WEEKLY SCHEDULE
OF
SEPTEMBER 19TH
FOR
9TH GRADE

Monday, September 19th:

Journal: Chicken Soup for the Soul: “Changes in Life”; pages 25, 26, 27.
Write a half page response to the story.

Briefly go over grammar handout from last week: “Comma Splices”.

For fourth period: Do Six Way Paragraph; pages 10 - 11; passage #5.

For fourth period: Finish presentations of “The Sniper”

Assign: English Workshop; pages 67 & 68; exercise 4: “Run-on Sentences”. This will be due on Wednesday, September 21.

Return rough draft of Cat’s Eye; final draft will be due on Friday, September 23rd.
Go over handout on good essay writing.

Read “The Most Dangerous Game”; reading log.

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Tuesday, September 20th:

Shortened day!

Wee small grammar handout over subject/verb agreement.

Finish reading “The Most Dangerous Game” - do reading logs.
Vocabulary and literary handouts over “Most Dangerous Game”

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Wednesday, September 21st:

Journal: Excerpt from Writer’s Day Book

Collect grammar homework: English Workshop; pages 67, 68; exercises 4; “Changes in Life”. Go over in class.

Go over plot construction of “Most Dangerous Game”

Assignment: Design a board game modeled on “Most Dangerous Game”


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Thursday, September 22nd:

Assign vocabulary from Vocabulary for the High School Teacher: pages 18 - 19.
This will be due on Tuesday, September 27th.

Start reading “A Man Called Horse” and do reading log.

Work on board game for “Most Dangerous Game”

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Friday, September 23rd:

Present board game for “Most Dangerous Game”

Continue reading “A Man Called Horse” and do reading log.