September 30, 2013 - October 4, 2013 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, September 30th: 

Rubrics for “The Most Dangerous Game” Board Game. Worth 100 points.

1. The game may take any form: Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy, but must relate directly to the story

2. Must include questions posed with the correct answers in order to advance

3. If the player does not know the answer, the player loses a turn:

For example: The player falls into the Burmese Tiger Pit; in order to get out of the Tiger Pit, the player must answer the following question, “Is Rainsford falling over board an example of exposition or rising action?” If the player gives the wrong answer, she must lose her turn and stay in the Tiger Pit.

4. By the end of the period, one must have:

            a. the format

            b. the rules

            c. ten questions and the answers

5. The game must be finished by Wednesday, October 2, 2013.

For Homework, due Wednesday, October 2nd:

HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 44 – 47

1. Page 44, exercise 4; “Writing Complete Sentences”: Write out the sentences and write complete subjects to complete the sentences.

2. Page 46, exercise 5; “Identifying Complete Predicates and Verbs”: Write out the entire sentences and double underline the verb and underline the complete predicate.

3. Pages 46 - 47, exercise 6: “ Writing Complete Sentences”: Using the phrases, add predicates to make complete sentences.

4. Page 47, Review A: Distinguishing Between Sentence Fragments and Sentences; Identifying Subjects and Predicates”: Identify the sentence with an “S” , or a fragment with an “F”, Write the simple subject, underlining it once and write the simple predicate, underlining it twice.

Tuesday, October 1st: 

4th, 5th, 6th and 7th only today. 

Wednesday, October 2nd: 

"The Most Dangerous Game" Board Game is due today. 

Your grammar homework from the HOLT HANDBOOK is due today.

Thursday, October 3rd: 

Read "The Necklace"

Friday, October 4th: 

Go over the vocabulary and irony packet for "The Necklace". 

Work on "Continuing the Story: What Happens Next?'  

Taking the last line from the story, begin your own story of what follows next in Madame Loisel's life. This should be two pages, and incorporate the characters of the Loisels and Madame Forestier in the stories.