Planning your week:
Wed. 10/27 and Thurs. 10/28 - Socratic Seminar
Thurs. 10/28 - Assignments A and B due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
 
Upcoming Due Dates:
Mon. Nov. 1 - Assignment D due for peer review
Thurs. Nov. 4 - Final draft of Assignment D due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
 
Links to This Week’s Resources:
The Joy Luck Club Unit Packet
The Joy Luck Club Motif Journal Shell (here) 
To-Do List for Socratic Seminar preparation (here)
 
Monday, October 25
Learning Goal(s): Use text evidence to analyze Tan’s use of setting/mood and theme.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL6: 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. 
Agenda:
Opener

• Finish presentations and prepare for the Socratic seminar Wednesday!

Work Session

• ​Use the To-Do List for Socratic Seminar preparation (here) to make sure you handle all required assignment elements!
• Finish writing your five seminar questions
  1. When you're finished, print a copy for use in the seminar
  2. Submit this to TurnItIn.com - due Thursday, 10/28 by 11:59 PM.
• Continue your motif journal on three assigned topics - use the motif journal shell to type yours in!
  • Print a copy of this to use during the seminar 
  • When it's edited and polished, submit to TurnItIn.com - due Thursday, 10/28 by 11:59 PM.

Closer

• Make goals for tomorrow’s work day AND you need your devices tomorrow!

Homework:

• Continue working on your literary analysis paragraphs (Assignment D in your packet) - Rough drafts due for a peer review Monday, Nov. 1
• Put finishing touches on all seminar deliverables - submit Motif Journal and Discussion Questions to TurnItIn.com by Thursday, 10/28 at 11:59 p.m.

 
Tuesday, October 26
Learning Goal(s): Use text evidence to analyze Tan’s use of setting/mood and theme.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL6: 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. 
Agenda:
Opener

• Get out your devices!!

Work Session

• ​Use the To-Do List for Socratic Seminar preparation to make sure you handle all required assignment elements!
• Finish writing your five seminar questions
  1. When you're finished, print a copy for use in the seminar
  2. Submit this to TurnItIn.com - due Thursday, 10/28 by 11:59 PM.
• Continue your motif journal on three assigned topics - use the motif journal shell to type yours in!
  • Print a copy of this to use during the seminar 
  • When it's edited and polished, submit to TurnItIn.com - due Thursday, 10/28 by 11:59 PM.

Closer

• SOCRATIC SEMINAR TOMORROW!!

Homework:

• Continue working on your literary analysis paragraphs (Assignment D in your packet) - Rough drafts due for a peer review Monday, Nov. 1
• Put finishing touches on all seminar deliverables - submit Motif Journal and Discussion Questions to TurnItIn.com by Thursday, 10/28 at 11:59 p.m.

 
Wednesday, October 27
Learning Goal: Collaborate effectively in peer discussion over the novel The Joy Luck Club.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
Agenda:
Opener

• Bring your copy of Tan’s text, as well as any notes and printed copies of the following for use in the seminar:
  1. Motif Reader Response Journal
  2. Discussion questions
• Establish norms for participation in a seminar setting; review expectations for completing reflection sheet.

Work Session

• Participate in Socratic Seminar; audience and participants both complete reflection sheet (in packet).

Closer

• Introduce Magic Lens Level 3 (notes here) 

Homework:

• Continue working on your literary analysis paragraphs (Assignment D in your packet) - Rough drafts due for a peer review Monday, Nov. 1
• Put finishing touches on all seminar deliverables - submit Motif Journal and Discussion Questions to TurnItIn.com by Thursday, 10/28 at 11:59 p.m.

 
Thursday, October 28
Learning Goal: Collaborate effectively in peer discussion over the novel The Joy Luck Club.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
Agenda:
Opener

• Bring your copy of Tan’s text, as well as any notes and printed copies of the following for use in the seminar:
  1. Motif Reader Response Journal
  2. Discussion questions
• Establish norms for participation in a seminar setting; review expectations for completing reflection sheet. 

Work Session

• Participate in Socratic Seminar; audience and participants both complete reflection sheet (in packet).

Closer

• Magic Lens Levels 1-3 practice sentences 

Homework:

• Continue working on your literary analysis paragraphs (Assignment D in your packet) - Rough drafts due for a peer review Monday, Nov. 1
• Put finishing touches on all seminar deliverables - submit Motif Journal and Discussion Questions to TurnItIn.com by TONIGHT at 11:59 p.m.
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

 
Friday, October 29
Learning Goal(s): Complete note taking on introductory materials; examine how tone and inflection impact meaning.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters(e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. ELAGSE9-10RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone.)
Agenda:
Opener

• Magic Lens Levels 1-3 practice sentence

Work Session

• Ponder and Respond: What do you already know about Shakespeare?
• Complete note sheet on the Introduction to Shakespeare powerpoint
• Complete the tone activity before we begin reading.

Closer

• Review today’s concepts

Homework:

• Continue working on your literary analysis paragraphs (Assignment D in your packet) - Rough drafts due for a peer review Monday, Nov. 1
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

 

Planning your week:
Mon. 10/18 - Read Chapter 4 “The Moon Lady” by class time
Tues. 10/19 - Read your family’s Part 2 and 3 chapters by class time
Wed. 10/20 - Read your family’s Part 4 chapter by class time
Thurs. 10/21 and Fri. 10/22 - Family Chapter presentations
Fri. 10/22 - Magic Lens Level 2 Quiz

Upcoming Due Dates:
Wed. 10/27 and Thurs. 10/28 - Socratic Seminar
Thurs. 10/28 - Assignments A and B due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
Mon. Nov. 1 - Assignment D due for peer review
Thurs. Nov. 4 - Final draft of Assignment D due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.

Links to This Week’s Resources:
The Joy Luck Club Unit Packet
Family Chapter Presentations Note Sheet (linked here)

Monday, October 18 - Early Release
Learning Goal(s): Consider the same event told from different mediums and explore the relationship between author's choices and audience. Consider global perspectives on a social issue; consider how an author creates character and cultural perspective. 
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL7: Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums (e.g., Auden’s poem “Musée de Beaux Arts” and Breughel’s painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus), including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment. ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters(e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Agenda:
Opener

• Take the reading quiz on chapter 4, “The Moon Lady.”

Work Session

• Compare the children's story version of The Moon Lady to the chapter “The Moon Lady.” Consider the two accounts: which details are emphasized in each? Why? How does the audience dictate author's choices? Be specific. Write a group CEI paragraph to explain your analysis.
• Read the prologue for part two, “The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates,” and analyze in whole-class discussion. Based on the prologue, make a prediction on part two of the novel.

Closer

• If time, begin reading YOUR FAMILY’S chapters from parts 2 & 3, due tomorrow.

Homework:

• Begin tracking motifs for your family chapters!
• Continue to follow the reading calendar for The Joy Luck Club.
• Begin researching articles for your chosen motif.
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

Tuesday, October 19
Learning Goal(s): Complete an in-depth analysis of a chapter in The Joy Luck Club. Collaborate with peers to enrich your interpretation of the author’s purpose.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters(e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. ELAGSE9-10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. 
Agenda:
Opener

• Magic Lens - annotate the practice sentence levels 1 and 2 - quiz Friday!

Work Session

• Meet in family groups to complete Assignment C for your chapter in part two of the novel. 
  1. Assignment C: Family Chapter Presentation
     1. Divide a large piece of butcher paper into thirds. On ONE third, complete the following items for each of your assigned chapters in parts 2-4 of the novel:
        1. Provide the chapter title and narrator
        2. write a 3-5 sentence summary of the chapter 
        3. connect your chapter to the prologue for the novel section (ex: “Feathers from a Thousand Li Away”
        4. discuss the evolution Mother/Daughter relationship
        5. discuss a symbol (provide the context of the symbol, a visual, and explain its significance)
        6. Select ONE sentence/short passage from the chapter that you feel most effectively communicates a theme for the chapter, then write a theme statement (use IAN)
        7. discuss a Chinese tradition/belief/value that is addressed in the chapter and compare and contrast it to American culture
        8. EACH DAY you need to complete a different item in your group.

Closer 

• Read the prologues for part two, three, and four and analyze in whole-class discussion

Homework:

• Begin tracking motifs for your family chapters!
• Continue to follow the reading calendar for The Joy Luck Club.
• Begin researching articles for your chosen motif.
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

Wednesday, October 20
Learning Goal(s): Complete an in-depth analysis of a chapter in The Joy Luck Club. Collaborate with peers to enrich your interpretation of the author’s purpose.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters(e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. ELAGSE9-10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. 
Agenda:
Opener

• Magic Lens - annotate the practice sentence levels 1 and 2 - quiz Friday!

Work Session

• Meet in family groups to complete Assignment C for your chapter in part two of the novel. 
  1. Assignment C: Family Chapter Presentation
     1. Divide a large piece of butcher paper into thirds. On ONE third, complete the following items for each of your assigned chapters in parts 2-4 of the novel:
        1. Provide the chapter title and narrator
        2. write a 3-5 sentence summary of the chapter 
        3. connect your chapter to the prologue for the novel section (ex: “Feathers from a Thousand Li Away”
        4. discuss the evolution Mother/Daughter relationship
        5. discuss a symbol (provide the context of the symbol, a visual, and explain its significance)
        6. Select ONE sentence/short passage from the chapter that you feel most effectively communicates a theme for the chapter, then write a theme statement (use IAN)
        7. discuss a Chinese tradition/belief/value that is addressed in the chapter and compare and contrast it to American culture
        8. EACH DAY you need to complete a different item in your group.

Closer 

• Presentations begin tomorrow!

Homework:

• Begin tracking motifs for your family chapters!
• Continue to follow the reading calendar for The Joy Luck Club.
• Begin researching articles for your chosen motif.
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

Thursday, October 21
Learning Goal(s):  Students complete the jigsaw activity of The Joy Luck Club by presenting their analyses of assigned families.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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. a. Come to discussions prepared having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
Agenda:
Opener

• Magic Lens - annotate the practice sentence levels 1 & 2 - quiz TOMORROW

Work Session

• Groups present their chapters; the audience asks questions to build on their own understanding from the jigsawed content. Take notes on the provided graphic organizer (here) to prepare for the seminar.
• If time, continue working on motif annotations/reader response journal

Homework:

• Continue tracking motifs for your family chapters!
• Continue researching articles for your chosen motif
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

Friday, October 22
Learning Goal(s):  Students complete the jigsaw activity of The Joy Luck Club by presenting their analyses of assigned families.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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. a. Come to discussions prepared having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
Agenda:
Opener

• Magic LenS Levels 1&2 Quiz

Work Session

• Groups present their chapters; the audience asks questions to build on their own understanding from the jigsawed content. Take notes on the provided graphic organizer (here) to prepare for the seminar.
• If time, continue working on motif annotations/reader response journal

Homework:

• Continue tracking motifs for your family chapters!
• Continue researching articles for your chosen motif
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

It’s Homecoming Week!
 
Planning your week:
Tues. 10/12 - Read Chapter 1 “The Joy Luck Club”
Wed. 10/13 - Read Chapter 2 “Scar”
Thu. 10/14 - Read Chapter 3 “The Red Candle”
Fri. 10/15 – Read Chapter 4 “The Moon Lady”
 
Upcoming Due Dates:
Mon. 10/18 - Read Chapter 4 “The Moon Lady” by class time
Tues. 10/19 - Read your family’s Part 2 and 3 chapters by class time
Wed. 10/20 - Read your family’s Part 4 chapter by class time
Thurs. 10/21 and Fri. 10/22 - Family Chapter presentations
 
Links to This Week’s Resources:
The Joy Luck Club Unit Packet
 
Monday, October 11 - 20s/30s attire
Learning Goal(s): Present your research findings with the class.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. ELAGSE9-10SL4: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9–10 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.) ELAGSE9-10SL2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Agenda:
Opener:

• As people are presenting, you will be taking notes on the cultural collision they teach you about on this handout. Your notes will be turned in!

Work Session:

• Cultural Presentations Day 1

Closer:

• Answer any questions on today’s content.

Homework:

• Prepare for remaining presentations tomorrow!
• Your own copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is due Tue., October 12

 
Tuesday, October 12 - 40s/50s attire
Learning Goal(s): Present your research findings with the class.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. ELAGSE9-10SL4: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9–10 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.) ELAGSE9-10SL2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Agenda:
Opener:

• As people are presenting, you will be taking notes on the cultural collision they teach you about on this handout. Your notes will be turned in!

Work Session:

• Cultural Presentations Day 2
• Begin reading Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club.

Closer:

• Answer any questions on today’s content.

Homework:

• Read Chapter 1 “The Joy Luck Club.”

 
Wednesday, October 13 - 60s/70s attire (PSAT DAY!)
Bell Schedule:
Advisement and Testing  8:20 – 12:25                  
3rd Period      12:29 – 2:21
A          12:29 – 12:54                                         
B          12:58 – 1:23                                        
C           1:27 – 1:52
D           1:56 – 2:21                                                                                               
4th Period      2:27 – 3:30                                      
Homework:

• Read Chapter 2 “Scar.”
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

 
Thursday, October 14 - 80s/90s attire
Learning Goal(s): Examine Tan’s use of juxtaposition and connect to author’s purpose. Analyze a chapter for symbolism and contribute to a classroom discussion; consider how authors create mood through the use of imagery and setting through an analysis of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. 
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone.) ELAGSE9-10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. ELAGSE9-10RL6: 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
Agenda:
Opener

• Label the Magic Lens practice sentence for levels 1 and 2

Work Session

• Begin and complete The Joy Luck Club introduction:
  1. Complete the anticipation guide in IAN. 
  2. Introduce the JLC unit calendar and assignment packet (packet here)
  3. Annotate books for structure and character relationships.
  4. Read and discuss the prologue for Part One, “Feathers from a Thousand Li Away.” Analyze the connection between a prologue and a larger work. 

• Take the reading quiz on chapters 1-“The Joy Luck Club” and 2-“Scar.”
• Class mini-lesson to review juxtaposition (here), then complete the chapter one writing prompts (here) in groups of your choosing. Discuss concepts from chapter 1.
• Introduce Foster’s concept of meals as communion and participate in a whole-class discussion. How does this perspective connect with other texts we have studied?
• Ponder and Respond: Consider An-Mei’s comment about scars at the end of Chapter 2 “Scars.” Since both An-Mei and Taitai (An-Mei's mother) suffer wounds that result in scars while in tentative contact with their mothers, examine the cause of the wounds and the connections to the mothers. What do these scars figuratively mean?
• If time, begin your reading of The Joy Luck Club, chapter 3 “The Red Candle,” due tomorrow.

Closer

• Review any concepts from today’s class AND reminder to read Chapter 1 by class tomorrow

Homework:

• Continue to follow the reading calendar for The Joy Luck Club.
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

 
Friday, October 15 - Class Colors (Sophomores are green!)
Learning Goal(s): Consider global perspectives on a social issue; consider how an author creates character and cultural perspective.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL6: 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. ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Agenda:
Opener

• Label the Magic Lens practice sentence for levels 1 and 2 - quiz NEXT Friday!

Work Session

• Take the reading quiz on chapter 3, “The Red Candle.” 
• Ponder and Respond: What is your view on arranged marriage? How does your view align with the "average American's" view? How do you think you would view it if you were a member of a culture that embraced this custom? Why?
• ​In groups, read the arranged marriages articles, view the clips from popular culture, and complete the "Viewpoint Matrix" graphic organizer.
  1. ​​Clips from Arranged:
     1. ​​https://youtu.be/_QmtAKqAER4
     2. https://youtu.be/k_qI3bSmKhI
• Use these clips and the articles to complete the Viewpoint Matrix graphic organizer. (All sources here.)
• If time, continue reading The Joy Luck Club; chapter 4 (“The Moon Lady”) due tomorrow.

Closer

• Review any concepts from today’s class AND reminder to read Chapter 1 by class tomorrow

Homework:

• Continue to follow the reading calendar for The Joy Luck Club.
• Continue reading your IR#2 book.

 

Planning your week:
Mon. 10/4 - Have all of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart read; Meet in the lab 9129 to work on Ibo Cultural Presentation/Annotated Bibliography (day 2) 
Tues. 10/5 and Wed. 10/6 - Ibo Cultural Presentations!
Tues. 10/5 – Second IR book check
Wed. 10/5 - Ibo Annotated Bibliography due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
 
Upcoming Due Dates:
Mon. 10/11 - Bring your own copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club 
Thurs. 11/18 - Second IR book project due
 
Link’s to This Week’s Resources:
Things Fall Apart - novel PDF (here).
Things Fall Apart - Audiobook (here; hint: view the pinned comment for chapter start times)
SpringBoard TFA Unit PDF
 
Monday, October 4
Learning Goal: Predict, question, and research how colonization might affect an aspect of the Ibo culture. 
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. a. Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work [e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare]”).
Agenda:
Opener

• Review plan to have a successful lab day!

Work Session

• Meet in the computer lab 9129 to work on your Ibo Cultural Presentation/Annotated Bibliography.

Closer

• We begin the presentations TOMORROW!

Homework:

• Cultural Presentations - TOMORROW and Wednesday
• Next IR book is due TOMORROW
• Annotated Bibliography due Wed. 10/6 by 11:59 pm to Turnitin.com
• Your own copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is due Mon., October 11

 
Tuesday, October 5
Learning Goal(s): Present your research findings with the class.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. ELAGSE9-10SL4: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9–10 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.) ELAGSE9-10SL2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Agenda:
Opener:

• As people are presenting, you will be taking notes on the cultural collision they teach you about on this handout. Your notes will be turned in!

Work Session:

• Cultural Presentations Day 1

Closer:

• Answer any questions on today’s content.

Homework:

• Prepare for remaining presentations tomorrow!
• Annotated Bibliography due TOMORROW by 11:59 pm to Turnitin.com
• Your own copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is due Mon., October 11

 
Wednesday, October 6
Learning Goal(s): Submit your annotated bibliography and present your research findings with the class.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. ELAGSE9-10SL4: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9–10 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.) ELAGSE9-10SL2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Agenda:

1. In your textbook, read the “About the Author” section on page 121.
2. Read the “As You Read” section on page 121 for what to do as you read the short story “Marriage is a Private Affair” (in three parts) on pages 121-131.
3. As you read, answer questions 1-19 about the story and complete the chart on page 128.
4. Pull out the pages with the questions and hand them in to the 2nd period basket.
5. If you have time remaining in class, you may read in your Independent Reading text.

Homework:

• Annotated Bibliography due TONIGHT by 11:59 pm to Turnitin.com
• Your own copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is due Mon., October 11

 
Thursday, October 7
Learning Goal(s):  Plan and write a literary analytical essay about Things Fall Apart in which you examine a character’s response to the cultural collision caused by the introduction of Western ideas into Ibo culture. 
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. a. Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. b. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. e. Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Agenda:
Opener

• Your teacher will explain the timed literary analysis for Things Fall Apart - this is a timed, two day, in-class essay. You WILL NOT take this home!

Work Session

• Take the first 45 minutes of class to prepare a writing plan. 
• Then, using the novel, your research, and your notes from the culture presentations, craft an essay in which you analyze how the cultural collision in the novel changes a character’s sense of identity, and explain how his or her response shapes the meaning of the work as a whole.

Closer

• Discuss plan for completing the essay in class tomorrow

Homework:

• Acquire a copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club before class Monday, Oct. 11
• Continue reading IR book - due Thurs. Nov. 18

 
Friday, October 8
Learning Goal(s):  Plan and write a literary analytical essay about Things Fall Apart in which you examine a character’s response to the cultural collision caused by the introduction of Western ideas into Ibo culture. 
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. a. Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. b. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. e. Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Agenda:
Opener

• Reminder: you have today to finish your essay

Work Session

• Using the novel, your research, and your notes from the culture presentations, craft an essay in which you analyze how the cultural collision in the novel changes a character’s sense of identity, and explain how his or her response shapes the meaning of the work as a whole.
• When you’re finished with your essay, begin reading The Joy Luck Club and/or continue reading your independent reading book.

Homework:

• Acquire a copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club before class Monday, Oct. 11
• Continue reading IR book - due Thurs. Nov. 18