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= 2014-15 = = Class: 10th Grade English Language Arts = = Teachers: Miyo and Ellie = = emails: miyotrcs@gmail.com or ellietrcs@gmail.com = =**10th Grade English Supply List 2014-15**= 1. Pencils and pens (blue or black) 2. Sticky Notes 3. Note cards 4. Loose-leaf paper 5. Notes & Handouts Storage:
 * **Option 1** || **Option 2** ||
 * * One 1” or 1.5” three-ring binder (clearly labeled w/student’s name) OR a section of a binder dedicated to ELA for notes on loose-leaf and handouts || * One folder (clearly labeled w/student’s name, grade and ELA) for handouts and loose-leaf
 * Composition or spiral-bound notebook for notes OR a section of a spiral-bound. ||

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 * ** Due Date ** || ** Homework ** || ** Resources & Handouts ** ||
 * 4/27/15 || __HW__: 1) Decide on the topic for your argument paper. 2) Complete notes on one new article (Extra Credit - Take notes on three articles). 3) Read IRB || __** Sexual Assault on College Campuses **__

__** Police Violence and Justice **__ __ [] __

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 * __ Should High School Last Six Years? __**

__**School Dress Codes **__ W hose Dress Code is it and Why? [|__http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/whose-dress-code-is-it-and-why/?_r=0__] The Battle Over Dress Codes [|__http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/14/opinion/the-battle-over-dress-codes.html__] Clothing Straddles the Line Between Sweet and Skimpy [|__http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/fashion/clothing-straddles-the-line-between-sweet-and-skimpy.html__] || 2) Finish first read and annotations of "Address to UN Youth Assembly" by Malala Yousafzai. ||  || 2) 1 page: Choose one image or quote discussed in your Shared Inquiry Discussion today (that you haven't written about yet), and explain why its effective in developing King's central argument in "Letter From Birmingham Jail" ||   || 2) Reading Response #6 3) Come prepared with the Directed Notes on "Letter From Birmingham Jail" for collaborative writing in class. ||  || 2) Finish 2nd read of "Letter From Birmingham Jail" with Directed Notes: O = Opposition E = Ethos P = Paths L = Logos || Audio Version of “Letter from Birmingham Jail”: Begin at 4:00
 * Tues 11/18/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 11/17/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 11/13/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 11/12/14 || 1) Read & Bring in IRB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Y-64GJT8E || 2) For Thursday: Finish reading "Universal Declaration on Human Rights" and complete Sentence Starter Response Handout ||  || 2) Personal Declaration of Human Rights - Introductory Statement + 3 paragraphs ||   || 2) Finish revisions to complete Google Presentations Slides, Prezi or Script for Video ||  || 2) Finish Draft of Prezi, Google Presentation Slides, or Script for Video ||   || 2) Complete Research and Evidence for Solutions Note-taking Handout ||  || 2) Reading Response #4 ||   || 2) Start researching solutions for Thursday -- we will work on this more in class on Thursday. FYI -- Ellie & Miyo will be out for a 12th grade field trip on Tuesday morning. || Article & Video - #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Twitter response [] Short article & Video - Teen created police accountability app [|http://thefreethoughtproject.com/teenagers-build-smartphone-app-citize][|ns-rate-police/] Rally of family members of victims of police violence [] Musical Response - Dizzy Wright “I Need Answers” [] CopwatchNYC [] || 2) Synthesized Research: Paragraph 1 - Draw a conclusion, written as a claim in the topic sentence, from the two arguments and use at least 4 pieces of evidence to support it. Paragraph 2 - propose solutions to the problem. ||  || 2) Research and take notes on 2 articles connected to your research role for your group. Follow the format on the note-taking handout. ||  || 2) Reading Response #3 ||   || 2) Research 1 article answering a question about Michael Brown's death or Ferguson. See assignment sheet. 3) Reading Response #2. See assignment sheet. ||  || 2) DUE Mon 9/29 Research 1 article answering a question about Michael Brown's death or Ferguson. See assignment sheet for details. ||  || 2) KWL (Know/Want to Know/Learn) Chart __OR__ Quickwrite (1/2-1pg handwritten in notebook or looseleaf) -- What do you __know__ about Michael Brown's death and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri? What do you __wonder__ or question about it? || Video clip from Monday's class: http://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/12/the_killing_of_michael_brown_missouri || 2) Am I What They Say I Am writing piece ||   || 2) Finish Brainstorm Handout "Am I What They Say I Am?" and do a quickwrite expressing the ideas that come up in your brainstorm. Come prepared to draft a poem, short personal essay, or memoir in class. ||  || 2) Come prepared to read 2 paragraphs or more to the class. ||  || 2) Start looking for and reading IRB #1 ||   || 2) Start looking for and reading IRB #1 ||   || 2) Info Sheet ||  ||
 * Wed 11/5/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 11/3/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 10/17/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 10/16/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 10/15/14 || NO REGULAR CLASSES - PSAT's ||  ||
 * Tues 10/14/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 10/13/14 || NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day ||  ||
 * Fri 10/10/14 || 1) Read IRB ||  ||
 * Thurs 10/9/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 10/8/14 || 1) Read IRB and bring it in! ||  ||
 * Tues 10/7/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 10/6/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 10/3/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 10/2/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 10/1/14 || 1) Read IRB & Bring it in. ||  ||
 * Mon 9/29/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 9/24/14 || 1) Read IRB & Bring it in.
 * Tues 9/23/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 9/22/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 9/19/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 9/18/14 || Reading Response based on IRB. 1-2 pages handwritten OR 1 page typed. ||  ||
 * Wed 9/17/14 || Bring in IRB ||  ||
 * Tues 9/16/14 || Look for and read IRB #1 ||  ||
 * Mon 9/15/14 || 1) Final Draft Opening Letter Writing & Visual. 2 pages typed, double-spaced, and printed before class or emailed with a request for printing to Miyo or Ellie by 10pm on Sunday.
 * Fri 9/12/14 || 1) Draft - Opening Letter. 2 pages handwritten or 1-2 pages typed. Print before class or email Miyo or Ellie by midnight on Thursday with shared googledoc or attached piece of writing and a request for help with printing (please only use this option if you absolutely cannot print before class on your own).
 * Thurs 9/11/14 || 1) Reading Survey
 * Wed 9/10/14 || 1) Bring in Supplies
 * Tues 9/9/14 || ELA Summer Reading Essay and Outline || [[file:10thSummerReading2014-15.docx]] ||

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2013-14 Class: 10th Grade English Language Arts Teachers: Miyo and Ellie emails: miyotrcs@gmail.com or ellietrcs@gmail.com __ Homework Policy: __ If students are absent, it is their responsibility to find out what they missed by checking the website or calling classmates. Students who have been absent may turn in homework one day after their return to school. // Late homework will NOT be accepted for any reason other than an absence and must be accompanied by a note from a parent/guardian. // __ Supplies -10th Grade English __
 * One 1” or 1.5” three-ring binder (clearly labeled w/student’s name)
 * 3 dividers for binder labeled NOTES, VOCAB, and CONVENTIONS
 * One 3-hole punched pocket folder (clearly labeled w/student’s name) to be stored inside binder
 * Loose-leaf paper – stored in binder
 * Supply pouch or box containing: Pencils, pens (blue or black), Sticky Notes (when we read a book as a class), notecards for vocabulary work

AVOID PLAGIARISM! Use the links below to see how to cite in MLA (Modern Language Association) style: List of works cited: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0011.html In-text citations: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0001.html OWL Purdue MLA Formatting and Style Guide: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/1/ 2) Reading Response #18 ||  || 2) Opinion piece based on yesterday's classwork and the Opinion Piece "Yes, All Men" ||   || 2) Late Critical Lens essays can be submitted until Friday: -email -share a googledoc -put it in Miyo's mailbox -hand it in to Sandra (1001) or to the substitute teacher. ||  || 2) Final Draft Critical Lens Essay (typed or neatly written on loose-leaf in pen), with outline attached ||   || 2) Complete Literary Elements Chart for //Anowa// only (1 side of the handout) ||  || 2) Reading Response #17 ||   || 2) Read //Anowa// pgs. 107-113 and complete Focus Questions ||  || 2) Complete Anowa Point of View Journal Entry, Poem or Mind Mirror Directions: Choose a quote from Anowa’s point of view from Phases 1 through 3. Create a journal entry, poem, OR mind mirror that shows Anowa’s emotions, thoughts, and inner conflicts according to the quote.
 * Due Date || Assignment || Handouts ||
 * **Upcoming** || **Fri 6/6/14 - Last day to hand in Late Critical Lens Essays - Semester Grades are DUE!** ||  ||
 * Fri 6/6/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 6/4/14 || 1) Read and Bring in IRB
 * Tues 6/3/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 6/2/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 5/28/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Tues 5/27/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 5/23/14 || 1) Read and Bring in IRB ||  ||
 * Tues 5/20/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 5/19/14 || 1) Read IRB

Expectations: --Includes the quote bolded or underlined --Is at least 1 page typed or written neatly on looseleaf --Includes 3-4 paragraphs --Shows creative thinking and care for your work --Includes the quote bolded or underlined --Is at least 1 page typed or written neatly on looseleaf --Includes 3-4 stanzas --Includes figurative language and/or poetic devices (repetition, rhyme, rhythm, etc.) --Shows creative thinking and care for your work --Includes the quote bolded or underlined --Is written on 8 ½ x 11” paper --Includes at least 3 words or phrases describing Anowa in the quote --Includes at least 3 symbols or images that relate to Anowa’s character --Includes at least 3 traits that describe Anowa --Shows creative thinking and care for your work ||  || 1) Read and bring in IRB 2) Read //Anowa// pgs. 103-107 and complete Handout: 1. Quotes, Interpretations 2. Image of Anowa's dream and an explanation of the symbolism. 3. Extra Credit Option - see handout ||  ||
 * Journal Entry
 * Poem
 * Mind Mirror
 * Fri 5/16/14 || 1001 - Period 2: Reading Response #16: Conflict - Analyze the a major conflict in your book. ||  ||
 * Thurs 5/15/15 || 1001 - Period 6:
 * Wed 5/14/14 || 1) Read IRB and bring in

1001 - Period 2: Read //Anowa// pgs. 103-107 and complete Handout: 1. Quotes, Interpretations 2. Image of Anowa's dream and an explanation of the symbolism. 3. Extra Credit Option - see handout

1001 - Period 6: Reading Response #16 - Analyze the a major conflict in your book. Students who were absent today for the field trip will have one more day to complete their Reading Response. ||  || 2) Read //Anowa// pg.s 91-102 and complete the Focus Questions and Viewpoints chart. ||   || 2) Read //Anowa// pgs. 82-91 and complete Phase 2 Focus Questions ||  || 5/9/14 || 1) Read IRB 2) Read //Anowa// pgs. 69-81 and complete Conflicts in Phase 1 Focus Questions ||  || 5/8/14 || 1) Read IRB 2) Reading Response #15: Analyze setting or characterization in your book. ||  || 5/6/14 || 1) Read IRB 2) Read articles on Obama's visit to Cape Coast Castle. Answer the three questions about the articles on the handout. ||  || 2) Outline counter argument body paragraph ||   || 2) Draft Intro and Body Paragraphs (except counter argument paragraph) ||   || 2) Finish Outlining Body Paragraphs (except counter argument paragraph) ||  || 2) Finish Quote Interpretation Handout for BOTH Quotes ||   || 2) 1001 - Complete two more sections of the Literary Elements handout. ||  || 2) Finish reading //Chronicle// ||   || 2) Reading Response #13 3) Study for //Chronicle// Vocab Quiz on Thurs ||  || 2) Read Chronicle through pg. 95 (pg. 111 in green book) and finish chart on Bayardo and Angela following or breaking gender expectations. 3) Study for Vocab Quiz - changed to Thurs 4/3/14 ||  ||
 * Tues 5/13/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 5/12/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri
 * Thurs
 * Tues
 * Fri 5/2/13 || Final Draft essay due ||  ||
 * Tues 4/29/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 4/28/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 4/25/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Tues 4/8/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 4/7/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 4/4/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 4/3/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 4/2/14 || 1) Read IRB & Bring it in for IRB Wed
 * Tues 4/1/14 || 1) Read IRB

2) Finish Reading through pg. 82 (pg. 95 in green book) and complete symbolism handout

3) Study for Vocab Quiz on Wed 4/2/14 ||  || 2) Paragraph (1/2 page): Who is most responsible for Santiago's death? Choose one witness and provide at least 3 pieces of evidence. You may include comparing and contrasting with other characters and their responsibility. 3) Study for Vocab Quiz on Wed 4/2/14 ||  || 2) Bring in Chronicle ||   || 2) (On loose-leaf - 1/2 page minimum) Choose one character from today's reading and write at least one paragraph answering the following questions, with text evidence: What did they do? What did they not do? Why did he or she choose to not tell Santiago that the Vicario brothers were planning to kill him? ||  || 2) Vicario Brothers Point of View Writing 1 page - choose a quote from pages 47-63 about the Vicario brothers and write a page (poem, song, letter, diary, etc.) in their voice about their feelings and motivations. ||  || 2) Read __Chronicl__e up to page 63 (72 green book) ||   || 2) Reading Response #11: Literary Letter in response to the one you got from your Reading Buddy last week. ||  || 2) Angela Point of View Writing 1 page (poem, song, letter, diary, etc.) in her voice about her feelings about and reactions to being forced to marry Bayardo, before or after the wedding. ||   || 2) Paragraph: What are gender expectations in Angela Vicario's family? ||  || 2) 1-2 Paragraphs: Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between how at least two characters view Santiago Nasar (Placida Linero, Narrator, Victoria Guzman, Divina Flor) ||   || 2) Work on memorizing lines. 3) Bring in prop, costume and set pieces 4) Meet in the auditorium with your script! ||  || 2) Make cuts/edits or add blooms to your character's lines. Bring your script! ||   || 2) Reading Response #9 - Hand in to Substitute Teacher on Friday! ||  || 2) Work on cuts for your character's lines, retaining the meaning and music of the language. ||   || 2) Read your Midsummer Scene Script -- Make sure you understand what's happening and being said. Think about what parts are really important. We will make cuts in class tomorrow. ||  || 2) Reading Response! ||   || 2) Take on the voice of a character from __A Midsummer Night's Dream__ in one of the scenes brainstormed in class. Write a monologue, poem, song, letter, etc. (1 page) ||  || 2) Finish Sonnet Letter ||  || 2) Finish the Mind Mirror for YOUR Turning Point with 3 character traits and evidence for Before and After the turning point. ||  || 2) Finish Mind Mirror for Marjane with 3 character traits and evidence for Before and After the Turning Point. 3) Write analysis paragraph about the Turning Point using traist and eivdnece. 4) Brainstorm a turning point in your life (we'll do a mind mirror for it in class on Monday) ||  || 2) DUE Thurs (2 paragraphs loose-leaf): P1--Which of the worlds or settings is most intriguing? What are the rules and structures there? P2--What part of our worlds today parallels the worlds we live in? ||  || 2) Bring in art supplies and magazines to create a collage based on //A Midsummer Night's Dream//. ||   || 2) Extra Credit assignments:
 * Mon 3/31/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 3/27/14 || 1) Reading Response #12: Respond to Reading Buddy's Literary Letter OR your choice of response.
 * Wed 3/26/14 || 1) Read and Bring in IRB
 * Mon 3/24/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 3/21/14 || 1) Finish CW handout making inferences based on quotes about the Vicario brothers pages 47-57
 * Thurs 3/20/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 3/19/14 || 1) Read and bring in IRB
 * Tues 3/18/14 || 1) Read __Chronicle__ up to page 47
 * Mon 3/17/14 || 1) Read __Chronicle__ up to page 24
 * Wed 2/26/14 || Final Performance! Memorize all lines and meet in the auditorium period 7 in costume, with props and set pieces. Come prepared to perform AND be a good audience. ||  ||
 * Mon 2/24/14 || Memorize all lines and meet in the auditorium with costumes and props. ||  ||
 * Wed 2/12/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 1/23/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 1/17/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Thurs 1/16/14 || 1) Read IRB & Bring it in for IRB Day. ||  ||
 * Wed 1/15/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Tues 1/14/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 1/10/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 1/8/14 || 1) Read IRB
 * Wed 12/11/13 || 1) Read IRB
 * Tues 12/10/13 || 1) Read IRB
 * Mon 12/9/13 || 1) Read IRB
 * Fri 12/6/13 || Reading Response #6 ||  ||
 * Wed 12/4/13 || 1) Read IRB
 * Tues 12/3/13 || 1) Read IRB (FYI - IRB Day will be on Thursday and Reading Response #6 will be due Friday)
 * Mon 12/2/13 || 1) Finish reading and taking notes on //Persepolis//.

__Thanksgiving Break - 10th ELA Extra Credit Assignments__

Worth **four** classwork/ homework grades

1. Watch the film version of Persepolis and write a review (1-2 pages typed, 12 pt. font), comparing and contrasting it to the book version. Use specific details and textual evidence.

__Questions to get you started:__


 * Which version do you prefer? Why?
 * What is similar in both the book and the film?
 * What is different in the book and the film?

2. Watch the film “Argo” and write a reflection (1-2 pages typed, 12 pt. font), comparing and contrasting the representation of the Islamic Republic in “Argo” and Persepolis. Use specific details and textual evidence.

__Questions to get you started:__

2. IRB Reading Response - You may hand it in on Thursday or Friday this week only. || || 2. Start finding and reading IRB. 3. "The Lottery" Vocab: Create original sentences with each word OR a story using all the vocab words OR an image to remember each word OR a combo! 4. Finish Directed Notes for the 2nd read of "The Lottery": + characters are excited; - characters are nervous. ||  || 2. Start finding and reading IRB. ||  || 2. Final Draft of Visual to accompany the Opening Letter ||   || 2. No Summer Reading Project? Write me a note explaining why. - one paragraph 3. Bring materials to create a visual about yourself as a reader, writer, thinker, student or human being this year. 4. Fill out Contact Info Sheet & Get Syllabus signed || ||
 * What events in the film appear in Persepolis
 * What opinions about the Islamic Republic are similar in both “Argo” and Persepolis?
 * What opinions about the Islamic Republic are different in “Argo” and Persepolis ||  ||
 * Thurs 10/31/13 || 1. Watch 3rd NYC Mayoral Debate and Complete Notes Handout and Reflection on loose-leaf.
 * Tues 10/1/13 || 1. Be ready for Binder Check - Binder labeled with name, 4Tabs for Notes, IRB, Vocab, and Conventions, and loose-leaf. Folder labeled with name and ELA.
 * Mon 9/23/13 || 1. Be ready for Binder Check - Binder labeled with name, 4Tabs for Notes, IRB, Vocab, and Conventions, and loose-leaf. Folder labeled with name and ELA.
 * Fri 9/20/13 || 1. Final Draft Opening Letter - Come prepared to share
 * Thurs 9/19/13 || Draft of Opening Letter - We'll work on revision in class ||  ||
 * Mon 9/16/13 || 1. Supplies
 * Fri 9/13/13 || Summer Reading Essay and Outline || [[file:10th Grade ELA Summer Reading 2013-14.doc]] ||