Unit 11.4: It’s a Mystery!Week FourMr. Suarez

11th Grade English

DAILY REFLECTIONS MONDAY: I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become. - Oprah Winfrey TUESDAY: I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26

times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

WEDNESDAY: You must be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi THURSDAY: What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you

become by achieving your goals. – Goethe FRIDAY: You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people

get what they want. - Zig Ziglar

WATCHING “The Adventure of the Dying Detective"

READ “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander”

Performance Task:Explain a Process Integrating Compare/Contrast

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017 STEP 1: create two journal entries about how the detective in the stories solved their

mysteries. STEP 2: The student refines the journal entry he/she previously completed about

how the detectives in the stories solved their mysteries STEP 3: The student uses these drafts to write an expository essay comparing and

contrasting the process of solving the mysteries in the two stories –one read (“Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander”) and one viewed ("The Adventure of the Dying Detective")

What is Compare/Contrast?

SAME / DIFFERENT

Performance Task:Explain a Process Integrating Compare/Contrast

STEP 4: The student edits and revises his/her work before completing a final copy.

STEP 5: The student will also present his/her work orally to the class. STEP 6: The essay and oral presentation will be assessed using a teacher-made

rubric.

NEED HELP? READ “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander” https://curryatkolter.wikispaces.com/file/view/Encyclopedia+Brown.pdf

WATCH “Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective Parts 1 to 4” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNQl49BoZ8U