Engl 11 9/20/21

Mon, Sep 20, 2021

  • Discuss "Letter to John Adams"

Assignment: The Declaration of Independence (A Government Document) by Thomas Jefferson

  • Read and discuss Build Background, Meet the Author pg 92

  • Assign journal writing - Reader's Context pg 92

  • Review literary terms thesis and parallelism

  • Read pg 93-96 The Declaration of Independence - Reflect on Mirrors and Windows (M&W)

  • Read pg 97-98 Bill of Rights - Do Review Questions and Text to Text Connection

  • Complete Refer and Reason questions 1-5 pg 99

Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to

  • read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a government document that declares independence from Great Britain and establishes a new government.

  • analyze and understand thesis and parallelism

Tue, Sep 21, 2021

  • Discuss The Declaration of Independence

  • Watch YouTube clip to enforce the ideas that are presented showing the impact of the signing and implementation of the Declaration of Independence

  • Signing of the Declaration of Independence

Assignment:: from "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur

  • Read and discuss Author info pg 104

  • Assign journal writing - choose either Writing Option page 107 for full page journal

  • Review literary term parallelism

  • Read pg 104-106 "from Letters from an American Farmer" - Reflect on Mirrors and Windows (M&W)

  • Complete Refer and Reason questions 1-3.

Wed, Sep 22, 2021

  • Discuss "Letters from an American Farmer"

  • Read in class "Loyalists in the American Revolution" pg 107 (If not in class read and write a summary to be turned in)

  • The Patriot Response Essay

Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to

  • apply reading strategies and skills.

  • analyze literary elements.

  • use context clues to understand unfamiliar vocabulary words.

  • address critical thinking questions

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

  • Security Training AM

  • Homecoming Activities PM

Fri, Sep 24, 2021

  • No School - Homecoming