Week one
Catch up Khan Academy day
Extra Credit
Khan Academy Videos on overview of the SAT test
SAT test
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
Discussion.
Khan Academy
Eraser Tattoo
Read the story, complete the journal, answer the questions.
Read the story, complete the journal, answer the questions.
No Red Ink
Khan Academy Possessive Nouns and Pronouns
No School for Teachers
Khan Academy Logical Comparisons
Website Project/Final for Quarter
Website Project/Final for Quarter
Conventional Expressions Khan Academy
Gratitude Journal
Makeup Day
Khan Academy Frequently Confused Words
Buy an outfit.
Make up day
Khan Academy Noun Agreement
10 Questions for Peer Mock Interviews
Rent an apartment
No Red Ink: Make up day
Khan Academy Possessive Determiners
Take the career interest inventory.
Take a picture of the first page of your results.
Identify the job you would like to pursue.
Go to Salary Finder and determine the salary for that job.
Go to the City Colleges Programs page.
Identify a certificate program that would be the first step to acquiring that job.
Students complete the 5 Essentials.
Take a picture of the final page.
Complete the exercises of this handout and discover your personality type
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Pronoun Agreement
Animal Farm Chapter 9
Animal Farm Chapter 10
Final Test on Animal Farm
Discussion: Should the US ban guns?
No School
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Pronoun Clarity
Chapter 7 of Animal Farm
Students will listen to the story, make annotations, answer questions.
Chapter 8 of Animal Farm
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Shifts in Verbs and Tense
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Core Lesson Activities
Read and annotate Animal Farm Chapter 6
ACCESS Testing
ACCESS Testing
Should the US open the border to all immigrants?
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Modifier Placement
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Animal Farm Chapter 5 annotations
Homework
JOURNAL FOR CHAPTER 2
In chapter 2, The Seven Commandments for the animals are spelled out in no uncertain terms. Every society has certain rules that the members of that society must follow. There are many rules in our society that are written; law libraries are full of them. There are also some unwritten rules that guide our daily lives. (You shake hands when you meet someone new; you don't spit in someone else's soup; you say, "Excuse me" when you burp, etc.) Your assignment is to create a list of The THREE Commandments for our society. Choos the THREE most basic and important rules (written or unwritten) that guide our lives. Defend your choices. 200 WORDS
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Career Video.
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Parallel Structure
Substitute: Multilingual Conference
Animal Farm Crossword Puzzle
Substitute: Multilingual Conference
Animal Farm Crossword Puzzle
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Career Video.
No Red Ink Formal and Informal Language Quiz
Counselor Push In
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Core Lesson Activities
Animal Farm Chapter 4 Reading and Annotations
Discussion
Word Search on Animal Farm
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Core Lesson Activities
Read chapter 3 and make annotations.
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CC.11-12.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Core Lesson Activities
NoRedInk assignment
Catch up day
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Subordination and Coordination
No school for students. Election Day
Animal Farm Chapter 2. Students will read along with the audiobook, stop to make annotations.
Animal Farm Chapter 2. Students will work on comprehension questions.
Career Video
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Sentence Boundaries
Standards/Objectives
RHS 1.A Identify and describe components of the rhetorical situation: the exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context and message.
CLE 3.A Identify and explain claims and evidence within an argument.
Core Lesson Activities
Students will work on annotation/summary exercises for How to Tame my Wild Tongue annotations in small groups. Paragaphs 1-18 and 35-43.
Read the article.
Go into the document and highlight paragraphs 18-34. Change the color of the text to gray in those paragraphs.
Make the annotations for all paragraphs except numbers 18-34.
Standards/Objectives
CC.11-12.R.L.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Core Lesson Activities
CC.11-12.R.L.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.
CC.11-12.R.L.10 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Core Lesson Activities
Career Video
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Within Sentence Punctuation
Counselor Push In
Homework: No Red Ink
NoRedInk 3 quizzes on Frequently Confused Words.
Career Video Chef de Cuisine and Commercial Pilot
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy End of Sentence Punctuation
Counselor Push in
Standards/Objectives
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Core Lesson Activities
Students will follow along teacher led annotation/summary exercise for How to Tame my Wild Tongue annotations
Standards/Objectives
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
Core Lesson Activities
Students will follow along teacher led annotation/summary exercise for How to Tame my Wild Tongue annotations
Standards/Objectives
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
Core Lesson Activities
Students will listen to Knock Knock on Luminary
Assessment and Closing
Students will complete a graphic organizer for the plot of the story. Then, students will write a summary of the story.
Homework
No School for Students
No School for Indigenous Day
Standards/Objectives
SAT Preparation
Students log into Khan Academy. Go to SAT Preparation. Go to Reading and Writing.
Core Lesson Activities
PSAT testing
Catch up on your work.
Catch up on your work. Last day to turn in any late work.
Standards/Objectives SAT Preparation
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Precision and Concision Students will log into Khan Academy. Read 2 quizzes.
Assessment and Closing
Students will take 4 quizzes and get 3 correct on each quiz.
This is a completion grade. Students will take a screenshot of REVIEW page.
Standards/Objectives
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Career Video
Hotel Manager
Students will watch a video from Khan Academy and complete a handout that answers the following questions:
1. After watching the video, what about this career sounds most appealing to you?
2. What is one thing the speaker said that surprised you or stands out to you?
3. Does this career fit your personality type? Why or why not?
4. What training do you need to enter this career?
Standards/Objectives
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.9/28/22 Take yearbook pictures
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
Core Lesson Activities
Standards/Objectives
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.9/28/22 Take yearbook pictures
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
Core Lesson Activities
Standards/Objectives SAT Preparation
Core Lesson Activities
Khan Academy Precision and Concision Students will log into Khan Academy. Read 2 quizzes.
Assessment and Closing
Students will take 4 quizzes and get 3 correct on each quiz.
This is a completion grade. Students will take a screenshot of REVIEW page.
Tuesday
Counselors are pushing in
No Red Ink Quizzes A lot and alot, their, there, and they're
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
Click on the link.
Listen to the story. As you're listening, complete the plot chart.
OBJECTIVE: SAT Preparation
ACTIVITY: Khan Academy Social Science Students will log into Khan Academy. Read 2 quizzes. Get 5 correct on each quiz.
How to Make the Asylum System Less Broken
We will read and annotate the article in class online.
No Red Ink Quizzes
Journal 3 Is life better in the US than in other countries? Explain. Are you happy to be living here? Why? Describe a time you were grateful to be living in the US. 200 words
No school for students
Khan Academy Reading Literature
Students listened to the Ted Talk and annotated the text. Teacher models annotations.
The Danger of a Single Story Annotation Guide
Students finish annotations and work on Journal 2: Describe a time you were prejudiced against someone or something.
Independent Reading Frankenstein Graphic Novel.
Students will read quietly and complete the questions.
OBJECTIVES: SAT
ACTIVITY: Khan Academy Reading History. Students will take 2 quizzes. Get 5 correct on each quiz for it to count.
No Red Ink Frequently Confused Words 1
Character Pyramid
Write a reflection that discusses which character you relate to the most. What do you think about the character's choices? Was it right or wrong for the character to act this way? Why? How are you like or unlike the character? (200 words minimum)
Annotations and short discussion of School is for Wasting Time article.
Teacher is modeling annotations.
OBJECTIVE
Students will be introduced to the syllabus, Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Weekly Article and short discussion.
ACTIVITY
Students will complete student profile Tuesday 8/23/22
Students continue working on the student profile.
OBJECTIVE: SAT Prep
ACTIVITY: Students log into Khan Academy SAT practice and complete 2 Reading Science quizzes. Students complete Google form on GC.
OBJECTIVE: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. (SL.11-12.1)
Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas. (SL.11-12.1.a)
ACTIVITY: Students will participate in a discussion using the Jamboard as a talking point, discussing their ideas of home.
Students will work on the jamboard in pairs. What are some things that remind you of home, make you feel welcome, street signs that tell you you're in your neighborhood.
Students complete a journal that synthesizes their ideas of home.
What does home mean to you? Who or what makes your home special? How do you feel when you are at home? What do you love about your home?
Write 200 words.
Catch Up Day
Use today as a study hall to make sure you have completed all of the assignments for this week.
Student profile
Jamboard
Journal on Home
Khan Academy Science, 2 quizzes
OBJECTIVE: SAT prep.
ACTIVITY: Students will log into Khan Academy and complete 2 quizzes in Reading Literature. Students will post their review page on Google Classroom.
Khan Academy Reading Science
OBJECTIVE
1.A Reading – Identify and describe components of the rhetorical situation: the exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context, and message.
ACTIVITY
Teacher will go through SOAPStone example. Model working through the chart. Students will complete their own SOAPStone analysis in groups and share with the class.
DISCUSSION of advertisements.
Students will present their SOAPStone example.
Independent Reading Frankenstein Graphic Novel.
Students will read quietly and complete the questions.
Students will read The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress.
Teacher will model annotation guide. Students will write their own summary, identifying author's message and rhetorical techniques used, specifying most compelling evidence.
Job Title: Senior Product Manager
1. After watching the video, what about this career sounds most appealing to you?
2. What is one thing the speaker said that surprised you or stands out to you?
3. Does this career fit your personality type? Why or why not?
4. What training do you need to enter this career?
Class schedule and student introductions.
Presentation of Current Event W1
Khan Academy Reading Science.
Take 2 quizzes. You must get 5 correct for each quiz to count. Post a picture of your REVIEW page.
Anticipation guide for The Veldt
The Veldt, listen to the story. Complete the annotations.
The Veldt, listen to the story. Complete the annotations.
Friday: Current Events Assignment
Khan Academy Reading Literature
The Veldt Discussion Questions
Groups Discuss and then present to the class.
My Honest Poem and I am I am Not
There Will Come Soft Rains annotations
10 Ways Smart Phones Have Ruined Our Lives
Journal 2: What modern device or modern convenience do you think has made your life better? What device has made your life worse?
Thursday
Discussion on the end of the world.
Reading Day
Students read their independent reading books quietly. Students will work on journal 1
Khan Academy Reading Social Science
What did you already know?
What surprised you?
What questions would you ask the class?
Reading Day
Students read their independent reading books quietly.
Students will react or respond to their book.
Take 4 quizzes in SAT Grammar: PRECISION AND CONCISION
You must get at least 3 correct on each quiz.
Take a picture of THE REVIEW PAGE WITH THE DATE AND YOUR NAME and post it on the form.
The Lottery Short Story Annotations
The Lottery Comprehension Questions
Journal 3: What is one tradition in your family that needs to be stopped, changed, or replaced with something else?
Khan Academy Career Video Animation
Career Video Animation Director
Reading Day
Students read their independent reading books quietly.
Students will react or respond to their book.
How did the poem make you feel?
Were you surprised by anything?
How would you describe the mood or tone of the piece?
How did the poem make you feel?
Were you surprised by anything?
How would you describe the mood or tone of the piece?
Type up your I AM Poems
You must get at least 3 correct on each quiz.
Songs in order of appearance Day 1
Student Study Day
Thursday
Songs in order of appearance Day 2
Songs in order of appearance Day 3
Songs in order of appearance Day 4
Journal 4
What do you want to be known for 50 years from now? What do you hope your family will remember about you? What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? What do you hope to accomplish in your life?
Reading Day
Students read their independent reading books quietly.
Students will react or respond to their book writing a summary.
Students will listen to the first chapter of Long Way Down and complete annotations.
8th Floor Pages 1-70
Wednesday:
Students will listen to the second chapter of Long Way Down and complete annotations.
Long Way Down Level 7 Annotation Guide
Look at the list of fears below.
Choose one of the fears that you can identify with.
Ask your classmates how afraid they are of your topic.
No School
Khan Academy Middle of Sentence Punctuation
Google Form Questions Homework Ch 1-2
Create a slide show that describes some of the good things about your neighborhood and one big problem you see in your neighborhood.
Counselors are pushing in.
Journal
Imagine you are Will. Write a letter to your best friend telling them what you are planning to do. Give your rationale for your decision.
Report Card Pickup
Students work on Will's New Ending.
Movie Game Day
Khan Academy
Grammar: Shifts in verb, tense, and mood
No School
No School
No School
No School
No School for students
ACCESS
Counselors push in
ACCESS
ACCESS
End of the quarter.
No School
Khan Academy
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday