrative, implementing effective narrative techniques. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12L4: 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. 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. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy). 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, or its etymology Agenda:
Friday, August 28 Learning Goal: Use prewriting strategies to plan a narrative, implementing effective narrative techniques. Standards Addressed: ELAGSE11-12L4: 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. 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. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy). 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, or its etymology Agenda:
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