October 10 & 11, 2022

Agenda

1. Please complete the 10/7 & 10/10 Bell Ringer.

   • Directions: We will watch the 2018 commencement (graduation) speech Jason Reynolds gave at Lesley University. After we listen together, use a pair of headphones to re-listen to the speech and complete the graphic organizer.

2. Finish reading LWD: Pages 142-186 and finish the Pages 142-186 Assignment.

   • Directions: Conflict is what propels the action in a novel. There are various types of literary conflict: person v. self, person v. person, person v. nature, person v. supernatural, person v. technology, person v. society. Often, a piece of literature has one primary conflict with various sub-conflicts. Identify three (3) different types of conflict found in Long Way Down Pages 142-186.

     • Assignment (digital): LWD: Pages 142-186 Assignment

     • Assignment (paper): LWD: Pages 142-186 Assignment

     • Reading: Pages 142-186

     • Audiobook: Pages 142-186

3. View the Mood & Tone Presentation (above) and complete the Mood & Tone Notes.

4. Read LWD: Pages 187-225 and complete the LWD: Pages 187-225 Assignment.

   • Directions: Tone in literature refers to the author’s attitude toward a particular topic. Through specific word choice, the author reveals their feelings and opinions to the reader, conveying the author’s intentions behind the text. The tone of a story is always described using an adjective. While you read Pages 187-225 of Long Way Down, identify the author’s tone in two different places and find two quotes per tone example (four total).

   • Directions: Mood is the emotion that the READERS feel while reading about the subject. While you read Pages 187-225 of Long Way Down, identify the mood in two different places and find two quotes per mood example (four total).

   • Assignment (digital): LWD: Pages 187-225 Assignment

   • Assignment (paper): LWD: Pages 187-225 Assignment

   • Reading: Pages 187-225

   • Audiobook: Pages 187-225

5. B-Day: Finish pages 1, 2, 4 & 5. We will finish Page 3 next week (after fall break).

• Assignments Due Today

  • 10/7 & 10/10 Bell Ringer

  • LWD: Pages 142-186 Assignment

  • Mood & Tone Notes

  • LWD: Pages 187-225 Assignment

• Standards

  • Bell Ringer
    Standard L.9-10.3: Understand how language functions in different contexts and utilize MLA format for English.

    • Note: All bell ringers will be composed into a single composite proficiency score at the end of every quarter.

  • Notes
    Standard SL.9-10.4: Present information appropriate to task, audience, and purpose clearly, concisely, and logically.

    • Note: All notes will be composed into a single composite proficiency score at the end of every quarter.

  • Assignment
    STANDARD RL 9-10.4/RI 9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings (and technical RI); 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) (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper RI).

• SWBAT

  • Students will be able to identify and explain mood and tone in literature.

  • Students will be able to identify and explain mood and tone in Long Way Down.