Teacher: Kever, Londa Instructional Topic: World Literature------Greek Performance Indicators Students will do the following tasks: *Demonstrate knowledge of technology to submit/share documents with one another and with the instructor. *Exhibit 21st century skills of focus and goal monitoring. *Expand both their general and domain-specific word base. *Manage their independent reading by monitoring their progress throughout the week, documenting their results, and reflecting on their level of achievement of the goals. *Demonstrate their ability to collaborate with other students for short periods of time. *Access prior knowledge and use as a foundation for new content knowledge. *Display their analytical thinking in writing comparing and contrasting. *Be respectful, responsible, and reach rigorous standards.
Instructional Strategies ____ homework correction X lecture and discussion X question/answer X Compare and Contrast X Turn and Talk In-class Procedures Monday NO SCHOOL Tuesday *Bellwork *Submit Reading Log via technology (link on PRHS Website/Mrs. Kevers Weebly) *Update Reading Record (as needed) via technology (Google Drive) *Student-led library visits as determined by students *Independent reading in class Wednesday *Bell work *Turn and Talk re Greek beliefs *Read aloud short story Icarus and Daedalus *Discuss characters interactions and how authors writing choices impact story. *Submit 1 take away from myth. Thursday *Bell work *Vocabulary assessment via technology. *Students turn in Vocabulary Cards on time. *Writing with vocabulary *View Breughels painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus Friday *Bell work *Students write a Compare and Contrast of myth Materials/Resources ____ text ____ Chromebook ____ handout ____ LCD ____ audio ____ DVD ____ visuals ____ Other
Assessment Strategies X teacher observation X homework vocabulary cards X active daily participation X teacher-made quiz/test ____ oral presentation X reading log X reading record ____ performance- based assessment ____ project ____ other _______________
Adaptations X verbal prompts ____ visual prompts ____ select call ____ tutoring ____ modified expectations X positive reinforcement ____ other
X independent reading X interactive learning ____ class discussion/debate ____ game ____ seat work X technology-based activity X quiz/test ____ video ____ other ____________ Common Core Standards Applied RL9.3 Students will analyze how complex characters . . . interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. RL9.5 Students will analyze how an authors choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it . . . create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. RL9.7 Students will analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment . . . VA 9.6 Students will acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, listening, and speaking at the college and career readiness level . . . VA 9.4c Students will learn how to consult general and specialized reference materials (dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology. RL 9.4 Students will determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. Daedalus and Icarus and painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus *Submit writing product via technology *New vocabulary
Students Weekly Homework: *Students make 20 vocabulary cards (1 per word) which they subsequently use while taking vocab test on Thursday. *Students read 225 or more pages in a student-selected book and keep track of the pages read daily. *Students monitor their reading so that they will meet quarterly goal of reading at least 7 books. *Students monitor their reading so that they will meet semester goal of reading 15 (or more) books.
W 9.2d Students will write informative and explanatory text to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately . . . using precise language and domain-specific vocabulary. . . W 9.6 Students will use technology, including the Internet to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technologys capacity to link to other information and display information flexibly and 1dynamically. RL 9.6 Students will analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature. RL 9.10 By the end of Grade 9, students will read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
English III - Teacher's Guide
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