Summer Reading Common Core Texts for 9th and 10th Grade

Common Core Texts for 9th and 10th grade

The Tragedy of Macbeth byWilliamShakespeare(1592)

 • “Ozymandias”by Percy Bysshe Shelley(1817) 

• “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe (1845)
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Informational Texts: Literary Nonfiction

• “Letter on Thomas Jefferson” by John Adams (1776)

 •NarrativeoftheLifeofFrederickDouglass,an American Slave by FrederickDouglass(1845) 

• “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: Address to Parliament on May 13th, 1940” by Winston Churchill (1940)

 •Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad byAnn Petry(1955) 

•Travels with Charley:In Search of America by JohnSteinbeck(1962)
• “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention”byPatrickHenry(1775) 

• “FarewellAddress”byGeorgeWashington(1796) 

• “Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln (1863) 

• “State of the Union Address” by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1941)

 • “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1964)
• “Hope, Despair and Memory” by Elie Wiesel (1997)

9-10 • “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry (1906)

 • The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939) 

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953)

 • TheKillerAngels by MichaelShaara (1975)

Week 19

Common Core Standards and assignments for the Week:

Standard:

Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.

Reread Act II Romeo and Juliet in Class

Complete Romeo and Juliet Packet by Friday 5/24

Plan, memorize and present a recitation (e.g., poem, selection from a speech or dramatic soliloquy) that: conveys the meaning of the selection and includes appropriate performance techniques (e.g., tone, rate, voice modulation) to achieve the desired aesthetic effect. (9th or 10th grade.)

Recite Monologues, Soliloquys

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.  

Draft of 6 page  Research Paper due Monday 5/20 for Peer Review   1500 Words, Triple Space, Works Cited List, Parenthetical Citations ( use Easybib.com or Son of Citation Maker) 

Final Draft due  by 5 PM 5/26 to Turnitin.com

Double Space

Week 18

Monday:

1. Finish Slide Show on Context of Romeo and Juliet Shakespearean /Elizabethan Era
2. Submit Roman Numeral Outline of Research Paper

Tuesday: SPA Exam Review Say Mean Matter

1. Homework  Bring in 10 Index Cards each with a fact and Citation 
1. on 1 side write the fact, quote or point
2. on the oppsote side write the citation in MLA Format
3. use Easybib.com to build your citation, cut and paste on slide
1. if you do not have internet and printing access at home go to LACER, the College Center, or The Learning Center

Wed: SPA Exam

Thursday: SPa EXam

Friday: Romeo and Juliet Act II

1. Finish Reading  Act III and Complete Act III Questions in Packet by Monday

Romeo and Juliet Act I and II May 6-10

Standard:

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.

a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or

function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or

parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy) and continue to apply

knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes. c.        

Individual Work: Vocabulary Exam on Quizlet.com Act I Romeo and Juliet  5/6

Group work:  Team Vocabulary review

Standard:

Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.

Individual Work: Read Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet

Group Work: Complete Packet for Act II of Romeo and Juliet

Standard:

Plan, memorize and present a recitation (e.g., poem, selection from a speech or dramatic soliloquy) that: conveys the meaning of the selection and includes appropriate performance techniques (e.g., tone, rate, voice modulation) to achieve the desired aesthetic effect. (9th or 10th grade.)

Individual Work:  Memorize, Practice, and Recite your speech on Friday. 5/10. Extra Credit for those who are ready earlier! 

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.  

Class Meets In Library Thursday and Friday

Individual Work: Research paper on aspect of Elizabethan England

Group Work: Peer review Teammates Papers