Week 13, Day 3
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.
- Finish reading Act IV of The Crucible
- Study Guides (These will be split among the class.)
- Act III Study Guide
- Act IV Study Guide
- Due beginning of class on Friday (we will share our answers on Friday)
- Watch Act II-IV Movie of The Crucible
Week 13, Day 2
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.
- ASVAB testing
- Begin reading Act IV of The Crucible
Week 13, Day 1
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.
- Bell Work: study for your SAT Quiz #11
- SAT Quiz #11
- Work on Week 13 DRE
- Continue reading Act III
- Reminder: ASVAB testing tomorrow (8:15am-sometime in 4th period)
Week 12, Day 5
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama
- Grade W11 & W12 DRE
- Bell Work: FREE WRITE! (70 words...at least 2 SAT words!)
- Read Act III of The Crucible
- Reminders:
- W11 SAT Quiz on Monday...synonyms and sentences will be on there!
Week 12, Day 4
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.
- Bell Work: open your textbook to page 1186 (Act III)
- Begin reading Act III of The Crucible
- Reminders-
- Due TOMORROW-Friday, November 15th
- Week 11 & 12 DRE
- If you have questions or need help, please email me or send me a tweet @AvalosEnglish.
Week 12, Day 3
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.
- Continue with Perfect School Presentations (Finishing today)
- No SAT Quiz this week (it will be next Monday) and we will grade your Week 11 and Week 12 DRE on Friday.
Week 12, Day 2
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.
- Continue with Perfect School Presentations (hopefully finishing today)
- No SAT Quiz this week (it will be next Monday) and we will grade your Week 11 and Week 12 DRE on Friday.
