Lessons for 2/20

What

Lessons for 2/20

When

2/20/2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Course/ Subject/Unit: Pre Ap Literature/Composition
Date of Instruction: 02/22/24

Standard(s):
ELAGSE9-10L: Language
ELAGSE9-10L.VA: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELAGSE9-10L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
ELAGSE9-10L4.c: Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.
ELAGSE9-10L6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression




Learning Target:
Read closely and analyze an article about the salem witch trials.
Connect the Salem Witch Trials to the early events of Silas Marner.
Success Criteria:
Respond to guided question about the article
Write a short essay connecting superstition and outsiders to both the Salem Witch Trials and the Novel Silas Marner.



Activities & Assignments
PP: Latin Root

The class will begin with an intro to the achieve article. It will also contain a quick review for the first chapters of our Novel.

Students will read the article and write out summaries of each paragraph to be checked by the instructor. Once everyone has been cleared, they may begin to respond to the guided questions.

Quick reading quiz.

Close reading of Chapter 1 section "Silas' Fits."

Class discussion connecting the events of the article and the novel. “Witchcraft, Superstition, and the Outsider.”

Essay prompt: “In what ways do the outsiders get labeled today? Who are the modern outsiders, and what witchcraft do they conduct?”