Saturday, January 11, 2014

Agenda for 2014 9th Grade Spring Semester

Lesson Plan for 9th Grade for Spring Semester 2014:

January 13 - 17: 
The Island of Laestrygonions
The Wind God
The Cyclops
Vocabulary and Literary Packets

Active and Passive Voice
Vocabulary Unit 3

January 21 - 24:

The Island of Circe
The Island of the Dead
The Island of Circe
Scylla and Charybdis
Vocabulary and Literary Packets
Grammar: Run-on sentences 
Vocabulary Unit 4

January 27 - 31:  

The Island of Helios
The Beggar and the Faithful Dog
The Test of the Great Bow
The Reunion of Odysseus and Penelope
Grammar and Literary Packets
Test: Choose one book; turn into script and act out

Grammar: Commas with Introductory Elements
Vocabulary Unit 5

February 3 - 14: 

Short research paper on Greek Gods and Goddesses
Library research
Note cards: 15
Bibliography
Outline of Paper
Rough Draft
Final Draft 


February 18 - 21:

PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Begin work on the Persuasion Unit
   Perspectives in Multicultural Literature
   Academic Vocabulary; page 3
   Informational Text; pages 4 and 5
   Before You Read; pages 6 and 7
   "Rising Tides"; pages 8, 9, and 10

February 24 - 28:


"An Arctic Floe of Climate Questions"; pages 11 and 12
After You Read; pages 13 and 14
Before You Read; page 15
"Where I Find My Heroes"; pages 16 and 17
"Heroes with Solid Feet"; pages 18, 19 and 20
After You Read; page 21
Informational Text; pages 22 and 23
Using the Sources; pages 24
Before You Read; pages 24 and 25
Essay

March 3 - 14: 

Romeo and Juliet
Act One
Reading logs
Class Notes 
Handouts
Open Book Test
Act out

Grammar: Commas with Independent Clauses
Vocabulary Unit 6

March 17 - 28:

Romeo and Juliet
Act Two
Reading Logs
Class Notes
Handouts
Open Book Test
Act out

Grammar: Commas with Items in a Series
Vocabulary Unit 7

March 31 - April 11:

Romeo and Juliet
Act 3
Reading Logs
Class Notes
Handouts
Open Book Test
Act out

Grammar: Semi-colons
Vocabulary Unit 8

April 14 - 18:

Spring Break

April 21 - 30:

Romeo and Juliet
Act 4
Reading logs
Class Notes
Handouts
Open Book Test
Act out 
Grammar: Colons
Vocabulary Unit 9 

May 1 - 9:

Romeo and Juliet
Act 5
Reading Logs
Class Notes
Handouts
Open Book Test
Act out
Grammar: The Prepositional Phrase A & B
Vocabulary Unit 9 


May 12 - 16:  

Romeo and Juliet Essay 
Grammar: The Participle and Participial Phrase
The Gerund
The Infinitive
The Appositive 
Vocabulary Unit 10

May 19 - 30: 

NIGHT
Read
Research historical background of book:
Articles, films, documentaries 

Grammar: The Adjective Clause
The Adverbial Clause 
Coordinating Conjunction

June 1 - 6: Essay on NIGHT 




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