APRIL 17TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
Monday, April 17th:
Finish reading Act 2 for Romeo and Juliet. Work on the Act 2 vocabulary and character packet given to you last week. As soon as we finish reading Act 2 you will be given a test covering comprehension, vocabulary and the beautiful poetry of Shakespeare!
Pass out a copy of Act 2, Scene 2 and for homework find as many examples of personification, metaphors, similes and allusion! What fun, right?
1st and 2nd Period class: Okay, all you “Crocadile Dundees”! You are going to read your voice-over news report on SNAKES!!! (Prepositional Phrases assignment, pages 142; exercise 2; turned in on Friday, April 14th).
After your news reports, we will do a much more sedate assignment on adjective and adverbial phrases in your English Workshop; pages 143-144; exercises 3 and 4. This assignment will be due on Thursday, April 20th.
4th Period: Your English Workshop assignment will be due; adjective and adverbial phrases; pages 151-152; due today! English Workshop; pages 153-154; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases” will be assigned today. This fun assignment is going to be due on Thursday, April 20th.
Tuesday, April 18th:
If we are finished with Act 2, then we will have the test today. If not, then we will push on and finish it. Don’t forget your reading log!
Wednesday, April 19th:
Begin reading Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Pass out Act 3 packet. Read, act, run around with swords, and swashbuckle! Don’t forget your reading log!
All three classes: Please bring your vocabulary books, Vocabulary for the High School Students. Pages 61-68 will be asigned. These exercises will be due on Monday, April 24th.
Thursday, April 20th:
Your grammar homework is due.
1st and 2nd Periods: English Workshop; pages 143-144; “Adjective and Adverbial Phrases”; exercises 3 and 4.
4th Period: English Workshop; pages 153-154; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases".
Read, act, run around with swords - we’re doing Romeo and Juliet, Act 3. Don’t forget your reading log. It’s an important part of your grade!
Friday, April 21st:
Read, act, run around with swords and finish up Act 3, and of course, do your reading log. When we finish Act three we will have a test over comprehension, vocabulary, and language.
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Sunday, April 09, 2006
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
APRIL 10TH
FOR 9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Monday, April 10th:
First and Fourth Periods:
Journals: Write a short story using your vocabulary words.
Instead of the traditional vocabulary test, we are going to break into groups of four; choose five words and create either a sketch, a song-and-dance (ala a Broadway musical or a hip-hop video) or a rap using the vocabulary words which will show how to pronounce and use the words. These studies will be performed on Friday in lieu of an orthodox test.
You will have about five or ten minutes a few times this week to work on it. It is a major grade so don’t blow it off.
We will continue reading Act ll, and of course, doing our reading logs.
Second Period:
We will finish going over iambic pentameters today. Tomorrow we will have a wee test over Act 1 and iambic pentameters.
Second Period: look at the above notice to First and Fourth Period. It also applies to you. You will do the same vocabulary study in lieu of a traditional test.
Tuesday, April 11th:
Shortened day today!
First, Second and Fourth Periods:
Your vocabulary will be due today: Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35 - 37; exercises 26, 27, 28, and 29.
Pass out the Act ll vocabulary and literary packets for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Take the wee small test over Act l and iambic pentameter.
Wednesday, April 12th:
Go over the vocabulary and literary packets for Act ll for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll and do reading logs.
You will be given about ten minutes today to work on your word studies.
Thursday, April 13th:
Please bring your grammar book, English Workshop. Today we will go over adjective clauses. The assignment will be due on Monday, April 17th.
Continue reading Act ll and of course, our reading logs.
Friday, April 14th:
When we are finished with Act ll, there will be a small test which will encompass adjective clauses and the vocabulary words from pages 37 - 39 in our Vocabulary for the High School Student.
We will begin presenting our “word studies” today based on the vocabulary words from pages 35 - 37 in our vocabulary books.
FOR
APRIL 10TH
FOR 9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Monday, April 10th:
First and Fourth Periods:
Journals: Write a short story using your vocabulary words.
Instead of the traditional vocabulary test, we are going to break into groups of four; choose five words and create either a sketch, a song-and-dance (ala a Broadway musical or a hip-hop video) or a rap using the vocabulary words which will show how to pronounce and use the words. These studies will be performed on Friday in lieu of an orthodox test.
You will have about five or ten minutes a few times this week to work on it. It is a major grade so don’t blow it off.
We will continue reading Act ll, and of course, doing our reading logs.
Second Period:
We will finish going over iambic pentameters today. Tomorrow we will have a wee test over Act 1 and iambic pentameters.
Second Period: look at the above notice to First and Fourth Period. It also applies to you. You will do the same vocabulary study in lieu of a traditional test.
Tuesday, April 11th:
Shortened day today!
First, Second and Fourth Periods:
Your vocabulary will be due today: Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35 - 37; exercises 26, 27, 28, and 29.
Pass out the Act ll vocabulary and literary packets for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Take the wee small test over Act l and iambic pentameter.
Wednesday, April 12th:
Go over the vocabulary and literary packets for Act ll for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll and do reading logs.
You will be given about ten minutes today to work on your word studies.
Thursday, April 13th:
Please bring your grammar book, English Workshop. Today we will go over adjective clauses. The assignment will be due on Monday, April 17th.
Continue reading Act ll and of course, our reading logs.
Friday, April 14th:
When we are finished with Act ll, there will be a small test which will encompass adjective clauses and the vocabulary words from pages 37 - 39 in our Vocabulary for the High School Student.
We will begin presenting our “word studies” today based on the vocabulary words from pages 35 - 37 in our vocabulary books.
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