September 29 & 30, 2022

Agenda

1. Complete the 9/29 & 9/30 Bell Ringer.

   • Directions: Reread each poem to answer each question. Please answer in 2-3 complete sentences citing information from the text.

2. Review the Figurative Language PowerPoint (above) and complete the Figurative Language Notes.

3. Read LWD: Pages 103-141 and complete the LWD: Pages 103-141 Assignment.

   • Reading: Long Way Down (pages 103-141)

   • Assignment (digital): LWD: Pages 103-141 Assignment

   • Assignment (paper): LWD: Pages 103-141 Assignment

   • Audiobook: Pages 85-106

   • Audiobook: Pages 109-146

• Assignments Due Today

  • 9/29 & 9/30 Bell Ringer

  • Figurative Language Notes

  • LWD: Pages 103-141 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 analyze figurative language found in Long Way Down.