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 11 - Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches(16 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)

Loyalty Discussion Using Question Formulation Technique
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:We are beginning the cycle of inquiry in this unit by talking about the central theme of loyalty -- it is bound to have some personal hooks for the students.
Standards
18 Resources
17 Favorites
18 Resources
17 Favorites

Introduction to Rhetoric through Analysis of Satire
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Students read with great insight to examine a writer's choices in creating light satire.
Standards
10 Resources
11 Favorites
10 Resources
11 Favorites

Caesar Act 1 , Scenes 1 and 2 --Getting the Literal Meaning Down
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Before we launch into a rhetorical reading of Caesar and other texts, we will begin by getting familiar with Shakespeare's language
Standards
9 Resources
3 Favorites
9 Resources
3 Favorites

Collaborative Reading and Analysis of Julius Caesar Act 1, Scene 2
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:We will leverage 1:1 technology for collaborative reading!
Standards
15 Resources
6 Favorites
15 Resources
6 Favorites

Failure and Imagination: How does J.K.Rowling get us to shift our thinking?
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:We begin to examine rhetorical techniques in contemporary speeches in order to compare them to Antony's speech in a later lesson.
Standards
12 Resources
3 Favorites
12 Resources
3 Favorites

Character Analysis: Brutus' Conscience and Caesar's Danger
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Students gain greater control of reading Shakespeare by working in groups in a 1:1 computer setting.
Standards
10 Resources
1 Favorites
10 Resources
1 Favorites

Making Inferences about Brutus and Portia
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:This more typical work with Shakespeare sets the stage for rhetorical reading in Act 3, scene 2.
Standards
10 Resources
4 Favorites
10 Resources
4 Favorites

Reviewing Plot and Examining How Caesar Defies Fate in Four Excerpts
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Beware the Ides of March! My students examine Caesar and Fate.
Standards
9 Resources
2 Favorites
9 Resources
2 Favorites

Comparing Graphic Novel to Film to Analyze Caesar's Assassination
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Examining Caesar's assassination across media is a great way to deepen understanding.
Standards
11 Resources
3 Favorites
11 Resources
3 Favorites

Activism in Bono's Speech: Reading a Contemporary Speech for Rhetorical Appraoch
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:We learn to carefully examine ideas in a contemporary speech.
Standards
9 Resources
1 Favorites
9 Resources
1 Favorites

The Recitation of Antony's Speech Jig (Day 1 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:This focus on movement to aid recitation is ultimate swag--Shakespeare style!
Standards
10 Resources
1 Favorites
10 Resources
1 Favorites

The Recitation of Antony's Speech Jig: Analysis of Antony's Speech and Language (Day 2 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:We combine physical understanding and rhetorical analysis of Antony's speech.
Standards
9 Resources
1 Favorites
9 Resources
1 Favorites

What the Speech?! Analyzing and Comparing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Two Commencement Addresses
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Setting up a rapport with an audience is a key ethos move for speakers who then make the turn toward a serious point.
Standards
12 Resources
9 Favorites
12 Resources
9 Favorites

Assessment: Comparison of Bono, Antony, and J.K. Rowling
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Students compare rhetoric in Shakespeare to rhetoric in contemporary sources.
Standards
13 Resources
1 Favorites
13 Resources
1 Favorites

Performing Recitations of Antony's Speech (Day 1 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Today is the day to put the finishing touches on student recitations to see how their analysis of the speech and use of movements to memorize strengthen their recitations.
Standards
9 Resources
1 Favorites
9 Resources
1 Favorites

Performing Antony's Speech: Recitation Examination and Explanation (Day 2 of 2)
9th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches

Big Idea:Friends, Romans, Countrymen... this is seriously fun!
Standards
10 Resources
0 Favorites
10 Resources
0 Favorites