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
