ELL 1A

ELL I A
Syllabus
October 30-November 3, 2006
Second Six Weeks
Week Five

Monday, October 30, 2006

• Discuss/conference about grades.
• Review pronouns and use them in a sentence.
• Begin unit on “Bridging the Gap.”
• Use a K-W-L chart.
• Reading strategy is “How to connect new information to what you know.”
o Read the title and look at the illustrations.
o Write what you know in the first column of your chart.
o Write questions in the second column.
o After you read, write the answers in the last column.
o Review what you wrote to see the connections.
• Write vocabulary words and definitions.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

• Review pronouns.
• Go over vocabulary words.
• Review Point of View.
• Read “Teammates,” by Peter Golenbock.
• Answer questions “Before you move on,” p. 107. If have time, discuss.

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

• In-service-this is a half day, and period 5 does not meet.

Thursday, November 2, 2006

• Discuss the questions from “Baseball begins to change.”
• Read “Jackie Makes the Team,” pp. 108-109.
• Answer the “Before you move on,” p. 109.
• Discuss the answers.

Friday, November 3, 2006

• In lab today, for criterion writing.
• If have time, read “Pee Wee Takes a Stand.”


Power Standards/Objectives:

Vocabulary
9.1.2 Distinguish between what words mean literally and what they imply and interpret what the words imply.

Reading:
9.3.2 Compare and contrast the presentation of a similar theme or topic across genres (different types of writing) to explain how the selection of genre shapes the theme or topic.

9.3.5 Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work.
9. 3.7 Determine character traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration
9.3.11 Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme.
9.3.9 Explain how voice and the choice of a narrator affect characterization and the tone, plot, and credibility of a text.


Writing Applications:
9.5.2 Write responses to literature that:
• Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works.

Final Exams are next Thursday and Friday