Week of September 12, 2005
9th Grade Honors


Monday, September 12th:

Journal: Write a short story using 10 of your vocabulary words.

Vocabulary is due today! Pages 4 - 14; exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
Check out ENGLISH WORKSHOP; assign sentence fragments and run-ons. This will be due on Wednesday, September 14th.

Pass back rough drafts of Cat’s Eye. Rewrite rough draft into a final draft. This will be due on Friday, September 16th.

Break into groups and rewrite “The Sniper” according to the point of view of your character. You must have a neatly written version of your rewrite to give to me by Tuesday. We will begin presentations of our rewrites on Wednesday, September 14th, 2005.


Tuesday, September 13th:

Shortened day!

Grammar handouts: Run-ons and sentence fragments. Work on the grammar handout as a journal.
Break into groups and work on rewrites.


Wednesday, September 14th:

Journal: Six Way Paragraphs: 3rd Passage

Turn in your grammar homework: ENGLISH WORKSHOP; sentence fragments and run-ons.

Present your rewrites of “The Sniper”


Thursday, September 15th:

Vocabulary test over pages 4 - 14.

Begin reading “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Vocabulary and literary handouts for “The Most Dangerous Game”


Friday, September 16th:

Journal: Chicken Soup for the Teen Age Soul
Read “The Most Dangerous Game”
Your final draft of Cat’s Eye is due.