Standard: ELAGSE9-10RI8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning. Learning Target: I can evaluate an argument in a text, assessing the writing for bias, based on an article comparing the Genesis flood story
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Standard: ELAGSE9-10RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone.) Learning Target: I will
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Standard: ELAGSE9-10RL1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Learning Target: I will read and understand the first half of The Epic of Gilgamesh selection from our text, and make a bubble map to cite evidence explaining who the main character
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Standards L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9—10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. RI.9-10.7 Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in
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Standard: SL.9-10.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source. Learning Target: Students will take a vocab quiz, finish their body biographies, and complete a gallery walk. Activator: Hero’s Journey in Puppets It’s FRIDAY!! Isn’t everyone excited? I know I am 😀 Today
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