October 14, 2013 - October 18, 2013 9th Grade Weekly Agenda

Monday, October 14, 2013

Compare and Contrast Essay:

You may work together in pairs. Turn to page 159 for “The Necklace” and to page 287 for “The Gift of the Magi” and construct a “T-graph” or a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two women, Madame Loisel in “The Necklace” and Della in “The Gift of the Magi”.  The graphs should illustrate how the women are similar and how they are different.

Final presentation of “Continuing the Story: What Happens Next in ‘The Necklace’”?

Tuesday, October 15^th:

Shortened Day: Dismissal time is 1:33

Discussion of your findings of the differences between the two female protagonists.

Go over the essay format for the compare and contrast essay.

Begin working on the rough draft.

Wednesday, October 16^th:

Shortened Day: Dismissal time is 2:24

No 1^st period today.

Thursday, October 17^th:

Rough draft is due. Peer editing.

Friday, October 18^th:

Minimum Day: Dismissal time is 12:36

Final draft is due today.

VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C; Unit 2 is assigned and will be due on Thursday, October 24^th.

Vocabulary Word Study: Break into groups of four; choose five words and create a song and dance, a rap, or a scene using the five words correctly.