March 30th - April 3rd 9th Grade Honors English

MARCH 30th - APRIL 3RD WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR 9TH GRADE

Monday, March 30th:
Warm-ups:
Write five words using your vocabulary words from pages 53 - 60 in your vocabulary book. One sentence should include an adjective clause, or an adverbial clause or a participial clause.
Shakespeare Insult sheet.
Read and act out the Prologue and Act 1. Scene 1 in ROMEO and JULIET. Please keep Cornell notes.

Tuesday, March 31st:
Shortened day!
Literary analysis assessment. Read the stories and answer the questions.

Wednesday, April 1st:
Begin work on the Short Constructed Response.

Thursday, April 2nd:
Begin work on the Long Constructed Response (the essay).

Friday, April 3rd:
The Long Constructed Response is due today.
Continue reading and acting out Act 1, Scene 2 in ROMEO and JULIET, and of course, do your Cornell notes.

MARCH 23rd - 27th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS

Monday, March 23rd:
Vocabulary homework is due today: VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 53 - 60; exercises 1 - 7. We will go over it in class today. Remember: once we go over it in class, you cannot turn it in later.
Read ROMEO and JULIET, Act One, Scene 1. Act out with swords and stuff. Please begin your Cornell notes.

Tuesday, March 24th:
Shortened day!
Grammar homework is due today: ENGLISH WORKSHOP; “Infinitive Phrase”; pages 161 - 162; We will go over it in class today. Remember: once we go over it in class, you cannot turn it in later.
Shakespeare Insult Sheet!
Read ROMEO and JULIET, Act One, Scene 2. Please begin your Cornell notes.

Wednesday, March 25th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using words from your vocabulary homework. Write one sentence using an adjective clause; write one sentence using an adverbial clause; write one sentence using a participial phrase, write one sentence using a gerund phrase; write one sentence using an infinitive.
Shakespeare Word Sheet!
Read ROMEO and JULIET. Please continue working on your Cornell notes.


Thursday, March 26th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using words from your vocabulary homework. Write one sentence using an adjective clause; write one sentence using an adverbial clause; write one sentence using a participial phrase, write one sentence using a gerund phrase; write one sentence using an infinitive.
Shakespeare Phrase Sheets!
Read ROMEO and JULIET. Please continue working on your Cornell notes.
When we finish a scene, we will then break into groups and act them out.

Friday, March 27th:
Read and act out ROMEO and JULIET. Please continue working on your Cornell notes.

MARCH 16th - 20th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS


Monday, March 16th:
Work on your compare and contrast essay for “Marigolds” and “Forgive My Guilt”. The finished product should include the final draft (either typed or NEATLY written with no cross outs), a rough draft and your Cornell notes on the short story and your notes on the poem.

Tuesday, March 17th:
Shortened day!
Your essay is due today.

Wednesday, March 18th:
Please bring your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT to class today. An assignment, pages 53 - 60, exercises 1 - 7, will be given to you and will be due on Monday, March 23rd.
Today we will begin working on ROMEO and JULIET!
“Words from Shakespeare” and “Phrases from Shakespeare” handouts.

Thursday, March 19th:
Open House from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. An assignment on infinitives and infinitive phrases, pages 161 and 162, will be given today. This will be due on Tuesday, March 24th.
Today we will be doing “Shakespearean Insults” and begin reading Act One, Scene One in ROMEO and JULIET.




Friday, March 20th:
Minimum day! School lets out after fourth period (12:40).Read and act out Act One, Scene One from ROMEO and JULIET and watch the movie!

WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS

Monday, March 9th:
Begin reading “Marigolds” for a literary analytical essay. You will keep “Cornell Notes” which you will turn in for a grade when we are finished with the reading.
Cornell Notes: Divide your paper lengthwise. On the left side of the paper you will write a summary of what you have read. On the right side, you will write a response. At the bottom of the page you will write down any vocabulary words you did not understand.
Break into groups, choose five words and construct a song and dance or a skit using the five words. Each skit or song and dance must use the words, use the words in a grammatically correct way, and must illustrate the meaning of the word through context or by actual definition. This is in lieu of a test and will be performed on Friday.

Fourth Period:

Your essay, reading log and collage for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER are due today.

The essay should be in the form of a letter, minimum of two pages, in which you address Charlie regarding an incident in the book. You must comment on the incident; you must express an opinion about the incident, you may relate it to an event in your own life, or you may give advice. It is essential that you make specific references to the book.

Your reading log should be approximately fourteen pages (or seven pages front and back), should cover fifteen pages of the book at a time, should be in the form of a letter, should summarize the events, offer a personal response to the events, and include any unfamiliar vocabulary words.

Tuesday, March 10th:
Shortened Day!
Continue reading “Marigolds”. Please write in your “Cornell Notes”.
The last ten minutes of class you may work on your presentation.

Wednesday, March 11th:
Continue reading “Marigolds”. Please write in your “Cornell Notes”.
The last ten minutes of class you may work on your presentation.

Thursday, March 12th:
Read “Forgive My Guilt”
Discussion comparing and contrasting the short story with the poem.
The last ten minutes of class you may work on your presentation.

Friday, March 13th:
Begin working on your literary analysis of the short story, “Marigolds” and the poem “Forgive My Guilt”. This analysis (which should be a minimum of five paragraphs, two pages) will be due on Wednesday, March 15th.
Begin presenting the vocabulary word projects the last ten minutes of class which will continue on Monday, March 16th.

MARCH 2nd - MARCH 6th
WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR
9th GRADE HONORS
MONDAY, MARCH 2nd:
Your reading log for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.
Your collage for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER is due today.
Today we will begin working on our essay for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. The assignment is to write a letter addressed to Charlie where you give him advice or comment on an episode from the book. You must quote from the book and make specific references from the book. This will be due on Tuesday, March 3rd.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd:
Shortened day.
Continue working on THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER essay.This will be due at the end of the period.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4th
Journal:
Write five sentences using participial phrases.
Break into groups of five and create a song and dance or a scene using the words from your vocabulary homework (VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 41 - 51.) This will be in lieu of a vocabulary test.
Begin reading the poem “Forgive My Guilt”. Discussion and analysis.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5th:
Journal:
Write five sentences using participial phrases.
Break into your groups and continue working on your song and dance or scene using your vocabulary words from pages 41 - 51 in your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. These will be presented on Friday.
Begin reading “Marigolds”. Please keep a reading log on this short story.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6th:
Break into groups and begin presenting your vocabulary song and dance, or your vocabulary scene to the rest of the class.
Continue reading “Marigolds”. Please keep a reading log on this short story.

FEBRUARY 23RD - FEBRUARY 27TH
AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD:
Create a collage for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. This assignment will be due on Monday, March 1st.
Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER
Be sure to write in your reading log for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. Be sure to write a brief summary of what you have read, your reaction to what you have read, and unfamiliar vocabulary words and their definitions.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH:
Your vocabulary homework (pages 41 - 51; exercises 31, 32, 33, 34 and 36, 37, 38, and 39) will be due today.
Go over in class.
Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER
Be sure to write in your reading log for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. Be sure to write a brief summary of what you have read, your reaction to what you have read, and unfamiliar vocabulary words and their definitions.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH:
Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be due; “Participial Phrases”, pages 155-156 which we will go over in class.
Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER
Be sure to write in your reading log for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. Be sure to write a brief summary of what you have read, your reaction to what you have read, and unfamiliar vocabulary words and their definitions.



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH:
Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER
Be sure to write in your reading log for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. Be sure to write a brief summary of what you have read, your reaction to what you have read, and unfamiliar vocabulary words and their definitions.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH:
Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER
Be sure to write in your reading log for THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. Be sure to write a brief summary of what you have read, your reaction to what you have read, and unfamiliar vocabulary words and their definitions.
Your reading log will be due when we finish the book.
When we finish the book, we will write a letter to Charlie about an experience you felt was the most interesting, or the most compelling from THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. You may recount a similar experience you have had, or you may offer him advice, or make an observation or comment about the experience. Be sure to include examples from the book to support your statements.

WEEKLY AGENDA
for 9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH
FEBRUARY 16TH - FEBRUARY 20TH

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH:
Day off!
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH:
Grammar game: Misplaced Modifiers
Read and discuss THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.
Please be sure to write in your literary diary about what you have read in The Perks of Being a Wall Flower.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th:
Please bring your vocabulary book to class today. Pages 41 - 51; exercises 31, 32, 33, 34 and 36, 37, 38 and 39 will be assigned in class. This assignment will be due on Tuesday, February 24th.
Continue reading and discussing THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.
Please be sure to write in your literary diary about what you have read in The Perks of Being a Wall Flower.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH:
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP grammar book to class today. Pages 155 - 156; "Participial Phrases"; exercises 7 and 8 will be assigned and will be due on Wednesday, February 25th.
Continue reading and discussing THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.
Please be sure to write in your literary diary about what you have read in The Perks of Being a Wall Flower.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH:
Read and discuss THE PERKS OF BEING a WALL FLOWER.
Please be sure to write in your literary diary about what you have read in The Perks of Being a Wall Flower.

Agenda for 9th Grade English


Date of 9th Grade Honors English:

Friday, February 6th:
8:35 - 10:25: Period 1
10:46 - 12:36: Period 4


Due on the date of the final:

THE ODYSSEY reading log
THE ODYSSEY time line
THE ODYSSEY final
THE ODYSSEY short essay

DECEMBER 15th - 19th
Weekly Schedule for 9th Grade English

Monday, December 15th:
Read THE ODYSSEY; Books 1 - 4; A Son Seeks a Father; The Isle of Calypso; The Princess Nausicaa, and then we will act out the scenes.
Packet for Books 1 - 4 will be passed out. This will be due on Wednesday, December 17th.
Please keep a captain’s log for THE ODYSSEY which should contain a brief summary, vocabulary words, examples of figurative language: metaphors, similes, personifications, and irony, etc.; personal responses.

Tuesday, December 16th:
Shortened day!
Read THE ODYSSEY: The Isle of Ciccones; The Land of the Lotus Eaters; The Island of Polyphemus, the Cyclops, and then we will act out the scenes.
Again, work on your captain’s log:
Summary
Vocabulary
Examples of figurative language: metaphors, similes, personification, etc.
Personal observations

Wednesday, December 17th:
Read The Odyssey: The Isle of Circes, the Witch; Hades, the Underworld; Back to the Isle of Circes; Charybdis and Scylla; The Island of Helios, the Sun God, and then we will act out the scenes.
Another packet will be given to you today. This will be due on Friday, December 19th.
Captain’s log. Same as above.


Thursday, December 18th:
Read The Odyssey; The Isle of Calypso; The Court of Antinous; Odysseus’Return to Ithaca; Meeting Between Father and Son; Argos the Dog, and then we will act out the scenes.
Please work on your captain’s log.

Friday, December 19th:
Read The Odyssey; The Great Bow; Meeting Between Odysseus and Penelope; Death in the Great Hall; Odysseus and Penelope Reunited, and then we will act out the scenes.
Please work on your captain’s log.
If we do not finish we will continue working on The Odyssey when we return from the Winter Break on Monday, January 12th.

December 8th - December 12th
Weekly Agenda
for 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, December 8th:
Your extra credit literary collage is due today.
Assignment: Break into groups of three or four, choose five words from your vocabulary book, pages 31 - 39, and develop either a song/dance word study or scenes which show how the words are used and show through context the meaning of the words. Your group must also turn in a script with the words used. This is in lieu of a vocabulary test. You will present on Friday.
Go over the answers to THE TROJAN WAR.
Watch THE ODYSSEY

Tuesday, December 9th:
Wee five minute test over adjective/adverbial clauses.
Grammar Homework is due today: ENGLISH WORKSHOP; “Participial Phrases”; pages 153 & 154.
Begin reading THE ODYSSEY; Book One: “A Son Searches for his Father”.
Begin work on the time line of THE ODYSSEY.
Please keep a reading log for THE ODYSSEY.

Wednesday, December 10th:
Another wee five minute test over adjective/adverbial clauses.
THE ODYSSEY! BOOK FOUR: “Odysseus on the Shore of Calypso”.
Reading log.


Thursday, December 11th:
Warm-ups:
Write three sentences with participial phrases.
Read THE ODYSSEY: “Princess Nausicaa and the Court of Antinous.
Keep a captain’s log and a time line for THE ODYSSEY.

Friday, December 12th:
Present your vocabulary word studies.
Read THE ODYSSEY: “The Battle of Ciccones”, “The Lotus Eaters”.
Act out.
Please work on your Odyssey captain’s log and time line.

HONORS ENGLISH
DECEMBER 1st - DECEMBER 5th

Welcome back! I hope you had a restful, fun-filled Thanksgiving! And now, back to work!
Monday, December 1st:
Your “Too Soon a Woman”/”A Defenseless Creature” essay is due today. If you do not turn in the essay, you may be in danger of failing the class.
Today we will begin reading THE TROJAN WAR.

Tuesday, December 2nd:
SHORTENED DAY!
Please bring your vocabulary book today. Pages 31 - 39; exercises 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26, 27, 28, and 29 will be assigned today and will be due on Friday, December 5th.
Continue reading THE TROJAN WAR.

Wednesday, December 3rd:
Warm-up: Write five original sentences with five words from pages 31 - 39 in the vocabulary book: two with adjective clauses, and three with adverbial clauses.
Continue reading THE TROJAN WAR.

Thursday, December 4th:
Warm-up: Write five original sentences with five words from your vocabulary book (pages 31 - 39): two sentences with adjective clauses and three with adverbial clauses.
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP today: “Verbals and Verb Phrases”; pages 153-154; exercises 5 and 6 will be assigned today. This assignment will be due on Tuesday, December 9th.
Continue reading THE TROJAN WAR.

Friday, December 5th:
Warm-up: Write five original sentences from your vocabulary book (pages 31 - 39): three sentences with participial phrases, one sentence with an adjective clause; and one sentence with an adverbial clause.
Wee test over THE TROJAN WAR.

November 24th - November 26th
9th GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, November 24th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences from your vocabulary book, pages 18 - 27, using adjective clauses.
Go over essay format for “Too Soon A Woman” and “A Defenseless Creature”. You will be allowed to redo the compare and contrast essay on the two literary pieces (“Too Soon a Woman” and “A Defenseless Creature”). Please bring your essay and the “Short Constructed Response” paper. The redo is due on Wednesday, November 26th.
Begin reading THE TROJAN WAR in preparation for our odyssey!

Tuesday, November 25th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences from your vocabulary book, pages 18 - 27, using adjective clauses.
Continue reading THE TROJAN WAR!

Wednesday, November 26th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences from your vocabulary book, pages 18 - 27, using adjective clauses.
Continue reading THE TROJAN WAR!
Your rewrite of “Too Soon a Woman” and “A Defenseless Creature” is due today.

Happy Thanksgiving. See you on Monday, December 1st.

November 17th - November 21st
9th Grade Honors English

Monday, November 17th:
Brief review of the “Cask of Amontillado” packet and situational, dramatic and verbal irony.
Break into groups of four and construct a board game for “The Most Dangerous Game”. The game should be playable, should test the players’ knowledge of the plot, characters and vocabulary words. This will be due on Wednesday, November 19th.

Tuesday, November 18th:
Shortened day!
Continue working on the board game.
Please bring your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. The next set of pages will be assigned to you today: pages 18 - 27; exercises 11,12,13,14,16,17,18,and 19. This will be due on Friday, November 21st.

Wednesday, November 19th:
Present your board games today.

1st Period:
Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP today; pages 18-27; “Prepositional Phrases”; exercises 1 and 2. This will be due Friday, November 21st.

Thursday, November 20th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using five of your new vocabulary words with adjective clauses.
Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework is due today; pages 163 - 164; “Adjective Clauses”.
Watch the movie Troy!


Friday, November 21st:
Your vocabulary homework is due today.
Begin reading about the Trojan War in preparation for our odyssey!

November 10th - 14th
Weekly Schedule for 9th Grade Honors

Monday, November 10th:
Finish “The Most Dangerous Game”. Work on your reading log. The reading log should include a brief synopsis (summary) and vocabulary words (words that are unfamiliar to you) with definitions.
For example:
Setting: on a yacht in the middle of the Caribbean. There are two men, Whitney and Rainsford who are hunters. They are discussing hunting. Rainsford doesn’t think it’s important to care how the hunted feel - “The world is divided into two: the hunter and the huntee - and who cares how the hunted feel?” The yacht is passing by an island (named “Ship Trap Island) with a creepy reputation. Rainsford thinks he hears a gunshot and when he leans far out on the railing, he loses his balance, falls overboard and has to swim to - you guessed it - “Ship Trap Island”.
Vocabulary words:
palpable: able to be touched or seen.
“The Most Dangerous Game” packet will be passed out to you.

Tuesday, November 11th:
No school today in observance of Veterans’ Day.
Wednesday, November 12th:
Divide into groups of three and present one word each from “The Most Dangerous Game” vocabulary. Work on the packet: “Suspense” and “Adjectives”.
Go over the plot graph for the story: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement.
Thursday, November 13th:
The class will be broken into groups of four and will be assigned one of the following from “The Most Dangerous Game”: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement. Your group’s job will be to identify your element from the story’s plot and then present to the class.
Friday, November 14th:
Test over “The Most Dangerous Game”. The test will include vocabulary, comprehension and plot graph.
Break into groups of three and begin work on a board game based on the story. The board game should include the following:
Details about the plot
Details about the character
What part of the story is exposition?
What part of the story falls is rising action?
What is the climax of the story?
What part of the story is falling action?
What part of the is denouement?
Vocabulary words from “The Most Dangerous Game”?

November 3rd - November 7th
9th Grade Honors
Weekly Schedule

Monday, November 3rd:
1st and 4th Periods:
Brief review of “The Cask of the Amontillado” and then a wee test!
Your “Cask of Amontillado” packet is due today!

Tuesday, November 4th:
Shortened day!
Go over adjective clauses in your ENGLISH WORKSHOP; pages 163 - 164; exercises 2 and 3. This assignment will be due and payable on Thursday, November 6th.
Begin reading “The Most Dangerous Game”. Please keep a reading log for this story. It will be collected and graded.

Wednesday, November 5th:
Please bring your vocabulary book to class today.
Warm-ups! Write five sentences with adjective clauses using five of your vocabulary words. Share with the class on the “Elmo”.
Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Pass out “The Most Dangerous Game” vocabulary packet.

Thursday, November 6th:
Warm-up! Write five sentences with adjective clauses using five of your vocabulary words. Share with the class on the “Elmo”.
Your grammar homework from THE ENGLISH WORKSHOP is due today; “Adjective Clauses”; pages 163-164; exercises 2 and 3. Share with the class on the “Elmo”.
Brief lecture on the plot diagram of “The Most Dangerous Game”.

Friday, November 7th:
Test over “The Most Dangerous Game”. Your “Most Dangerous Game” packet is due today.
Break into groups of three and create a board game illustrating the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”. The game should include information about the plot (exposition, rising action, etc.), the characters, vocabulary and - yes! Adjective Clauses! If you get a wrong answer you might get eaten by a crocodile!

October 27th - October 31st
Weekly Schedule
for 9th Grade English


Monday, October 27th:

Read “The Cask Of Amontillado”


Tuesday, October 28th:

Shortened day!

Finish “The Cask of Amontillado”


Wednesday, October 29th:

Vocabulary and Irony Packet on “The Cask of Amontillado”

Break into groups of three and write three scenes. Each scene should show an example of one of the following types of irony: situational, verbal and dramatic. Each group will perform their scenes and then turn in their scripts for grades.


Thursday, October 30th:

Short test on “The Cask of Amontillado”.

Grammar; “Adjective clauses”; this homework will be due on Monday, November 3rd.

Using five of your vocabulary words please write five sentences with adjective clauses.

Friday, October 31st:

Read “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”.

October 13th - 17th
Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade Honors English


MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH:

First Period:

Your “Necklace” essay is due today.

Pass out the ENGLISH WORKSHOP grammar books today. The first assignment will be given based on the needs of the class.

Begin work on preparation for the assessment. Work on the reading comprehension and multiple choice questions.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH:

Shortened Day!

Continue working on the reading comprehension and multiple choice questions.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH:

Begin working on the short response form.
The short response form will be due at the beginning of the period.


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH:

Minimum day! Open house tonight: 5:30 to 7:30

Begin working on the long extended response (code word for essay!).


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH:

Work on the essay. Please refer to page one and page 74 in the packet you were given yesterday as reference on how to do the introductory paragraph and the body paragraphs.
The essay will be due on Tuesday upon my return.

Heads up: a small quiz over the vocabulary words on pages 4 - 14 will be give next Wednesday, October 22nd.

OCTOBER 6TH - 10TH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR 9TH ADVISORY

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH:

Break into groups of three or four to create a group name, a symbol and set of rules the group should follow.

Once you are finished, reflect on the roles each student played in the group. Who was the decision maker? Were there any disagreements? How were they resolved?

Do you think people act differently in a group? Have you ever been in a group situation you felt uncomfortable in but for the sake of the group (fitting in), you followed along?

Groupthink is a term developed by a psychologist, Dr. Irving Janis. It describes a process that happens to groups that cause them to act violently, or make irrational decisions. In a “groupthink” situation members of the group conform their own ideas to create group consensus.

Discuss situations where you might have seen “groupthink” occur.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH:

Discuss the following and act out scenes where the following could occur:

Illusion of invulnerability

Unquestioned belief in the inherent morality of the group

Collective Rationalization of the group’s decision


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH:

DIscuss the following and act out scenes where the following could occur:

Shared stereotypes of other groups

Self-censorship

Illusion of unanimity


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH:

NO SCHOOL TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF YOM KIPPUR




FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH:

Discuss and present scenes where the following occur:

Pressure on members to confirm to group’s behavior

Self-appointed mindguards protect the group from negative information

OCTOBER 6TH - 10TH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH:

1st and 4th Periods:

Please bring your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT every day to class. Assign exercises 6 - 9; pages 9 - 15, This assignment will be due on Wednesday, October 8th.

Break into groups of three and using your Necklace packet, analyze Madame Loisel’s character development, the use of irony and point of view in the story.
Gather together in socratic circle and discuss “The Necklace.”

4th Period:

Final presentations of “Continuing the Story: The Necklace.”


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH:

1st and 4th Periods:

Your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT is due and payable today: pages 4 - 14; exercises 1 - 4 and 6 - 9.

Wee short quizzes over “The Sniper” and “The Necklace”.

An essay will be assigned today on “The Necklace”. The essay must be two pages long and have five paragraphs; The essay may be hand written, but must be neat and have a rough draft. You may also type it.

Discuss the use of irony and character in “The Necklace”. Compare the character of Madame Loisel at the beginning of the story with her character at the end of the story. Has she changed? Give evidence to show how she has or has not changed. What are the ironies in the story regarding Madame Loisel and how do they contribute to her character development or lack of development?

This essay will be due on Wednesday, October 8th.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH:

Warm-up: Choose ten words from pages 4 - 15 in your VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT and make a pictionary of the words. One drawing per word. Write a grammatically correct sentence for each vocabulary word. show to your partner.

Work on your essay. The essay is due at the end of the period,


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH:

NO SCHOOL TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF YOM KIPPUR


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH:

Begin work on the periodic assessment.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
SEPTEMBER 29TH - OCTOBER 3RD


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH:

1st Period:

Today we will be visited today by our guest artists/teachers, Ruth McKee, Marcos Najeros and Brent Blair who will work with us on irony in “The Necklace”.

4th Period:

Today we will be assigned our vocabulary books, VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. Pages 4 - 15; exercises 1 - 4 and 6 - 9 will be assigned today and the homework will be due on Friday, October 3rd. Please bring your vocabulary book every day to class this week.

“The Necklace” vocabulary, grammar and literary terms handout will be passed out today. We will play “pictionary” with the vocabulary words from “The Necklace.”

We will break into groups to demonstrate situational irony.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH:

NO SCHOOL TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF ROSHANANA.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST:

1ST PERIOD:

Today we will be assigned our vocabulary books, VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. Pages 4 - 15; exercises 1 - 4 and 6 - 9 will be assigned today and the homework will be due on Friday, October 3rd. Please bring your vocabulary book every day to class this week.

“The Necklace” vocabulary, grammar and literary terms handout will be passed out today. We will play “pictionary” with the vocabulary words from “The Necklace.”

We will break into groups to demonstrate situational irony.

4th Period:

Break into groups and write a continuation of the story of “The Necklace” . The title of the assignment is “What Happens Next?” You will break into groups and continue the story after the last line of the short story. What happens after Mathilde finds out the truth? You will present these on Thursday, October 2nd.


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND:

1ST PERIOD:

Today we will do pictionary using our ten of our vocabulary words from pages 4 - 15 in our VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

Continue working on our “The Necklace” vocabulary, grammar and literary terms packet.

Break into groups and write a short scene demonstrating situational irony.

4th PERIOD:

Present your group’s continuation of the story “The Necklace”. “What Happens Next?” when Mathilde learns the truth.


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD:

1ST PERIOD:

Present your short scene demonstrating situational irony to the class.

1ST AND 4TH PERIODS:

Today our vocabulary homework is due: VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; pages 4 - 15; exercises 1 - 4 and 6 - 9.

Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.

We will begin working on an essay comparing and contrasting irony in the two short stories we have read, “The Sniper” and “The Necklace”. This essay will be due on Tuesday, October 7th.