1. November 3, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Build Vocabulary (fig lang (anaphora, metaphor, personification), allusion, imagery, denotation, connotation, argument, claim, counterclaim –pg 67 concession, refutation –gloss) 2.Compare and contrast characters in a nonfiction text 3.Draw conclusions about individuals’ responses to culture and explain conclusions in a short essay Upcoming events: 11.03.12 Red/White Day 11.11.14 Veterans Day Gratitude Challenge: for the month of November list 2-3 each day that you are thankful for on the inside cover of your book. Entry Tasks 1.Get Springboard book 2.Begin the Gratitude Challenge Agenda 1.Vocabulary Green Card 2.Claim vs Counterclaim 3.Two Ways to Belong in America [pg 70] 4.Number paragraphs (15 total). 5.Bharati vs. Mira: 2x2 at table 6.Write a team thesis statement 7.IF you were going to compose a compare/contrast essay based on this thesis, bullet evidence to support your thesis. LA 10

2. November 4, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Continue to use Vocabulary: quiz on 1.2 next Friday, Nov.14th 2.Compare and contrast characters in a nonfiction text 3.Draw conclusions about individuals’ responses to culture and explain conclusions in a short essay Upcoming events: 11.11.14 Veterans Day: no school 11.24.14 Outside Reading Due Gratitude Challenge: for the month of November list 2-3 each day that you are thankful for on the inside cover of your book. Entry Tasks 1.Get Springboard book 2.Take the Gratitude Challenge Agenda 1.Something to think aboutSomething to think about 2.As a table: write a thesis statement explaining the sisters’ cultures and attitude about their culture. Each person needs a copy on their own paper. * Identify vs. Explain 3.Individually: Outline a compare & contrast essay based on this thesis, bullet evidence to support your thesis. Write the conclusion on your own. LA10

3. Introduction –write out a.Hook –author, title [TAG] b.Thesis [done as a table group] Body paragraph –bullet/outline Sisters who accept & celebrate their heritage a.Mira b.What is the evidence that she celebrates her heritage? How is her acceptance of her heritage different from her sister? c.Commentary/Analysis Body paragraph –bullet/outline Sisters who assimilate to a new culture a.Bharati b.What is the evidence that she assimilates to a new culture? What is her attitude toward her heritage? Toward her new culture? c.Commentary/Analysis Conclusion –write out a.Restate thesis b.Closure The two sets of sisters you have encountered in the last two texts include one sister who embraces her background and another who assimilates to a new culture. Choose a pair of girls (those who embrace their background OR those who assimilate), and outline a brief essay in which you explain their attitudes and cultures. Be sure to: Write a thesis statement explaining both sisters’ cultures and attitudes about their culture. Each person needs a copy on their own paper. Choose an organizational structure* suitable to your subject. Write a clear thesis that identifies your characters and their similarities and differences. Include textual evidence to support your explanations. Cite the paragraph you are quoting in parenthesis following textual evidence/quote. For this compare/contrast essay, you might consider the following possible outline:

4. November 5, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Continue to use Vocabulary: quiz on 1.2 next Friday, Nov.14th 2.Identify the elements of an argument in a text. 3.Analyze the structure of an argument Upcoming events: 11.11.14 Veterans Day: no school 11.24.14 Outside Reading Due Gratitude Challenge: for the month of November list 2-3 each day that you are thankful for on the inside cover of your book. Entry Tasks 1.Get Springboard book 2.Take the Gratitude Challenge 3.Put a small sticky on each story/poem we read in Unit one. All but pg 35, 58. 4.On each sticky, write 1) what culture conflict is represented in the story/poem and the 2) how have the attitudes and actions of the authors been influenced by their backgrounds? Agenda 1.Activity 1.14 [pg 74] 2.Structure of an Argument Significant details Elements > order [hook, claim, support, concession/refutation, call to action] 3.An Indian Father’s Plea (independently, silently read) pg 75-79 1.Mark the elements of argument 2.Mark answers to “key ideas/details” 3.Mark how/where he uses lists LA10

5. November 6, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Continue to use Vocabulary: quiz on 1.2 next Friday, Nov.14th 2.Identify the elements of an argument in a text. 3.Analyze the structure of an argument. 4.Collaborate with group members to reach a consensus in response to a synthesis prompt. 5.Write your thesis for EA 1.2 Upcoming events: 11.11.14 Veterans Day: no school Gratitude Challenge: for the month of November list 2-3 each day that you are thankful for on the inside cover of your book. Entry Tasks 1.Don’t need Springboard book 2.Take the Gratitude Challenge Agenda 1.Motivation Prompt Surprising Truth Procrastination Happiness and success Write me a letter. Dear Ms. Rigley. Sincerely, your name Identify three things that motivate you. You can use ideas from the video. Also identify what you need from others to stay motivated. What can you do or do you do to stay motivated and focused? Give me your best example of personal writing. LA10

6. November 7, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Continue to use Vocabulary: quiz on 1.2 next Friday, Nov.14th 2.Identify the elements of an argument in a text. 3.Analyze the structure of an argument. 4.Collaborate with group members to reach a consensus in response to a synthesis prompt. 5.Write your thesis for EA 1.2 Upcoming events: 11.11.14 Veterans Day: no school Gratitude Challenge: for the month of November list 2-3 each day that you are thankful for on the inside cover of your book. Entry Tasks 1.Get Springboard book today! 2.Take the Gratitude Challenge Agenda 1.Activity 1.14 [pg 74] Structure of an Argument in My Indian Father’s Plea pg 80 How effective is his argument? Imagine how the teacher might respond. 2.Page 81: Individually respond to the writing prompt in the space provided: To what extent does a person’s culture inform the way he or she views others and the world? 3.Defend, Challenge, Qualify Our culture always informs the way we view others and the world around us. Our culture rarely informs the way we view others and the world around us. In some cases, our culture informs are perspective, but In others it has no direct influence. LA10

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9. Which author is relevant to our claim? Why? Would he/she agree, disagree, or qualify our position? Why? What THREE specific examples could you use to support or refute our claim?

10. November 9, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Collaborate with group members to reach a consensus in response to a synthesis prompt. 2.Synthesize various sources to formulate a position and state it in a thesis. 3.Collaborate to plan by mapping, organizing, and writing and revising your synthesis essay. Upcoming events: tomorrow: no school 11.14.14 Vocabulary Quiz 11.24.14 Outside Reading Due Gratitude Challenge: for the month of November list 2-3 each day that you ar e thankful for on the inside cover of your book. Agenda 1.Vocabulary Quiz Friday: check the terms (some review) 2.Continue preparing for EA 1.2 3.Complete orange graphic organizer. 4.Highlight why the texts you’ve selected are relevant to your claim. What point does the author make that PROVES your point (claim)? 5.Once you have your graphic organizer complete (including #4) LA10 1.Synthesis 2.Perspective 3.Argument 4.Claim 5.Counterclaim 6.Concession 7.Refutation 8.Allusion 9.Juxtaposition 10.Images 11.Denotation 12.Connotation 13.Pluralism 14.Symbols 15.Theme 16.Conflict 17.Voice 18.Ethnic Identity 19.Cultural Identity 20.Figurative Language (examples) Entry Tasks 1.Get Springboard books 2.Take the Gratitude Challenge Draft due Friday, November 14

11. November 17, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Synthesize various sources to formulate a position and state it in a thesis. 2.Collaborate to plan by mapping, organizing, and writing and revising your synthesis essay. Upcoming events: Embedded Assessment 1.2 Due Friday, November 21 st. Agenda 1.You can only get a Chromebook if you can show completed graphic organizers and/or a rough draft. 2.If you’re not done with your graphic organizers or rough draft: catch up. You are behind. 3.Those who are ready to type: 1.Install Grammarly app 2.Type final copy of EA 1.2 3.Essay should be 6-7 paragraphs 4.Be sure to quote the stories as support and write (author, pg#) in parenthesis after quote. 5.You’ll also need a title page (name, title of document, EA 1.2, class, date) and reflection question on bottom of page 85. LA10 Entry Tasks 1.Find seat for today 2.Get Springboard books Draft should have been done last Friday…

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13. November 18, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Synthesize various sources to formulate a position and state it in a thesis. 2.Collaborate to plan by mapping, organizing, and writing and revising your synthesis essay. Upcoming events: Embedded Assessment 1.2 Due Friday, November 21 st. Agenda 1.If you’re not done with your graphic organizers or rough draft: catch up. You are behind. 2.Those who are ready to type: 1.Install Grammarly app 2.Type final copy of EA 1.2 3.Essay should be 6-7 paragraphs 4.Be sure to quote the stories as support and write (author, pg#) in parenthesis after quote. 5.You’ll also need a title page (name, title of document, EA 1.2, class, date) and reflection question on bottom of page 85. Entry Tasks 1.Get Springboard books 2.Chromebooks only for students done with yellow graphic organizer. Title pageEA 1.2 only –no heading Individual Reflect.

14. Text“HAPA” Textual support In “Hapa,” by Kristen Lee, she writes, “People say [‘What are you?’] as a pickup line in a bar or a question to prove their own assumption about my race” (41). Commentary THIS SHOWS THAT… Lee is often and unsuspectingly questioned about her physical appearance because she is half Asian and people don’t know how to label her. Commentary THIS IS BECAUSE… Most people like to categorize others because it makes it easier for them to process that individual through their cultural lens, to judge them. Because culture affects the way people view others and the world, knowing what ethnicity someone identifies with can aid in understanding or judging where they come from.

15. Agenda 1.Those who are ready to type: 1.Install Grammarly app 2.Type final copy of EA 1.2 3.Essay should be 6-7 paragraphs 4.Be sure to quote the stories as support and write (author, pg#) in parenthesis after quote. 2.You’ll also need a title page Name Title of Document Embedded Assessment 1.2 Rigley LA10 period 3 November 21, 2014 3.Reflection questions on bottom of page 85 go on their own piece of paper 4.Check your work against the rubric on page 86 Individual Reflect. November 18, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Synthesize various sources to formulate a position and state it in a thesis. 2.Collaborate to plan by mapping, organizing, and writing and revising your synthesis essay. Upcoming events: Embedded Assessment 1.2 Due Friday, November 21 st. Entry Tasks 1.Get everything you need to complete EA 1.2 Title page EA 1.2 only –no heading

16. Agenda 1.Do work, Son. 1.Install Grammarly app 2.Type final copy of EA 1.2 3.Essay should be 6-7 paragraphs 4.Be sure to quote the stories as support and write (author, pg#) in parenthesis after quote. 2.You’ll also need a title page Name Title of Document Embedded Assessment 1.2 Rigley LA10 period 3 November 21, 2014 3.Reflection questions on bottom of page 85 go on their own piece of paper 4.Check your work against the rubric on page 86 Individual Reflect. November 20, 2014 Lesson Objectives: 1.Synthesize various sources to formulate a position and state it in a thesis. 2.Collaborate to plan by mapping, organizing, and writing and revising your synthesis essay. Upcoming events: Embedded Assessment 1.2 Due TOMORROW Entry Tasks 1.Get everything you need to complete EA 1.2 Title page EA 1.2 only –no heading