Week 11

April 8-17 Family Dynamic Syllabus

English I Family Dynamics

April 8^th to April 17^th

Family- a group of individuals living under one roof

Dynamics- a pattern or process of change, growth, or activity

Essential Question: How do societal forces, such as pride and poverty, impact family dynamics?

Learning Targets

·         I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

·         I can write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

·         Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

·         I can present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

·         I can demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Materials

“Blues Ain’t No Mockin” Bird by Toni Cade Bambara

“New Directions “Maya Angelou

“The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost

“I Have a Dream” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.” Robert Kennedy

House on Mango Street   by Sandra Cisneros

Daily Activities and Homework Assignments

Days	Class Activities	Homework
4/8	Reading Like a Detective: Families and Race	Read House on Mango Street  due 4/17
4/9	Dialect and “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird”	Complete assessment on “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird”
4/10	Extended Metaphors in “New Directions” and “The Road Not Taken”	Complete assessment on “New Directions” and “The Road Not Taken”
4/11	Features of Nonfiction	Complete chart on nonfiction using page 4-5 of textbook
4/12	Rhetorical Devices “I Have a Dream” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	Complete rhetorical flash cards
4/15	Annotate MLK speech	Complete nonfiction assessment on speech
4/16	“Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.” Robert Kennedy	Complete assessment on speech
4/17	House on Mango Street Group activity and assessment	Act I Romeo and Juliet due 4/23

Extra Credit and Test Review

House on Mango Street character project	House on Mango Street  double entry journal
House on Mango Street poetry  project	House on Mango Street  lit circle
House on Mango Street  scrapbook project	House on Mango Street  vocabulary flashcards

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