Classwork
- Learning Objective: RL 11-12.3, Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of the story. W 11-12.3, Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.
- Do Now: Complete T-chart while reading the story provided in class.
- After: In your journal, write the following prompt: Retell Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? from the perspective of a different character. Fill in the gaps with details that you imagine they might have experienced.
- Then: Write the story in your journal (multi-paragraph).
- Next: Reminder of vocabulary Unit 4, Quiz A at the beginning of next class
- Target Practice: I can read a story to understand the writer's perspective, consider it from the perspective of another character, and retell the story from that other character's perspective. +/0/-
- Study for vocabulary Unit 4, Quiz A next class
- Choose independent reading title (read list of writing options here)
Classwork
- Learning Objective: RL 11-12.4, Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text including figurative language, words with multiple meanings, and particularly fresh or beautiful language.
- Do Now: In your journal, create a T-chart with the following titles: 'What I Carry' and 'Why I Carry it'.
- After: Complete the T-chart for at least 10 items or feelings on the left, and brief explanation of why you carry them on the right.
- Then: Read "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" from The Things They Carried in class.
- Next: Return to the list and make additions or changes based on further thought during the story.
- Target Practice: I can relate situations in the text to my own life using thoughtful and specific word choice. +/0/-
- Using your journal, write a 'What I Carry' poem of 14 lines, two stanzas (one 6 line stanza, one 8 line stanza)
- Study for Vocabulary Unit 4, Quiz B next class
- Choose independent reading title (read list of writing options here)
- Note: If you wish to choose option 3 from the IR writing list, you must speak to me outside of class by November 1 about what you wish to do. Then, we will create a rubric together to assess your work.
