Welcome to Honors World Literature!
Upcoming Due Dates: Tuesday, 1/11 - “Pre-Course” Assignment prepared for today (assignment here) Wednesday, 1/12 - Bring IAN supplies to class today (100+ sheet composition book, glue stick, scissors) Wednesday, 1/12 - Read “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” (text here) and answer analysis questions. Friday, 1/14 - Return signed syllabus ASAP, but by today at the latest Wednesday, January 5 Learning Goal(s): Reflect on personal qualities and characteristics; produce a short narrative; meet your new Honors World Lit community; understand class policies and procedures Targeted Standards(s): ELAGSE9-10W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. a. Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events. b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. c. Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole. d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative. ELAGSE9-10W10: 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. Agenda:
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate baseline understanding of grammatical and syntactical concepts with pre-assessment. Apply skills for close reading, gathering evidence, and making inferences; set writing goals for timed writing. Targeted Standard(s): ELAGSE9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Use parallel structure.* b. Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations. ELAGSE9-10L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. a. Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses. b. Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation. c. Spell correctly. d. Produces legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization. Agenda:
Friday, January 7 Learning Goal(s): Begin identifying literary patterns, including archetypes. Targeted Standard(s): ELAGSE9-10RL1: 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 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. ELAGSE9-10SL1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively Agenda:
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