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Week 11 Lesson Plans
Scroll down to find the weekly lesson plans for all of Mrs. Scales’ classes for Oct. 27 – 31
English 10 / Scales
Lesson Plan for Oct. 27 – 31
Unit 3 Explorations of Culture, Identity, and History
The American Dream / The Roaring Twenties
Students will / INCC
• Identify the cultural ideals of the 1920s as they read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. [CC.9-10.RI.2 CC.9-10.RI.3 (10.2.4)]
• Understand a historic figure from the 1920s and deliver a character-based presentation for the cultural fair. [CC.9-10.W.6 (10.2.3, 10.4.9) CC.9-10.RI.9 (10.2.2) CC.9-10.SL.6]
• Understand how the poem “Weary Blues” influenced the music of the Jazz Age. [CC.9-10.L.3 (10.6.4)]
• Understand the significance of the writers of the Lost Generation and deliver research topics that are informative. [CC.9-10.W.7 (10.4.4, 10.4.6. 10.5.9)]
• Evaluate members of the Algonquin Roundtable and their contributions to American literature and compare 1920’s literary thinking to current-day blogging. [CC.9-10.W.7 (10.4.4, 10.4.6. 10.5.9) CC.9-10.W.9 (10.2.2, 10.5.2) CC.9-10.W.6 (10.2.3, 10.4.9)]
Essential Questions
1.How does the form of a piece of literature shape and define the author’s purpose and message?
2.How does comprehension of informational text contribute to lifelong learning?
3.How do writers establish a purpose and write clearly for various audiences?
4.How does one effectively plan, present, and critique the oral delivery of information?
5.How can we ensure that we are clear in what and how we write?
Mon.
- MLA Writing Camp for Monthly Papers / Nov. Monthly Papers will all be from a The New Yorker orTimes magazine text.
- Understanding Thesis Statements
- Parenthetical / In-text Citations
- Works Cited
Tues.
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Understanding Character by Close Reading
IStudents not only analyze Fitzgerald’s fictional characters from The Great Gatsby, but also study the shifting roles of women in the 1920s by looking at representations of and re- sponses to the flapper. Students are presented with historical back- ground on the 1920s, including primary-source material in the form of artistic renderings of women from the 1900s through the 1920s, and excerpts from a magazine article about flappers written in 1925. Students analyze these documents in order to deduce the scope of the change in women’s roles in the century’s first decades, and are also introduced to the idea that one can analyze visual and written language to understand character.
Introduces students to the idea of studying a historical period through primary-source documentation. It is also designed to build analytical and close reading skills while giving the students a solid sense of the novel’s characters. Students are required to look up unknown words, which will help to improve their vocabulary and will habituate them to looking up unfamiliar words. The work in contextualizing evidence allows students to think about specific characters’ biases or degree of trustworthiness, and reminds them that as literary critics, we often rely on context to interpret an incident or a character’s statement.
Wed.
Thur.
- Introduction to 1920s: Historical and Literary Perspective
Misbehavin’ Lesson
African Americans
Women
Ordinary Citizens
Disillusioned Writers
Fri.
- Close Reading of Chapter 1 & 2 (p 1 – 38) of The Great Gatsby
- Journal Requirements
- Journal Example
- Journal Rubric
AP Language / Scales Lesson Plan for Oct. 27 – 31
Mon.
- DoNow – Featured Do Now: #DoNowVote
With election season upon us questions surrounding voter identification laws are once again in the spotlight. This week we’re asking students “Should voters be required to show some form of identification when they show up to the polls?” More states are pushing for these laws but critics say they disproportionately discriminate against minorities. Join the conversation by tweeting @KQEDEdspace using the hashtag #DoNowVoter and #WapDoNow
- Should Voters Be Required to Show ID at the Polls?
Introduction
You have to show an ID at the airport. You have to show it to buy alcohol. So what’s the big deal about showing it to vote?
It’s a question repeatedly asked by supporters of state voter ID laws, who argue that showing identification at the polls is a way to prevent voter fraud. And the argument seems to have been effective: some form of voter ID is now required in more than 30 states around the country.
But opponents call this argument bogus. They say that the tiny number of actual voter fraud instances is statistically irrelevant, and that this stated concern is just being used as an excuse to disenfranchise large numbers of students and poor minority voters who are less likely to have government-issued IDs, especially photo IDs, and more likely to vote for Democrats. Opponents note that it’s no coincidence that these new ID laws have been approved, nearly unilaterally, by Republican-controlled state legislatures.
Most recently, the Supreme Court refused to block a Texas voter identification law just weeks before the upcoming November midterm election, overturning a lower federal court’s decision finding that the law was restrictive and unconstitutional. Texas’ new law, among the strictest photo ID rules in the country, will go into effect immediately. The lower court judge who wrote the original decision found that roughly 600,000 eligible voters, many of them black or Latino, could be turned away from the polls because they lack appropriate identification, according to the Associated Press.
- Review homework blog entries
- “Rhetorical Analysis. Carefully read paragraph 7 of George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant.” Then, in a well-organized essay, explain how the author uses resources of language to deliver the changing consciousness of the speaker. Consider such features of style and rhetoric as imagery, tone, parallel structure, organization, and figurative language. ”
Excerpt From: “AP Language & Composition.” iBooks.
Homework: Complete any work not completed in class.
Tues.
Close Reading Review of “Shooting an Elephant” Multiple Choice Test
Homework: None
Wed.
“Argument. In paragraph 7 of “Shooting and Elephant,” George Orwell observes that “when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys,” and that “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” Consider the implications of these statements concerning human nature. Write an essay in which you support, refute, or qualify Orwell’s paradox and metaphor: Refer to your reading, knowledge, or experience to support your argument.
Excerpt From: “AP Language & Composition.” iBooks.
Homework:
Thur.
Exploring the differences between an analysis essay and an argument essay.
Reviewing and Discussing Student Written Essays
General Tips for Writing the AP English Language Exam
Writing Problems to Avoid
Homework: Review notes from today’s class to be read for On Demand Writing AP Practice Essay Prompt tomorrow.
Fri.
? On Demand Writing
AP Practice Essay Prompt
AP Literature / Scales Lesson Plan for Oct. 27 – 31
Thematic Unit Two: The Search for Identity
This unit builds on the previous theme of Unit One: The Nature of Good and Evil. Through the investigation of character identity in the required novels and various other prose and dramatic pieces, the student begins to classify personal values, interests, goals, and insights and begins to analyze the elements that shape personal identity. Close reading is only one tool of the student’s analysis.
Unit Focus:
Effects of Point of View, Style, and Tone
How to Effectively Discuss Literary Texts
Rhetorical Strategies
Analysis of Narrative and Literary Techniques for Characterization
Exploration of Authors Attitudes’ in Required Texts
Mon.
- DoNow – Featured Do Now: #DoNowVote
With election season upon us questions surrounding voter identification laws are once again in the spotlight. This week we’re asking students “Should voters be required to show some form of identification when they show up to the polls?” More states are pushing for these laws but critics say they disproportionately discriminate against minorities. Join the conversation by tweeting @KQEDEdspace using the hashtag #DoNowVoter and #WapDoNow
- Should Voters Be Required to Show ID at the Polls?
Introduction
You have to show an ID at the airport. You have to show it to buy alcohol. So what’s the big deal about showing it to vote?
It’s a question repeatedly asked by supporters of state voter ID laws, who argue that showing identification at the polls is a way to prevent voter fraud. And the argument seems to have been effective: some form of voter ID is now required in more than 30 states around the country.
But opponents call this argument bogus. They say that the tiny number of actual voter fraud instances is statistically irrelevant, and that this stated concern is just being used as an excuse to disenfranchise large numbers of students and poor minority voters who are less likely to have government-issued IDs, especially photo IDs, and more likely to vote for Democrats. Opponents note that it’s no coincidence that these new ID laws have been approved, nearly unilaterally, by Republican-controlled state legislatures.
Most recently, the Supreme Court refused to block a Texas voter identification law just weeks before the upcoming November midterm election, overturning a lower federal court’s decision finding that the law was restrictive and unconstitutional. Texas’ new law, among the strictest photo ID rules in the country, will go into effect immediately. The lower court judge who wrote the original decision found that roughly 600,000 eligible voters, many of them black or Latino, could be turned away from the polls because they lack appropriate identification, according to the Associated Press.
- King Lear Handout Packet
Homework: Complete any Production Questions from the King Lear packet not completed in class.
Tues.
Close Reading Practice
King Lear Act 1, Scene 1
Homework: None
Wed.
King Lear on the AP Lit. Exam
Reviewing and Discussing Student Written Essays
Homework:
Thur.
King Lear on the AP Lit. Exam Cont.
Reviewing and Discussing Student Written Essays
General Tips for Writing the AP English Lit. Exam
Writing Problems to Avoid
Homework:
Fri.
? On Demand Writing
AP Practice Essay Prompt