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CaringCharacterization, Theme, and Irony in "The Gift of the Magi"
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does the author’s use of characterization and irony help develop theme?Assignment Read to make inferences about characters.Instruction How does the author’s use of characterization and irony help develop theme?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does William Shakespeare use the sonnet form to express ideas?Assignment Read “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare to analyze rhyme scheme and understand central ideas.Instruction How does William Shakespeare use the sonnet form to express ideas?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Assignment Prepare to plan, memorize, and recite a poem.Project: Poetry Recitation
Plan, memorize, and present a poem using performance techniques.Quiz Answers
Narrative Elements in “Pyramus and Thisbe”, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can a poet use narrative techniques to create tension?Assignment Read “Pyramus and Thisbe” to identify literary elements and to explore how tension is created.Instruction How can a poet use narrative techniques to create tension?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Compound and Complex Sentences
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can you use a variety of sentence types to add interest to your writing?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Assignment Practice crafting effective and varied compound and complex sentences.Assignment Practice identifying and using the subjunctive mood.Assignment Practice recognizing and correcting comma splices and fused sentences.Quiz Answers
Writing an Informative Essay about Making Sacrifices
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can you generate and communicate information effectively on the topic of sacrifice?Pre-Writing
Plan to write your informative essay.Instruction How can you generate and communicate information effectively on the topic of sacrifice?Drafting
Draft your informative essay.Instruction How can you generate and communicate information effectively on the topic of sacrifice?Revising
Revise your informative essay.
Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Unit Test
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Tragedy and DramaAn Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet , Part 1
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction What can you learn about a play from its context and prologue?Assignment Read to explore the historical background and elements of Elizabethan drama.Instruction What can you learn about a play from its context and prologue?Assignment Read the prologue of Romeo and Juliet to understand meaning through paraphrasing.Instruction What can you learn about a play from its context and prologue?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Setting the Scene of Romeo and Juliet , Part 2
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can dialogue and other components of a drama help you understand the play?Assignment Read Act I, Scene i of Romeo and Juliet to recognize dramatic conventions and monitor comprehension.Instruction How can dialogue and other components of a drama help you understand the play?Assignment Read Act I, Scene ii of Romeo and Juliet to identify cause-and-effect relationships.Instruction How can dialogue and other components of a drama help you understand the play?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Short Writing
Write a short script that shows a universal theme.Quiz Answers
Characters and Conflict in Romeo and Juliet , Part 3
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does Shakespeare’s use of foils and structure develop characters?Assignment Read Act I, Scenes iii-iv of Romeo and Juliet to draw conclusions about characters.Instruction How does Shakespeare’s use of foils and structure develop characters?Assignment Read Act I, Scene v of Romeo and Juliet to determine character relationships, including foils.Instruction How does Shakespeare’s use of foils and structure develop characters?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Soliloquy and Figures of Speech in Romeo and Juliet , Part 4
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies and word choice affect mood?Assignment Read Act II, Scenes i-ii of Romeo and Juliet to analyze the use of soliloquy and the mood.Instruction How does Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies and word choice affect mood?Assignment Read Act II, Scenes iii-iv of Romeo and Juliet to continue analyzing the use of soliloquy and the mood.Instruction How does Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies and word choice affect mood?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Literary Devices in Romeo and Juliet , Part 5
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does Shakespeare slowly reveal important information in his play?Assignment Read Act II, Scenes v-vi of Romeo and Juliet to make inferences about characters and their motivations.Instruction How does Shakespeare slowly reveal important information in his play?Assignment Read Act III, Scenes i-ii of Romeo and Juliet to analyze how foreshadowing sets up conflict.
Instruction How does Shakespeare slowly reveal important information in his play?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Conflict Development in Romeo and Juliet , Part 6
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do complications and motifs support the development of conflict?Assignment Read Act III, Scenes iii-iv of Romeo and Juliet to identify complications.Instruction How do complications and motifs support the development of conflict?Assignment Read Act III, Scene v of Romeo and Juliet to draw conclusions about characters.Instruction How do complications and motifs support the development of conflict?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Suspense in Romeo and Juliet , Part 7
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does Shakespeare use irony and humor to build suspense?Assignment Read Act IV, Scenes i-ii of Romeo and Juliet to identify and classify character types.Instruction How does Shakespeare use irony and humor to build suspense?Assignment Read Act IV, Scenes iii-v of Romeo and Juliet to analyze dramatic irony.Instruction How does Shakespeare use irony and humor to build suspense?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Themes and Resolution in Romeo and Juliet , Part 8
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does the play’s resolution help develop themes in Romeo and Juliet?
Assignment Read Act V, Scenes i and ii of Romeo and Juliet to identify tragic elements in the play.Instruction How does the play’s resolution help develop themes in Romeo and Juliet?Assignment Read Act V, Scene iii of Romeo and Juliet to recognize causes of the catastrophe.Instruction How does the play’s resolution help develop themes in Romeo and Juliet?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can phrases and clauses be used to add information to sentences?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Assignment Practice identifying and punctuating restrictive and nonrestrictive phrases and clauses.Quiz Answers
Creating a Storyboard for a Shakespeare Scene
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can you adapt and prepare a soliloquy for a live audience?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Project: Storyboard
Create a storyboard for a live adaptation of Romeo’s soliloquy.Quiz Answers
Unit Test
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Mystery, Suspense, and EspionageIntroduction to Mystery and Suspense: "The Raven"
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do imagery and sound devices create mood in a poem?Assignment
Read to explore how imagery and sound devices create mood. Instruction How do imagery and sound devices create mood in a poem?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Character and Point of View in “The Most Dangerous Game,” Part 1
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do we understand characters through dialogue and narration?Assignment Read from "The Most Dangerous Game" to analyze characters based on dialogue and narrative point of view.Instruction How do we understand characters through dialogue and narration?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Making Predictions and Visualizing with “The Most Dangerous Game,” Part 2
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do you use strategies to understand different interpretations of the same story?Assignment Read “The Most Dangerous Game” to visualize scenes and verify predictions.Instruction How do you use strategies to understand different interpretations of the same story?Assignment Prepare to watch a movie clip and evaluate the filmmaker’s interpretation.Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Mood and Narrative Techniques in "Lather and Nothing Else”
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do different writing techniques work together to create suspense in a short story?Assignment Read to analyze the protagonist’s conflict and notice the effect of word choice on mood.Instruction How do different writing techniques work together to create suspense in a short story?
Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game , Part 1
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does Paul Janeczko develop central ideas in The Dark Game?Assignment Read to analyze the development of central ideas.Instruction How does Paul Janeczko develop central ideas in The Dark Game?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Supporting Conclusions with Evidence in The Dark Game , Part 2
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do you effectively support inferences made about an informational text?Assignment Read to make inferences about the meaning of a text using textual evidence as support.Instruction How do you effectively support inferences made about an informational text?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Author’s Purpose and Viewpoint in The Dark Game , Part 3
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does Paul Janeczko develop a controlling idea in The Dark Game?Assignment Read to analyze word choice and tone.Instruction How does Paul Janeczko develop a controlling idea in The Dark Game?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Using Strategies and Word Patterns: The Code Book
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
Instruction How can you improve your comprehension when reading a challenging text?Assignment Read to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and identify the central idea.Instruction How can you improve your comprehension when reading a challenging text?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Writing a Literary Analysis through the Lens of a Quotation
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do you write about literature through the lens of a quotation?Pre-Writing
Plan to write your analytical essay.Instruction How do you write about literature through the lens of a quotation?Drafting
Draft your analytical essay.Instruction How do you write about literature through the lens of a quotation?Revising
Revise your analytical essay.Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Unit Test
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Fighting for EqualityHistorical Context and Conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy , Part 1
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can historical context build conflict in a fictional story?Assignment Read to analyze how setting creates conflict.Instruction How can historical context build conflict in a fictional story?
Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Narration and Point of View in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy , Part 2
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does the narrative point of view affect the reader’s experience of reading a novel?Assignment Read to draw conclusions about characters based on dialogue and narration.Instruction How does the narrative point of view affect the reader’s experience of reading a novel?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Argument Technique in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction What makes Martin Luther King Jr. an inspiring and powerful speaker? Assignment Read Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech to explore the effects of word choice and repetition.Instruction What makes Martin Luther King Jr. an inspiring and powerful speaker?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Structure and Narrative: Rosa Parks' Memoir, My Story
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How does a text’s structure affect the way you understand events?Assignment Read from My Story by Rosa Parks to analyze the way a memoir presents events.Instruction How does a text’s structure affect the way you understand events?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Writing Coherent Sentences
Warm-Up
Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can you apply grammatical conventions to write clear, precise, and varied sentences?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Assignment Practice improving sentences for clarity, accuracy, and variety.Quiz Answers
Writing a Research-Based Argumentative Essay about Technology
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can you write a research-based, argumentative essay to support a claim?Pre-Writing
Plan to write your argumentative essay.Instruction How can you write a research-based, argumentative essay to support a claim?Drafting
Draft your argumentative essay.Instruction How can you write a research-based, argumentative essay to support a claim?Revising
Revise your argumentative essay.Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Unit Test
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Unity and DivisionTracing the Central Idea in "A Quilt of a Country"
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction What can be learned by tracing the central idea and considering the context of a text?Assignment Read to analyze word choice and trace the central idea. Instruction What can be learned by tracing the central idea and considering the context of a text?Summary
Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can a speech convince a specific audience? Assignment Read to differentiate between fact and opinion, and between opinions that are substantiated and those that are not.Instruction How can a speech convince a specific audience? Summary Review and connect what you learned.Quiz Answers
Writing a Works Cited Page
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How do you properly format a works cited page to accompany your research?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Assignment Prepare to write a works cited page for a short research project.Short Writing
Write a works cited page that would go with a research paper about the Little Rock Nine.Assignment Practice using and gathering information from footnotes or endnotes.Quiz Answers
Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation
Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can you use multimedia to present your ideas in an effective and engaging way?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Assignment Plan a multimedia presentation.Quiz Answers
Creating a Multimedia Presentation
Warm-Up
Get ready for the lesson.Instruction How can you share ideas clearly and effectively in a multimedia presentation?Summary Review and connect what you learned.Project: Presentation
Research and create a multimedia project.Quiz Answers
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Cumulative Exam
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