HI guys! Here's a little addendum to this week's agenda:
Please do for homework the "Comma Splice" handout given out to you on Tuesday, September 25th. It will be due on Wednesday, September 26th.
Thanks,
Ms. Bridges
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
9th Grade
Weekly Schedule
for
September 24th - 28th
Monday, September 24th:
1st and 2nd Periods:
Warm-ups:
Break into groups of three, and choosing five words, be able to spell the words, define them, use them in a sentence, and then act the words out. You will not have the entire period to do this - only about ten minutes to come up with the words, write them correctly on the board in grammatically correct sentences, and then act out the words. For example, you might act out “valiant” by acting out a valiant deed! Have fun! This is for a grade.
1st Period:
Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game”
Plus continue doing our dialectical journals.
2nd Period:
Present the rewrites of “The Sniper”.
Tuesday, September 25th:
1st and 2nd Periods:
Your English Workshop homework is due today.
Warm-ups:
Journal: Write five sentences using your vocabulary words.
1st and 2nd Periods:
Pass out worksheets on “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Continue reading (for 1st Period and finish the story) and start reading for 2nd Period.
Do dialectical journals.
Wednesday, September 26th:
Journal: Choosing five vocabulary words, write five more grammatically correct sentences.
1st Period:
Work on the plot graph for “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Work on the “Suspense” and grammar portion (adjectives) of the “Most Dangerous Game” packet.
2nd Period:
Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game”, plus work on our dialectical journals.
Thursday, September 27th:
1st Period:
“The Most Dangerous Game” test.
2nd Period:
Work on the plot graph for “The Most Dangerous Game” and work on the “Suspense” and grammar portion (adjectives) of the “Most Dangerous Game” packet.
Friday, September 28th:
1st Period:
Charades and improvs using the vocabulary words.
2nd Period:
“The Most Dangerous Game” test.
Weekly Schedule
for
September 24th - 28th
Monday, September 24th:
1st and 2nd Periods:
Warm-ups:
Break into groups of three, and choosing five words, be able to spell the words, define them, use them in a sentence, and then act the words out. You will not have the entire period to do this - only about ten minutes to come up with the words, write them correctly on the board in grammatically correct sentences, and then act out the words. For example, you might act out “valiant” by acting out a valiant deed! Have fun! This is for a grade.
1st Period:
Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game”
Plus continue doing our dialectical journals.
2nd Period:
Present the rewrites of “The Sniper”.
Tuesday, September 25th:
1st and 2nd Periods:
Your English Workshop homework is due today.
Warm-ups:
Journal: Write five sentences using your vocabulary words.
1st and 2nd Periods:
Pass out worksheets on “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Continue reading (for 1st Period and finish the story) and start reading for 2nd Period.
Do dialectical journals.
Wednesday, September 26th:
Journal: Choosing five vocabulary words, write five more grammatically correct sentences.
1st Period:
Work on the plot graph for “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Work on the “Suspense” and grammar portion (adjectives) of the “Most Dangerous Game” packet.
2nd Period:
Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game”, plus work on our dialectical journals.
Thursday, September 27th:
1st Period:
“The Most Dangerous Game” test.
2nd Period:
Work on the plot graph for “The Most Dangerous Game” and work on the “Suspense” and grammar portion (adjectives) of the “Most Dangerous Game” packet.
Friday, September 28th:
1st Period:
Charades and improvs using the vocabulary words.
2nd Period:
“The Most Dangerous Game” test.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR THE WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER 17TH - 21ST
Monday, September 17th:
1st Period:
Good morning, scholars! Hope you had a restful weekend!
Today in 1st period we will break into groups and choose which character from
“The Sniper” your group wishes to use. You are then going to rewrite the story from the point of view of that character.
2nd Period:
Today, your CAT’S EYE packet is due! Please turn in for a good grade. If you have checked in recently then you will turn your CAT’S EYE packet on Wednesday.
Today we are going to read a cool little short story entitled “The Sniper”.
Tuesday, September 18th:
Today is a shortened day!
Today your vocabulary homework is due today from your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 4-14; exercises 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9. Remember to write it out; otherwise you won’t get full credit.
1st Period:
Continue working on your Sniper rewrite. You will present them tomorrow.
2nd Period:
Look at the agenda for 1st period. Today we are going to break into groups and choose a character from the short story, “The Sniper”. You will then rewrite the story from the point of view of that character.
Wednesday, September 19th:
1st Period:
Today, you will present your rewritten scenes.
2nd Period:
Today you will continue working on your rewritten scenes.
Thursday, September 20th:
Journal: Using ten of your vocabulary words, write an original story. We will share the stories with the class.
1st Period:
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. “Sentence Fragments”: pages 67- 68; exercises 1 and 2 will be assigned today. This will be due on Tuesday, September 25th.
If we have time today we will start reading “The Most Dangerous Game”.
2nd Period:
We will present our rewritten versions of “The Sniper” today.
Friday, September 21st:
1st and 2nd Periods:
Journal: Using ten more of your vocabulary words, write an original story.
Read “The Most Dangerous Game” and start a reading log.
FOR THE WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER 17TH - 21ST
Monday, September 17th:
1st Period:
Good morning, scholars! Hope you had a restful weekend!
Today in 1st period we will break into groups and choose which character from
“The Sniper” your group wishes to use. You are then going to rewrite the story from the point of view of that character.
2nd Period:
Today, your CAT’S EYE packet is due! Please turn in for a good grade. If you have checked in recently then you will turn your CAT’S EYE packet on Wednesday.
Today we are going to read a cool little short story entitled “The Sniper”.
Tuesday, September 18th:
Today is a shortened day!
Today your vocabulary homework is due today from your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 4-14; exercises 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9. Remember to write it out; otherwise you won’t get full credit.
1st Period:
Continue working on your Sniper rewrite. You will present them tomorrow.
2nd Period:
Look at the agenda for 1st period. Today we are going to break into groups and choose a character from the short story, “The Sniper”. You will then rewrite the story from the point of view of that character.
Wednesday, September 19th:
1st Period:
Today, you will present your rewritten scenes.
2nd Period:
Today you will continue working on your rewritten scenes.
Thursday, September 20th:
Journal: Using ten of your vocabulary words, write an original story. We will share the stories with the class.
1st Period:
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. “Sentence Fragments”: pages 67- 68; exercises 1 and 2 will be assigned today. This will be due on Tuesday, September 25th.
If we have time today we will start reading “The Most Dangerous Game”.
2nd Period:
We will present our rewritten versions of “The Sniper” today.
Friday, September 21st:
1st and 2nd Periods:
Journal: Using ten more of your vocabulary words, write an original story.
Read “The Most Dangerous Game” and start a reading log.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
SEPTEMBER 10 TH - SEPTEMBER 14TH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Remember: I won’t be with you on Monday and Tuesday of this week!
Monday, September 10th:
Read the excerpt from Margaret Atwood’s CAT’S EYE. Then do the contrast and compare chart on your CAT’S EYE packet for the characters Elaine, Cordelia and Carol.
Tuesday, September 11th:
We will write a journal about a person who reminds us of one of the characters in CAT’S EYE.
Journal: Write at least one paragraph about someone you know from your life who reminds you of one of the characters from CAT’S EYE. Give a specific example which shows why that person is similar to one of the characters in the story.
We will then read the second installation of CAT’S EYE.
We will then break into groups and work on the chart on page 149 in your handout on how the experience has changed Elaine. What was she like before the hat incident, and how was she changed after the near death experience?
We will then do the point of view exercise on page 151 in your handout. You will become the four characters (Cordelia, Carol, Grace and Elaine) and then write the story from the point of view of each of the four characters.
Wednesday, September 12th:
Today I will be back and I will collect your point of view papers today.
We will also read a cool short story entitled “The Sniper” with a cool little twist at the end.
Thursday, September 13th:
Today, we will go over point of view and rewrite the story from various different povs of the characters.
Friday, September 14th:
Finish up the rewrites and then present to class.
I hope this week we will receive our English grammar books and our vocabulary books. As soon as we do, I will check them out to you.
Have a great week!
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Remember: I won’t be with you on Monday and Tuesday of this week!
Monday, September 10th:
Read the excerpt from Margaret Atwood’s CAT’S EYE. Then do the contrast and compare chart on your CAT’S EYE packet for the characters Elaine, Cordelia and Carol.
Tuesday, September 11th:
We will write a journal about a person who reminds us of one of the characters in CAT’S EYE.
Journal: Write at least one paragraph about someone you know from your life who reminds you of one of the characters from CAT’S EYE. Give a specific example which shows why that person is similar to one of the characters in the story.
We will then read the second installation of CAT’S EYE.
We will then break into groups and work on the chart on page 149 in your handout on how the experience has changed Elaine. What was she like before the hat incident, and how was she changed after the near death experience?
We will then do the point of view exercise on page 151 in your handout. You will become the four characters (Cordelia, Carol, Grace and Elaine) and then write the story from the point of view of each of the four characters.
Wednesday, September 12th:
Today I will be back and I will collect your point of view papers today.
We will also read a cool short story entitled “The Sniper” with a cool little twist at the end.
Thursday, September 13th:
Today, we will go over point of view and rewrite the story from various different povs of the characters.
Friday, September 14th:
Finish up the rewrites and then present to class.
I hope this week we will receive our English grammar books and our vocabulary books. As soon as we do, I will check them out to you.
Have a great week!
Monday, September 03, 2007
SEPTEMBER 4TH - 7TH
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS
Tuesday, September 4th:
1st and 2nd Period:
Welcome back from your three day weekend! I hope it was cool and relaxing!
For fun, I will do a little “fortune telling” that will shock and amaze you - or not. Then, we will read an excerpt from Paula by Isabel Allende. We will begin working on our own memory essay.
Wednesday, September 5th:
1st and 2nd Period:
Continue working on our Paula packet in preparation for our own memory essay.
Thursday, September 6th:
1st and 2nd Period:
Begin writing our memory essay. This will be due on Friday, September 7th.
Friday, September 7th:
We will be receiving our grammar books, vocabulary books and other fun books like that this week so a great deal of what we do will depend on when we get our books.
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS
Tuesday, September 4th:
1st and 2nd Period:
Welcome back from your three day weekend! I hope it was cool and relaxing!
For fun, I will do a little “fortune telling” that will shock and amaze you - or not. Then, we will read an excerpt from Paula by Isabel Allende. We will begin working on our own memory essay.
Wednesday, September 5th:
1st and 2nd Period:
Continue working on our Paula packet in preparation for our own memory essay.
Thursday, September 6th:
1st and 2nd Period:
Begin writing our memory essay. This will be due on Friday, September 7th.
Friday, September 7th:
We will be receiving our grammar books, vocabulary books and other fun books like that this week so a great deal of what we do will depend on when we get our books.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
JUNE 25TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Monday, June 25th:
1st Period:
You need to finish reading KINDRED and your reading log by Thursday, June 28th.
3rd Period:
You need to finish reading NIGHT and your reading log by Wednesday, June 27th.
5th Period:
You need to finish reading THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and your reading log by Tuesday, June 26th.
6th Period:
You need to finish reading ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY and your reading log by Thursday, June 28th.
Today each class will break into groups, take turns reading, write a half page summary, a reflection and at least three words for your vocabulary.
Tuesday, June 26th:
2nd and 5th Period Finals today.
7:40 - 10:02: 2nd Period Final
10:20 - 12:39: 5th Period Final
Wednesday, June 27th:
7:40 - 10:02: 3rd Period
10:20 - 12:39 4th Period
Thursday, June 28th:
7:40 - 10:02: 1st Period
10:20 - 12:39: 6th Period
HAVE A GREAT VACATION! DON’T FORGET TO READ!
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
Monday, June 25th:
1st Period:
You need to finish reading KINDRED and your reading log by Thursday, June 28th.
3rd Period:
You need to finish reading NIGHT and your reading log by Wednesday, June 27th.
5th Period:
You need to finish reading THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and your reading log by Tuesday, June 26th.
6th Period:
You need to finish reading ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY and your reading log by Thursday, June 28th.
Today each class will break into groups, take turns reading, write a half page summary, a reflection and at least three words for your vocabulary.
Tuesday, June 26th:
2nd and 5th Period Finals today.
7:40 - 10:02: 2nd Period Final
10:20 - 12:39: 5th Period Final
Wednesday, June 27th:
7:40 - 10:02: 3rd Period
10:20 - 12:39 4th Period
Thursday, June 28th:
7:40 - 10:02: 1st Period
10:20 - 12:39: 6th Period
HAVE A GREAT VACATION! DON’T FORGET TO READ!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
JUNE 18TH, 2007
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
Monday, June 18th - Friday, June 22nd:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Your notebooks are due today! You will not have time to work on them in class. They are due at the beginning of class.
1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th Periods:
For the rest of this week in order to get a passing grade for each day you must:
Break into your groups
Read ten pages of your book
Write at least a half page summary of what you have read
Write a reflection of what you have read
Find three vocabulary words and write the definition for each word.
You may be given additional pages to read at home. If you are given additional reading at night, then you are expected to write a half page summary, a reflection and three vocabulary words and definitions, which you will turn into me the next day. This will be factored into your final grade and may determine whether some of you pass the class. Good luck! Don’t slack off now. The end is almost here.
We must be finished with the books by Monday, June 25th.
Two small handouts will be given to you on Monday. These are reviews over conjunctions and your favorite - adjective clauses! These will be due on Wednesday, June 20th.
Your final will be a project over the book you are reading in class. You may choose to do a:
collage
diorama
script
script in which you direct others or in which you also act
short film with an accompanying script
or an interpretive dance piece with music and lines taken from the book.
If you choose to do an interpretive dance, it may dramatize the entire book or important scene(s) from the book. You must have a dance outline or a script (complete with music choices) and it must be at least five minutes in length. Other students may work with you on this. You may also be asked to repeat the piece again if it appears to be too “improvie”.
Please be aware that your reading logs for your book will be collected on the day of the final and will be factored into your final semester grade.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
Monday, June 18th - Friday, June 22nd:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Your notebooks are due today! You will not have time to work on them in class. They are due at the beginning of class.
1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th Periods:
For the rest of this week in order to get a passing grade for each day you must:
Break into your groups
Read ten pages of your book
Write at least a half page summary of what you have read
Write a reflection of what you have read
Find three vocabulary words and write the definition for each word.
You may be given additional pages to read at home. If you are given additional reading at night, then you are expected to write a half page summary, a reflection and three vocabulary words and definitions, which you will turn into me the next day. This will be factored into your final grade and may determine whether some of you pass the class. Good luck! Don’t slack off now. The end is almost here.
We must be finished with the books by Monday, June 25th.
Two small handouts will be given to you on Monday. These are reviews over conjunctions and your favorite - adjective clauses! These will be due on Wednesday, June 20th.
Your final will be a project over the book you are reading in class. You may choose to do a:
collage
diorama
script
script in which you direct others or in which you also act
short film with an accompanying script
or an interpretive dance piece with music and lines taken from the book.
If you choose to do an interpretive dance, it may dramatize the entire book or important scene(s) from the book. You must have a dance outline or a script (complete with music choices) and it must be at least five minutes in length. Other students may work with you on this. You may also be asked to repeat the piece again if it appears to be too “improvie”.
Please be aware that your reading logs for your book will be collected on the day of the final and will be factored into your final semester grade.
Monday, June 11, 2007
9th Grade Spring 2007 Notebook
NOTEBOOK FOR 9TH GRADE
SPRING 2007
Front page (with name, period and date)
Syllabus
Vocabulary:
Homework:
VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
Pages 60 - 68
Daily work: Short story based on pages 60 - 68
Daily work: Short story based on pages 60 - 68
Pages 70 - 77
Pages 90 - 96
Pages 126 - 135
Grammar:
Homework:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP: 3RD COURSE
Pages 107 - 108; Linking Verbs
Pages 141-142; Prepositional Phrases
Pages 149 - 150; Gerunds
Pages 151-152; Gerund Phrases
Active/Passive Voice Handout
Gerund Handout Mini-test
Parallelism Handout
Parallelism Handout 2-28
ROMEO AND JULIET:
Romeo and Juliet notes
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary and Grammar Handouts Acts l - V
Shakespearean Insult Sheet
Words from Shakespeare
Phrases from Shakespeare
Tests Acts l - V
Corrections for Tests Acts l - V
Shakespearean Rewrites
Essays:
Memory Narrative
Junk Food Essay
Romeo and Juliet Essay
SPRING 2007
Front page (with name, period and date)
Syllabus
Vocabulary:
Homework:
VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
Pages 60 - 68
Daily work: Short story based on pages 60 - 68
Daily work: Short story based on pages 60 - 68
Pages 70 - 77
Pages 90 - 96
Pages 126 - 135
Grammar:
Homework:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP: 3RD COURSE
Pages 107 - 108; Linking Verbs
Pages 141-142; Prepositional Phrases
Pages 149 - 150; Gerunds
Pages 151-152; Gerund Phrases
Active/Passive Voice Handout
Gerund Handout Mini-test
Parallelism Handout
Parallelism Handout 2-28
ROMEO AND JULIET:
Romeo and Juliet notes
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary and Grammar Handouts Acts l - V
Shakespearean Insult Sheet
Words from Shakespeare
Phrases from Shakespeare
Tests Acts l - V
Corrections for Tests Acts l - V
Shakespearean Rewrites
Essays:
Memory Narrative
Junk Food Essay
Romeo and Juliet Essay
Sunday, June 10, 2007
JUNE 11, 2007
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR 9TH GRADE
Monday, June 11th:
Periods 1, 3, 5 and 6:
Continue reading our books. For a passing grade you must read ten pages, write at least a half page summary plus a personal reflection, and three vocabulary words.
1st Period:
Handout on Parallelism; this will be due on Wednesday, June 13th.
Tuesday, June 12th:
Continue reading our books.
Periods 1, 5 and 6:
VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT is due today; pages 126 - 135; exercise 21 - 30.
3rd Period:
Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP is due today; “Parallelism; pages 85 - 86; exercise 14.
Wednesday, June 13th:
Periods 1, 5 and 6:
The parallelism handout is due today.
There has been a little change in the schedule. We will be doing the district assessment on literary analysis on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Don't worry - this is something we have done before; remember the ROMEO AND JULIET essay? It's going to be like that with citations. The assessment will include reading two short stories, writing a literary essay comparing and contrasting the two short stories, and reading and answering multiple choice questions. Then on Friday we will go back to reading our books, which we will finish next week.
Thursday, June 14th:
Continue with the district assessment on literary analysis.
Friday, June 15th:
Continue reading our books.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR 9TH GRADE
Monday, June 11th:
Periods 1, 3, 5 and 6:
Continue reading our books. For a passing grade you must read ten pages, write at least a half page summary plus a personal reflection, and three vocabulary words.
1st Period:
Handout on Parallelism; this will be due on Wednesday, June 13th.
Tuesday, June 12th:
Continue reading our books.
Periods 1, 5 and 6:
VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT is due today; pages 126 - 135; exercise 21 - 30.
3rd Period:
Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP is due today; “Parallelism; pages 85 - 86; exercise 14.
Wednesday, June 13th:
Periods 1, 5 and 6:
The parallelism handout is due today.
There has been a little change in the schedule. We will be doing the district assessment on literary analysis on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Don't worry - this is something we have done before; remember the ROMEO AND JULIET essay? It's going to be like that with citations. The assessment will include reading two short stories, writing a literary essay comparing and contrasting the two short stories, and reading and answering multiple choice questions. Then on Friday we will go back to reading our books, which we will finish next week.
Thursday, June 14th:
Continue with the district assessment on literary analysis.
Friday, June 15th:
Continue reading our books.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
June 4, 2007
Weekly Schedule for
9th Grade English
Monday, June 4th:
1st Period:
Continue reading KINDRED.
3rd Period:
Begin reading NIGHT.
5th Period:
Continue reading The Diary of Anne Frank.
6th Period:
Your Ender’s Game essay is due today.
Begin reading Rolling Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Tuesday, June 5th:
All Classes:
Review grammar in preparation for District Assessment test.
Handout on Parallelism.
Continue reading your respective books.
Wednesday, June 6th:
All classes:
Assignment in your ENGLISH WORKSHOP books over parallelism. This will be due on Thursday, June 6th.
Continue reading your books.
Thursday, June 7th:
All classes:
Continue reading your books.
1st Period:
Write five sentences with adverbial clauses using five of your vocabulary words from pages 126 - 127: irrevocable, impunity, irreconcilable, immature, illegible.
Read pages 73 - 84 in KINDRED. Write a half page summary and three vocabulary words: polyester, attic, rampant.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP, pages 85 - 86; Parallel Construction; this will be due on Tuesday, June 12th.
Holocaust Handouts: "The Rise of Anti-Semitism".
Read NIGHT.
6TH Period:
Today we are going to see a production of A CHORUS LINE.
Friday, June 8th:
Continue reading your books.
Weekly Schedule for
9th Grade English
Monday, June 4th:
1st Period:
Continue reading KINDRED.
3rd Period:
Begin reading NIGHT.
5th Period:
Continue reading The Diary of Anne Frank.
6th Period:
Your Ender’s Game essay is due today.
Begin reading Rolling Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Tuesday, June 5th:
All Classes:
Review grammar in preparation for District Assessment test.
Handout on Parallelism.
Continue reading your respective books.
Wednesday, June 6th:
All classes:
Assignment in your ENGLISH WORKSHOP books over parallelism. This will be due on Thursday, June 6th.
Continue reading your books.
Thursday, June 7th:
All classes:
Continue reading your books.
1st Period:
Write five sentences with adverbial clauses using five of your vocabulary words from pages 126 - 127: irrevocable, impunity, irreconcilable, immature, illegible.
Read pages 73 - 84 in KINDRED. Write a half page summary and three vocabulary words: polyester, attic, rampant.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP, pages 85 - 86; Parallel Construction; this will be due on Tuesday, June 12th.
Holocaust Handouts: "The Rise of Anti-Semitism".
Read NIGHT.
6TH Period:
Today we are going to see a production of A CHORUS LINE.
Friday, June 8th:
Continue reading your books.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Weekly Schedule
for 9th Grade English
May 29th, 2007
Tuesday, May 29th:
Shortened day!
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Today we will begin reading our new books.
6th Period:
We will begin working on our essays for ENDER’S GAME. We will learn how to use quotations in a literary essay.
Wednesday, May 30th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading!
6th Period:
Continue working on our essays.
Thursday, May 31st:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading!
1st Period:
You will break into groups of three; each person will take turns reading; each person is responsible for her/his summary and at least three vocabulary words. In order to get a passing grade for the day, each group MUST read ten pages, have at least three vocabulary words with definitions and at least a half page summary of the reading at the end of class. Each student will turn in his/her own half page summary and vocabulary words to get credit.
6th Period:
Continue working on your essay. It will be due at the end of class.
Friday, June 1st:
1st Period:
Same as yesterday.
3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading and taking notes.
6th Period:
Test over ENDER’S GAME.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The last day to turn in make-up work (rewrites for essays and tests) will be Monday, June 4th. After this date no more late work or rewrites will be accepted.
for 9th Grade English
May 29th, 2007
Tuesday, May 29th:
Shortened day!
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Today we will begin reading our new books.
6th Period:
We will begin working on our essays for ENDER’S GAME. We will learn how to use quotations in a literary essay.
Wednesday, May 30th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading!
6th Period:
Continue working on our essays.
Thursday, May 31st:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading!
1st Period:
You will break into groups of three; each person will take turns reading; each person is responsible for her/his summary and at least three vocabulary words. In order to get a passing grade for the day, each group MUST read ten pages, have at least three vocabulary words with definitions and at least a half page summary of the reading at the end of class. Each student will turn in his/her own half page summary and vocabulary words to get credit.
6th Period:
Continue working on your essay. It will be due at the end of class.
Friday, June 1st:
1st Period:
Same as yesterday.
3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading and taking notes.
6th Period:
Test over ENDER’S GAME.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The last day to turn in make-up work (rewrites for essays and tests) will be Monday, June 4th. After this date no more late work or rewrites will be accepted.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
9th Grade Weekly Agenda
for
May 21, 2007
Period One, which meets every day this week, ends at 8:37 Monday through Thursday.
Monday, May 21st:
Periods 1 and 5:
Finish presenting “How to Marshall Evidence”. Begin working on your Romeo and Juliet essay. The essay will be due on Tuesday, May 22nd for Period 1.
Period 6:
Break into groups and finish reading ENDER’S GAME. Remember! To get an A for the day, you must: Read ten pages; write at least a half page summary; and write down and define three vocabulary words.
Tuesday, May 22nd:
Period 1:
Continue working on your essays which will be due at the end of the period.
Period 3:
Begin working on your essays on ROMEO and JULIET today.
Wednesday, May 23rd:
Period 1:
We will begin reading a new book today.
Period 3:
Continue working on your ROMEO and JULIET essays today. They will be due at the end of the period.
Thursday, May 24th:
Period 1:
Continue reading.
Period 5:
Continue working on your essay which will be due at the end of the period.
Period 6:
You will be given the essay prompts for ENDER’S GAME. You will also be given a packet on using quotations in an essay, from which you will be given a selection to read. You will then pair up with a partner and together you will present to the class the information you learned from your selection. You will then begin working on your essay.
Friday, May 24th:
Regular schedule today.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
1st period will continue reading their book. New books will be given out to 3rd and 5th and we will start reading. Yippee!
6th Period:
Continue working on your essay. It will be due at the end of the period. Be prepared for a test that’s coming up on ENDER’S GAME.
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May 21, 2007
Period One, which meets every day this week, ends at 8:37 Monday through Thursday.
Monday, May 21st:
Periods 1 and 5:
Finish presenting “How to Marshall Evidence”. Begin working on your Romeo and Juliet essay. The essay will be due on Tuesday, May 22nd for Period 1.
Period 6:
Break into groups and finish reading ENDER’S GAME. Remember! To get an A for the day, you must: Read ten pages; write at least a half page summary; and write down and define three vocabulary words.
Tuesday, May 22nd:
Period 1:
Continue working on your essays which will be due at the end of the period.
Period 3:
Begin working on your essays on ROMEO and JULIET today.
Wednesday, May 23rd:
Period 1:
We will begin reading a new book today.
Period 3:
Continue working on your ROMEO and JULIET essays today. They will be due at the end of the period.
Thursday, May 24th:
Period 1:
Continue reading.
Period 5:
Continue working on your essay which will be due at the end of the period.
Period 6:
You will be given the essay prompts for ENDER’S GAME. You will also be given a packet on using quotations in an essay, from which you will be given a selection to read. You will then pair up with a partner and together you will present to the class the information you learned from your selection. You will then begin working on your essay.
Friday, May 24th:
Regular schedule today.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
1st period will continue reading their book. New books will be given out to 3rd and 5th and we will start reading. Yippee!
6th Period:
Continue working on your essay. It will be due at the end of the period. Be prepared for a test that’s coming up on ENDER’S GAME.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
ESSAY TOPICS
FOR
ROMEO AND JULIET
Seelct one of the topics below for your culiminating essay on ROMEO and JULIET. Be sure to use supporting evidence from the text to prove your thesis statement. The essay will be due on Monday, May 21, 2007.
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
Seelct one of the topics below for your culiminating essay on ROMEO and JULIET. Be sure to use supporting evidence from the text to prove your thesis statement. The essay will be due on Monday, May 21, 2007.
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.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
MAY 14TH, 2007
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR 9TH GRADE
Monday, May 14th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Break into your groups and work on your ROMEO and JULIET rewrites.
6th Period:
Break into your groups and read, ask and find answers for questions, and find vocabulary and definitions for your word banks for ENDER’S GAME.
HEADS UP: AS SOON AS WE ARE FINISHED WITH ENDER’S GAME, THERE WILL BE A TEST AND AN ESSAY OVER THE BOOK.
Tuesday, May 15th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Please submit a copy of your script to me. You will be given a few minutes to rehearse and then you will present your scenes to the rest of the class.
3rd Period:
Your take-home test over Act V is due today.
1st and 5th Periods;
You will be given a take-home test today over Act V. This will be due on Thursday, May 17th.
6th Period:
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME.
Wednesday, May 16th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Final presentations of scenes from ROMEO and JULIET.
An essay will be assigned on ROMEO and JULIET in preparation for the CST.
6th Period:
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME. An essay will be assigned on ENDER’S GAME in preparation for the CST.
Thursday, May 17th:
1st and 5th Periods:
Your take-home test is due today.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Today you will be working on your ROMEO and JULIET essay.
6th Period:
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME.
Friday, May 18th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue working on your essays over ROMEO and JULIET. The essays will be due at the end of the period.
6th Period:
If we are finished with the book we will have a test over the book and begin working on the literary analysis of ENDER’S GAME in preparation for the CST.
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR 9TH GRADE
Monday, May 14th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Break into your groups and work on your ROMEO and JULIET rewrites.
6th Period:
Break into your groups and read, ask and find answers for questions, and find vocabulary and definitions for your word banks for ENDER’S GAME.
HEADS UP: AS SOON AS WE ARE FINISHED WITH ENDER’S GAME, THERE WILL BE A TEST AND AN ESSAY OVER THE BOOK.
Tuesday, May 15th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Please submit a copy of your script to me. You will be given a few minutes to rehearse and then you will present your scenes to the rest of the class.
3rd Period:
Your take-home test over Act V is due today.
1st and 5th Periods;
You will be given a take-home test today over Act V. This will be due on Thursday, May 17th.
6th Period:
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME.
Wednesday, May 16th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Final presentations of scenes from ROMEO and JULIET.
An essay will be assigned on ROMEO and JULIET in preparation for the CST.
6th Period:
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME. An essay will be assigned on ENDER’S GAME in preparation for the CST.
Thursday, May 17th:
1st and 5th Periods:
Your take-home test is due today.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Today you will be working on your ROMEO and JULIET essay.
6th Period:
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME.
Friday, May 18th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue working on your essays over ROMEO and JULIET. The essays will be due at the end of the period.
6th Period:
If we are finished with the book we will have a test over the book and begin working on the literary analysis of ENDER’S GAME in preparation for the CST.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
May 7, 2007 - May 11, 2017 9th Grade Honors English
Monday, May 7, 2007
1st Period:
Finish reading Act V of ROMEO and JULIET.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over Vocabulary and adjective clause handout for Act lV.
6th Period:
Test over vocabulary from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 90 - 96.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Review for test over Act lV. Test on Act lV. Pass out vocabulary, literary terms and grammar handouts for ROMEO and JULIET, Act V.
6th Period:
Mini-test over gerunds.
Break into groups, read, summarize, come up with questions and answers for ENDER'S GAME.
Wednesday, May 9th
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Review for test over Act V. Go over handouts for Act V for ROMEO and JULIET. Test over Act V for ROMEO and JULIET.
Break into four groups of four or five. You will select a scene which I will approve; then you will rewrite the scene in contemporary English. The scene may be rewritten in hip-hop, country, valley or any other genre you can think of. The scene must have a script and be faithful to the story line of the play.
6th Period:
Ender’s Game Journal.
Break into groups, read, summarize, and ask and answer questions.
Thursday, May 10th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue working on scenes.
6th Period:
Compile questions over Ender, Graff, Anderson, Peter, Valentine, Bonzo and do socratic circle.
Friday, May 11th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Present your scenes and scripts. Your scenes will be videotaped.
6th Period:
Do socratic circle over the following characters: Ender, Graff, Anderson, Peter, Valentine, and Bonzo.
1st Period:
Finish reading Act V of ROMEO and JULIET.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over Vocabulary and adjective clause handout for Act lV.
6th Period:
Test over vocabulary from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 90 - 96.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Review for test over Act lV. Test on Act lV. Pass out vocabulary, literary terms and grammar handouts for ROMEO and JULIET, Act V.
6th Period:
Mini-test over gerunds.
Break into groups, read, summarize, come up with questions and answers for ENDER'S GAME.
Wednesday, May 9th
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Review for test over Act V. Go over handouts for Act V for ROMEO and JULIET. Test over Act V for ROMEO and JULIET.
Break into four groups of four or five. You will select a scene which I will approve; then you will rewrite the scene in contemporary English. The scene may be rewritten in hip-hop, country, valley or any other genre you can think of. The scene must have a script and be faithful to the story line of the play.
6th Period:
Ender’s Game Journal.
Break into groups, read, summarize, and ask and answer questions.
Thursday, May 10th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue working on scenes.
6th Period:
Compile questions over Ender, Graff, Anderson, Peter, Valentine, Bonzo and do socratic circle.
Friday, May 11th:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Present your scenes and scripts. Your scenes will be videotaped.
6th Period:
Do socratic circle over the following characters: Ender, Graff, Anderson, Peter, Valentine, and Bonzo.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
APRIL 30TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR 9TH GRADE
APRIL 30TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
MONDAY, APRIL 30TH:
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PERIODS:
Review for Act lll test over ROMEO and JULIET.
6TH PERIOD:
Finish up the personal poem based on “Thumbprint”. Transfer info onto clean white paper and color in hand print outline with concepts and sensory details.
Break into groups of four and read, write down questions and answers, summarize and compile vocabulary words from chapter eleven from ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, MAY 1ST:
SHORTENED DAY!
1ST AND 5TH PERIODS:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 90-96; exercises 1-8.
3RD PERIOD:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY WORKSHOP; Unit Three.
Test over Act lll for ROMEO and JULIET.
6TH PERIOD:
Your Vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL; pages 90-96; exercises 1-8.
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Compose a test over ENDER’S GAME. Each group composes ten questions and answers over the fist eleven chapters of ENDER’S GAME. Due at end of class.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND:
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PERIODS:
Begin reading Act lV of ROMEO and JULIET.
Pass out and go over Act lV vocabulary and adjective clauses handouts.
6th Period:
Students will read Chapter 12 in ENDER'S GAME.
THURSDAY, MAY 3RD:
1st, 3rd, and 5th Periods:
Gerund phrases review. Handouts. These will be due on Monday, May 7th.
Read Act lV and work on Act lV vocabulary and adjective clause handouts.
6th Period:
Gerund phrase review handout. This will be due on Monday, May 7th.
Test over Chapters 1 - 11 of ENDER'S GAME.
FRIDAY, MAY 4TH:
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PERIODS:
Finish reading (I hope!) Act lV of ROMEO and JULIET. Have a short Socratic circle using the characters of Juliet, Romeo, Lord and Lady Capulet, the Friar, the Nurse, Tybalt, and Mercutio.
6th Period:
Short test over vocabulary words from pages 90 - 96 from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Short Socratic circle using the characters from ENDER’S GAME: Ender, Valentine, Peter, Colonel Graff, Bean, Bonzo, Alai, Petra, and Mazer Rackham. We will break into groups with each group taking turns in the middle where, posing as the characters, they will answer questions asked by the other groups.
FOR
9TH GRADE
MONDAY, APRIL 30TH:
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PERIODS:
Review for Act lll test over ROMEO and JULIET.
6TH PERIOD:
Finish up the personal poem based on “Thumbprint”. Transfer info onto clean white paper and color in hand print outline with concepts and sensory details.
Break into groups of four and read, write down questions and answers, summarize and compile vocabulary words from chapter eleven from ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, MAY 1ST:
SHORTENED DAY!
1ST AND 5TH PERIODS:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 90-96; exercises 1-8.
3RD PERIOD:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY WORKSHOP; Unit Three.
Test over Act lll for ROMEO and JULIET.
6TH PERIOD:
Your Vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL; pages 90-96; exercises 1-8.
Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Compose a test over ENDER’S GAME. Each group composes ten questions and answers over the fist eleven chapters of ENDER’S GAME. Due at end of class.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND:
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PERIODS:
Begin reading Act lV of ROMEO and JULIET.
Pass out and go over Act lV vocabulary and adjective clauses handouts.
6th Period:
Students will read Chapter 12 in ENDER'S GAME.
THURSDAY, MAY 3RD:
1st, 3rd, and 5th Periods:
Gerund phrases review. Handouts. These will be due on Monday, May 7th.
Read Act lV and work on Act lV vocabulary and adjective clause handouts.
6th Period:
Gerund phrase review handout. This will be due on Monday, May 7th.
Test over Chapters 1 - 11 of ENDER'S GAME.
FRIDAY, MAY 4TH:
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PERIODS:
Finish reading (I hope!) Act lV of ROMEO and JULIET. Have a short Socratic circle using the characters of Juliet, Romeo, Lord and Lady Capulet, the Friar, the Nurse, Tybalt, and Mercutio.
6th Period:
Short test over vocabulary words from pages 90 - 96 from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Short Socratic circle using the characters from ENDER’S GAME: Ender, Valentine, Peter, Colonel Graff, Bean, Bonzo, Alai, Petra, and Mazer Rackham. We will break into groups with each group taking turns in the middle where, posing as the characters, they will answer questions asked by the other groups.
Monday, April 23, 2007
APRIL 23, 2007 WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR 9TH GRADE
APRIL 23, 2007
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
MONDAY, APRIL 23RD:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Pass out vocabulary and suspense handout for Act 3 of ROMEO and JULIET.
Read Act lll and take notes.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP is due today; “gerund phrases”; pages 159 - 160; exercises 10 and 11.
6th Period:
Journal:
DATEBOOK; pages 61 - 63; “A Poem for Magic”; create a poem for someone you admire using word-sounds and word-images that capture the person visually and aurally.
Read Chapter 10, “Dragon” in ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP is due; “gerund phrases”; exercises 11 and 12; pages 151 and 152.
3rd Period:
Your Unit Two Vocabulary is due today.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET. HEADS UP: WHEN WE FINISH ACT lll there will be a wee small test over literary terms, comprehension, characters and vocabulary in Act lll.
6th Period:
Journal:
DATEBOOK; pages 80-83; “Thumbprint”.
Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH:
1st and 5th Periods:
Assign pages 91 - 107 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; this will be due on Tuesday, May 1st.
Finish up Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET; review for test.
3rd Period:
Assign Unit Three from vocabulary book. This will be due on Monday, April 30th.
Finish up Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET; review for test.
6th Period:
Assign pages 91 - 107 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; this will be due on Tuesday, May 1st.
Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH:
1st and 5th Periods:
Write ten sentences with gerund phrases using your vocabulary words from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 91 - 107.
3rd Period:
Write ten sentences with gerund phrases using your vocabulary words from Unit Three.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Tentative test for Act lll. The test will be any day after we finish Act lll, so it may be earlier than Thursday.
6th Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; “infinitive phrases”; pages 153 and 154; this will be due on Tuesday, May 1st.
Read ENDER’S GAME. Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read ROMEO and JULIET, Act Vl. Work on Act Vl vocabulary and adjective clause handouts.
6th Period:
Write ten sentences using infinitive phrases with your vocabulary words from pages 91 through 107 in your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Read ENDER’S GAME. Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE
MONDAY, APRIL 23RD:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Pass out vocabulary and suspense handout for Act 3 of ROMEO and JULIET.
Read Act lll and take notes.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP is due today; “gerund phrases”; pages 159 - 160; exercises 10 and 11.
6th Period:
Journal:
DATEBOOK; pages 61 - 63; “A Poem for Magic”; create a poem for someone you admire using word-sounds and word-images that capture the person visually and aurally.
Read Chapter 10, “Dragon” in ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP is due; “gerund phrases”; exercises 11 and 12; pages 151 and 152.
3rd Period:
Your Unit Two Vocabulary is due today.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET. HEADS UP: WHEN WE FINISH ACT lll there will be a wee small test over literary terms, comprehension, characters and vocabulary in Act lll.
6th Period:
Journal:
DATEBOOK; pages 80-83; “Thumbprint”.
Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH:
1st and 5th Periods:
Assign pages 91 - 107 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; this will be due on Tuesday, May 1st.
Finish up Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET; review for test.
3rd Period:
Assign Unit Three from vocabulary book. This will be due on Monday, April 30th.
Finish up Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET; review for test.
6th Period:
Assign pages 91 - 107 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; this will be due on Tuesday, May 1st.
Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH:
1st and 5th Periods:
Write ten sentences with gerund phrases using your vocabulary words from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 91 - 107.
3rd Period:
Write ten sentences with gerund phrases using your vocabulary words from Unit Three.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Tentative test for Act lll. The test will be any day after we finish Act lll, so it may be earlier than Thursday.
6th Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; “infinitive phrases”; pages 153 and 154; this will be due on Tuesday, May 1st.
Read ENDER’S GAME. Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read ROMEO and JULIET, Act Vl. Work on Act Vl vocabulary and adjective clause handouts.
6th Period:
Write ten sentences using infinitive phrases with your vocabulary words from pages 91 through 107 in your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Read ENDER’S GAME. Break into groups of four to read ENDER’S GAME. You will take turns reading, summarizing and asking/answering questions. You will turn in your summaries, your questions and answers at the end of the period.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
APRIL 16, 2007
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
Write a short story using your vocabulary words from pages 70 - 77 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
1st and 3rd Periods:
Read Act Two in ROMEO and JULIET. (Since 5th Period has already finished reading Act Two, we will review in preparation for the Act 2 test.) Heads up: As soon as we finish reading Act Two there will be a quiz over the vocabulary, literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification), characters and comprehension.
3rd Period:
Write a short story using words from your Unit One vocabulary.
6th Period:
Work on exercises 21, 22 and 23 in your vocabulary book.
Work on ENDER’S GAME “Character Analysis” handout. Read ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2007:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Act Two test over ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your vocabulary is due today; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23 from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Work on Exercise C in the “Combining Sentences” handouts (“participial phrases”.)
Read ENDER’S GAME.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2007:
1st and 5th Periods:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over test for Act 2 of ROMEO and JULIET.
Read and act out Act lll, Scene 1 of ROMEO and JULIET
Pass out vocabulary and grammar handouts for Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your “Combining Sentences” handouts (Exercises A, B and C) are due today.
Vocabulary test today over pages 70 - 77.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 151 - 152; exercises 11 and 12. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 159 - 160; exercises 10 - 11. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET. Heads up: As soon as we are finished with Act lll there will be a quiz over comprehension, characters, vocabulary and literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification). Watch movie.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME.
APRIL 16, 2007
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
Write a short story using your vocabulary words from pages 70 - 77 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
1st and 3rd Periods:
Read Act Two in ROMEO and JULIET. (Since 5th Period has already finished reading Act Two, we will review in preparation for the Act 2 test.) Heads up: As soon as we finish reading Act Two there will be a quiz over the vocabulary, literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification), characters and comprehension.
3rd Period:
Write a short story using words from your Unit One vocabulary.
6th Period:
Work on exercises 21, 22 and 23 in your vocabulary book.
Work on ENDER’S GAME “Character Analysis” handout. Read ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2007:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Act Two test over ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your vocabulary is due today; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23 from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Work on Exercise C in the “Combining Sentences” handouts (“participial phrases”.)
Read ENDER’S GAME.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2007:
1st and 5th Periods:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over test for Act 2 of ROMEO and JULIET.
Read and act out Act lll, Scene 1 of ROMEO and JULIET
Pass out vocabulary and grammar handouts for Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your “Combining Sentences” handouts (Exercises A, B and C) are due today.
Vocabulary test today over pages 70 - 77.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 151 - 152; exercises 11 and 12. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 159 - 160; exercises 10 - 11. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET. Heads up: As soon as we are finished with Act lll there will be a quiz over comprehension, characters, vocabulary and literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification). Watch movie.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME. With a partner create a video game using Ender and his crew against the buggers.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
Write a short story using your vocabulary words from pages 70 - 77 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
1st and 3rd Periods:
Read Act Two in ROMEO and JULIET. (Since 5th Period has already finished reading Act Two, we will review in preparation for the Act 2 test.) Heads up: As soon as we finish reading Act Two there will be a quiz over the vocabulary, literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification), characters and comprehension.
3rd Period:
Write a short story using words from your Unit One vocabulary.
6th Period:
Work on exercises 21, 22 and 23 in your vocabulary book.
Work on ENDER’S GAME “Character Analysis” handout. Read ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2007:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Act Two test over ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your vocabulary is due today; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23 from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Work on Exercise C in the “Combining Sentences” handouts (“participial phrases”.)
Read ENDER’S GAME.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2007:
1st and 5th Periods:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over test for Act 2 of ROMEO and JULIET.
Read and act out Act lll, Scene 1 of ROMEO and JULIET
Pass out vocabulary and grammar handouts for Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your “Combining Sentences” handouts (Exercises A, B and C) are due today.
Vocabulary test today over pages 70 - 77.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 151 - 152; exercises 11 and 12. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 159 - 160; exercises 10 - 11. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET. Heads up: As soon as we are finished with Act lll there will be a quiz over comprehension, characters, vocabulary and literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification). Watch movie.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME.
APRIL 16, 2007
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
Write a short story using your vocabulary words from pages 70 - 77 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
1st and 3rd Periods:
Read Act Two in ROMEO and JULIET. (Since 5th Period has already finished reading Act Two, we will review in preparation for the Act 2 test.) Heads up: As soon as we finish reading Act Two there will be a quiz over the vocabulary, literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification), characters and comprehension.
3rd Period:
Write a short story using words from your Unit One vocabulary.
6th Period:
Work on exercises 21, 22 and 23 in your vocabulary book.
Work on ENDER’S GAME “Character Analysis” handout. Read ENDER’S GAME.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2007:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Act Two test over ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your vocabulary is due today; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23 from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Work on Exercise C in the “Combining Sentences” handouts (“participial phrases”.)
Read ENDER’S GAME.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2007:
1st and 5th Periods:
Your vocabulary homework is due today; VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 70 - 77; exercises 17 - 23.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over test for Act 2 of ROMEO and JULIET.
Read and act out Act lll, Scene 1 of ROMEO and JULIET
Pass out vocabulary and grammar handouts for Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Your “Combining Sentences” handouts (Exercises A, B and C) are due today.
Vocabulary test today over pages 70 - 77.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH:
1st, 5th and 6th Periods:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 151 - 152; exercises 11 and 12. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
3rd Period:
ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be assigned today. Gerund Phrases; pages 159 - 160; exercises 10 - 11. The homework will be due on Tuesday, April 24th.
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Read and act out Act lll of ROMEO and JULIET. Heads up: As soon as we are finished with Act lll there will be a quiz over comprehension, characters, vocabulary and literary tropes (metaphors, similes and personification). Watch movie.
6th Period:
Read ENDER’S GAME. With a partner create a video game using Ender and his crew against the buggers.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
APRIL 9, 2007th
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
MONDAY, APRIL 9TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over ROMEO and JULIET Act One Test.
1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th Periods:
Go over essay writing techniques. Rewrites for the “Junk Food” essay will be due on Wednesday, April 11th.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and characterization handouts for ROMEO and JULIET.
Read Act ll, Scene 1 of ROMEO and JULIET. Find three examples of metaphor, simile and personification in the “Balcony Scene”.
6th Period:
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. We will review linking verbs. The homework will be due on Thursday, April 12th.
Work on character handout for ENDER’S GAME.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Your “Junk Food” essay rewrite is due today.
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. We will review linking verbs. The homework assignment will be due on Friday, April 13th.
Continue reading and acting out ROMEO and JULIET.
6TH Period:
Your “Junk Food” essay rewrite is due today.
Please bring your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT today. Pages 70 - 71 will be assigned. This will be due on Tuesday, April 17th.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12th:
1st and 5th Periods:
Please bring your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT today. Pages 71 - 77 will be assigned. The vocabulary homework will be due on Wednesday, April 18th.
3rd Period:
Write five sentences with your Unit One Vocabulary words using compound sentence structure (sentences with semicolons).
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Write a short story about Ender using five of your vocabulary words from pages 71 - 77 in your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Go over today’s homework assignment on linking verbs.
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Your linking verb homework is due today. We will briefly go over it.
Continue reading Act ll of ROMEO and JULIET. Heads up! As soon as we finish reading Act ll there will be a wee, small test over comprehension, vocabulary and literary terms.
Continue reading Act ll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Team up with a partner and create a crossword puzzle using the words from pages 71 - 77 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
MONDAY, APRIL 9TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Go over ROMEO and JULIET Act One Test.
1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th Periods:
Go over essay writing techniques. Rewrites for the “Junk Food” essay will be due on Wednesday, April 11th.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Pass out Act Two vocabulary and characterization handouts for ROMEO and JULIET.
Read Act ll, Scene 1 of ROMEO and JULIET. Find three examples of metaphor, simile and personification in the “Balcony Scene”.
6th Period:
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. We will review linking verbs. The homework will be due on Thursday, April 12th.
Work on character handout for ENDER’S GAME.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Your “Junk Food” essay rewrite is due today.
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. We will review linking verbs. The homework assignment will be due on Friday, April 13th.
Continue reading and acting out ROMEO and JULIET.
6TH Period:
Your “Junk Food” essay rewrite is due today.
Please bring your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT today. Pages 70 - 71 will be assigned. This will be due on Tuesday, April 17th.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12th:
1st and 5th Periods:
Please bring your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT today. Pages 71 - 77 will be assigned. The vocabulary homework will be due on Wednesday, April 18th.
3rd Period:
Write five sentences with your Unit One Vocabulary words using compound sentence structure (sentences with semicolons).
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Write a short story about Ender using five of your vocabulary words from pages 71 - 77 in your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Go over today’s homework assignment on linking verbs.
Continue reading ENDER’S GAME.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH:
1st, 3rd and 5th Periods:
Your linking verb homework is due today. We will briefly go over it.
Continue reading Act ll of ROMEO and JULIET. Heads up! As soon as we finish reading Act ll there will be a wee, small test over comprehension, vocabulary and literary terms.
Continue reading Act ll of ROMEO and JULIET.
6th Period:
Team up with a partner and create a crossword puzzle using the words from pages 71 - 77 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
Read ENDER’S GAME.
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