A.G.B.U. Manoogian-Demirdjian School—One Week Schedule (OWS)

Teacher: Hasholian Class: English 9 Honors Week of: 11/14—11/18

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content
What concepts will students learn? / Students will take a test on Oedipus Rex wherein they will discuss pieces of textual evidence that have been provided for them. / 1. Students will take their weekly vocabulary quiz
2. Students will finish conducting a Socratic Seminar on Oedipus Rex
3. Should time permit, students will begin learning about William Shakespeare and Elizabethan England in order to prepare for Romeo and Juliet / 1. Students will take a test on Oedipus Rex—this will take the entire period
CA Standard
With which standard do the concepts align? / R4: 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
L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking / R1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text.
R2: Determine a theme or central idea and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text
W ID: Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. / R2: Determine a theme or central idea and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text
R ID: Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
W IC: Use words, phrases and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
Class Activity
What will students do in class to reinforce learning? / 1. Oedipus Rex textual evidence test / 1. Vocabulary test
2. Socratic Seminar
3. William Shakespeare and Elizabethan England / Oedipus Rex test—this will take the entire period
Assessment
How will student learning be gauged? / Vocabulary test Wednesday (11/16)
Oedipus Rex test Friday (11/18) / Oedipus Rex test Friday (11/18)
Vocabulary test Wednesday (11/30) / Oedipus Rex test Friday (11/18)
Vocabulary test Wednesday (11/30)
Homework
What should students do at home? / Oedipus Rex response #3 due Wednesday (11/23) / Oedipus Rex response #3 due Wednesday (11/23) / Oedipus Rex response #3 due Wednesday (11/23)
Which ESLR? / ESLR II: Become skilled learners and independent thinkers who are competent in analyzing and synthesizing information from multiple sources; demonstrate effective communication skills through verbal, written, artistic and technological modes of expression; Are able to apply critical thinking skills and problem-solving in school and real-life situations; Have developed effective study habits and self-discipline / ESLR II: Become skilled learners and independent thinkers who are competent in analyzing and synthesizing information from multiple sources; demonstrate effective communication skills through verbal, written, artistic and technological modes of expression; Are able to apply critical thinking skills and problem-solving in school and real-life situations; Have developed effective study habits and self-discipline / ESLR II: Become skilled learners and independent thinkers who are competent in analyzing and synthesizing information from multiple sources; demonstrate effective communication skills through verbal, written, artistic and technological modes of expression; Are able to apply critical thinking skills and problem-solving in school and real-life situations; Have developed effective study habits and self-discipline