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Weekly Objective: This week, we will be
- You will be writing your own vignette on your name. This will be a Performance Task of the skill, ELA 6.3 (Use words and phrases, details, and sensory language).
- We will follow the reading calendar below (House on Mango Street) and you will write an ACQC that demonstrates your knowledge of citing evidence (picking the best quote). This is a Performance Task of ELA 1.1, Reading Text: Cite Evidence and Interpret the Text.
- You will be assigned a group project, which is to teach a lesson to the class on an assigned vignette from The House on Mango Street.
Competencies Addressed:
Competencies Addressed:
- ELA 1.2 - Reading Fiction: Identify Central Theme (Practice and Performance)
- ELA 1.4 - Reading Fiction: Analyze Words and Phrases (practice)
- ELA 1.1 - Reading Literature: Cite Evidence and Interpret the Text (performance)
- ELA 6.3 - Use words and phrases, details, and sensory language (performance)
- HOS.1.3 Staying Focused and on Task
The House On Mango Street Reading Calendar
The House On Mango Street Reading Calendar
Monday, November 4th
Monday, November 4th
HOMS: Reading pages 25-32
HOMS: Reading pages 25-32
Focus on Gender Roles and Women in Society
Focus on Gender Roles and Women in Society
Competencies: ELA 1.2 Identify Central Theme
Agenda:
- Journal Prompt: How do people who don’t live in your neighborhood or city view where you live? How do you feel when you go to other neighborhoods or communities?
- Review discussion of point of view (from Friday's lesson) and CFU.
- Watch video on gender roles and "changing the script"
- Reading HOMS pages 25-32 with an annotation focus on the theme of gender roles
- Jigsaw activity
- Exit: develop possible theme statement
Theme Focus: Gender Roles in The House on Mango Street
Tuesday, November 5th
Tuesday, November 5th
Election Day: No School
Election Day: No School
There is no school today, but you do have homework.
There is no school today, but you do have homework.
Reading homework: Read AND annotate HOMS, pages 33-38.
Be prepared for a reading quiz on Wednesday.
Competencies: ELA 2.1 Reading Fiction
Wednesday, November 6th
Wednesday, November 6th
What's in a Name? Creative WRiting
What's in a Name? Creative WRiting
Competencies addresses:
- ELA 6.3 - Use words and phrases, details, and sensory language (Performance Task)
We will begin our creative writing assignment, which is about YOUR name. This is your first vignette for your neighborhood story project.
Begin your creative writing assignment here: Vignette #1
Begin your creative writing assignment here: Vignette #1
English 2 My Name Creative Writing Assignment.docx
Checks For Understanding
Checks For Understanding
These checks for understanding may be used throughout each lesson to check for your understanding of a skill, concept, content, or topic:
These checks for understanding may be used throughout each lesson to check for your understanding of a skill, concept, content, or topic:
Turn and talks
Turn and talks
Whole group share-outs
Whole group share-outs
Cold-calling
Cold-calling
Journal entries (bi-weekly journal check)
Journal entries (bi-weekly journal check)
Written responses (ACQC or quick write)
Written responses (ACQC or quick write)
Annotations
Annotations
Socratic seminar discussion
Socratic seminar discussion
Exit ticket
Exit ticket
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