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Focus for 1st Quarter: From ELA 9 Michigan Merit Curriculum Course Requirements, pg 16.
Big Ideas: XX survival XX chance rules XX sacrifice XX chasing after status and wealth XX status for sale XX true wisdom XX value of material possessions
Themes Seven human emotions: flattery, fear, greed, anger, guilt, exclusivity, and salvation Learning from texts
Focus Questions: How do emotions, wants, and needs make these characters vulnerable?
What change is seen in how each character perceives what is valuable?
What sacrifices do these characters make?
How do characters gain true wisdom?
How are the characters' strengths and weaknesses alike or different from my own?
Essential Questions How do my emotions, wants, and needs make me vulnerable? How do I read to gain skills, knowledge, and wisdom? What do I need to learn in high school to be prepared for college or work? What generalizations or principles have I discovered about my own reading? How do I learn best? How do my skills and talents define who I am?
As per ELA 9 Michigan Merit Curriculum Course Requirements, page 16
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Writing for this Week: The American Film Institute has created a list of what they think are the 100 Greatest Movies. Look at the list, and then choose one of the below for an essay. 1) Explain why a film should be added to the list. 2) Explain why a film should be removed from the list. 3) Explain why you agree with the inclusion of a film already on the list.
You must use these paper instructions.
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Tues-Wed: We will read and discuss "Distillations" by Hugo Martinez-Serros, page 133 in the Green Book. A boy finds out about his father when the family takes a trip to the dump. Tied for 3rd favorite story during 2006-2007. we will study the literary elements of character development (article pg 130-131 of our textbook) and point of view (article pg 218-219). See also English Terms.
We will examine texts from science class, math class, and social studies class. We will ask such question as "How can learning the structure and purpose of texts support me in using them more effectively?" and "What are the roles of subtitles, headings, bullets, illustrations, sidebars, and other text features?"
See the ELA 9 Michigan Merit Curriculum: "Essential Questions", pg 16, "Texts" on pg 17, "Features", pg 18, and Strategies for Approaching Textbook Reading", pg 19.
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