9th Grade Who Am I? – Unit 4 How do our ideas about others influence the choices we make? – Lexile Range 1080-1305 Ongoing KCAStandards Reading Literary/Informational Writing Speaking & Listening Language/Conventions – 1 cite textual evidence /draw inferences 4 clear and consistent 1 prepare and participate 1, 2 conventions review – – – – 4 determine meanings of words and writing – phrases 5 writing process – 10 range of reading 6 technology to produce – – 9 draw evidence to support – 10 range of writing – Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 1 argument 3 4, 5, 6 Vocabulary Acquisition Unit Priority – – evaluate speaker’s – KCAStandards 7 short/sustained research point of view and Use 7 analyze in two different mediums – – 8 delineate/evaluate argument and claims – pronoun-antecedent agreement 9 analyze source material • – commas (items in series, to set • off parenthetical phrases) conjunctive adverbs & phrases • to show time & express logical relationships Major Text Advanced Honors/ Comprehensive Ramp-Up Melba Patillo Beals Melba Patillo Beals Warriors Warriors Don’t Cry – Warriors Don’t Cry – Don’t Cry – (may chose to focus on selected chapters) Melba Patillo Beals (selected chapters) free verse end verse alliteration stanza generalization Terminology argument claim counterclaim evidence reasoning appeals (ethical, emotional, logical) Argument Writing • - may be proposal for school-based service learning project or other topic of student choice writing (On Demand, writing task, timed, etc.) - focused Literary analysis: thesis statement and structure of supporting paragraphs • Focus locating sources (find it) Research • – Annotated Bibliography students will create an annotated bibliography for reading each six weeks (on-going 9th 12th grade) • – – Students should begin to implement service-learning project within their school. Authentic Community • Ramp Up students will participate in an ongoing Cross Age Tutoring Project. Connection • On-going student reflection should be an important component of this process. •
9th Grade – Who Am I? Unit 4 – How do our ideas about others influence the choices we make? Lexile Range 1080-1305 Ongoing KCAStandards Reading – Literary/Informational Writing Speaking & Listening Language/Conventions 1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences 4 – determine meanings of words and phrases 10 – range of reading 4 – clear and consistent writing 5 – writing process 6 – technology to produce 9 – draw evidence to support 10 – range of writing 1 – prepare and participate 1, 2 – conventions review Unit Priority KCAStandards Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7 – analyze in two different mediums 8 – delineate/evaluate argument and claims 9 – analyze source material 1 – argument 7 – short/sustained research 3 – evaluate speaker’s point of view 4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use • pronoun-antecedent agreement • commas (items in series, to set off parenthetical phrases) • conjunctive adverbs & phrases to show time & express logical relationships Major Text Advanced Honors/ Comprehensive Ramp-Up Warriors Don’t Cry – Melba Patillo Beals Warriors Don’t Cry – Melba Patillo Beals (may chose to focus on selected chapters) Warriors Don’t Cry – Melba Patillo Beals (selected chapters) Terminology free verse end verse alliteration stanza generalization argument claim counterclaim evidence reasoning appeals (ethical, emotional, logical) Writing • Argument - may be proposal for school-based service learning project or other topic of student choice - focused writing (On Demand, writing task, timed, etc.) • Literary analysis: thesis statement and structure of supporting paragraphs Research • Focus – locating sources (find it) • Annotated Bibliography – students will create an annotated bibliography for reading each six weeks (on-going 9th – 12th grade) Authentic Community Connection • Students should begin to implement service-learning project within their school. • Ramp Up students will participate in an ongoing Cross Age Tutoring Project. • On-going student reflection should be an important component of this process.
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