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2025: 1st semester American Literature 1st hour: Join Google Classroom
Quarter Three
Quarter Three
Week Three: February 3rd
Week Three: February 3rd
Monday: Unit Two Introduction - Stream to start. Review Essential Questions:
Monday: Unit Two Introduction - Stream to start. Review Essential Questions:
What does oppression look like?
How do we gain our freedom?
How can we share power and build alliances?
How do we transform our lives?
Read the Introduction and review the timeline - check for Understanding and Academic Vocabulary.
Tuesday: “The Declaration of Independence” - Analyzing argumentative text, Genre - public document. Analyze text structure, syntax, and counterarguments. Understanding Critical Vocabulary. Assignment - during reading.
Tuesday: “The Declaration of Independence” - Analyzing argumentative text, Genre - public document. Analyze text structure, syntax, and counterarguments. Understanding Critical Vocabulary. Assignment - during reading.
Wednesday: Time to finish reading and complete the assignment, including the post-reading portion of the handout. Hamilton - PBS video and questions.
Wednesday: Time to finish reading and complete the assignment, including the post-reading portion of the handout. Hamilton - PBS video and questions.
Thursday -Friday: Watching "Hamilton."
Thursday -Friday: Watching "Hamilton."
Week Two: January 26th - 30th
Week Two: January 26th - 30th
Monday: Quick Start p. 47 - large brainstorm. What do we value most? Review the concept of the author's voice and paraphrasing. Introduction to Anne Bradstreet: watch the video. Level Up tutorial and practice (HMH) - Figurative Language and Elements of Poetry.
Monday: Quick Start p. 47 - large brainstorm. What do we value most? Review the concept of the author's voice and paraphrasing. Introduction to Anne Bradstreet: watch the video. Level Up tutorial and practice (HMH) - Figurative Language and Elements of Poetry.
Tuesday: Reading poem "Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666". Discuss and Check for Understanding. Assignment on the poem, handout. Discussion on this poem and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" - from "The Outsiders" book and 7th grade.
Tuesday: Reading poem "Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666". Discuss and Check for Understanding. Assignment on the poem, handout. Discussion on this poem and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" - from "The Outsiders" book and 7th grade.
Wednesday: Reading "To My Dear and Loving Husband" - Independent Reading (HMH) and assignment.
Wednesday: Reading "To My Dear and Loving Husband" - Independent Reading (HMH) and assignment.
Thursday: Write your own poem, using figurative language. Quiz (HMH) on poems.
Thursday: Write your own poem, using figurative language. Quiz (HMH) on poems.
Friday: Growth Measure assessment.
Friday: Growth Measure assessment.
Week One: January 19th - 23rd
Week One: January 19th - 23rd
Monday: No School
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Review course expectations, classroom policies, and procedures, get textbooks, and discuss expectations. Join Google Classroom, bookmark HMH, login refresh. Group activity.
Tuesday: Review course expectations, classroom policies, and procedures, get textbooks, and discuss expectations. Join Google Classroom, bookmark HMH, login refresh. Group activity.
Wednesday: Unit One opener, background, stream to start video, vocabulary.
Wednesday: Unit One opener, background, stream to start video, vocabulary.
Thursday: Read the Unit Opener, take the quiz, and participate in the discussion.
Thursday: Read the Unit Opener, take the quiz, and participate in the discussion.
Friday: Reading "The World on a Turtle's Back". Check for Understanding and post-reading handout. Take the quiz as a group.
Friday: Reading "The World on a Turtle's Back". Check for Understanding and post-reading handout. Take the quiz as a group.
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