October 2nd Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade English


Monday, October 2nd:

I hope you had a fun-filled yet restful weekend! Now, here's a little something that will tire you out.

Today “The Sniper” handout is due.

Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words found on the pages 18 through 26 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

We will finish up “The Most Dangerous Game” and discuss plot, theme and character.

For extra credit, you may create a board game based on “The Most Dangerous Game.” The board game must follow the basic plot of the story. You may work with a partner or partners on this. This will be due on October 12th. Be creative! Have fun!


Tuesday, October 3rd:

Today we will have a brief vocabulary test over the words on pages 18 through 26 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

Please bring your grammar book, ENGLISH WORKSHOP, today.

For 1st Period:

We will go over “Subordinate Clause Fragments”; pages 65 and 66. This will be due on Thursday, October 5th.

For 2nd and 3rd Periods:

We will go over “ Run-On Sentences”; ex. 6; pages 73 - 74. This assignment will be due on Thursday, October 5th.

A packet over the vocabulary, grammar and literary concepts of “The Most Dangerous Game” will be handed out.

We will continue our review of “The Most Dangerous Game”.


Wednesday, October 5th:


We will continue our review of “The Most Dangerous Game”.

Today we will begin work on a new and very important unit, which is in preparation for the district mandated assessment on persuasive writing. We will begin learning about how to write a persuasive essay - which some of you may already know. The topic that we will analyze is whether land mines should be banned by the international community. We will read and analyze information from various sources (newspaper articles, statistics from governmental and international aide agencies, etc.) and then synthesize (which means put together different things to create something new) this information about land mines. Based on this information we will arrive at our own beliefs about the subject (and no, you don’t have to agree with me) and write a persuasive essay which will try to persuade the reader of the correctness of your position.


Thursday, October 6th:

Your grammar homework is due today.

We will have a test over “The Most Dangerous Game” which will include vocabulary, plot, and the plot graph.

Your “The Most Dangerous Game” packet will be due today. This packet is the one you worked on in your groups in which you summarized each section, created your own vocabulary words and questions.

We will continue working on our “Persuasive Essay Writing Unit”.


Friday, October 7th:

We will continue working on our “Persuasive Essay Writing Unit.”

September 25, 2006
Weekly Schedule
for
9th English


Monday, September 25th:

Hello, scholars and artists, I hope you had a great weekend.

Journal Entry: Saturday, September 23rd, was the first day of autumn. Imagine that summer and autumn are humans. Describe their personalities. Describe how they look. Imagine that they are in a forest clearing and describe Summer’s leave-taking. How does s/he pass the “mantle” to Autumn?

Today, please bring your vocabulary book. The next section will be assigned. Pages 18 - 21, exercises 11 - 14; and pages 23 - 26, exercises 16 - 19. This will be due on Friday, September the 29th.

We will also go over a vocabulary, grammar and literary packet for “The Sniper”.

We will begin presenting our rewrites of “The Sniper” today. The assignment is to rewrite the story from the perspective (point of view) of one of the other characters in the story and then present it. For extra credit, you may act it out.


Tuesday, September 26th:

Today is a shortened day.

We will finish our Sniper rewrites.

Please bring your grammar book, English Workshop.

1st Period: We will go over “Run-On Sentences”. exercise 4; pages 67 and 68. This will be due on Thursday, September 28th.

2nd and 3rd Periods: We will go over “Subordinate Clause Fragments”; exercises 4 and 5; pages 71 and 72. This will be due on Thursday, September 28th.


Wednesday, September 27th:

Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words from pages 18 - 23 in your vocabulary book.

We will begin reading “The Most Dangerous Game” and creating our reading logs for “Most Dangerous Game”.


Thursday, September 28th:

Improv! We’re going to do a game of improvs using our vocabulary words!

Your grammar homework from your English Workshop is due today.

First Period:

Pages 65 - 66 are due.

2nd and 3rd Periods:

Pages 71 and 72 are due.

Continue reading “Most Dangerous Game” plus of course, working on our reading logs!

Tonight from 6 to 8 I will meet your lovely parents in room 509 and I WILL GET TO TELL THEM ALL ABOUT YOU!

Friday, September 29th:

Your vocabulary homework is due today.

We will finish up with “The Most Dangerous Game”.

Have a great weekend and don’t forget to read your outside book and to keep a reading log on it!