Honors American Literature - Week of September 3-7 2018 

Weekly Learning Goals  Focus Standards 

Produce writing that effectively synthesizes multiple forms of source material. Engage in rhetorical analysis of seminal
American texts. Workshop with professionals to explore the creative and technical nuances of drama.
ELAGSE11-12RL10:​ 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 ​ELAGSE11-12RI7:​ Integrate and evaluate multiple
sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a
question or solve a problem.​ELAGSE11-12RI5:​ Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition
or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.​ELAGSE11-12RI9​: Analyze foundational U.S.
documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of
Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features. For British Literature, American
Literature, and Multicultural Literature use comparable documents of historical significance.​ELAGSE11-12RI10:​ By the end of grade 11, read
and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the
range. By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and
proficiently.

Upcoming Due Dates 

Monday, September 10, 2018 Colonial era test

Monday, September 10, 2018 The Crucible Synthesis Essay due to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM

Due Today  In Class Activities  Homework Tonight 

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Monday,  Labor Day
September 3,  No School
2018 

  Opening​: EOC and SAT Questions of the Day: ​https://jmotsinger.weebly.com/test-prep-questions-of-the-day1.html .

Tuesday, 
September 4, 
2018  In-school Field Trip
Shakespeare Tavern Actor’s Workshop
Closing​: Debrief through optional reflective writing assignment.

  Opening​: EOC and SAT Questions of the Day: ​https://jmotsinger.weebly.com/test-prep-questions-of-the-day1.html

Read the excerpt from Thomas
Wednesday, 
Bring ​SpringBoard ​textbook Work Session​: Paine’s ​The American Crisis, ​and
September 5,  to class. answer the​ constructed response
1. Read ​Speech to the Virginia Convention b ​ y Patrick Henry, and complete the rhetorical​ analysis reading guide​.
2018  2. Introduction to ​The Crucible ​Synthesis Essay questions.
3. Complete T​ he Crucible Synthesis Guide (​ steps 1-3)

Closing​: Preview the study guide for the Colonial era test (Monday 9/10).
 Honors American Literature - Week of September 3-7 2018 
 
Due Today  In Class Activities  Homework Tonight 

Thursday,  Sadlier vocabulary unit 2 Opening​: EOC and SAT Questions of the Day: ​https://jmotsinger.weebly.com/test-prep-questions-of-the-day1.html
exercises Complete step 4 of T​ he Crucible
September 6, 
Work Session​: Synthesis Guide.
2018 
1. The Crucible ​test review game (30 minutes)
2. Complete ​The Crucible Synthesis Guide (​ step 4)

Closing​: Discuss format of upcoming unit test

Friday,  Opening​: EOC and SAT Questions of the Day: ​https://jmotsinger.weebly.com/test-prep-questions-of-the-day1.html

Complete T​ he Crucible S​ ynthesis
September 7, 
Work Session​: Essay draft and revision. The final
2018  draft is due on Monday 9/10 at
1. New Fiction Friday presentations
2. Writing Lab: Complete T​ he Crucible Synthesis Guide ​(steps 5-7) 11:59 PM.

Closing​: Field questions about ​The Crucible ​Synthesis Essay submission requirements.