WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS

Monday, March 9th:
Begin reading “Marigolds” for a literary analytical essay. You will keep “Cornell Notes” which you will turn in for a grade when we are finished with the reading.
Cornell Notes: Divide your paper lengthwise. On the left side of the paper you will write a summary of what you have read. On the right side, you will write a response. At the bottom of the page you will write down any vocabulary words you did not understand.
Break into groups, choose five words and construct a song and dance or a skit using the five words. Each skit or song and dance must use the words, use the words in a grammatically correct way, and must illustrate the meaning of the word through context or by actual definition. This is in lieu of a test and will be performed on Friday.

Fourth Period:

Your essay, reading log and collage for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER are due today.

The essay should be in the form of a letter, minimum of two pages, in which you address Charlie regarding an incident in the book. You must comment on the incident; you must express an opinion about the incident, you may relate it to an event in your own life, or you may give advice. It is essential that you make specific references to the book.

Your reading log should be approximately fourteen pages (or seven pages front and back), should cover fifteen pages of the book at a time, should be in the form of a letter, should summarize the events, offer a personal response to the events, and include any unfamiliar vocabulary words.

Tuesday, March 10th:
Shortened Day!
Continue reading “Marigolds”. Please write in your “Cornell Notes”.
The last ten minutes of class you may work on your presentation.

Wednesday, March 11th:
Continue reading “Marigolds”. Please write in your “Cornell Notes”.
The last ten minutes of class you may work on your presentation.

Thursday, March 12th:
Read “Forgive My Guilt”
Discussion comparing and contrasting the short story with the poem.
The last ten minutes of class you may work on your presentation.

Friday, March 13th:
Begin working on your literary analysis of the short story, “Marigolds” and the poem “Forgive My Guilt”. This analysis (which should be a minimum of five paragraphs, two pages) will be due on Wednesday, March 15th.
Begin presenting the vocabulary word projects the last ten minutes of class which will continue on Monday, March 16th.

MARCH 2nd - MARCH 6th
WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR
9th GRADE HONORS
MONDAY, MARCH 2nd:
Your reading log for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.
Your collage for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER is due today.
Today we will begin working on our essay for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. The assignment is to write a letter addressed to Charlie where you give him advice or comment on an episode from the book. You must quote from the book and make specific references from the book. This will be due on Tuesday, March 3rd.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd:
Shortened day.
Continue working on THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER essay.This will be due at the end of the period.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4th
Journal:
Write five sentences using participial phrases.
Break into groups of five and create a song and dance or a scene using the words from your vocabulary homework (VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 41 - 51.) This will be in lieu of a vocabulary test.
Begin reading the poem “Forgive My Guilt”. Discussion and analysis.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5th:
Journal:
Write five sentences using participial phrases.
Break into your groups and continue working on your song and dance or scene using your vocabulary words from pages 41 - 51 in your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. These will be presented on Friday.
Begin reading “Marigolds”. Please keep a reading log on this short story.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6th:
Break into groups and begin presenting your vocabulary song and dance, or your vocabulary scene to the rest of the class.
Continue reading “Marigolds”. Please keep a reading log on this short story.