Reminders: You will need a laptop or other technology with you EVERY day starting on Tuesday 1/18! Planning your week: Tuesday 1/17- Final call for syllabus! (This is a GRADED assignment) Wednesday 1/18 - Independent Reading Book Check Thursday 1/20 - Technology signature sheet due today! (packet here) Thursday 1/20- "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" CEI constructed response ROUGH DRAFT due for peer review. (handout here) Print and bring to class! Friday 1/21 - Archetype Selfies due! Sunday, 1/23- “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” CEI constructed response (handout here), final due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 pm Upcoming Due Dates: Fri. 2/18 - IR Still Life presentation (linked here) Weekly Slides found HERE Monday, January 17 - No School! MLK Day! Tuesday, January 18 Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate base knowledge of language standards; work as a peer editor to revise a piece of writing. Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grades 9–10.) 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. ELAGSE9-10L3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening, and to write and to edit so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, APA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type. Agenda:
Wednesday, January 19 Learning Goal(s): Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Apply knowledge of parts of speech. Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Agenda:
Thursday, January 20 Learning Goal(s): Share your visual text in a small group and explain your use of symbolism to reflect an archetype. Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Apply knowledge of parts of speech. Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. 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:
Friday, January 21 Learning Goal(s): Practice close reading for information, gathering evidence, and making inferences. Consider thematic concepts from The Oedipus Trilogy. Review parts of speech. Targeted Standards: 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. ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters(e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme 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:
Revise your “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” CEI constructed response (handout here), final due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 pm, Sunday January 23rd.
33 Comments
Mary Danneman
1/18/2022 07:24:54 am
Mary Danneman, Block 2, I realized how people often automatically associate colors with different ideas. Connections between color and idea are the same for many people.
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Matthew Linard
1/18/2022 07:25:46 am
This is Matthew Linard from period 2 and one take away from last weeks lesson was the difference between tone and mood in literature, tone is the speaker's attitude while mood is the emotional effect that the text creates for the reader.
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Bryce Brownlee
1/18/2022 07:30:28 am
Bryce Brownlee 2nd period. One thing I learned was that colors are almost always have some sort of meaning in literature.
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Alex Harmon
1/18/2022 07:30:28 am
Alex Harmon Period 2
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Kendall L. Walker
1/18/2022 07:30:35 am
Kendall Walker, Block 2, and I started to notice how much reading can help you outside of the classroom and that it's good to read on your own time because he can help you in a lot of ways in the future.
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Ella VIncent
1/18/2022 07:35:35 am
Ella Vincent. 2nd period. One thing I learned from last week's lesson was to question everything.
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Matthew Render
1/18/2022 07:50:04 am
Matthew Render, 2nd period, Last week i learned that colors have a meaning to them.
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Elizabeth Noll
1/18/2022 08:59:13 am
3rd period, my one big take away was to always ask questions. Whether it’s coming from a teacher or another student. Always ask why.
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Abby Lexvold
1/18/2022 08:59:53 am
Abby Lexvold period 2, one thing I took away from last week's lesson was the amount of symbolism used in one paragraph.
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Andrew Mikulski
1/18/2022 09:00:15 am
2nd, I learned that we need to question everything in this class.
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Dani Kluger
1/18/2022 09:00:24 am
Dani Kluger, 3rd period, and one thing I learned from last week is that we should question everything.
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Jasper Voss
1/18/2022 09:01:17 am
This is Jasper Voss from 3rd period. Last week I learned to understand colors and the meanings of them in texts.
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Harrison Lumpkin
1/18/2022 09:03:10 am
2nd Period. I learned the significance of colors.
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Charlotte May
1/18/2022 09:04:44 am
Charlotte May, 3rd period, I learned that colors play a big part in the meaning of texts.
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Andrew Widner
1/18/2022 09:04:51 am
Period 3, I learned to question why we do the activities we do
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Liam Gray
1/18/2022 09:05:20 am
3rd, last week I learned that different colors can represent different feelings and emotions in multifarious ways.
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Ella Syken
1/18/2022 09:05:35 am
Ella Syken, 3rd period. I learned that we often think in colors subconsciously.
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Avery Castaneda
1/18/2022 09:05:53 am
3rd period, I learned that magical realism has many different hidden meanings and lots symbolism.
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Jad Kahla
1/18/2022 09:07:13 am
3rd Period. On take away is that color is very important in literature as it could help identify the setting/mood.
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Grant Smith
1/18/2022 09:13:50 am
This is Grant Smith from second period. One thing i took away from last weeks lesson is that every word in a story is just as significant as another.
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Cameron Mathis
1/18/2022 09:14:08 am
Cameron Mathis, 3rd Block, last week I learned that the color wheel can relate in some way to all texts in literature.
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Thomas Harper
1/18/2022 09:17:24 am
Thomas Harper 3rd period and learned how to do more tech stuff
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Edward Wooten
1/18/2022 09:18:54 am
Edward Wooten, 3rd period. I learned that there are multiple colors that show symbolic meaning through text in books, articles, etc.
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Ryan Towns
1/18/2022 02:08:27 pm
Ryan Towns 3rd period. I learned that colors are important when telling a story.
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Charlotte Howerton
1/18/2022 03:31:33 pm
Charlotte Howerton, 3rd period. Last week I learned that different colors symbolize different things in literature.
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Faith Harris
1/18/2022 03:52:42 pm
Faith Harris, 3rd period. I learned that in literature you should be prepared to question everything no matter how odd (or normal) it seems.
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Daniel Cast
1/18/2022 04:24:05 pm
Daniel Cast, 3rd period. I learned that it's important to question everything in literature.
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Norah Harmon
1/18/2022 05:38:41 pm
Norah Harmon, 3rd period. One takeaway from last week is to always ask questions even if something seems pointless or simple.
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Jada Batichon
1/18/2022 07:37:15 pm
Jada Batichon from 2nd period and one takeaway that I had was to question everything all the time o matter what.
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Lilly Adams
1/19/2022 09:08:12 am
Lilly Adams, 3rd block. My take away from last weeks lesson is to always question everything.
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Landon Davis
1/19/2022 02:39:55 pm
Landon Davis, Block 2, I learned about metacognitive thinking.
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marissa mcmanus
1/19/2022 05:56:29 pm
Marissa Mcmanus, 2nd period , one thing I learned was the colors of the color wheel and how each color shows emotion.
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Tate Strickland
1/20/2022 08:25:48 pm
Tate Strickland 2nd period. I learned that every single word authors use has a meaning, even if it doesn't seem like it.
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