Essential Question Period 1
English I & II 12/01/2015
Essential Question:
How do you analyze a
seminal U.S. document and
the impact of its rhetoric?
SAME!
Action
• 9th grade book: “I Have a
Dream” pages 48-51
• Stopped on #18
• Study Guide
Bell Work:
The central point of an
argument is the claim, or
proposition. What is King’s
claim in the speech? What
evidence does he cite to
support his claim?
I will :
Be able to analyze a seminal
US document and know the
impact of its rhetoric.
Bell Work
 King’s central claim is that “the Negro is
still is not free” (line 10)
He supports the claim that African
American do not enjoy complete freedom
by pointing out that segregation,
discrimination, and poverty still exist for the
majority of African Americans (lines 12-13)
Essential Question Period 2
English III & IV 12/01/2015
Essential Question:
How do I read and analyze
literature to better
understand the place of the
individual throughout
history?
SAME!
Action
• 11th grade book: “Against
Nature,” by Joyce Carol Oates
pp. 221
• Stopped # 18
Bell Work:
Define Analogy. Make an
analogy of nature and
spirituality.
I will :
Be able to analyze how an
author’s choices concerning
the structure of a text
contribute to its meaning.
Bell Work
 Both are mystical, beautiful, and
imaginative.
Essential Question Period 3
World History 12/01/2015
Essential Question:
How did the Renaissance
develop in northern
Europe?
SAME!
Bell Work:
Define utopian. Describe
your ideal utopian society.
Action
I will :
Know the achievements of the
Renaissance in Northern
Europe.
• World History Book: Chapter
13.2 pages 232-235
• Stopped #9
Essential Question Period 4
English I & II 12/01/2015
Essential Question:
How do you analyze a
seminal U.S. document and
the impact of its rhetoric?
SAME!
Action
• 9th grade book: “I Have a
Dream” pages 48-51
• Study Guide
Bell Work:
The central point of an
argument is the claim, or
proposition. What is King’s
claim in the speech? What
evidence does he cite to
support his claim?
I will :
Be able to analyze a seminal
US document and know the
impact of its rhetoric.
Bell Work
 King’s central claim is that “the Negro is
still is not free” (line 10)
He supports the claim that African
American do not enjoy complete freedom
by pointing out that segregation,
discrimination, and poverty still exist for the
majority of African Americans (lines 12-13)
Essential Question Period 5
Government/ US History 12/01/2015
Essential Question:
Bell Work:
Gov: How did the civil rights
Gov: What is De Facto
movement lead to new laws protecting segregation?
the rights of women, African
Americans, and other groups? SAME
US: What was the Spanish American
war? SAME!
Action
• Gov: Chapter 11.2 pages 325-332
• Stopped #16
• US: Chapter 10.2 Pages 346-351
• Stopped #6
US: What happened to the USS
Main? And how did America
react? p.348
I will :
Gov: How African Americans and women
still struggled to win equal treatment in
American Society after the 14th
amendment was passed.
US: know in 1898, the US went to war to
help Cuba with its independence from
Spain.
Essential Question Period 6
English I & II 12/01/2015
Essential Question:
How does Rebecca Makkai
develop her characters
through thoughts, actions
and interactions with
others?
SAME!
Action
• The Briefcase p. 361-369
• Stopped #5
Bell Work:
Define protagonist. Who is
the protagonist of The
Briefcase?
I will :
Be able to analyze interactions
between character and theme
in a short story.