September 6, 2016 - September 9, 2016 9th Grade Agenda: The Sniper

Tuesday, September 6th: 

Vocabulary:

Julio, Karla, Pamela

Wrangle: to fight or to wrestle with something difficult  or to argue loudly

Churlish: rude

Revert: to go back to a prior state

Acted out “The Sniper” as a review for the test: 

The actors acted out the short story while I asked questions prodding the kids about what happened next.  The kids, following the story in the book, called out the action while the actors acted it out.

Actors: Ashanti, Carolina, Jennifer, Kate, Pamela

Wednesday, September 7th: 

Passed out “The Sniper” packet to the following students:

Ashley, Samantha, John, Danny, Odalys, Shianne, Karla, Jennifer

"The Sniper" packet will be due for the above students on Friday, September 9th.

Test over "The Sniper"

Part 2 of “The Sniper” Test

Liam O’Flaherty writes about people who are living in the middle of a civil war. How would you describe his feelings about war?

On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph explaining your point of view and citing parts of the story that influence your opinion.

Thursday, September 8th: 

Could not access Kahoot.it.com to do vocabulary review for students. Went to Plan B instead. 

Assigned: Holt Handbook:  pages 15 - 16

Do exercise 8 and exercise 9

Exercise 8:

Please write out the entire sentences and underline the main verb and the helping verb

Exercise 9:

Please write out the entire sentences and underline the main verb, the helping verb, and the verb phrase

Friday, September 9th: 

Finish pages 14 – 15, exercises 8 and 9 in Holt Handbook

Acted out the verb sentences:

1.     did need

2.     has designed

3.     must spend

4.     will be using

5.     does walk

6.     will be exercising

7.     is reminding

8.     Must wear

9.     Should try

10. Might not / have healed

Do improv using verb tenses

Read “Do Animals Think?”; page 27 in Holt Literature and Language Arts

Read up to page 28 to first heading.

For Monday, outline and do Cornell notes on reading.  

August 29, 2016 - September 2, 2016 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English; The Sniper

Monday, August 29th: 

Warm-ups: Vocabulary Presentations:
Three students create a scene using three of the twenty vocabulary words from Unit One, Vocabulary Workshop:Level C

Essay: 

Go over the format of the essay:

Introduction 

Thesis statement

One sentence per point (3 altogether)

Transitional sentence

1st Body Paragraph

Mini-thesis statement 

State issue

Develop issue - give scenarios, real life situations

Evidence

Cite evidence

Explain how this supports your position 

Repeat for 2nd 

3rd Body Paragraph

Counter claim

Conclusion

State your opinion 

State in one sentence each point 

Conclusion 

Tuesday, August 30th: 

Warm-ups:
Vocabulary Word Presentations:  Collaborate, Hover, Revert

Performers: Ashanti, Samantha, Sandra

Setting: A war. A civil war. Ireland. The sniper was  a  Republican.  He was fighting the free staters. What countries did these two sides represent? Ireland and England.

Civil War: a war that occurs inside a country, tearing the country and families apart.

Please answer in complete sentences in legible (able to be read) and neat:

1.     What is a fanatic? Carolina and Sandra get two points!

2.     What is the sniper fanatical about?  Points: John and Danny – fanatical about who the sniper shot?  He is fanatical about the war. He wants freedom from England so that his country is free.

3.     The author’s use of the phrase “cold gleam” implies: the sniper is enjoying what he is about to do – which is to kill someone. 

4.     What risk did the sniper take? Points: Carolina and Sandra – he risked getting shot.  The Sniper lit a cigarette and the light can be seen in the dark.

  Please finish answering the questions over “The Sniper”. Please write in complete sentences and use quotations from the short story. 

Wednesday, August 31st:

Passed out the vocabulary, irony, and verb packets fro "The Sniper"
Go over "Developing Vocabulary"

Vocabulary word:
Envelop: to wrap or to cover

Student vocabulary sentence:
Ashanti:

We enveloped his presents in wrapping paper.

Vocabulary word:
Fleecy: soft, light , like  wool.

John: My pillow resembled a nice fleecy sheep; it was very fleecy and soft.

Vocabulary word:
Beleaguered: to be harassed, to be besieged, to be encircled by an army.

A young mother who has three small children under the age of five may feel beleaguered.

For Homework: Finish "Developing Vocabulary" tonight.

Classwork: Start working on “Situational Irony” – did the first box in class.

Did improv on situational irony.

Participants: Itsel, Kate, Carolina, Julio, Ashanti

Mother finds drugs in the bedroom of her two daughters. One is a perfect child – straight “As”; the other one is a wild child. Mom immediately suspects the wild child and threatens to kick her out, until the perfect child confesses.

Bring the packet to school tomorrow.

Thursday, September 1st:

Warm-ups: 

Vocabulary Presentations:

Following students performed a sketch using three vocabulary words:  Jasmin, Maricarmen, Maiya
Vocabulary words: discordant, rubble, wrangle

Please do not use: collaborate, discordant, rubble, wrangle

Worked on “The Sniper” handout: Situational Irony

Finish “The Sniper” packet for homework over the weekend and turn it in on Tuesday, September 6^th.

Did “The Verb Game” – someone demonstrates an action verb and everyone in circle does it.

Did “Pass the Clap” to wake the kids up

Collected the discussion questions to “The Sniper”