Research to Clarify Students complete activities STANDARDS Students research one recognizing parallel or Research to Explore W.9-10.1.b; W.9-10.1.c; unfamiliar detail from the text. phrases. Students research other plays W.9-10.1.e; L.9-10.2.b Conventions: Parallelism or stories inspired by Research to Explore Conventions: Parallelism Pyramus and Thibe. Students research whether (RP) the Montagues and Capulets Close Read the Text were real families. Writing to Sources: Students will review the Persuasive Letter Read Model and complete the Close Read the Text Students a persuasive close read sections in the Students will review the Close letter to fellow students. selection. Read Model and complete the Writing to Sources: Read the Text close read sections in the Persuasive Letter selection. Writing to Sources: Analyze the Text Close Read the Text Persuasive Letter (RP) Students will respond to questions about the text, Analyze the Text Speaking and Listening: citing textual evidence. Students will respond to Performance Review questions the text, citing Students present a LANGUAGE textual evidence. performance review of a DEVELOPMENT section of the production Analyze and Structure: listened to. Concept Vocabulary Tragedy Speaking and Listening: Students complete activities Students identify elements Performance Review related to the Concept that contribute to the play’s Speaking and Listening: Vocabulary words: tragic ending. Performance Review (RP) forbidden; steal; tryst Analyze Craft and Structure: Tragedy Evidence Log Word Study: Analyze Craft and Structure: Students add notes and Words Tragedy (RP) evidence that will be used to Students find inform the works in the text. STANDARDS Assessment. Word Study: Connotation RL.9-10.3; RL.9.10-5; STANDARDS Word Network RL.9-10.7; W.9-10.1; Students identify examples of L.9-10.1; L.9-10.1.a; comic relief. L.9-10.5 Word Network EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION Writing to Compare Analytical Essay Students write an essay examining the presentation of
Research to Clarify Students research one unfamiliar detail from the text. Research to Explore Students research whether the Montagues and Capulets were real families. Close Read the Text Students will review the Close Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection. Close Read the Text Analyze the Text Students will respond to questions the text, citing textual evidence. Analyze and Structure: Tragedy Students identify elements that contribute to the play’s tragic ending. Analyze Craft and Structure: Tragedy Analyze Craft and Structure: Tragedy (RP) STANDARDS RL.9-10.3; RL.9.10-5; Students complete activities recognizing parallel or phrases. Conventions: Parallelism Conventions: Parallelism (RP) Writing to Sources: Persuasive Letter Students a persuasive letter to fellow students. Writing to Sources: Persuasive Letter Writing to Sources: Persuasive Letter (RP) Speaking and Listening: Performance Review Students present a performance review of a section of the production listened to. Speaking and Listening: Performance Review Speaking and Listening: Performance Review (RP) Evidence Log Students add notes and evidence that will be used to inform the Assessment. STANDARDS RL.9-10.7; W.9-10.1; L.9-10.1; L.9-10.1.a; L.9-10.5 Research to Explore Students research other plays or stories inspired by Pyramus and Thibe. Close Read the Text Students will review the Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection. Read the Text Analyze the Text Students will respond to questions about the text, citing textual evidence. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Concept Vocabulary Students complete activities related to the Concept Vocabulary words: forbidden; steal; tryst Word Study: Words Students find works in the text. Word Study: Connotation Word Network Students identify examples of comic relief. Word Network EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION Writing to Compare Analytical Essay Students write an essay examining the presentation of STANDARDS W.9-10.1.b; W.9-10.1.c; W.9-10.1.e; L.9-10.2.b
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