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Tim Pappageorge
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Tim Pappageorge
9th Grade ELA
128 Lessons
Maine East High School
Park Ridge, IL
Suburban Environment
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9th Grade ELA
(12 Units, 128 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451(14 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Constructive Controversy -- Oral and Written Argumentation(11 Lessons)
Unit 2 - Metacognition and The Absolutely-True Diary of a Part-Time Indian(19 Lessons)
Unit 3 - In My Mind's Eye: Writing Powerful Narration(10 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Literary: Point of View and Perspective in Short Fiction and Non-Fiction(6 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Literary: Point of View & Perspective in American Born Chinese(9 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451(14 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Amazing Afghanistan: PBL, Inquiry-Based Investigation into The Kite Runner (14 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Extending Literary Reading in the Middle Chapters of The Kite Runner(9 Lessons)
Unit 9 - Ghosts of Afghanistan: Exploring the legacy of the war(s) in research, media production, and letter writing(5 Lessons)
Unit 10 - Writing about Art: Exploring Image and Linguistic Connections(8 Lessons)
Unit 11 - Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches(16 Lessons)
Unit 12 - Reading Unbound: Using a Choice Text to Assess Yearlong Reading and to Explore Intertextual Connections(7 Lessons)

Images of Humanism and Unit Introduction
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:Images create powerful signs for us to consider meaningful living.
Standards
12 Resources
3 Favorites
12 Resources
3 Favorites

Figurative Language: Rose, Python, Hearth, Salamander
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:Symbolic language has a high affective domain and is worth studying carefully!
Standards
9 Resources
4 Favorites
9 Resources
4 Favorites

Base Group Analysis of Theme Language in F451
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:We move into key moments of F451, examining figurative language in words with strong affective connotations.
Standards
10 Resources
5 Favorites
10 Resources
5 Favorites

Finding Figurative Language in F451 pages 1-70 (day 1 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:Close reading means we show our love for a writer's craft! And figurative language does not have to be dry!
Standards
18 Resources
3 Favorites
18 Resources
3 Favorites

Finding Figurative Language in F451 pages 1-70 (day 2 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:Close reading means we show our love for a writer's craft! And figurative language does not have to be dry!
Standards
17 Resources
2 Favorites
17 Resources
2 Favorites

Read All About It! Sensationalism in F451 (Day 1 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:We exercise critical reading as we explore media influences in our society and in the text world.
Standards
10 Resources
2 Favorites
10 Resources
2 Favorites

Read All About It! Sensationalism in F451 (Day 2 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:We turn back to F451 with new insights on sensationalism--bringing new understanding to our reading of the text.
Standards
13 Resources
0 Favorites
13 Resources
0 Favorites

Analyzing and Jigsawing Figurative Language in Book 3 of Fahrenheit 451
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:We turn our analysis of figurative to the most powerful section of F451, Book 3.
Standards
8 Resources
2 Favorites
8 Resources
2 Favorites

Music Connections to F451
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:The muse of the soul, MUSIC, helps students to bond with their reading. In F451, students make and share connections to thematically-related music!
Standards
8 Resources
2 Favorites
8 Resources
2 Favorites

Discovering the Effect of Word Choice on Text Meaning through Writing in F451
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:Now it's time to move to writing about the figurative language we've identified and analyzed -- today we write about strong affective connotations in literature.
Standards
10 Resources
0 Favorites
10 Resources
0 Favorites

Comparison Essay Writing on Fahrenheit 451, Pre-writing (Day 1 of 3)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:Learning how to write comparison essays to synthesize across texts and units is a complicated skill. Modeling compare and contrast strategies and engaging in pre-writing today will help to break down that skill.
Standards
12 Resources
1 Favorite
12 Resources
1 Favorite

Comparison Essay Writing on Fahrenheit 451 and Another Text (Day 2 of 3)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:Engaging in writers workshop and analyzing examples helps us to write clearer comparison contrast essays.
Standards
10 Resources
0 Favorites
10 Resources
0 Favorites

Comparison Essay Writing on F451 and Another Text (Day 3 of 3)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:We are finishing fantastic synthesis essays today!
Standards
9 Resources
0 Favorites
9 Resources
0 Favorites

Unit Reflection and First Semester Closure
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Literary: Analyzing Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Big Idea:I expect to learn a lot from the students today about how they are progressing and how I can prepare for second semester!
Standards
8 Resources
1 Favorite
8 Resources
1 Favorite