SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA for 9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, September 19th:
Final touches on your group presentations
Begin presenting.
The presentations should include the following:
Some sort of visual presentation, such as posters, to outline the main ideas.
A narrator to provide cohesion and direction
At least two dramatizations of the conflict between the Irish and the British

Tuesday, September 20th:
Your Unit One Vocabulary Workshop homework is due today.
Pass out vocabulary, Irony and vocabulary handouts for “The Sniper”
Go over the vocabulary and irony concepts

Wednesday, September 21st:
Begin reading “The Sniper”

Thursday, September 22nd:
Discussion of ‘“The Sniper”
Discussion of Irony
Break into groups of four
Rewrite the “The Sniper” from the pov of the four other characters in “The Sniper” plus the “omniscient” pov.

Friday, September 23rd:
Continue working on POV rewrites of “The Sniper”
We will present these on Monday, September 26th.