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audio for Act 3 (26 minutes)

October 19-23

Monday, October 19

Benchmarks:
9.4.4.4 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).

By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature and other texts including stories, dramas, and poems at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Activities:

  • Finish reading Act 2, scene 3 of Much Ado
  • Watch Act 2 of the movie (25 minutes scenes 5-7)
  • Finish study guide questions for Act 2
  • Distribute Vocab packet for lesson 2 Much Ado About Nothing
  • Review Vocab process and the study guide questions for Act 2

Assessment:

  • Study guide questions review and discussion

Tuesday, October 20

Benchmarks:
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature and other texts including stories, dramas, and poems at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

9.4.3.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Activities:

  • Read aloud Act 3, scene 1
  • Study guide questions for Act 3, scene 1
  • Read aloud Act 3, scene 2
  • Study guide questions for Act 3, scene 2

Assessment:

  • Study guide question discussion

Wednesday, October 21

Benchmarks:
9.5.5.5 Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text

9.11.2.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Activities:

  • MCA Prep: "Alexander the Great" — complete and discuss
  • Grammar/Mechanics: Homophones race to the board
  • Time to work on Vocab Packet

Assessment:

  • MCA prep discussion
  • Race to the Board

Thursday, October 22

Benchmarks:
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature and other texts including stories, dramas, and poems at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

9.4.3.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Activities:

  • Review Study Guide questions for Act 3, scene 2
  • Review Vocab words for lesson 2 of Much Ado
  • Read Act 3, scene 3
  • Study Guide questions for Act 3, scene 3
  • Read aloud Act 3, scene 4
  • Study Guide Questions for Act 3, scene 4

Assessment:

  • Vocab words review
  • Study Guide question discussion

Friday, October 23

Benchmarks:
9.4.4.4 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).

By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature and other texts including stories, dramas, and poems at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

9.4.3.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Activities:

  • Vocab packet due for lesson 2 of Much Ado
  • Vocab test — lesson 2 of Much Ado
  • Read aloud Act 3, scene 5
  • Study guide questions for Act 3, scene 5
  • Watch Act 3 of movie (15 minutes scenes 8-10)

Assessment:

  • Study Guide questions discussion
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