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Language Arts 3 (Period 2,3,5)

Course Description

 

Tuesday 1/21

1. SSR

2. Small Group Collaboration: "Nature" Close Reading Analysis #4

HW - Independently finish "Nature" #4

Wednesday 1/22

1. SSR

2. Correct "Nature" #4 Questions

3. Paper Pass Back

Monday 1/13

1. SSR

2. Walden Video

3. Walden Close Reading Analysis #1

HW - Finish Analysis Questions and read Walden (pp 382-391)

Tuesday 1/14

1. SSR

2. Correct Walden Close Reading Analysis #1 Questions

3, Begin Walden Study Questions (pp 382-391)

HW - Complete Walden Study Questions (pp 382-391) & read "Self-Reliance" (pp. 364-366)

Wednesday 1/15

1. SSR

2. Correct Walden Study Questions (382-391)

3. Begin "Self-Reliance" Study Questions (364-366)

HW - Complete "Self-Reliance" Questions and read "Civil-Disobedience" (pp 370-377)

Thursday 1/16

1. SSR

2. Correct "Self-Reliance" Questions

3. Begin "Civil-Disobedience" Study Questions (pp 370-377)

HW - Complete "Civil-Disobedience" Study Questions

Friday 1/17

1. SSR

2. Correct "Civil-Disobedience" Study Questions

3. Paper Pass Back

HW - None

 

WEEK 16

Monday 12/6

1. SSR

2. Introduction to Transcendentalism

3. Small Group Discussion Questions

HW - None

Tuesday 12/7

1. Whole Class Discussion Questions

2. 5 Major Beliefs of Transcendentalism

3. Terminology: Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Imagery, Allusion, Symbolism

4. Begin Close Reading Analysis of Passage #1 "Nature"

HW - None

Wednesday 12/8

1. SSR

2. Terminology

3. Finish Passage #1 "Nature"

4. Correct Passage #1 "Nature"

5. Begin Passage #2 "Nature"

HW - Finish Passage #2 "Nature"

Thursday 12/9

1. SSR

2. Correct Passage #2

3. New Terminology

4. Distribute Passage #3

HW - Complete "Nature" passage #3

Friday 12/10

1. SSR

2. Correct Passage #3

3. New Terminology

4. Paper Pass Back

HW - Read "Walden" in Yellow Textbook (pp 382-391)

 

WEEK 15

Monday 12/16

1. SSR

2. Libarary Computers - Polish Prezi Presentations

Tuesday 12/17

1. SSR

2. Begin Prezi Presentations

WEEK 14

Monday 12/9

1. The Great Gatsby Unit Exam Make-Up Day

2. The Great Gatsby Movie analysis

HW - None

Tuesday 12/10

1. The Great Gatsby Movie analysis part 2

HW - None

Wednesday 12/11

1. SSR

2. Gatsby Setting Analysis Prezi Presentation Day 1

Thursday 12/12

1. Gatsby Setting Analysis Prezi Presentation Day 2 - On Computers

 Friday 12/13

1. SSR

2. Finish Gatsby movie analysis

WEEK 13

Monday 12/2

1. SSR

2. Comprehension Check Gatsby Chapters 5-8

HW - Begin reading chapter 9

Tuesday 12/3

1. SSR

2. Chapters 4 & 5 Analysis Questions

HW - Finish reading Chapter 9 (finish novel)

Wednesday 12/4

1. SSR

2. Comprehension Check Chapter 9

3. Gatsby Symbols & Themes (Puzzle & Battle of the Sexes)

4. Gatsby Review Sheet

Thursday 12/5

1. SSR

2. Gatsby Review Session (Themes & Study Guide)

HW - Study for Gatsby test
Friday 12/6

1. The Great Gatsby Comprehension Exam (75 points)

 

 

WEEK 12

Monday 11/18

1. SSR

2. The Great Gatsby Chapters 1 & 2 Study Questions

HW - Begin reading Chapter 3

Tuesday 11/19

1. SSR

2. Finish Chapters 1 & 2 Study Questions

3. "Secret Society" Analysis

HW - Finish "Secret Society" Analysis, Extra Credit, & Finish reading Chapter 3

Wednesday 11/20

1. SSR

2. The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 Study Questions

HW - Begin reading Chapter 4

Thursday 11/21

1. SSR

2. Chapter 3 Comprehension check & review

3. Gatsby movie Chapter 1

HW - Finish Chapter 4

Friday 11/22

1. Gatsby Chapter 4 Comprehension Check

2. Chapter 4 Study Questions

3. Gatsby Movie Chapter 2

HW - Read Gatsby Chapter 5-8

WEEK 11

Tuesday 11/12

1. SSR

2. Syntax 71

3. Discuss "Winter Dreams" 1-3 Questions

HW - Syntax 72

Wednesday 11/13

1. SSR

2. Discuss "Winter Dreams" 4-6 Questions

HW - None

Thursday 11/14

1. SSR

2. Gatsby Slang Pre-test & QW

3. Distribute Gatbsy books

HW - Read chapter 1

Friday 11/15

1. Chapter 1 reading check

2. Character Web & Important passages in Ch. 1

3. Narrator Analysis 1st 5 paragraphs

4. Gatsby Chapter 1 study questions

HW - Read Gatsby chapter 2

 

WEEK 10


Monday 11/4

1. Rhetoric Exam make up day

HW - None

Tuesday 11/5

1. SSR

2. Syntax #69

3. Fiction Terms

HW - Syntax #70 & begin reading "Winter Dreams" (part 1)

Wednesday 11/6

1. SSR

2. "Winter Dreams" Part 1 reading check

3. Class Reading "Winter Dreams" Part 2

HW - Read "Winter Dreams" Parts 3 & 4

Thursday 11/7

1. SSR

2. "Winter Dreams" Analysis Questions Parts 1-3

HW - Reading "Winter Dreams" Parts 5 & 6

Friday 11/8

1. SSR

2. Discuss Parts 1-3 Questions

3. "Winter Dreams" Analysis Questions Parts 4-6

HW - None

 

 

WEEK 9

Monday 10/28

1. SSR

2. Quick Write - JFK Stylistic Elements

3. Read Helen Keller's Speech of 1925

4. Stylistic Element analysis

HW - Finish table and quick write.

Tuesday 10/29

1. SSR

2. Introduction to Web Quest

3. Computer Lab - Web Quest Part 1

Wednesday 10/30

1. SSR

2. Susan B. Anthony - Women & the Right to Vote

3. Stylistic Analysis

HW - Finish analysis if not done during class

Thursday 10/31 - Lunchtime Test Prep Session

1. Test Review Sheet

2. Computer Lab - Web Quest Part 2

HW - Study for Test

Friday 11/1

1. Rhetoric Unit Exam

WEEK 8

Monday 10/21

1. SSR

2. Collaborative "Declaration" in-class writing assignment

HW - Read "Stride Toward Freedom" & "Necessary to Protect Ourselves" (pp. 301-306)

Tuesday 10/22

1. SSR

2. "Stride..." & "Necessary..." Analysis Questions

HW - Finish analysis questions

Wednesday 10/23

1. SSR

2. Correct "Stride..." & "Necessary..." questions

3. Listen to & Watch MLK Jr. "I Have a Dream"

4. Rhetorical Device analysis

HW - Finish Rhetorical Device analysis

Thursday 10/24

1. SSR

2. In-Class writing: "I Have a Dream" analysis

HW - Finish analysis paragraph if not done in class

Friday 10/25

1. SSR

2. Listen to & Watch JFK Inaugural Address

3. JFK Stylistic Analysis Activity

HW - Finish analysis table if not done during class

WEEK 7

Monday 10/14

1. SSR

2. Patrick Henry's "Speech at the Virginia Convention"

3. Small Group Analysis Responses

HW - Finish Analysis Responses

Tuesday 10/15

1. SSR

2. "Speech at the Virginia Convention" open response quiz.

3. Imagery Activity

HW - Finish both sides of Imagery activity

Wednesday 10/16

1. SSR

2. Discuss Imagery activity

3. Correct "Speech at the Virginia Convention" open note quiz

HW - Read "Declaration of Independence" pp 271-278

Thursday 10/17

1. SSR

2. "Declaration..." Powerpoint Slides

3. "Declaration..." Team Test

HW - Finish "Declaration..." Test if not completed in class

Friday 10/18

1. SSR

2. Correct "Declaration..." Team Test

3. Your own "Declaration...": 4 parts (preamble, statement of philosophical assumptions, list of reasons/rationale, declaration)

HW - No homework

 

WEEK 6

Monday 10/7

1. SSR

2. Native American Exam Make up Day

3. Final Collaboration Day for Creation Myth

HW - Collaborative Creation Myth Due 3:00 on Tuesday

Tuesday 10/8

1. SSR

2. Introduction to Rhetoric Terminology

HW - Type Terms

Wednesday 10/9

1. SSR

2. Imagery Activity

3. Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech

4. Ethos, Pathos, Logos Analysis

HW - Finish Gehrig Analysis & Imagery

Thursday 10/10

1. SSR

2. Harriet Beecher Stowe "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

3. Analysis - Close Reading

HW - Finish Close Reading Analysis

 

 

WEEK 5

Monday 9/30

1. SSR

2. Begin Creation Myth Collaborative Writing Project

HW - No homework

Tuesday 10/1

1. SSR

2. Diction #5

3. Setting up Google Collaborative Writing

HW - Work on Creation Myth & do Diction #6

Wednesday 10/2

1. SSR

2. Stations: Creation Myth Comparison (West Africa, European, Cherokee)

HW - Extra Credit Google Presentation

Thursday 10/3

1. SSR

2. Creation Myth Comparison Group Presentations

3. Creation Myth Collaboration Status Meeting

HW - None

Friday 10/4

1. Native American Literature Unit Exam

WEEK 4

Monday 9/23

1. SSR

2. Discuss Diction Activity #3

3. Read "Chief Logan's Lament"

HW: Diction Activity #4 & Active Reading for "Logan's Lament"

 Tuesday 9/24

1. SSR

2. Discuss Diction Activity #4

3. Read "Chief Seattle's Oration"

HW: Logan & Seattle Venn Diagram

Wednesday 9/25 (Back to School Night)

1. SSR

2. Class Discussion on Venn Diagram

3. Individual Paragraph Analysis

HW: Active Reading "The Way to Rainy Mountain"

Thursday 9/26

1. SSR

2. "The Way to Rainy Mountain" Imagery Analysis Activity

HW: Finish Analysis Activity

Friday 9/27

1. SSR

2. Discuss "The Way to Rainy Mountain" Analysis

3. Diction Activity #5

HW: None

WEEK 3

Monday 9/16 (Wear Black & Gold - Lunch Drum Line)

1. SSR & Reading Log 

2. "The World on the Turtle's Back" Quick Write & Pre-reading

3. Begin "The World on the Turtle's Back" (pp. 25-30)

HW - Finish "The World on the Turtle's Back" (pp. 25-30)

Tuesday 9/17 (Dress Classy - Lunch Tug-o-War)

1. SSR - Reading Quick Check

2. "The World on the Turtle's Back" Text-Dependent Questions

          - small group collaboration (complete sentences)

HW - Finish Text-Dependent Questions (complete sentences) #1-11

Wednesday 9/18 (Wear White - Lunch Song Team)

1. SSR

2. Discuss #1-11

3. Small group collaboration (complete sentences) #12-22

HW - Finish Text-Dependent Questions #12-22

Thursday 9/19 (Jersey Day - Lunch Watermelon Smash)

1. SSR

2. Discuss #12-22

3. Synthesis Paragraphs - Google Drive Submission Process

HW - Create Synthesis Paragraphs in MLA format & "Share" w/ [email protected] through Google Drive. Due by start of class period Friday.

Friday 9/20 (CRAZY Black & Gold Day - Lunch Face Painting)

1. SSR

2. Close Reading Analysis: DICTION

3. Voice Lessons Diction Activities 3 & 4

HW - Finish Diction Activity #3

WEEK 2

Monday 9/9

1. SSR (check books)

2. ELA Diagnostic Test (MLA, Terminology)

Tuesday 9/10
1. SSR

2. Seating Chart

3. Review Diagnostic Test

4. Check out textbooks

HW - Read TBD by Wed. Sign up for free gmail account by Friday.

 Wednesday 9/11

1. SSR

2. Review MLA test

3. Begin Native American Literature Collaborative Activity

HW: Begin "What is a Myth" list

Thursday 9/12 (Football vs Fullerton)

1. SSR

2. PSAT Information

3. Continue MLA Test Review

4. Continue Native American Literature Collaborative Activity

HW: Finish worksheet

Friday 9/13

1. Portfolio Scramble

2. SSR

3. Whole Class Discussion (Myths)

4. Individual Paragraph (Myths)

HW: None

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The Great Gatsby Reading Schedule

-         The reading is due on the dates below –

Day                          Chapter          Pages                            # of pages 

Fri 11/15                      1                  5-26 / 1-21                              21

Mon  11/18                  2                  27-42 / 23-38                          15

Wed 11/20                  3                  43-64 / 39-59                          21

Fri 11/22                     4                  65-85 / 61-80                          20

Mon 11/25                  5                  86-102 / 81-96                        17

Wed 11/27                 6                 103-118 / 97-111                     15

Fri 11/29                    7                 119-153 / 113-145                   34

Mon 12/2                    8                  154-170 / 147-162                 16

Wed 12/4                   9                 171-189 / 163-180                  18

  • Expect a quiz and study questions after every reading assignment
  • Use SSR time wisely

  • Active reading: How does Fitzgerald use characterization and symbolism to make his theme clear to the reader?

Print Advertisement Analysis Questions

 

 

Print Advertisement Analysis Worksheet

* Staple your ad to these questions upon submission

1. What product, service, or point of view is being advertised?

 

2. Who is responsible for creating this advertisement?  Why are they sending this message?

 

3. What is the purpose of this advertisement? (For example, is it intended to educate, entertain, or inform?)

 

4. What advertising techniques are used to attract a viewer’s attention and to make the advertisement believable?

 

5. Who is the anticipated audience of this advertisement?  Who is actually seeing the advertisement?

 

6. What does the advertisement say to the viewer?  What lifestyles, values, opinions, and points of view are represented?

 

7. Who makes money or benefits from the advertisement?

 

8. What makes the advertisement biased in some manner?  How is this bias demonstrated?  What has been included or left out of the advertisement?

 

9. Why would the advertisement’s creators or the product makers have the need to be biased in their advertisement?

 

10. How might some people understand this advertisement differently from others?  Would all views agree on what was being advertised and the purpose of the ad?

 

11. Would someone be likely to believe this advertisement?  Why or why not?

 

12. Do you agree with the advertisement?  Why or why not?

Evaluating Bias in Consumer Product Advertisement

Media literacy is the ability to analyze and evaluate the messages we see in movies, television shows, magazines, newspapers, online, and in other forms of media. One part of media literacy is developing the ability to take a critical look at advertisements, so you can understand how advertisements are constructed as well as how to interpret their messages. What are some of the strategies used to create advertisements? How do professionals use these techniques to persuade you? Is there an element of bias in an advertisement you've recently seen? In this WebQuest, you will explore advertising strategies, understand how they are used to get their messages across, and evaluate how bias can play a role in advertising.

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Step 1: Open a Word Document or use your Google Drive and copy & paste the questions below.  Include an MLA heading and page numbers.

Questions about Evaluating Bias in Consumer Product Advertisements

Directions: Be sure to cite the website from which you gather your information. At least one citation is expected for each question.

1. What is bias? How can bias relate to product advertisements?

2. What are some strategies that professional groups use to create “good ads?” Which strategies have the potential to introduce bias? Why?

3. What is a strategy that advertisers use to gain your attention? Think of an example of an advertisement that uses this strategy. Describe the ad and its strategy.

4. What are the elements of a magazine advertisement? How do they work to persuade the reader?

5. What is stereotyping? Why is stereotyping a problem?

6. Some types of advertising contain the ad creator’s perspective. What is propaganda? What is the difference between information and propaganda?

7. What is credibility? How can one determine if an advertisement is credible?

8. What is expertise? How can one determine “level of expertise?”

9. Why is digital and media literacy important?

 

Step 2: Open an internet browser window & copy and paste the URL's below  to research about bias in consumer product advertisements and respond to the questions above.

1) Read about media stereotyping to understand why this type of bias poses possible negative outcomes for different groups of people.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/top2.html&link=http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/index.cfm

2) Read about different types of strategies that advertisers use to persuade buyers to look at the products being displayed.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/top2.html&link=http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/advertising_marketing/common_ad_strats.cfm

3) Use this page to investigate where and why companies place advertisements.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/top2.html&link=http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/betheaddetective_1.html

4) Review this page to understand the difference between fact, opinion, and bias.

http://www.education.com/study-help/article/claim/

5) Explore this site to develop an understanding of media literacy.

http://www.cyberwise.org/index.html#.Um9UgRAx4YM

Step 3: Bring a printed advertisement from a newspaper, magazine, periodical, or the internet to class on Thursday for part 2 of this exercise.

* Special Thanks to Glencoe