ELEVENTH GRADE BELLWORKSpringBoard Unit 1

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ACTIVITY #: 1.1, PAGE #: 1PREVIEW THE BIG IDEAS AND VOCABULARY FOR THE UNIT.

IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE THE SILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN WIRITNG A DEFINITION ESSAY.

Preview:Visual PromptView the picture on p. 1. How does this image juxtapose the promise and reality of the American Dream?

Review:

In your own words, define the idea of “The American Dream”.

ACTIVITY #: 1.2, PAGE #: 5IDENTIFY THE USE OF EXEMPLIFICATION TO DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF PATRIOT.

Preview: Defining a Word, Idea, or Concept

Define the word patriot.

Review:

Explain the use of exemplification when defining a topic.

ACTIVITY #: 1.3, PAGE #: 9INTEGRATE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN TWO PRIMARY SOURCES, AN ILLUSTRATION AND

A SPEECH.CITE EVIDENCE FROM MULTIPLE TEXTS TO DEFINE A CONCEPT.

Preview: Defining a Word, Idea, or Concept America’s Promise

Review:

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What information can you gather from the image? Explain your reasoning.

What does strong evidence look like? Give concrete examples to support your thoughts.

ACTIVITY #: 1.4, PAGE #: 12ANALYZE THEMATICALLY LINKED POEMS TO IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TONE,

IMAGERY, AND DICTION.SUPPORT EXPLANATIONS WITH APPROPRIATE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE.

Preview:America’s Voices

Explain the relationship between tone, imagery and diction.

Review:

Explain denotation and connotation in your own words and give an example.

ACTIVITY #: 1.5, PAGE #: 15DISTINGUISH WHICH DETAILS ARE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REVELANT.

ANALYZE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TONE AND HOW A SHORT STORY IS STRUCTURED.REVISE SENTENCES TO ADD VARIETY AND CHANGE EMPHASIS.

Preview:Fulfilling the PromiseHow can the structure of a short story affect the tone of the piece?

Review:

How can revised sentences add variety and emphasis to a piece of writing?

ACTIVITY # 1.6, PAGE #: 27SUMMARIZE A TEXT USING RELEVANT DETAILS.

ANALYZE THE USE OF DEFINITION STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO APPLY THOSE STRATEGIES TO NEW WRITING.

Preview: Defining an American

Review:

ELEVENTH GRADE BELLWORKList all the definition strategies that you’ve encountered in the unit thus far and explain them in your own words.

What new strategies for definition did you encounter in this unit? Explain them in your own words.

ACTIVITY #: 1.7, PAGE #: 33SUPPORT THE ANALYSIS OF A TEXT WITH APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE.

ANALYZE AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRUCTURE OF AN EXPOSITORY TEXT.Preview: A Hyphenated American

What does strong evidence look like?

Review:How can the ending of a text bring closure for the reader?

ACTIVITY #: 1.8, PAGE #: 38ANALYZE THE USE OF IMAGERY IN A POEM AND A VISUAL TEXT.

INVESTIGATE AND EXPLAIN THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND A ICONIC AMERICAN IMAGE.

Preview: Researching Images of America

What’s the difference between the imagery found in a poem versus a visual text? Explain with concrete examples.

Review:

What does “historical significance” mean to you? List the elements of ‘Historical significance”.

ACTIVITY #: 1.9, PAGE #: 45ANALYZE THE USE OF REHTORICAL FEATURE IN AN ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT.

COMPARE HOW A COMMON THEME IS EXPRESSED IN DIFFERENT TEXTSPRESENT, CLARIFY, AND CHALLENGE IDEAS IN ORDER TO PROPEL CONVERSATIONS.

Preview: Review:

ACTIVITY #: 1.10, PAGE #: 52IDENTIFY AND CATEGORIZE THE USE OF DEFINITION STRATEGIES IN A TEXT.

APPLY DEFINITION STRATEGIES TO NEW WRITING TO CREATE AN EXTENDED DEFINITION.Preview: Strategies for Defining Freedom

Define the word freedom and list as many

Review:Define negation as a definition strategy. Give an example and then explain it.

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EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 1, PAGE# : 56Preview:Writing a Definition Essay

From your readings in this unit, what does it mean to be American? Explain

Review:

Through the process of writing this definition essay, how have your perceptions of being American changed? Explain. If not, explain why they have not changed.

ACTIVITY #: 1.11, PAGE #: 58REFLECT ON CONCEPTS, ESSTENTIAL QUESTIONS AND VOCABULARY.

IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO COMPLETE EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 2 SUCCESSFULLY.

COMPOSE A REACTION STATEMENT THAT TAKES A SPECIFIC POSITION.Preview: Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Synthesizing IdeasWhat is the American Dream? List as many aspects of it as you can.

Review: How does your definition of an American relate to your ideas about the American Dream?

ACTIVITY #: 1.12, PAGE #:60IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AUTHOR’S ARGUMENT, CLAMS,

EVIDENCE AND CALL TO ACTIONPreview: Annotating an Argumentative Text

What does strong evidence look like?

Review:

How do you introduce and punctuate a direct quote from a text. You can give an example to assist in your explanation.

ACTIVITY #: 1.14, PAGE #: 71ANALYZE THE USE OF DICTION TO EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF A POET’S CHOICES ON A

READER.ANALYZE HOW CONFLICTING IMAGES ILLUSTRATE A THEME.

SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE TEXTS TO SUPPORT A THEMATIC INTERPRETATION.

ELEVENTH GRADE BELLWORKPreview: Coming to America

How can a writer’s word choice impact a reader? Give an example to assist in your explanation.

Review:

Define the term juxtaposition. Give an example to assist in your definition.

ACTIVITY #: 1.15, PAGE #: 77EXAMINE HOW A SINGLE TOPIC IS EXPLORED BY MULTIPLE WRITERS.

SYNTHESIZE THE IDEAS OF MULTIPLE TEXTS.Preview: Money and the American Dream

What steps might you take to explore a single topic by multiple writers?

Review:

How does tone and the meaning of a work relate to each other? Give a concrete example to support your ideas.

ACTIVITY #: 1.16, PAGE #: 55ANALYZE MULTIPLE TEXTS TO IDENTIFY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RECURRING IDEA OR

THEME.SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION TO MAKE TEXT-TO-TEXT CONNECTIONS.

Preview: Working Toward the DreamThe title of the poem that you will read next is “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper” Predict what the poem may be about.

Review:

What biases come to mind when you think about immigrants and native-born Americans in terms of opportunities to achieve the American dream? Explain your ideas with concrete examples.

ACTIVITY #: 1.17, PAGE #: 89CRITIQUE TWO ARGUMENTS.

DEFEND, CHALLENGE, AND QUALIFY STATEMENTS IN AN ARGUMENT.REVISE A WORKING DEFINITION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.

Preview: The Road to SuccessWhat is your understanding of the relationship between hope and dreams, work

Review:

List all the rhetorical devices that you know. How do those devices assist in

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ACTIVITY #: 1.18, PAGE #:96SYNTHESIZE MULTIPLE SOURCES IN ORGER TO DEFEND, CHALLENGE OR QUALIFY A

PARTICULAR POSITION.COLLABORATE TO PREPARE A FORMAL ACADEMIC CONVERSATION ASSERTING A CLAIM,

PRESENTING EVIDENCE, AND COMING TO A DECISION.Preview:

What does collaboration look like when preparing for a formal academic conversation asserting a claim, presenting evidence, and coming to a decision?

Review:

What types of evidence can be used in an argumentative text, discussion, or essay? Give an example of each type.

EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 2, PAGE#: 99Preview: Synthesizing the American Dream

After reading and writing about the American Dream, has your definition changed or remained the same? Explain.

Review:

What was the most difficult part of the 2nd embedded assessment for you? What would you have done differently if given the opportunity to do the embedded assessment over?

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