June 5, 2006
Weekly Schedule for
9th Grade
Monday, June 5th:
First and Second Periods:
Please bring your English Workshop book today. Gerunds, pages 149 - 150; exercises 9 and 10 will be assigned today. It will be due tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6th.
We will begin reading Ender’s Game today! And of course, we will also begin our “Captain’s Log” (reading log) to chart our journey to a galaxy far, far away.
Fourth Period:
Please bring your English Workshop today. Gerunds; pages 157 - 158; exercises 8 - 9 will be due tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6th.
We will begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird today and of course, we will begin our reading log.
Tuesday, June 6th:
First and Second Periods:
Turn in English Workshop grammar homework today; pages 149 - 150; exercises 9 and 10.
Vocabulary handout (Activity #4; page 6) and Study Guide Questions; Chapters
1 - 2; pp. 1 - 15.
Continue reading Ender’s Game and do your “Captain’s Log”.
Fourth Period:
Turn in English Workshop grammar homework today; pages 157 - 158; exercises 8 - 9.
Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird and doing your reading log.
Wednesday, June 7th:
First and Second Periods:
Grammar game!
Continue reading! Vocabulary handout; “Word Map”; Activity #5; Chapters 5 - 6;
Fourth Periods:
Grammar game!
Continue reading! Because we have only three weeks left of school, it will be necessary for you to read about fifteen pages a night on your own.
Thursday, June 8th:
Please bring your English grammar book; “Gerund Phrases”; pages 151 - 152; exercises 11 and 12 will be assigned today and will be due on Monday, June 12th.
Continue reading Ender’s Game and working on your “Captain’s Log”.
Work on your study guide questions for chapters 3 - 4; pp. 16 - 36.
Fourth Period:
Please bring your English grammar book today. “Gerund Phrases”; pages 159 - 160; exercises 10 - 11 will be assigned today. It will be due on Monday, June 12th.
Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird and working on your reading logs. Please read the next fifteen pages of To Kill a Mockingbird for homework tonight.
Friday, June 9th:
Grammar game!
Continue reading Ender’s Game and working on your “Captain’s Log”. Work on your study guide questions for chapters 5 - 6; pp. 37 - 65.
Fourth Period:
Grammar game!
Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird and working on your reading logs. Please read the next fifteen pages of To Kill a Mockingbird over the weekend.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
MAY 29TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE HONORS
Tuesday, May 30th:
I hope we are all refreshed from our wonderful three day weekend. Today you will be given some time to work together in your groups on your Romeo and Juliet rewrites.
I changed the due date for your reading log for Romeo and Juliet - surprise! It’s due today! But if you’ve been doing all along what I have suggested, it shouldn’t be a problem. You’ve been working on it every day we’ve been reading the play so it should be finished. Right? Right! So turn in your reading log today.
Today I will check out Ender’s Game to first and second period. Please read the first chapter tonight.
To Kill a Mockingbird will be checked out to fourth period today. Please read the first chapter tonight.
Wednesday, May 31:
Today we will begin presenting our scenes. After you do your scene you will turn your script into me - one per group.
We will begin reading and working on our new books - Enders Game for first and second period, and To Kill a Mockingbird for fourth period.
Thursday, June 1st:
Finish up the scenes today. Your Romeo and Juliet essay and Acts 1 - 5 packets will be due today.
Continue reading our books plus do our reading logs!
Friday, June 2nd:
First and Second Period:
Please bring your English Workshop; we will go over gerunds; pages 149 - 150; exercises 9 and 10. This will be due on Tuesday, June 6th.
Continue reading Ender’s Game
Fourth Period:
We will go over gerunds; pages 157 - 158; exercises 8 - 9 in English Workshop;
this will be due on Tuesday, June 6th.
FOR
9TH GRADE HONORS
Tuesday, May 30th:
I hope we are all refreshed from our wonderful three day weekend. Today you will be given some time to work together in your groups on your Romeo and Juliet rewrites.
I changed the due date for your reading log for Romeo and Juliet - surprise! It’s due today! But if you’ve been doing all along what I have suggested, it shouldn’t be a problem. You’ve been working on it every day we’ve been reading the play so it should be finished. Right? Right! So turn in your reading log today.
Today I will check out Ender’s Game to first and second period. Please read the first chapter tonight.
To Kill a Mockingbird will be checked out to fourth period today. Please read the first chapter tonight.
Wednesday, May 31:
Today we will begin presenting our scenes. After you do your scene you will turn your script into me - one per group.
We will begin reading and working on our new books - Enders Game for first and second period, and To Kill a Mockingbird for fourth period.
Thursday, June 1st:
Finish up the scenes today. Your Romeo and Juliet essay and Acts 1 - 5 packets will be due today.
Continue reading our books plus do our reading logs!
Friday, June 2nd:
First and Second Period:
Please bring your English Workshop; we will go over gerunds; pages 149 - 150; exercises 9 and 10. This will be due on Tuesday, June 6th.
Continue reading Ender’s Game
Fourth Period:
We will go over gerunds; pages 157 - 158; exercises 8 - 9 in English Workshop;
this will be due on Tuesday, June 6th.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
ESSAY TOPICS
FOR
ROMEO AND JULIET
1. Does Romeo have a death wish? Be sure to reference all the things he
says in Act 1, Scenes 1 - 4 (particularly Scene 4 between Romeo and
Mercutio) and again Romeo’s soliloquy at the beginning of Act 5, Scene
1 before Balthasar enters.
2. Discuss Shakespeare’s use of light and dark in Romeo and Juliet. Be sure to
provide supporting evidence from the play. Be sure to include
quotations from Act 1, Scene 1, in which Benvolio and Lord Montague use
references of darkness to describe Romeo’s mood; quotations from Act,
Scene 4 in which Romeo uses metaphors of light/heaviness and light/darkness
to describe his emotional state. Please be sure to reference Romeo’s famous
lines from Act 2, Scene 2, in which he sees Juliet on the balcony (“What light
through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the sun!”) Be sure
to look through the rest of the play and find other examples to support your
thesis.
3. Discuss the lack of parental involvement in the lives of Romeo and Juliet. Be
sure to include the observation that the Nurse and the Friar serve as parental
substitutes. Show that the lack of parental involvement is one of the reasons
for the tragic outcome of the story.
4. Discuss how Juliet’s decision at the end of Act 3 not to include the Nurse in
her confidences leads to her death.
5. Discuss how Shakespeare uses metaphor to convey time and place in
Romeo and Juliet.
6. Compare and contrast the Friar and the apothecary in Romeo and Juliet and
show how the apothecary is the foil of the Friar. A foil is a character who
is the opposite of another in order to show the characteristics of both
characters. Sometimes the best way to understand a character is to
show what the character is not and the writer does this by creating another
character who is his/her opposite. By seeing this contrast, the reader or
audience can more clearly see and understand the characters.
7. Discuss the relationship between Lord and Lady Capulet. Discuss the
scenes in which they appear and create an arc that traces their relationship.
You need to take a position regarding their relationship and support your
thesis by using evidence from the play that shows they have a loving,
respectful relationship or an unhealthy, abusive relationship.
8. Discuss Lord Capulet’s personality in the play. Be sure to include all the
scenes in which Lord Capulet appears and trace the arc of his personality
throughout the play. Be sure to take a position regarding his personality and
use evidence from the play to support your position.
9. Discuss whether or not the lovers’ fate was written in the stars or if their
“fate” was the result of bad choices and judgments by the parties involved.
Again, use evidence from the play to prove your thesis.
10. Discuss Shakespeare’s many references to both the wedding bed and to
death. You may also wish to include the many instances of foreshadowing
in the play. Be sure to include evidence from the play to support your thesis.
FOR
ROMEO AND JULIET
1. Does Romeo have a death wish? Be sure to reference all the things he
says in Act 1, Scenes 1 - 4 (particularly Scene 4 between Romeo and
Mercutio) and again Romeo’s soliloquy at the beginning of Act 5, Scene
1 before Balthasar enters.
2. Discuss Shakespeare’s use of light and dark in Romeo and Juliet. Be sure to
provide supporting evidence from the play. Be sure to include
quotations from Act 1, Scene 1, in which Benvolio and Lord Montague use
references of darkness to describe Romeo’s mood; quotations from Act,
Scene 4 in which Romeo uses metaphors of light/heaviness and light/darkness
to describe his emotional state. Please be sure to reference Romeo’s famous
lines from Act 2, Scene 2, in which he sees Juliet on the balcony (“What light
through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the sun!”) Be sure
to look through the rest of the play and find other examples to support your
thesis.
3. Discuss the lack of parental involvement in the lives of Romeo and Juliet. Be
sure to include the observation that the Nurse and the Friar serve as parental
substitutes. Show that the lack of parental involvement is one of the reasons
for the tragic outcome of the story.
4. Discuss how Juliet’s decision at the end of Act 3 not to include the Nurse in
her confidences leads to her death.
5. Discuss how Shakespeare uses metaphor to convey time and place in
Romeo and Juliet.
6. Compare and contrast the Friar and the apothecary in Romeo and Juliet and
show how the apothecary is the foil of the Friar. A foil is a character who
is the opposite of another in order to show the characteristics of both
characters. Sometimes the best way to understand a character is to
show what the character is not and the writer does this by creating another
character who is his/her opposite. By seeing this contrast, the reader or
audience can more clearly see and understand the characters.
7. Discuss the relationship between Lord and Lady Capulet. Discuss the
scenes in which they appear and create an arc that traces their relationship.
You need to take a position regarding their relationship and support your
thesis by using evidence from the play that shows they have a loving,
respectful relationship or an unhealthy, abusive relationship.
8. Discuss Lord Capulet’s personality in the play. Be sure to include all the
scenes in which Lord Capulet appears and trace the arc of his personality
throughout the play. Be sure to take a position regarding his personality and
use evidence from the play to support your position.
9. Discuss whether or not the lovers’ fate was written in the stars or if their
“fate” was the result of bad choices and judgments by the parties involved.
Again, use evidence from the play to prove your thesis.
10. Discuss Shakespeare’s many references to both the wedding bed and to
death. You may also wish to include the many instances of foreshadowing
in the play. Be sure to include evidence from the play to support your thesis.
May 22, 2006
Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade English
Monday, May 22nd:
District Assessment for Literary Analysis
(Ye gads! More testing!)
We are going to briefly go over a cool little lesson plan on how to find the theme of a story, a play or novel.
We will go over the short constructed response and then we will quickly go over the rudiments of how to write an essay in preparation for - yes, you’re right - for writing a five paragraph essay on the theme(s) for “Too Soon A Woman” and Neil Simon’s A Defenseless Creature.
You wll also be given a list of Romeo and Juliet essay topics to choose from to write your essay. The ROMEO AND JULIET essay will be due on Friday, May 26th.
Tuesday, May 23rd:
You will be given time in class to write the district mandated literary analysis of "Too Soon a Woman" and Neil Simon's A DEFENSELESS CREATURE. The window for the grading of the essay closes on May 29th; and grades are due on Tuesday, May 30th. Due to the time constraints, the district mandated essay will be due at the end of the period on Tuesday, May 23rd.
Wednesday, May 24th:
Today we can have some fun! Break into groups, choose an event from Romeo and Juliet and rewrite it in modern American English. We will start presenting these on Friday!
Thursday, May 25th:
Continue working on your scenes.
Friday, May 26th:
Begin presenting your scenes. Don’t forget that you have to have a script with your presentation!
TODAY YOUR ESSAY, YOUR READING LOGS AND YOUR ACTS ONE - FIVE PACKETS FROM ROMEO AND JULIET WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, MAY 26TH.
Next week first and second period will begin reading Ender’s Game and fourth period will begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Next week we will also return to grammar and vocabulary homework
Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade English
Monday, May 22nd:
District Assessment for Literary Analysis
(Ye gads! More testing!)
We are going to briefly go over a cool little lesson plan on how to find the theme of a story, a play or novel.
We will go over the short constructed response and then we will quickly go over the rudiments of how to write an essay in preparation for - yes, you’re right - for writing a five paragraph essay on the theme(s) for “Too Soon A Woman” and Neil Simon’s A Defenseless Creature.
You wll also be given a list of Romeo and Juliet essay topics to choose from to write your essay. The ROMEO AND JULIET essay will be due on Friday, May 26th.
Tuesday, May 23rd:
You will be given time in class to write the district mandated literary analysis of "Too Soon a Woman" and Neil Simon's A DEFENSELESS CREATURE. The window for the grading of the essay closes on May 29th; and grades are due on Tuesday, May 30th. Due to the time constraints, the district mandated essay will be due at the end of the period on Tuesday, May 23rd.
Wednesday, May 24th:
Today we can have some fun! Break into groups, choose an event from Romeo and Juliet and rewrite it in modern American English. We will start presenting these on Friday!
Thursday, May 25th:
Continue working on your scenes.
Friday, May 26th:
Begin presenting your scenes. Don’t forget that you have to have a script with your presentation!
TODAY YOUR ESSAY, YOUR READING LOGS AND YOUR ACTS ONE - FIVE PACKETS FROM ROMEO AND JULIET WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, MAY 26TH.
Next week first and second period will begin reading Ender’s Game and fourth period will begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Next week we will also return to grammar and vocabulary homework
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Weekly Schedule
for
May 15, 2006
9th Grade English
Monday, May 15th:
First and Second Periods:
Review for Act 5 test!
Fourth Period:
Act 5 Test!
Tuesday, May 16th:
CST TODAY!
No second period today!
First Period:
Act 5 Test!
Fourth Period:
Break into groups and rewrite scenes into modern day American.
Wednesday, May 17th:
CST TODAY!
First Period:
Break into groups and work on rewrites of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Act 5 test today!
No Fourth Period today!
Thursday, May 18th:
First Period:
Break into groups and work on rewrites of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Break into groups and work on rewrites of Romeo and Juliet.
Friday, May 19th:
First Period:
Present scripts and rewrites of your scenes.
Fourth Period:
Present scripts and rewrites of your scenes.
Your essay, your packets, and your reading log will be due on Monday, May 22nd.
for
May 15, 2006
9th Grade English
Monday, May 15th:
First and Second Periods:
Review for Act 5 test!
Fourth Period:
Act 5 Test!
Tuesday, May 16th:
CST TODAY!
No second period today!
First Period:
Act 5 Test!
Fourth Period:
Break into groups and rewrite scenes into modern day American.
Wednesday, May 17th:
CST TODAY!
First Period:
Break into groups and work on rewrites of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Act 5 test today!
No Fourth Period today!
Thursday, May 18th:
First Period:
Break into groups and work on rewrites of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Break into groups and work on rewrites of Romeo and Juliet.
Friday, May 19th:
First Period:
Present scripts and rewrites of your scenes.
Fourth Period:
Present scripts and rewrites of your scenes.
Your essay, your packets, and your reading log will be due on Monday, May 22nd.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Weekly Schedule
for
May 8, 2006
for 9th Grade English
Monday, May 8th:
We need to finish reading Romeo and Juliet before we begin testing for the CST. So this week we will be concentrating on finishing the play.
First and Second Periods:
Today we will review Act 4, in preparation for the test on Tuesday, May 9th. Please be sure to bring your Act 4 packet. We will go over the vocabulary, the comprehension, the literary terms and the grammar for the test tomorrow.
Fourth Period:
We will have the test over Act 4 today.
Tuesday, May 9th:
First and Second Periods:
Today we will have a test over Act 4.
Fourth Period:
We will begin Act 5 today of Romeo and Juliet. Don’t forget your reading logs!
Wednesday, May 10th:
Read Act 5 today in Romeo and Juliet. Don’t forget your reading logs! Remember, your reading logs will be due when we finish reading the play. It is a major part of your grade!
Thursday, May 11th:
Continue reading Romeo and Juliet today.
Friday, May 12th:
Continue reading Romeo and Juliet.
When we are finished, we will have a final and a major essay over the play. The culminating assignment will be for the class to break into groups, choose an event from the play (the street fight in Act 1, Scene 1 or in Act 3, Scene 2 for example), rewrite it and act it out. You will be graded on the script and the final
presentation of the scene.
for
May 8, 2006
for 9th Grade English
Monday, May 8th:
We need to finish reading Romeo and Juliet before we begin testing for the CST. So this week we will be concentrating on finishing the play.
First and Second Periods:
Today we will review Act 4, in preparation for the test on Tuesday, May 9th. Please be sure to bring your Act 4 packet. We will go over the vocabulary, the comprehension, the literary terms and the grammar for the test tomorrow.
Fourth Period:
We will have the test over Act 4 today.
Tuesday, May 9th:
First and Second Periods:
Today we will have a test over Act 4.
Fourth Period:
We will begin Act 5 today of Romeo and Juliet. Don’t forget your reading logs!
Wednesday, May 10th:
Read Act 5 today in Romeo and Juliet. Don’t forget your reading logs! Remember, your reading logs will be due when we finish reading the play. It is a major part of your grade!
Thursday, May 11th:
Continue reading Romeo and Juliet today.
Friday, May 12th:
Continue reading Romeo and Juliet.
When we are finished, we will have a final and a major essay over the play. The culminating assignment will be for the class to break into groups, choose an event from the play (the street fight in Act 1, Scene 1 or in Act 3, Scene 2 for example), rewrite it and act it out. You will be graded on the script and the final
presentation of the scene.
Friday, April 28, 2006
May 1st Weekly Schedule for 9th Grade English
Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade English
Monday, May 1st:
Review for Act lll test; go over vocabulary and suspense packet.
Tuesday, May 2nd:
Romeo and Juliet Act lll test
Bring your English Workshop
1st and 2nd Period:
Assign English Workshop; pages 147 - 148; exercises 7 and 8; “Participial
Phrase”; will be due on Thursday, May 4th.
4th Period:
Assign English Workshop; pages 157 - 158; exercises 8 and 9; “Gerunds”. This will be due on Thursday, May 5th.
Wednesday, May 3rd:
Read Romeo and Juliet; Act lV; reading log.
1st and 2nd Period:
Journal: Write ten sentences using ten of your vocabulary words from your vocabulary book; pages 61 - 68, and using participles and participial phrase.
4th Period:
Same but write five sentences with participial phrases and five sentences with gerunds.
Thursday, May 4th:
Shortened day!
Read Romeo and Juliet and work on reading logs.
Collect English Workshop homework.
Friday, May 5th:
Read Romeo and Juliet and work on reading logs.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
April 24th Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade English
Monday, April 24th:
Journal: Write a short story using your vocabulary words on pages 61 - 68 from Vocabulary For High School.
We are going to be reading, acting out, running around with swords and swashbuckling through Act lll of Romeo and Juliet.
And of course, we will do our reading logs!
Vocabulary homework is due today! Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 61 - 68.
Tuesday, April 25th:
Continue reading, acting out, running around with swords and swashbuckling through Act lll of Romeo and Juliet.
And of course, we will do our reading logs!
First and Second Period:
English Workshop; pages 145 - 146; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases” will be assigned today. The homework will be due on Thursday, April 25th.
Fourth Period:
English Workshop; pages 155 - 156; exercise 7; “Participial Phrases” will be due on Thursday, April 25th.
Wednesday, April 26th:
Work on Act lll Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension packet. When we are finished with Act lll, we will have a test over reading comprehension, vocabulary, and figurative language found in Act lll.
Fun little grammar and vocabulary game today (vocabulary from Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 61 - 62.)
Thursday, April 27th:
Test over Act lll!
Your grammar is due today!
First and Second Period:
English Workshop; pages 145 - 146; exercises 5 and 6;"Verbals and Verb Phrases" are due today.
Fourth Period:
English Workshop; pages 155 - 156; exercise 7; "Participial Phrases" are due today.
Friday, April 28th:
We will then proceed into Act lV of Romeo and Juliet.
for
9th Grade English
Monday, April 24th:
Journal: Write a short story using your vocabulary words on pages 61 - 68 from Vocabulary For High School.
We are going to be reading, acting out, running around with swords and swashbuckling through Act lll of Romeo and Juliet.
And of course, we will do our reading logs!
Vocabulary homework is due today! Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 61 - 68.
Tuesday, April 25th:
Continue reading, acting out, running around with swords and swashbuckling through Act lll of Romeo and Juliet.
And of course, we will do our reading logs!
First and Second Period:
English Workshop; pages 145 - 146; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases” will be assigned today. The homework will be due on Thursday, April 25th.
Fourth Period:
English Workshop; pages 155 - 156; exercise 7; “Participial Phrases” will be due on Thursday, April 25th.
Wednesday, April 26th:
Work on Act lll Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension packet. When we are finished with Act lll, we will have a test over reading comprehension, vocabulary, and figurative language found in Act lll.
Fun little grammar and vocabulary game today (vocabulary from Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 61 - 62.)
Thursday, April 27th:
Test over Act lll!
Your grammar is due today!
First and Second Period:
English Workshop; pages 145 - 146; exercises 5 and 6;"Verbals and Verb Phrases" are due today.
Fourth Period:
English Workshop; pages 155 - 156; exercise 7; "Participial Phrases" are due today.
Friday, April 28th:
We will then proceed into Act lV of Romeo and Juliet.
Saturday, April 15, 2006
APRIL 17TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
Monday, April 17th:
Finish reading Act 2 for Romeo and Juliet. Work on the Act 2 vocabulary and character packet given to you last week. As soon as we finish reading Act 2 you will be given a test covering comprehension, vocabulary and the beautiful poetry of Shakespeare!
Pass out a copy of Act 2, Scene 2 and for homework find as many examples of personification, metaphors, similes and allusion! What fun, right?
1st and 2nd Period class: Okay, all you “Crocadile Dundees”! You are going to read your voice-over news report on SNAKES!!! (Prepositional Phrases assignment, pages 142; exercise 2; turned in on Friday, April 14th).
After your news reports, we will do a much more sedate assignment on adjective and adverbial phrases in your English Workshop; pages 143-144; exercises 3 and 4. This assignment will be due on Thursday, April 20th.
4th Period: Your English Workshop assignment will be due; adjective and adverbial phrases; pages 151-152; due today! English Workshop; pages 153-154; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases” will be assigned today. This fun assignment is going to be due on Thursday, April 20th.
Tuesday, April 18th:
If we are finished with Act 2, then we will have the test today. If not, then we will push on and finish it. Don’t forget your reading log!
Wednesday, April 19th:
Begin reading Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Pass out Act 3 packet. Read, act, run around with swords, and swashbuckle! Don’t forget your reading log!
All three classes: Please bring your vocabulary books, Vocabulary for the High School Students. Pages 61-68 will be asigned. These exercises will be due on Monday, April 24th.
Thursday, April 20th:
Your grammar homework is due.
1st and 2nd Periods: English Workshop; pages 143-144; “Adjective and Adverbial Phrases”; exercises 3 and 4.
4th Period: English Workshop; pages 153-154; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases".
Read, act, run around with swords - we’re doing Romeo and Juliet, Act 3. Don’t forget your reading log. It’s an important part of your grade!
Friday, April 21st:
Read, act, run around with swords and finish up Act 3, and of course, do your reading log. When we finish Act three we will have a test over comprehension, vocabulary, and language.
FOR
9TH GRADE
Monday, April 17th:
Finish reading Act 2 for Romeo and Juliet. Work on the Act 2 vocabulary and character packet given to you last week. As soon as we finish reading Act 2 you will be given a test covering comprehension, vocabulary and the beautiful poetry of Shakespeare!
Pass out a copy of Act 2, Scene 2 and for homework find as many examples of personification, metaphors, similes and allusion! What fun, right?
1st and 2nd Period class: Okay, all you “Crocadile Dundees”! You are going to read your voice-over news report on SNAKES!!! (Prepositional Phrases assignment, pages 142; exercise 2; turned in on Friday, April 14th).
After your news reports, we will do a much more sedate assignment on adjective and adverbial phrases in your English Workshop; pages 143-144; exercises 3 and 4. This assignment will be due on Thursday, April 20th.
4th Period: Your English Workshop assignment will be due; adjective and adverbial phrases; pages 151-152; due today! English Workshop; pages 153-154; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases” will be assigned today. This fun assignment is going to be due on Thursday, April 20th.
Tuesday, April 18th:
If we are finished with Act 2, then we will have the test today. If not, then we will push on and finish it. Don’t forget your reading log!
Wednesday, April 19th:
Begin reading Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Pass out Act 3 packet. Read, act, run around with swords, and swashbuckle! Don’t forget your reading log!
All three classes: Please bring your vocabulary books, Vocabulary for the High School Students. Pages 61-68 will be asigned. These exercises will be due on Monday, April 24th.
Thursday, April 20th:
Your grammar homework is due.
1st and 2nd Periods: English Workshop; pages 143-144; “Adjective and Adverbial Phrases”; exercises 3 and 4.
4th Period: English Workshop; pages 153-154; exercises 5 and 6; “Verbals and Verb Phrases".
Read, act, run around with swords - we’re doing Romeo and Juliet, Act 3. Don’t forget your reading log. It’s an important part of your grade!
Friday, April 21st:
Read, act, run around with swords and finish up Act 3, and of course, do your reading log. When we finish Act three we will have a test over comprehension, vocabulary, and language.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
APRIL 10TH
FOR 9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Monday, April 10th:
First and Fourth Periods:
Journals: Write a short story using your vocabulary words.
Instead of the traditional vocabulary test, we are going to break into groups of four; choose five words and create either a sketch, a song-and-dance (ala a Broadway musical or a hip-hop video) or a rap using the vocabulary words which will show how to pronounce and use the words. These studies will be performed on Friday in lieu of an orthodox test.
You will have about five or ten minutes a few times this week to work on it. It is a major grade so don’t blow it off.
We will continue reading Act ll, and of course, doing our reading logs.
Second Period:
We will finish going over iambic pentameters today. Tomorrow we will have a wee test over Act 1 and iambic pentameters.
Second Period: look at the above notice to First and Fourth Period. It also applies to you. You will do the same vocabulary study in lieu of a traditional test.
Tuesday, April 11th:
Shortened day today!
First, Second and Fourth Periods:
Your vocabulary will be due today: Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35 - 37; exercises 26, 27, 28, and 29.
Pass out the Act ll vocabulary and literary packets for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Take the wee small test over Act l and iambic pentameter.
Wednesday, April 12th:
Go over the vocabulary and literary packets for Act ll for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll and do reading logs.
You will be given about ten minutes today to work on your word studies.
Thursday, April 13th:
Please bring your grammar book, English Workshop. Today we will go over adjective clauses. The assignment will be due on Monday, April 17th.
Continue reading Act ll and of course, our reading logs.
Friday, April 14th:
When we are finished with Act ll, there will be a small test which will encompass adjective clauses and the vocabulary words from pages 37 - 39 in our Vocabulary for the High School Student.
We will begin presenting our “word studies” today based on the vocabulary words from pages 35 - 37 in our vocabulary books.
FOR
APRIL 10TH
FOR 9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Monday, April 10th:
First and Fourth Periods:
Journals: Write a short story using your vocabulary words.
Instead of the traditional vocabulary test, we are going to break into groups of four; choose five words and create either a sketch, a song-and-dance (ala a Broadway musical or a hip-hop video) or a rap using the vocabulary words which will show how to pronounce and use the words. These studies will be performed on Friday in lieu of an orthodox test.
You will have about five or ten minutes a few times this week to work on it. It is a major grade so don’t blow it off.
We will continue reading Act ll, and of course, doing our reading logs.
Second Period:
We will finish going over iambic pentameters today. Tomorrow we will have a wee test over Act 1 and iambic pentameters.
Second Period: look at the above notice to First and Fourth Period. It also applies to you. You will do the same vocabulary study in lieu of a traditional test.
Tuesday, April 11th:
Shortened day today!
First, Second and Fourth Periods:
Your vocabulary will be due today: Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35 - 37; exercises 26, 27, 28, and 29.
Pass out the Act ll vocabulary and literary packets for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll of Romeo and Juliet.
Second Period:
Take the wee small test over Act l and iambic pentameter.
Wednesday, April 12th:
Go over the vocabulary and literary packets for Act ll for Romeo and Juliet.
Read Act ll and do reading logs.
You will be given about ten minutes today to work on your word studies.
Thursday, April 13th:
Please bring your grammar book, English Workshop. Today we will go over adjective clauses. The assignment will be due on Monday, April 17th.
Continue reading Act ll and of course, our reading logs.
Friday, April 14th:
When we are finished with Act ll, there will be a small test which will encompass adjective clauses and the vocabulary words from pages 37 - 39 in our Vocabulary for the High School Student.
We will begin presenting our “word studies” today based on the vocabulary words from pages 35 - 37 in our vocabulary books.
Friday, March 31, 2006
April 3rd
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
MONDAY, APRIL 3RD:
First Period:
Make masks. Act out Act 1, Scene 5; “the party scene”.
Second Period:
Finish reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet.
Fourth Period:
Act out Act 1, Scene 5; “the party scene”.
“Queen Mab” illustration due today.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH:
Shortened Day!
First Period:
Go over iambic pentameter in the Act One handout for Rome and Juliet.
“Queen Mab” illustration due today.
Second Period:
Make masks. Act out Act 1, Scene 5; “the party scene”.
Assign “Queen Mab” illustration. This will be due on Thursday, April 6th.
Fourth Period:
Go over iambic pentameter in the Act One handout for Romeo and Juliet.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH:
First Period:
Wee small test over Act One in Romeo and Juliet.
Bring your English Grammar Workshop; grammar will be due on Friday.
Second Period:
Go over iambic pentameter in the Act One handout for Romeo and Juliet.
Fourth Period:
Wee small quiz over iambic pentameter.
Bring your English Grammar Workshop; grammar will be due on Friday.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH:
First Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and literary packet.
Second Period:
Wee small test over Act One in Romeo and Juliet.
Bring your English Grammar Workshop; grammar will be due on Monday.
Fourth Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and literary packet.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH:
First Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Bring your Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35-37; this will
be due on Tuesday, April 11th.
Second Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and literary packet.
Bring your Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35 -37; this will
be due on Tuesday, April 11th.
Fourth Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Bring your Vocabulary for the High School Sudent; pages 35-37; this will be
due on Tuesday, April 11th.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
MONDAY, APRIL 3RD:
First Period:
Make masks. Act out Act 1, Scene 5; “the party scene”.
Second Period:
Finish reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet.
Fourth Period:
Act out Act 1, Scene 5; “the party scene”.
“Queen Mab” illustration due today.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH:
Shortened Day!
First Period:
Go over iambic pentameter in the Act One handout for Rome and Juliet.
“Queen Mab” illustration due today.
Second Period:
Make masks. Act out Act 1, Scene 5; “the party scene”.
Assign “Queen Mab” illustration. This will be due on Thursday, April 6th.
Fourth Period:
Go over iambic pentameter in the Act One handout for Romeo and Juliet.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH:
First Period:
Wee small test over Act One in Romeo and Juliet.
Bring your English Grammar Workshop; grammar will be due on Friday.
Second Period:
Go over iambic pentameter in the Act One handout for Romeo and Juliet.
Fourth Period:
Wee small quiz over iambic pentameter.
Bring your English Grammar Workshop; grammar will be due on Friday.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH:
First Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and literary packet.
Second Period:
Wee small test over Act One in Romeo and Juliet.
Bring your English Grammar Workshop; grammar will be due on Monday.
Fourth Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and literary packet.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH:
First Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Bring your Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35-37; this will
be due on Tuesday, April 11th.
Second Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and literary packet.
Bring your Vocabulary for the High School Student; pages 35 -37; this will
be due on Tuesday, April 11th.
Fourth Period:
Read Act Two in Romeo and Juliet. Do reading logs.
Bring your Vocabulary for the High School Sudent; pages 35-37; this will be
due on Tuesday, April 11th.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
MARCH 27TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR NINTH GRADE ENGLISH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
NINTH GRADE ENGLISH
Monday, March 27th:
Expository Essay and Assessment test. Be prepared to write an essay during class. You will only have two days to do it and it cannnot be taken home.
Fourth Period: Go over last Friday’s homework, English Workshop; exercises 11 and 12; pages 139 - 140; “Complements”.
Queen Mab assignment is due today: Illustrate four scenes from Queen Mab and write the corresponding quotations underneath your illustrations.
Tuesday, March 28th:
More of the Expository Essay and Assessment test.
Wednesday, March 29th:
The end of the Expository Essay and Assessment test.
Thursday, March 30th:
1st and 2nd Period English: Read and act out Act One of Romeo and Juliet.
Assign Queen Mab assignment: Illustrate four scenes from Queen Mab and write the corresponding quotations underneath your illustrations.
4th Period:
Create masks and act out Act 1, Scene V, the party scene in Romeo and Juliet.
Friday, March 31st:
First and Second Period:
Finish reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet; as soon as we are finished we will create masks and act out the party scene for Romeo and Juliet. We will also have a small test over Act 1 as well.
Fourth Period:
We will go over iambic pentameter and rhyme; expect a small test.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
March 20th
Weekly Schedule
for 9th Grade
Monday, March 20th:
Six-Way Paragraph.
Use ten vocabulary words in sentences using adverbial clauses.
Start Romeo and Juliet.
Don’t forget to do reading logs!
Spout Shakespeare and run around with swords!
Tuesday, March 21st:
Wee small vocabulary test over words on pages 30-33 in Vocabulary for High School Students.
Continue reading Act l of Romeo and Juliet.
Act 1, do “Oxymoron” handout.
Find at least three examples of personification, imagery, metaphor and similes in Act l, identify them, write the quotations and then draw a picture - stick figures will be fine! - to illustrate the quotations.
Wednesday, March 22nd:
Please bring your grammar book, English Workshop; we will go over direct and indirect objects. The homework will be due on Friday.
Continue reading Romeo and Juliet and running around spouting Shakespeare and brandishing toy swords.
Vocabulary and Literary packet handout over Act 1.
Thursday, March 23rd:
Small grammar handout.
We will continue reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. As soon as we are finished, we will have a small quiz over it.
Friday, March 24th:
Continue reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. As soon as we are finished we will have a small quiz over it.
Collect and go over grammar home work from Wednesday, March 22nd.
Weekly Schedule
for 9th Grade
Monday, March 20th:
Six-Way Paragraph.
Use ten vocabulary words in sentences using adverbial clauses.
Start Romeo and Juliet.
Don’t forget to do reading logs!
Spout Shakespeare and run around with swords!
Tuesday, March 21st:
Wee small vocabulary test over words on pages 30-33 in Vocabulary for High School Students.
Continue reading Act l of Romeo and Juliet.
Act 1, do “Oxymoron” handout.
Find at least three examples of personification, imagery, metaphor and similes in Act l, identify them, write the quotations and then draw a picture - stick figures will be fine! - to illustrate the quotations.
Wednesday, March 22nd:
Please bring your grammar book, English Workshop; we will go over direct and indirect objects. The homework will be due on Friday.
Continue reading Romeo and Juliet and running around spouting Shakespeare and brandishing toy swords.
Vocabulary and Literary packet handout over Act 1.
Thursday, March 23rd:
Small grammar handout.
We will continue reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. As soon as we are finished, we will have a small quiz over it.
Friday, March 24th:
Continue reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. As soon as we are finished we will have a small quiz over it.
Collect and go over grammar home work from Wednesday, March 22nd.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
9th Grade English
Weekly Schedule
for
March 13th
Monday, March 13th:
Please be sure to bring your vocabulary and your grammar books!
We will go over the words in your vocabulary book on pages 31-35 and the exercises for those words.
These exercise will be due on Friday, March 17th.
For first period and second periods, we will do some review of sentence fragments and run-ons. The grammar homework will be due on Thursday, March 16th.
For fourth period, we will review adverbial clauses in the grammar book. The grammar homework will be due on Thursday, March 16th.
If we have time, we will do some Shakespeare games.
Tuesday, March 14th:
For your journal entry, write a short story using your vocabulary words.
Today we will do Shakespeare games! And then we will watch the video of ROMEO AND JULIET and then start reading Act 1, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. And yes, we will start on our reading logs! It will be major part of your grade so don’t blow it off!
Wednesday, March 15th:
Do another short story using your vocabulary words.
Then we will continue reading, acting out and watching the video of Romeo and Juliet.
Thursday, March 16th:
We will go over our grammar today. And then we will dive back into Romeo and Juliet - reading, acting out the scenes and doing the reading logs!
Friday, March 17th:
Our vocabulary homework is due today. We will go over it in class and then dive back into Romeo and Juliet.
Weekly Schedule
for
March 13th
Monday, March 13th:
Please be sure to bring your vocabulary and your grammar books!
We will go over the words in your vocabulary book on pages 31-35 and the exercises for those words.
These exercise will be due on Friday, March 17th.
For first period and second periods, we will do some review of sentence fragments and run-ons. The grammar homework will be due on Thursday, March 16th.
For fourth period, we will review adverbial clauses in the grammar book. The grammar homework will be due on Thursday, March 16th.
If we have time, we will do some Shakespeare games.
Tuesday, March 14th:
For your journal entry, write a short story using your vocabulary words.
Today we will do Shakespeare games! And then we will watch the video of ROMEO AND JULIET and then start reading Act 1, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. And yes, we will start on our reading logs! It will be major part of your grade so don’t blow it off!
Wednesday, March 15th:
Do another short story using your vocabulary words.
Then we will continue reading, acting out and watching the video of Romeo and Juliet.
Thursday, March 16th:
We will go over our grammar today. And then we will dive back into Romeo and Juliet - reading, acting out the scenes and doing the reading logs!
Friday, March 17th:
Our vocabulary homework is due today. We will go over it in class and then dive back into Romeo and Juliet.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
December 5, 2005
Weekly Agenda
for 9th Grade Honors
Monday, December 5th:
Finish reading a Son Seeks a Father
Read and do reading log and time line
Read:
Book 5: “Calypso, the Sweet Nymph”
Draw Calypso’s Cave
Book 6: “The Princess Nausicaa”
Do reading log and time line
******
Tuesday, December 6th:
Turn in your Prepositional Phrase handouts
Read:
Book 8: “The Song of the Minstrel”
The land of the Ciccones
Book 9: “The Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops”
Do time line and reading log
Public Service Announcements: “Do Not Eat the Lotus!”
******
Wednesday, December 7th:
Book 10: “The Bag of Wind” and “The Witch Circe”
Are there lessons that Homer’s The Odyssey teach us? What lesson might the bag of wind or Circe, the witch, might teach us?
******
Thursday, December 8th:
Appositive Handouts. This will be due on Tuesday, December 16th.
Book 11: “The Land of the Dead”
Book 12: “The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis”
******
Friday, December 9th:
Journal: Write sentences using six of your vocabulary words from pages 24 - 33, and use an adverbial clause in two sentences, an adjective clause in two more sentences, and two more using appositives.
Do vocabulary, literary terms and comprehension handouts for The Odyssey.
On December 16th your notebook will be due!
Weekly Agenda
for 9th Grade Honors
Monday, December 5th:
Finish reading a Son Seeks a Father
Read and do reading log and time line
Read:
Book 5: “Calypso, the Sweet Nymph”
Draw Calypso’s Cave
Book 6: “The Princess Nausicaa”
Do reading log and time line
******
Tuesday, December 6th:
Turn in your Prepositional Phrase handouts
Read:
Book 8: “The Song of the Minstrel”
The land of the Ciccones
Book 9: “The Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops”
Do time line and reading log
Public Service Announcements: “Do Not Eat the Lotus!”
******
Wednesday, December 7th:
Book 10: “The Bag of Wind” and “The Witch Circe”
Are there lessons that Homer’s The Odyssey teach us? What lesson might the bag of wind or Circe, the witch, might teach us?
******
Thursday, December 8th:
Appositive Handouts. This will be due on Tuesday, December 16th.
Book 11: “The Land of the Dead”
Book 12: “The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis”
******
Friday, December 9th:
Journal: Write sentences using six of your vocabulary words from pages 24 - 33, and use an adverbial clause in two sentences, an adjective clause in two more sentences, and two more using appositives.
Do vocabulary, literary terms and comprehension handouts for The Odyssey.
On December 16th your notebook will be due!
Sunday, November 20, 2005
November 21, 2005
Weekly Agenda for
9th Grade English
Monday, November 21st:
Turn in your rough draft of your literary analysis. Your final draft and your reading log will be due two days after you receive your corrected literary analysis.
Go over adjective clause handouts. This will be due on Wednesday, November 23rd.
Begin reading “The Trojan War” handouts.
Tuesday, November 22nd:
Journal: Write six sentences using six of your vocabulary words (pages 24 - 33); three sentences using adverbial clauses (although, when, since, after, etc) and three sentences using adjective clauses.
Continue reading “The Trojan War” handouts.
Wednesday, November 23rd:
Journal: Write six sentences using six of your vocabulary words (pages 24 - 33); three sentences using adverbial clauses and three sentences using adjective clauses.
Collect your homework for today, “The Adjective Clause” handout.
Assign “Adjective Clause” Sentence Combining; due Monday, November 28th.
Finish reading “The Trojan War”; watch the film “Troy”.
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Weekly Agenda for
9th Grade English
Monday, November 21st:
Turn in your rough draft of your literary analysis. Your final draft and your reading log will be due two days after you receive your corrected literary analysis.
Go over adjective clause handouts. This will be due on Wednesday, November 23rd.
Begin reading “The Trojan War” handouts.
Tuesday, November 22nd:
Journal: Write six sentences using six of your vocabulary words (pages 24 - 33); three sentences using adverbial clauses (although, when, since, after, etc) and three sentences using adjective clauses.
Continue reading “The Trojan War” handouts.
Wednesday, November 23rd:
Journal: Write six sentences using six of your vocabulary words (pages 24 - 33); three sentences using adverbial clauses and three sentences using adjective clauses.
Collect your homework for today, “The Adjective Clause” handout.
Assign “Adjective Clause” Sentence Combining; due Monday, November 28th.
Finish reading “The Trojan War”; watch the film “Troy”.
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Sunday, November 06, 2005
THE WEEK OF
NOVEMBER 7TH
AGENDA
FOR 9TH GRADE
Monday, November 7th:
First Period:
Assign adverbial phrase handout from Sentence Combining for High School Students. This will be due on Wednesday, November 9th.
“The Cask of Amontillado” packet will be due on Monday. Go over the “Heightened Style of Edgar Allan Poe”, exercises 1 and 2; and “Revising Two Paragraphs” exercise 3.
Break into groups of three and write three short stories: each short story should illustrate one of the following types of irony: situational, verbal and dramatic. You will present your short story on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 8th:
Present your ironic short stories today.
Go over vocabulalry homework, pages 24 - 33; exercises 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Begin work on the first paragraph of your literary analysis.
Wednesday, November 9th:
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words. Be sure to use an adverbial clause in the short story.
Your Adverbial phrase handout will be due today.
Finish presenting your ironic playlet/short story today.
Work on the second paragraph of your literary analysis.
Thursday, November 10th:
Work on the third paragraph of your literary analysis.
Friday, Novmebr 11th:
Veterans Day. We have today off to remember the valor and sacrifice of our service men and women.
NOVEMBER 7TH
AGENDA
FOR 9TH GRADE
Monday, November 7th:
First Period:
Assign adverbial phrase handout from Sentence Combining for High School Students. This will be due on Wednesday, November 9th.
“The Cask of Amontillado” packet will be due on Monday. Go over the “Heightened Style of Edgar Allan Poe”, exercises 1 and 2; and “Revising Two Paragraphs” exercise 3.
Break into groups of three and write three short stories: each short story should illustrate one of the following types of irony: situational, verbal and dramatic. You will present your short story on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 8th:
Present your ironic short stories today.
Go over vocabulalry homework, pages 24 - 33; exercises 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Begin work on the first paragraph of your literary analysis.
Wednesday, November 9th:
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words. Be sure to use an adverbial clause in the short story.
Your Adverbial phrase handout will be due today.
Finish presenting your ironic playlet/short story today.
Work on the second paragraph of your literary analysis.
Thursday, November 10th:
Work on the third paragraph of your literary analysis.
Friday, Novmebr 11th:
Veterans Day. We have today off to remember the valor and sacrifice of our service men and women.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
OCTOBER 31ST WEEKLY AGENDA
for
9th Grade
Monday, October 31st:
Read Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Discuss unreliable narrator and the three ironies: situational, verbal and dramatic.
Work on the packet for “The Cask of Amontillado”.
Your vocabulary homework: pages 24 - 33: exercises 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 24, is due today. We will go over this in class tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 1st:
Assign groups. Each group of three to four will present three short skits which will illustrate situational, verbal and dramatic irony. We will begin presentations on Friday.
Your adverbial clause handout will be due today.
We will go over your vocabulary homework which was turned in on Monday.
Wednesday, November 2nd:
Please bring your English Workshop; I will assign pages 165 - 166 over adverbial clauses. This will be due on Friday, November 4th.
Break into your groups and begin writing the three ironic skits.
Thursday, November 3rd:
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Break into your groups and continue writing the three ironic skits.
Fourth period: Meet in auditorium
Friday, November 4th:
We will go over your English Workshop homework: pages 165 - 166; “Adverbial clauses.
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words. You must use an adverbial clause in your short story.
Begin presenting your three ironic skits. The rest of the class will try to determine which kind of irony is being used in each skit.
for
9th Grade
Monday, October 31st:
Read Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Discuss unreliable narrator and the three ironies: situational, verbal and dramatic.
Work on the packet for “The Cask of Amontillado”.
Your vocabulary homework: pages 24 - 33: exercises 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 24, is due today. We will go over this in class tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 1st:
Assign groups. Each group of three to four will present three short skits which will illustrate situational, verbal and dramatic irony. We will begin presentations on Friday.
Your adverbial clause handout will be due today.
We will go over your vocabulary homework which was turned in on Monday.
Wednesday, November 2nd:
Please bring your English Workshop; I will assign pages 165 - 166 over adverbial clauses. This will be due on Friday, November 4th.
Break into your groups and begin writing the three ironic skits.
Thursday, November 3rd:
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Break into your groups and continue writing the three ironic skits.
Fourth period: Meet in auditorium
Friday, November 4th:
We will go over your English Workshop homework: pages 165 - 166; “Adverbial clauses.
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words. You must use an adverbial clause in your short story.
Begin presenting your three ironic skits. The rest of the class will try to determine which kind of irony is being used in each skit.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
OCTOBER 24TH
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR
9TH GRADE
Monday, October 24th:
For 1st and 2nd period:
Read “The Gift of the Magi” in the Elements of Literature anthology.
For fourth period:
Class will be held in room #508 today because of fifth period final exam for C track. Finish writing the persuasive essay, the short constructed response and/or the multiple choice questions. The material is in one of the two blue/red bags behind the teacher’s desk in #509. Please allow Malik or Christian or Stewart to help you with passing out the material. Please be sure to collect the material at the end of the period.
Tuesday, October 25th:
Shortened Day!
We will go over an adverbial clause handout today. The homework will be due on Thursday, October 27th.
Begin working on a compare and contrast essay comparing the personalities of the Madame Loisel in “The Necklace” and the female character in “The Gift of the Magi”. We will start by using venn diagrams and t-graphs. The final draft will be due on Wednesday, October 26th.
Wednesday, October 26th:
Continue working on the compare and contrast essay. The final draft will be due at the end of the period on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 27th:
Your adverbial clause handout will be due today.
We will begin reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”.
Please bring your Vocabulary Workshop today. The words on pages 25 - 25 will be assigned. The homework will be due on Monday, October 31st.
Friday, October 28th:
Continue reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”.
Assign pages 165 - 166 in English Workshop; “Adverbial Clauses”; this will be due on Tuesday, November 1st.
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR
9TH GRADE
Monday, October 24th:
For 1st and 2nd period:
Read “The Gift of the Magi” in the Elements of Literature anthology.
For fourth period:
Class will be held in room #508 today because of fifth period final exam for C track. Finish writing the persuasive essay, the short constructed response and/or the multiple choice questions. The material is in one of the two blue/red bags behind the teacher’s desk in #509. Please allow Malik or Christian or Stewart to help you with passing out the material. Please be sure to collect the material at the end of the period.
Tuesday, October 25th:
Shortened Day!
We will go over an adverbial clause handout today. The homework will be due on Thursday, October 27th.
Begin working on a compare and contrast essay comparing the personalities of the Madame Loisel in “The Necklace” and the female character in “The Gift of the Magi”. We will start by using venn diagrams and t-graphs. The final draft will be due on Wednesday, October 26th.
Wednesday, October 26th:
Continue working on the compare and contrast essay. The final draft will be due at the end of the period on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 27th:
Your adverbial clause handout will be due today.
We will begin reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”.
Please bring your Vocabulary Workshop today. The words on pages 25 - 25 will be assigned. The homework will be due on Monday, October 31st.
Friday, October 28th:
Continue reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”.
Assign pages 165 - 166 in English Workshop; “Adverbial Clauses”; this will be due on Tuesday, November 1st.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
October 17th Weekly
Schedule for
9th Grade
Monday, October 17th:
District Mandated Periodic Assessment. Reading Comprehension and multiple choice questions.
4th Period: You will present your “The Necklace - Continuing the Story” and then we will begin working on the periodic assessment.
For homework: work on “The Necklace” vocabulary, grammar and comprehension packet.
Tuesday, October 18th:
I am not going to be here today. Mr. Itkin and I will be going to Sony to pick up costumes and props. You will continue working on the periodic assessment.
Wednesday, October 19th:
Continue working on essay part of the periodic assessment. The essay will be due at the end of the period.
Thursday, October 20th:
Your “The Necklace” vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension packet will be due today. There will be a brief test over “The Necklace”.
Begin reading “The Gift of the Magi”.
Friday, October 21st:
Finish reading “The Gift of the Magi”. Compare and contrast the characters of Della and Mathilde Loisel. We will begin working on yet another essay comparing and contrasting the two characters of Della from “The Gift of the Magi” and Mathilde Loisel in “The Necklace”. This essay will be due on Tuesday, October 25th.
Next week (the week of October 24th) we will be reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and writing a short skit using dramatic, situational and verbal irony.
The week of October 31st, we will work on our literary analysis. Be sure that you are finished with your book by then and have your reading log completed. An additional idea might be to include in your reading log selected passages, lines, and quotations that you find interesting, compelling or that shed insights into the characters, plot, or themes of the story.
Schedule for
9th Grade
Monday, October 17th:
District Mandated Periodic Assessment. Reading Comprehension and multiple choice questions.
4th Period: You will present your “The Necklace - Continuing the Story” and then we will begin working on the periodic assessment.
For homework: work on “The Necklace” vocabulary, grammar and comprehension packet.
Tuesday, October 18th:
I am not going to be here today. Mr. Itkin and I will be going to Sony to pick up costumes and props. You will continue working on the periodic assessment.
Wednesday, October 19th:
Continue working on essay part of the periodic assessment. The essay will be due at the end of the period.
Thursday, October 20th:
Your “The Necklace” vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension packet will be due today. There will be a brief test over “The Necklace”.
Begin reading “The Gift of the Magi”.
Friday, October 21st:
Finish reading “The Gift of the Magi”. Compare and contrast the characters of Della and Mathilde Loisel. We will begin working on yet another essay comparing and contrasting the two characters of Della from “The Gift of the Magi” and Mathilde Loisel in “The Necklace”. This essay will be due on Tuesday, October 25th.
Next week (the week of October 24th) we will be reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and writing a short skit using dramatic, situational and verbal irony.
The week of October 31st, we will work on our literary analysis. Be sure that you are finished with your book by then and have your reading log completed. An additional idea might be to include in your reading log selected passages, lines, and quotations that you find interesting, compelling or that shed insights into the characters, plot, or themes of the story.
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