_________________9th Lit : 2021

Week 11: "American Street" Chapters 1-10

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OCTOBER 18-22

Monday

HALF DAY

Tuesday

Read chapters 1-3
Nearpod Assignment: Analyze chapters 1-3 for imagery that develops the conflict and choose best parenthetical citations from novel to add to collaborative board
Update chapter analysis logs

Wednesday

Read chapters 4-5
Nearpod: Anaylze ch. 4-5 for the obstacles faced by Fabiola
Update chapter analysis logs

Thursday

Read chapters 6-7
Complete vocab list for first 10 words in Classkick
Update chapter analysis logs

Friday

Quiz (ch 1-10)
Silent Read chapters 11-20 and update logs.

Week 10: "American Street"

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OCTOBER 11-15

Monday

1. CommonLit: Shifting Views on Immigration

-Annotate text and complete assessment questions.

Tuesday

1. Writer's Workshop: Revise short response from CommonLit for

extra credit.

Wednesday

PSAT TESTING (Extended Homeroom)

Thursday

1. "How Detroit Went From a Booming Metropolis to a Shrinking City"

- Notes/Paragraph on the decline of Detroit

Friday

1. Introduce novel, "American Street", author Izi Zoboi

2. Nearpod Discussion

3. Double-Entry Journal (chapters 1-3)

WEEK 7: New Character Project/Unit 1 Exam

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SEPTEMBER 6-10

Monday

1. CommonLit: "Hello, My Name is"

-Annotate/Highlight 9 items that reveal the speakers feelings about his identity and any connection to Sheila in "Bronx Masquerade"

Tuesday

1. Writer's Workshop

-Discuss Annotations for grade

-Score/Revise short response

Wednesday

1. Intro New Character Project

2. Chapter Summaries: Read pages 114-167 and complete Nearpod for assigned chapter.

3. Update character logs and vocab list #5

Thursday

1. Poetry Analysis: Atlantic-"Ode to Squirrels"

-SIFT

2. Open Mic #4: Create a poem that reveals your new character's feelings about their identity.

Friday

1. Unit 1 Exam (postponed till Tues 9/21)

2. Rough Draft of New Character Chapter due 9/20

WEEK 6: Tanisha-Sheila

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SEPTEMBER 6-10

Monday

LABOR DAY

Tuesday

1. CommonLit #5: Excerpt from Frankenstein

-Annotations and assessment questions

Wednesday

1. Nearpod Chapter Summaries

2. Read pages 65-113 and update character logs and vocab list #4

Thursday

1. Poetry analysis using SIFT for "Black Box" on page 84

2. Discussion: Compare "I Get Out" vs. "Black Box"

3. Read and update character logs and vocab list #4

Friday

1. Quiz #3 on pages 65-113 (Tanisha-Sheila)

HW DUE: VOCAB LIST #4

WEEK 5: "Bronx Masquerade"

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AUGUST 30-3:

Monday-Tuesday

1. CommonLit #4: "Conformity"

-Highlight/annotate the types of conformity.

-Complete Assessment Questions 1-5.

2. Score/Revise Question #3 using RACER writing strategy.

Wednesday

1. Nearpod Chapter Summaries

2. Read pages 34-64 and update character log and vocab list #3

Thursday

1. Poetry analysis using SIFT on poem "Cocoon."

2. Open Mic #2

Friday

1. Quiz on pages 34-64 (Devon-Judianne)

WEEK 4: "Bronx Masquerade"

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AUGUST 23-27:

MONDAY-TUESDAY

1. CommonLit:"Jabari Unmasked"

-Highlight and annotate following 7 items in class:

1. What is the masquerade?

2. Why is the speaker hiding themselves?

3. Find symbolism in poem

4. Find imagery

5. Find figurative language (ie: simile, personification, hyperbole)

6. Find the tone

7. Find the theme of the poem

2. Revise/Rewrite CommonLit short response for "Jabari Unmasked"

3. Complete SIFT strategy for Langston Hughes poem "Harlem"

WEDNESDAY

1. Read novel in Classkick (pgs. 3-33) and update vocab list

THURSDAY

1. Read Langston Hughes' "Harlem" and complete the SIFT organizer to analyze poem.

2. Open Mic Poem #1:

-Use the "Golden Shovel" method by using the line "What happens to a dream deferred" from "Harlem" and use it as your first line of a new poem you will place in Classkick. Extra Credit if you share after quiz on Friday.

FRIDAY

1. Quiz on pgs. 3-33 (Wes-Devon) and the vocab list #2

2. Open Mic #1

WEEK 3: Harlem Renaissance & "Bronx Masquerade"

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AUGUST 16-20:

MONDAY

1. CommonLit: "Harlem Renaissance".

-Annotate text for Who, What, Where, When and Why.

-Complete Assessment Questions 1-5

TUESDAY

1. Unit 1 Pretest

2. SRI assessment

2. Writer's Workshop:

-Review Questions 1-5 and score short response

-Rewrite short response #5 in Classkick

WEEK 15: "American Street" Research Paper

MONDAY

1. Warmup: Works Cited/Parenthetical Citations

2. Introduce Research Project

3. Notes: Intro Paragraph/Thesis

4. Brainstorm

HW: Intro/Thesis

TUESDAY

1. Warmup: Identify main idea in thesis

2. Notes: Source vs. Note Card for Research

3. Research: Gather Evidence

4. Rough Draft: Body Paragraph #1

HW: Sources/Notes #1-3

THURSDAY

1. Warmup: Topic Sentences

2. Docuseries: "Living Undocumented"

3. Research: Gather evidence

4. Rough Draft: Body #1

HW: Body #1

FRIDAY

1. Warmup: Analyze Body Paragraph

2. Conference: Do you have enough evidence in your source/notes pages?

3. Rough Draft: Body #2

HW: Body #2-3

WEEK 13: "American Street" (Ch. 21-32)

MONDAY

1. Warmup: Author's Claim

2. CommonLit: Shut the Door Speech

3. Class Discussion using Annotations

TUESDAY

1. Warmup: Author's Claim

2. Writer's Workshop: Score, Revise and Edit 2-Point Writing from CommonLit

WEDNESDAY

1. Warmup: Author's Claim

2. Chapter Expert: In Nearpod add quote, sentence summary, and symbol for assigned chapter

3. Test Review

THURSDAY

1. Warmup: Author's Claim

2. Quiz (chapters 21-32)

WEEK 12: "American Street" Chapters 11-20

MONDAY

1. Warmup: Context Clues

2. Mini Lesson: Allegory

3. Analyze "Two Distant Strangers" for elements of an allegory and write a paragraph in Classkick.

HOMEWORK: Finish paragraph, read chapters 11-20 and complete double-entry journals (2 quotes/chapter)

TUESDAY

1. Warmup: Context Clues

2. Writer's Workshop: Edit and Revise paragraph from Monday using teacher feedback.

WEDNESDAY

1. Warmup: Context Clues

2. Chapter Expert: Using Nearpod for your assigned chapter, choose 1 quote that best captures the purpose of the chapter and summarize in 1 sentence

3. Silent Reading/Double-Entry Journals

THURSDAY

1. Warmup: Context Clues

2. Test on Chapters 11-20 and daily vocab

HOMEWORK: Read chapters 20-30 and update journals.

WEEK 11: “American Street” Chapters 1-10

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MONDAY

1. Warmup: Capitalization of Proper Nouns

2. CommonLit: America’s Shifting Views on Immigration

TUESDAY

1. Warmup: Capitalization of Proper Nouns

2. Discussion: What groups were excluded from immigrating to America and on what basis? How has Haiti’s History impacted immigration to US?

3. Writer’s Workshop: Use teacher feedback on CommonLit paragraph and revise in Classkick using RACER Writing Template.

WEDNESDAY

***Read chapters 1-10***

THURSDAY

1. Warmup: Capitalization of Proper Nouns

2. Nearpod: Write a sentence summary and choose one memorable quote for your assigned chapter in novel. Transfer any new quotes to double-entry journals.

3. Read chapters 9-10 and update journals.

FRIDAY

1. “American Street” Quiz on chapters 1-10

WEEK 9: Haitian Revolution

FRIDAY

***CTLS DOWN. NO ZOOM TODAY***

1. CommonLit: How Haiti Saved US

-PERIOD 1 CommonLit

-PERIOD 2 CommonLit

-PERIOD 4 CommonLit

2. Classkick paragraph on Thomas Jefferson, multiple choice and journal entry (Slides 5-8).

Homework: CommonLit, Slides 5-8 due Monday.

WEEK 8: Unit 1 Project/Exam

MONDAY

1. Practice Punctuating

2. Peer-edit rough drafts (Slides 7-9)

Homework: Presentations start Tuesday/Thurs

TUESDAY

1. Practice Punctuating

2. Present Unit 1 Project (Slides 16-17)

3. Poetry Analysis using SIFT for student poems (Slide 19)

Homework: Poetry Analysis for student poems due Fri

THURSDAY

1. Practice Punctuating

2. Present Unit 1 Project (slides #7-11)

3. Poetry Analysis using SIFT for student poems (Slide 19)

Homework: Revisions for bonus pts and poetry analysis for student poem due Fri

FRIDAY

1. Unit 1 Exam

Period 4 Test Link

Homework: NONE

WEEK 7: Unit 1 Project

MONDAY

1. Practice Punctuating Dialogue (slide #1)

2. Review Unit Project Rubric (slide #4)

3. Brainstorm new character

Homework: Brainstorm Due Tuesday 2nd

TUESDAY

1. Review Engaging Leads and Characterization Notes (slide #5,6)

2. Rough Draft (slides 7-9)

Homework: Rough Draft Due Thursday 4th

THURSDAY

1. Peer-edit in Classkick using Checklist (slides 7, 8, 9, 11)

2. Edit/Revise Rough Draft (slides #7-11)

Homework: Peer-edit Due Friday 5th

FRIDAY

1. Peer-edit #2

2. Author's Chair

3. Publish/Final Draft

Homework: Final Draft Due for Presentation on Monday 8th.

WEEK 6: Who am I?

MONDAY

1. CommonLit: Self Concept

2. Read novel (Up to Sterling Silver on page 94)

HOMEWORK: Read novel and complete character chart for each new student.

TUESDAY

1. Score CommonLit: Self Concept

2. Revise paragraph on Self Image in Classkick (slide #25)

3. Read Bronx Masquerade

4. Complete Character Chart (slide #4-5)

THURSDAY

1. Listen to Audio of Bronx Masquerade novel

2. Update character chart

FRIDAY

1. Quiz (Up to Sterling Silver chapter)

2. Open Mic Poem #2: Write an extended metaphor poem in Classkick (slide #1)

3. Share Personification poems from last Friday

HOMEWORK: Finish reading "Bronx Masquerade Novel and character chart

WEEK 5: Poetry/Novel Study

MONDAY

1. MAKEUP OPPORTUNITY (10 PTS EA DAY)

-Harlem Renaissance Quiz (Period 1_Quiz , Period 2_Quiz, Period 4_Quiz) -Poetry Analysis: "Life" poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar

-Theme paragraph for "Harlem" poem by Langston Hughes

HOMEWORK: Complete CommonLit: Jabari Unmasked

TUESDAY

1. Score Jabari Unmasked in www.commonlit.org (use Clever and Windows Active Directory to Login)

2. Rewrite paragraph in Classkick

THURSDAY

1. Read pages 1-60 in Bronx Masquerade

2. Fill-out Character Log for each character in first 60 pages using Classkick

FRIDAY

1. Study/Review

2. Quiz on 1st 60 pages of Bronx Masquerade

3. Open Mic Poem: Go to Classkick and complete a personification poem using links to guide you.

HOMEWORK: Read next 60 pages

WEEK 4: The Harlem Renaissance/Intro Novel

MONDAY

1. Warmup: Vocabulary

2. Note: Annotating Literature

3. CommonLit: Harlem Renaissance (Per 1, Per2, Per 4)

-Read the text and highlight 5 W's (who, what, where, when, and why)

-Annotate what you highlighted (write a short description or label each highlight)

HOMEWORK: FINISH COMMONLIT (Multiple Choice, Written Response sec.)

WEDNESDAY

1. Warmup: Cause/Effect

2. Notes: Harlem Renaissance

3. Writer's Workshop

-Score Question #5 in CommonLit: Harlem Renaissance

-Revise on slide #7 of Classkick (PER1, PER2, PER4 )

HOMEWORK: QUIZ ON HARLEM RENAISSANCE TOMORROW

THURSDAY

1. Warmup: Elements of a Story

2. Notes: SIFT strategy for analyzing literature

3. Classkick (slides 11-13): Analyze Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem" using SIFT and write a a paragraph explaining the poem's theme. (PER1, PER2, PER4 )

HOMEWORK: Finish slides 11-13, study for quiz.

FRIDAY

1. Warmup

2. Harlem Renaissance Quiz

-Quiz Link_Per1

-Quiz Link_Per2

-Quiz Link_Per4

3. Poetry Analysis (PER1, PER2, PER4 )

HOMEWORK: Last opportunity to submit for a late grade CommonLit: Harlem Renaissance (Go to www.commonlit.org and use Clever at login)

WEEK 3: The Short Story

TUESDAY

1. Pop Quiz on short story "Necklace"

2. Review annotations/highlights

HOMEWORK: Makeup opportunity for Slides #3-16 for late grade. Due Thursday 21st.

THURSDAY

1. Warmup: Identify Theme

2. Score Written Response on Slide #14 of "Necklace" Classkick

3. Review RACE Writing Strategy

HOMEWORK: Write a paragraph on slide #18 explaining the theme in the short story "Necklace", and study for quiz tomorrow 1/22 on "Necklace" and vocab on slides 16-17.

FRIDAY

1. Warmup: Identify Theme

2. "Necklace" Quiz

3. Bonus Writing Activity: What is the theme in her poem and do you agree? Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem 'The Hill We Climb' full text (cnbc.com). Use period specific links below to write it.

Bonus Writing_Per1

Bonus Writing_Per2

Bonus Writing_Per4

HOMEWORK: NONE