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Syllabus: Grade 10 ELA Unit: 3
Theme: Investigative Reports – Citing Textual Evidence and
Informational Writing
Big Idea
Know your facts, know your audience, and get your
point across.
Essential Questions
(Incorporate Real World Connections)
How do words help me to get my point across?
Essential Standards:
Reading – Literary
RI-1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI-2
Determine a central idea of a text and 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.
Writing-Informational
W-2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and
information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of
content
Technology Standards:
Speaking and Listening
SL-2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g.,
visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Student Assignments
Assignment 1: The Woman in the Snow- Blue Edge book
Read: “Learn Key Vocabulary” on pp. 252.
Read: The Woman in the Snow pp. 253 – 266.
Answer questions: “Analyze The Woman in the Snow” on pp. 267 (1-4)
Assignment 2: Short Story: Contents of a Deadman’s Pocket by Jack Finney
Contents of the Dead Man pocket
(See questions on the student’s resource section: short answers and test)
Assignment 3: Read Chapters 9 and 10 of the Jungle and answer the following questions:
The Jungle (novel)
1.What inference do you draw from the following quotation? Cite evidence from book. “Here
was a population, low-class and mostly foreign, hanging always on the verge of starvation, and
dependent for its opportunities of life upon the whim of men every bit as brutal and
unscrupulous as the old-time slave drivers; under such circumstances immorality was exactly as
inevitable, and as prevalent, as it was under the system of chattel slavery. Things that were
quite unspeakable went on there in the packing houses all the time, and were taken for granted
by everybody; only they did not show, as in the old slavery times, because there was no
difference in color between master and slave.”
2. How does Sinclair depict the failure of attempts to improve wage laborers’ lives by working
from within capitalism? Think especially about legal, social, and philanthropic efforts.
Assignment 4
Write a 5 paragrah essay on the topic “Have Working Conditions Improved for Immigrants?”
Cite evidence to support your claim, include pictures.
Assignment 5:
Plato resources. Go to http://ple.platoweb.com
Click on content and choose local content. From the ELA 10 units 3 choose two activities and
complete as required.
Assessment: Oars/Inspect Test
Student Resources
Academic Vocabulary
Tier 2 Words
Tier 3 Words
tics
psychopathic
conceptions
dementia
consequent
associative
standpoint
constructive
elaborate
demonstrate
initiate
analysis
persuasively
quantitatively
textual
objective
explicitly
comprehension
conative
nuances
explanatory
convey
distinctions
coherent
conventions
assess
integrate
sensory
vivid
acquire
Contents of Dead Man’s Pocket Questions
1.
Recall: What document is Tom working on at the start of the
story?
2. Analyze Cause and Effect: What long-term goals does he hope to
achieve by this work?
3. Draw Conclusions: What does his plan tell you about his
character?
4.
Recall: Why does Tom go out on the ledge?
5.
Connect: Is his decision surprising given his character? Explain.
6. Compare and Contrast: Contrast Tom’s attitude toward life at
the beginning of the story with his attitude at the end.
7.
Infer: What causes his attitude to change?
8.
Speculate: What changes, if any, will Tom make as a result of
this experience?
9.
What is the main external conflict in this story? Explain.
10.
What is the main internal conflict in the story? Explain.
11. What does Tom decide the contents of his pockets would say
about him if he were to fall and die?
Teacher Resources
Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket Answers
1.
Tom is working on a proposal for a new grocery-store display method.
2.
He hopes it will advance his career.
3.
Tom is ambitious and cares deeply about his work.
4.
Tom goes out on the ledge to retrieve a sheet of statistics.
5.
No, Tom seems to be completely consumed with ambition.
6.
At the beginning, Tom is interested only in his work; at the end, he
realizes that his relationship with his wife is more important.
7.
His close encounter with death makes him realize what is important to
him.
8.
He will probably spend more time enjoying life with his wife.
9.
The main external conflict is Tom’s struggle to escape the ledge.
10.
The main internal conflict is between Tom’s ambition and his love...
11.
His life had been wasted
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Extension Activities or Supplemental Activities
Grade Sheet