Week of: Feb 24-28 Teacher: T. Moser Team: English II Pre-AP
Objective: I can annotate a nonfiction essay to better understand a writer’s purpose and voice in expressing cultural identity through language
Agenda:
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Warm-Up – Timed Writing – “Does Language Define Identity?”
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Read and annotate “Notes of a Native Speaker” by Eric Liu (posted on Edmodo)
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AP Questions
Materials: Handouts, highlighter, post-its, pen, pencil
Homework: AP Questions due tomorrow! Persuasive Essay due tomorrow. The Joy Luck Club
Quiz – Wednesday/Thursday. Section 1 of Joy Luck Club study questions due.
Objective :
I can annotate a nonfiction essay to better understand a writer’s purpose and voice and use embed relevant quotes in an SAR.
Agenda:
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Warm-Up – Integrating quotes into writing
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SAR 1 – Themes in “Mother Tongue,” “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” and “Notes of a Native
Speaker”
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Literature Circles Assigned
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Voc. 10 Introduction and Overview
Materials: Handouts, highlighter, post-its, pen, pencil
Homework: Persuasive Essay due today! The Joy Luck Club quiz and Section I study questions due tomorrow and Thursday.
Objective : I can reflect upon and converse about cultural identity and assimilation in a literature circle using the Three Levels of Reading close reading strategy.
Agenda:
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Warm-Up – Reading Passage # 4
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The Joy Luck Club Quiz
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Literature Circles – Creating the Three Levels of Reading for The Joy Luck Club
Materials: The Joy Luck Club novel, Quiz, handouts
Homework: The Joy Luck Club Section I study questions due today! Reflection Journal entry #1 due Friday.
Objective : I can write a thoughtful and reflective journal response to literature, and participate in sharing ideas and insights in a Socratic Circle.
Agenda:
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Warm-Up #5
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Voc. 10 Overview
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Reflection Journal Writing
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Socratic Circle
Materials: Handouts, The Joy Luck Club Novel
Homework: Persuasive Essay #2 Due on Tuesday – March 4