Welcome to English 11 2015-2016
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Unit 1:
Essential Question: How did Shakespeare use details to develop theme in Macbeth?
Students will know:
the significance of citing text when analyzing and constructing a claim.
the RACES format for answering constructed response
How an author develops theme in a work.
Students will be able to:
Find and utilize appropriate evidence from a text using RACES
Identify and analyze a question/claim using specific textual evidence
Identify and support with evidence a theme in a text
Focus Vocabulary: theme, RACES, Pre, post, mono and poly
1/25
Diagnostic test on School Net;
CODE: ME8CY9ZE2
1/26
Macbeth pre-test
Root Word Power Point
Anticipation guide
Discussion
HW: Root Word practice- Pre/Post
1/27
Word Root practice
Continue anticipation guide
1/28
Thug Notes
Research question
Historical Context notes
HW: Word Root practice poly/mono
1/29
QQT on word roots
Introduction powerpoint
Weird Word Game
2/1
Daily EOC
New word roots
Assign parts and Macbeth excerpts
Discussion questions
Scavenger hunt
2/2
Root Words Practice game
Continue scavenger hunt
RACES powerpoint
HW: Word Root Practice
2/3
RACES Practice
Finish Act 1
Discussion
2/4
RACES Practice- non-fiction article
Notes on Theme
Group theme idenfitication charades
Word Root Practice
2/5
Vocabulary quiz
Theme charades
RACES recap- Macbeth
All documents are found on CANVAS. This is where you can find our weekly schedule.
Unit 1:
Essential Question: How did Shakespeare use details to develop theme in Macbeth?
Students will know:
the significance of citing text when analyzing and constructing a claim.
the RACES format for answering constructed response
How an author develops theme in a work.
Students will be able to:
Find and utilize appropriate evidence from a text using RACES
Identify and analyze a question/claim using specific textual evidence
Identify and support with evidence a theme in a text
Focus Vocabulary: theme, RACES, Pre, post, mono and poly
1/25
Diagnostic test on School Net;
CODE: ME8CY9ZE2
1/26
Macbeth pre-test
Root Word Power Point
Anticipation guide
Discussion
HW: Root Word practice- Pre/Post
1/27
Word Root practice
Continue anticipation guide
1/28
Thug Notes
Research question
Historical Context notes
HW: Word Root practice poly/mono
1/29
QQT on word roots
Introduction powerpoint
Weird Word Game
2/1
Daily EOC
New word roots
Assign parts and Macbeth excerpts
Discussion questions
Scavenger hunt
2/2
Root Words Practice game
Continue scavenger hunt
RACES powerpoint
HW: Word Root Practice
2/3
RACES Practice
Finish Act 1
Discussion
2/4
RACES Practice- non-fiction article
Notes on Theme
Group theme idenfitication charades
Word Root Practice
2/5
Vocabulary quiz
Theme charades
RACES recap- Macbeth