April 22, 2013 - April 26, 2013 9th Grade Honors English

Tuesday, April 22nd:
Read ROMEO and JULIET; Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2
Reading log
For homework: Read through the "balcony scene" in Scene 2; find as many examples of metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, alliteration as you can; write them down; list who is speaking and what the character is speaking about; and what the figurative example means literally and figuratively.
Example:
"It is the East and Juliet is the sun!"
Metaphor
Romeo is speaking about Juliet stepping onto the balcony.
He is comparing her to the rising of the sun and it is as if she is the sun which is turning his life into light and a new day.

Thursday, April 25th:
Homework is due today.
Read ROMEO and JULIET; Act 2, Scenes 3 and 4
Reading log
Pass out Act 2 ROMEO and JULIET Test
For homework: 
Go through ROMEO and JULIET and find all the examples of lightness and darkness Romeo refers to from the beginning of the play to Act 2, Scene 3. List all the many references to darkness that Romeo makes about himself, and others make about him in Act 1 until the moment he sees Juliet. Please find all the references Romeo makes to light after he meets Juliet.
Please be aware that this is the preparatory work for a major essay you will be writing for this class.

Friday, April 26th:
Read ROMEO and JULIET; Act 2, Scene 5
Reading Log
Find one quotation you particularly like and illustrate it, using the quotation as a caption.
Begin outline and rough draft of the essay.
Your Act 2 reading log and Act 2 test will be due on Monday, April 29th.  Your essay will be due on Tuesday, April 30th.

April 15, 2013 - April 19, 2013 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, April 15th:
Go over pages 8, 13 and 14 in CST Prep Packet
Learn dance and rehearse for the presentation of Act 1, Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet
Begin presentations

Tuesday, April 16th:
Go over CST Prep Packet; pages 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Your Act 1 Reading Logs are due today.
Finish presentations

Wednesday, April 17th:
Go over CST Prep Packet; pages 27 - 31
Go over Connotation handout
Read ROMEO and JULIET, Act 2, Scene 1
Find examples of figurative language
HOLT HANDBOOK: pages 461 - 462; exercise 6; Parallelism; due Friday

Thursday, April 18th:
Go over CST Prep Packet; pages 40. 41, 42
Go over Parallelism Handout
Assign Unit 7 in VOCABULARY WORKSHOP
Read ROMEO and JULIET; Act 2, Scene 2
Reading logs

Friday, April 19th:
Go over CST Prep Packet; pages 52, 53, 61, 62, 63, 64
HOLT HANDOUT; Parallelism homework is due; pages 461 - 462; exercises 6
Connotation/Denotation: Graphline of Mercurial Personality Type. Class discussion on graphing from the most negative connotation to the most positive connotation of the term: changeable personality.
Assignment: Write two letters, one a letter of recommendation praising a friend for her/his highly organized and attentive personality; the other letter highly critical of the friend for her/his nitpicky, perfectionistic and annoying personality.   Both of these will be due on Monday.
Read ROMEO and JULIET; Act 2, Scene 3
Reading logs

April 8, 2013 - April 12, 2013 Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, April 8th:
CST Prep "Helping Hoofs"
Queen Mab Gallery Walk
Divide Act 1, Scene 5 into sub scenes

Tuesday, April 9th:
CST Prep; pages 43 and 44
Divide into groups; create script and rehearse scenes

Wednesday, April 10th:
CST Prep; page 8
Assign Unit in VOCABULARY WORKSHOP; this will be due on Tuesday, April 16th
Rehearse scenes

Thursday, April 11th:
CST Prep; pages 13 and 14
Assign parallelism in HOLT HANDBOOK; this will be due on Wednesday, April 17th.
Make masks
Learn dance for scene

Friday, April 12th:
CST Prep; pages 20 - 24
Perform scenes

April 2, 2013 - April 5, 2013 9th Grade Honors English

Tuesday, April 2nd:
CST Review
Review Act 1, Scene 4
Analyze Mercutio's "Queen Mab" speech
Assignment:
1) Find four scenes in the "Queen Mab" speech
2) Read and analyze the "Queen Mab" speech until you can visualize what is being said.
3) Choose four "scenes" in the speech and draw or computer generate or create a collage depicting the scenes.
4) Under the picture, write the lines as a caption.
This is a major grade and will be due on Tuesday, April 9th

Wednesday, April 3rd:
Read Act 1, Scene 5

Thursday, April 4th:
CST Review: "Run for a Better Life"; pages 25-26; "Carrier Pigeons"; pages 18 - 19
Pass out Act 1 ROMEO and JULIET Test; this will be due on Wednesday, April 10th
Pass out the Iambic Pentameter Handout; go over in class tomorrow

Friday, April 5th:
CST Review
Go over the Iambic Pentameter handout
Break into groups to act out Act 1, Scene 5

March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, March 18th:
Go over adjective clauses in Act 1, Scene 2
Assign the adjective clause handout for homework; this will be due tomorrow!
Briefly review Act 1, Scene 2 for comprehension, vocabulary and figurative language

Tuesday, March 19th:
Shortened day!
Briefly go over Unit 6 homework and Holt Handbook homework
Read Act 1, Scene 3
Review for comprehension, vocabulary, characterization, and figurative language

Wednesday, March 20th:
Act 1, Scene 3 Review
Read Act 1, Scene 4
Review for comprehension, vocabulary, characterization, and figurative language
Analyze "Queen Mab" speech
For homework: choose four scenes from the Queen Mab's speech and create a cartoon. Illustrate the scenes and then write the quotations as captions under the illustration.  This will be due on Friday.  It is for a grade.

Thursday, March 21st:
Read Act 1, Scene 5
Review Act 1, Scene 5 for comprehension, vocabulary, characterization and figurative language.

Friday, March 22nd:
Act out Act 1, Scene 5

March 11, 2013 - March 15, 2013

9th GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, March 11th:
Go over Unit 6 in VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: this will be due on Friday, March 15th
Briefly rehearse the rewrites
Begin presenting the rewrites of Act 1, Scene 1

Tuesday, March 12th:
Not a shortened day!
HOLT HANDBOOK; Semi-colons: pages 296 - 300; exercises 1, 2, and Review; this will be due on Wednesday, March 13th.
Finish presenting Act 1, Scene 1

Wednesday, March 13th:
Go over HOLT HANDBOOK grammar homework
Read ROMEO and JULIET; Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3
Reading logs: comprehension, plot, theme, characterization, figurative language

Thursday, March 14th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences with adjective clauses using five words from Unit 6
Continue with Scene 3
Reading logs: comprehension, plot, theme, characterization, figurative language

Friday, March 15th:
Unit 6 VOCABULARY WORKSHOP is due today.
Read ROMEO and JULIET; Act 1, Scene 4
Reading logs: comprehension, plot, theme, characterization, figurative language

March 4, 2013 - March 8, 2013 Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, March 4th:
Go over Holt Handbook homework; Sentence Fragments
Analyze Act 1, Scene 1 for figurative language, comprehension, plot, characterization
Oxymoron handout
Act out Act 1, Scene 1
Reading Logs

Tuesday, March 5th:
Read and analyze Act 1, Scene 2 of ROMEO and JULIET for comprehension, plot, characterization vocabulary and figurative language
Act out
Reading Logs

Wednesday, March 6th:
Please bring your HOLT HANDBOOK; Semi-colons; pages 296 - 300; exercises 1, 2 and Review  will be assigned; due Friday, March 7th.
Read and analyze Act 1, Scene 3 of ROMEO and JULIET for comprehension, plot, characterization vocabulary and figurative language
Act out
Reading logs

Thursday, March 7th:
Please bring Vocabulary book; Unit 6 will be assigned; due Tuesday, March 12th

Read and analyze Act 1, Scene 4 of ROMEO and JULIET for comprehension, plot, characterization, vocabulary and figurative language

Act out

Reading logs

Friday, March 8th: 

Your grammar homework will be due today

Read and analyze Act 1, Scene 5 of ROMEO and JULIET for comprehension, plot, characterization, vocabulary and figurative language

Act out

Reading logs

February 25, 2013 - March 1, 2013 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, February 25th:
Watch the film ROMEO and JULIET

Tuesday, February 26th:
Watch the film ROMEO and JULIET

Wednesday, February 27th:
Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5 is due today
Handout on Words and Phrases from Shakespeare
Shakespearean Insult Sheet!
Read ROMEO and JULIET
Act out
Work on the reading log

Thursday, February 28th:
The HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 441 - 443 exercise 4 is due today.
Read ROMEO and JULIET
Act out
Work on the reading log

Friday, March 1st:
Read ROMEO and JULIET
Act out
Work on the reading log

February 19, 2013 - February 22, 2013 9th Grade Honors English

February 19, 2013 - February 22, 2013 Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

Tuesday, February 19th:
Present THE ODYSSEY rewritten scenes and your script!

Wednesday, February 20th:
Finish presentation of THE ODYSSEY rewritten scenes
Please bring your VOCABULARY WORKSHOP; Unit 4 will be assigned. This will be due on Wednesday, February 27th.

Thursday, February 21st:
Please bring your HOLT HANDBOOK to class today; "Run-On Sentences" will be assigned today. This will be due on Friday, February 22nd.
Begin working on ROMEO and JULIET, Act 1, Scene 1
Begin reading log
Shakespeare's Insults Handouts

Friday, February 22nd:
Shakespeare's Phrases and Words Handout
Continue reading  ROMEO and JULIET, Act 1, Scene 1; act out
Continue working on reading log

February 11, 2013 - February 15, 2013 Agenda

February 11, 2013 - February 15, 2013
9th Grade Honors English

Monday, February 11th:
Go over the district assessment essays
Go over questions on pages 89 - 90 in PERSPECTIVES IN MULTICULTURALISM
Choose a quotation from the articles and write a response to it. Turn in.
Go over Modifier Handout
HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 200 - 203; exercise one; this will be due on Tuesday, February 12th
Vocabulary Workshop: Assign Unit 4; this will be due on Friday, February 15th

Tuesday, February 12th:
Go over the grammar homework
Break into groups of four to choose a scene from THE ODYSSEY to act out

Wednesday, February 13th:
Present scripts and scenes of THE ODYSSEY

Thursday, February 14th:
 Begin reading ROMEO and JULIET; with reading log
Shakespearean Insults!

Friday, February 15th:
Words and phrases from Shakespeare
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET; with reading log

February 4, 2013 - February 8, 2013 9th Grade English Honors

Monday, February 4th:
Homework is due today:
You must turn in your Odyssey essay today.
Modifier: Exercises A and B
Adjective or Adverb? Exercises A and B
Combining Sentences by Inserting Words and Phrases: Exercises A and B
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE; pages 79 - 80; answer all the questions in complete sentences
Page 81; fill out the chart with information from all three sources.

For Homework: The exposition essay; this will be due on Thursday, February 7th.

Begin the District Assessment on Exposition

Tuesday, February 5th:
Work on the District Assessment in class.

Wednesday, February 6th:
Work on the District Assessment in class.

Thursday, February 7th:
Work on the District Assessment in class.
Your exposition essay is due today.

Friday, February 8th:
Begin reading NIGHT

9th Grade English January 28, 2013 - February 1, 2013

Monday, January 28th:
Grammar homework is due: Adding Sentences Together with Conjunctions, Semi-Colons, Coordinating Adverbs. Go over in class
Go over the requirements for the essay on THE ODYSSEY
Work on in class

Tuesday, January 29th:
The essay is due!
The reading logs for THE ODYSSEY is due today!
Grammar assignment: Improving Stringy Sentences

PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE; The Exposition Chapter

Academic Vocabulary; pages 65 in PERSPECTIVES IN MULTICULTURALISM

Ambiguity: Students break into groups of three to demonstrate ambiguity

Irony: Students break into groups of three to demonstrate the three types of irony: situational, verbal, dramatic

Read pages 66 - 67 in PERSPECTIVES IN MULTICULTURALISM

"Before You Read" and create a chart for each source

Begin reading "Homecoming" by Richard Rodriguez

 Wednesday, January 30th: 

Handout on "Improving Stringy Sentences" is due today. 

For homework: HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 303 - 305; Exercise 3; "Correcting Sentences by Adding Colons"; this will be due tomorrow, Thursday, January 31st.

Read "Wild as It Ever Was" by Jeff Rennicke (page 73)

Class Notes for Wednesday, January 30th:
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PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Page 69; “Homecoming”
Anthropologist: a scientist who studies human culture and foreign sociology.

“In those same years, I did not recognize the living Indian staring at me, my reflection in the mirror...” which reveals that the author, Richard Rodriguez is Native American.

Why was Ishi so afraid of the white man when he was discovered in 1911, naked and starving by a slaughterhouse?  Why would he rather risk death by starvation then approach white people for help?
In the past, his family, his friends, his tribe had been wiped out by the white man.

Defiled: to be made impure; to be impugned, to be degraded.

Autopsy: the body is opened up after death to determine the cause of death.
 Biopsy: when a living person’s body is opened and tissue is extracted to determine malignancy. (cancer)

Repatriate: to return to one’s native country or homeland.

Was Ishi treated with respect after death or was his body treated as if he were a specimen?

Why do you think a tribe buried Ishi where his body will never be found?
David: Because the tribe treated the body as if it were a sacred.
Robert: The tribe wanted to bury the remains so that no one could bother or disrespect the body.

Thursday, January 31st:
“Wild As It Ever Was” page 73
Elizabeth: “Wild As It Ever Was” begins with a dramatic anecdote.

“The Homecoming” is more factual; it is exposition.

Who are the "we" in the story: Backpack editor Tom Shealey and Jeff Rennicke. They are looking for the countryside where Ishi lived with his tribe.

Describe how the Yahi lived during the summer.
Describe how they lived during the fall and winter.
What happened in 1849 that changed everything?

Page 74:
Why did the Yahi Tribe die off?
Robert: Their weapons, bows and arrows and spears, were weak compared to the white men's, which were guns and rifles.  The Native Americans' weapons were for fishing and deer

Isabel: The battles with the white men were more like massacres.

Renatta: Diseases, like measles and chicken pox, killed many Yahi tribespeople.

Daniel: The food sources dried up and disappeared.

Melissa: Most white people thought that the Yahi Tribe had been wiped out, along with 50 other tribes, but they were wrong.

Write a brief description of the land that the Yahi tribe lived on during the 1800's, and the white men are now camping in the 21st Century. 
Ake: It’s snowy. The hillsides are draped in white. It’s still rainy. It’s flooded. There is poison oak. There are jagged rocks. It is a rugged and broken country. The sticks look like rattle snakes. The brush claws at your eyes like talons. The land is inhospitable.

Why does Jeff Rennicke smile when he tells Tom the Yahi name for April is “Moon of the Last Snow”?
April is generally associated with spring; however, in this part of the country, April is still snow bound and wintry.  The Yahi, in acknowledgement of the severe terrain and weather, named the spring month “Moon of the Last Snow”.

How is the story by Rennicke organized?
It starts off with an anecdote about an historical event a hundred years ago.
Then the story shifts to contemporary first person narrative.  The writer shifts back and forth between an historical narrative and a first person narrative.

Flakes of obsidian: a type of stone used by native Americans to make arrowheads.

Cremated: to burn a dead body and to preserve the ashes in an urn.

What compelled Ishi to step into the midst of the white settlers’ community?
Melissa: There was nothing on his land but pure sorrow.  He went to represent his tribe and his people.

Vicki: Ishi went to the slaughterhouse to see if there was any food. He was starving.

What do you think his thoughts were as he heard the barking dogs and the approaching men?

Friday, February 1st:

Mor tu ar y
Mort  uary
Re pa tri ate

Linguist: a person who is an expert in language.

After You Read:
Homecoming:
What is the purpose of the statement that appears below the essay’s title?

Identify:
What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

Clarify:
What do you learn about the relationship between Ishi and the people who came to see him in lines 23 - 28?

Compare and Contrast:
Re-read lines 38 - 49. How would Ishi’s account of life differ from the accounts of most other people from the time?

Interpret:
What point about American Indian culture does the writer make with his description of current time in lines 61 - 69?

Interpret:
In your own words, describe the author’s purpose in writing this piece?

For homework this weekend:
Answer in complete sentences the questions on pages 79 - 80 in PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE. Page 81: Write out the chart and fill it with your own answers, synthesizing the information from all three stories.

Also for homework: Modifier; exercises A and B; Adjective or Adverb?; exercises A and B; Combining Sentences by Inserting Words and Phrases; exercises A and B.

List of Topics for THE ODYSSEY ESSAY

1. Explore the depiction of women in THE ODYSSEY.

2. Discuss how the film differs from the book, THE ODYSSEY.

3. Discuss how Odysseus is a hero in the epic sense of the word hero.

4. Discuss how Odysseus contributed to his hardships.

5. Give two examples of failing to honor the sacred ties between guests and hosts contributed to tragedy.

6. Discuss the role of disguise in the story of THE ODYSSEY

The essay should either be NEATLY written on nice paper (not crumpled, not torn out of the notebook, not scribbled or with scratch outs) or typed.  If it is typed, it should be double-spaced, with 12 font.  Both typed and hand written essays must be 1500 words. Your essay should be a product of your best efforts.

Remember:
12 FONT
Double space
1500 word minimum

January 22, 2013 - January 25, 2013 9th Grade Agenda

January 22, 2013 - January 25, 2013 9th Grade Agenda

Monday, January 21st:
No school today.

Tuesday, January 22nd:
Finish watching the film THE ODYSSEY
Go over last week's homework: Independent and Subordinate Clauses

Wednesday, January 23rd:
THE ODYSSEY

Thursday, January 24th:
THE ODYSSEY
Go over Phrases
Assign grammar homework: Adjective and Adverbial Phrases

Friday, January 25th:
Go over last night's grammar homework on adjective and adverbial phrases
Go over essay for THE ODYSSEY

THE ODYSSEY Essay will be due on Tuesday, January 29th.

January 14, 2013 - January 18, 2013

January 14, 2013 - January 18, 2013 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, January 14th:
Read "The Test of the Great Bow"
Reading Logs
Grammar Handout on "Active/Passive Voice" in preparation for the Exposition District Assessment.

Tuesday, January 15th:
Go over last night's homework on "Active/Passive Voice"
Read "Death in the Great Hall"
Reading Logs
Grammar Handout on "Rewriting Stringy Sentences".

Wednesday, January 16th:
Go over last night's homework on "Rewriting Stringy Sentences".
Read "Reunion of Odysseus and Penelope"
Reading Logs
Grammar Handout on "Subordinate Clauses"

Thursday, January 17th:
Go over last night's homework on "Subordinate Clauses".
Break into groups and write and act out scenes on individual books from THE ODYSSEY.

Friday, January 18th:
Present our scenes on THE ODYSSEY.

Preview for next week: Essay and test assigned over THE ODYSSEY.

January 7, 2013 - January 11, 2013

January 7, 2013 - January 11, 2013
Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, January 7th:
Read "The Return of the Hero"
Reading Log

Tuesday, January 8th:
Unit Three Vocabulary assigned; due Friday, January 11th.
Read "The Meeting of Father and Son"
Reading Log

Wednesday, January 9th:
HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 101 - 104; Adjective Clauses; exercises 2 and 3; this will be due on Thursday
Read "The Beggar and the Faithful Dog"
Reading Log

Thursday, January 10th:
Grammar is due today
Read "The Test of the Great Bow"
Reading Log

Friday, January 11th:
Unit Three Vocabulary is due today
Read "Odysseus and Penelope"
Reading log

Preview: Test and essay over THE ODYSSEY next week
Act out selected scenes from THE ODYSSEY
Board game for THE ODYSSEY

December 3, 2012 - December 7, 2012 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

December 3, 2012 - December 7, 2012 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, December 3rd:
Read "The Cyclops"; reading log

Tuesday, December 4th:
Finish reading "The Cyclops"
Reading logs

Wednesday, December 5th:
Read "The Enchantress Circe"
Reading logs

Thursday, December 6th:
Read "The Land of the Dead"
Back to "The Enchantress Circe"
Reading logs

Friday, December 7th:
Read "The Sirens", "Scylla and Charybdis"
Read "The Land of Helios"
Reading logs

November 26, 2012 - November 30, 2012

9th Grade Honors English

Monday, November 26th:
Go over answers to THE TROJAN WAR Test
Combining Adverbial Clauses will be due today
Begin reading THE ODYSSEY: "A Son Seeks a Father"
"The Princess Nausicaa" and "I am Odysseus, the Son of Laertes"
Reading Log

Tuesday, November 27th:
Vocabulary Unit 3 will be due today
Vocabulary Handout
"The Wind God", "The Battle of the Cicones" and "Polyphemus, the Cylcops"
Reading Log

Wednesday, November 28th:
Vocabulary Handout
"Circes the Enchantress", "The Land of the Dead", "Back to Circes the Enchantress"

Thursday. November 29th:
Vocabulary Handout
"The Sirens", "Scylla and Charybdis", "The Land of Helios"

Friday, November 30th:
Vocabulary Handout
"The Isle of Calypso"
"The Return of the Hero"

November 13, 2012 - November 16, 2012 Agenda for 9th Grade Honors

November 13, 2012 - November 16, 2012
Weekly Schedule for 9th Grade English Honors






Tuesday, November 13th:
Read THE TROJAN WAR, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4


Wednesday, November 14th:
Begin reading THE ODYSSEY
"A Son Searches for His Father"
"The Princess Nausicaa"
Reading Logs

Thursday, November 15th:
Warm-ups:
Write five sentences with adverbial clauses using five words from your Vocabulary Unit 2 list.
Read THE ODYSSEY
"The Wind God", "The Battle of the Cicones", "The Enchantress Circes"
Reading Logs

Friday, November 16th:
Homework:
Sentence Combining with Adverbial Clauses: this will be due on Monday, November 27th.
Vocabulary Unit 3 will be assigned; this will be due on Tuesday, November 28th.
Read THE ODYSSEY
"The Enchantress Circes"; draw a picture of Circes' Cave
Reading Logs

November 5, 2012 - November 9, 2012 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

November 5, 2012 - November 9, 2012
Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English

Monday, November 5th:
Break into groups to work on "Propaganda Assignment"

Tuesday, November 6th:
Begin presentations of "Propaganda Assignments"

"Name Calling" and "Glittering Generalities"
Josine, Justin, Pamela, Isabel

"Band Wagon" and "Plain Folk"
David, Vickie, Renatta, Janella, Amanda

"Transfer" and "Glittering Generalities"
Karina, Robert, Chris Ackey, Daniel, Elizabeth

"Name Calling" and "Snob Appeal"
Mayra, Melissa, Jerry, Karla, Chris

Wednesday, November 7th:
In-class rewrite of Persuasive Essay on "Teen Driving"

Thursday, November 8th:
Finish rewrite of the Persuasive Essay on "Teen Driving"
Due at the end of the period

Friday, November 9th:
Go over answers to questions on Unit 2 Vocabulary homework
Watch "The Odyssey"!