2017 9th Grade Fall Syllabus

9th Grade Fall Syllabus

Welcome to 9A English. I hope this semester is fun, enjoyable, challenging, thought-provoking and educational for you. We will be concentrating on reading comprehension, writing analytical and persuasive essays, and of course, the mechanics of writing - otherwise known as grammar. We will be using the following books:

VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C
HOLT HANDBOOK
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
MY PERSPECTIVE

You are expected to keep a notebook for my class. A separate three ring binder would be nice - one that you can put papers into (which I will thoughtfully hole-punch for you so that you can put them into your binder). EVERYTHING I GIVE YOU SHOULD BE PUT INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK! That means handouts, your homework, your class work, your tests, your essays - in short, everything you will do or have done in my class should go into your notebook. This acts as protection for both you and me. Sometimes teachers make mistakes (Yes, that does happen. Even with me.) If I forget to record a grade (and that does happen sometimes) then you have proof that you did the work. If you have thrown it away then........there goes your grade. So keep ALL your work in your notebook. At the end of the semester I will check your notebook for organization and completeness. This is a major grade. (And keep it small and lightweight! Those backpacks get heavy!)

This semester, we will read Homer’s The Odyssey and many short stories, which we will base our projects on - rewrites, story boards, and games. Many of our projects will be collaborative group efforts and some will be individual ones, but you will receive two grades on each - one for the writing or execution and the other for the idea or concept.

During this semester we will write two persuasive essays. After we have read the short story "The Most Dangerous Game", we will do research on animal intelligence and emotions; then using our research, we will write a persuasive paper regarding how humans should treat animals.  The second persuasive essay will be assigned after we have read Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". We will do research regarding the mystery surrounding Poe's death and then we will write a persuasive essay on the probable cause of one of our greatest writer's demise.

After we have read Homer's The Odyssey, we will work on a research paper, which will involve doing research in the library, creating an outline, a bibliography, twenty-five notecards, and a five- page research paper in MLA format, on some aspect of mythology.

All of your essays and your research paper must be submitted to turnitin.com. Your vocabulary and grammar homework may be submitted to google.docs. All other work may be turned in as hard copies.

Now for the good news: I don’t give homework over the weekend. Now for the bad: I do give homework - lots of homework! But I do give you plenty of time to do it. If you are absent, then you are allowed to turn in the work the next day after your return. So if you are absent on Monday, you return on Tuesday, then you will turn in the work on Wednesday. The week’s work, as well as the due dates,  will be on the blog. The handouts will be in the baskets on the long table by the door. The week’s agenda will be posted on the web log at hollywoodhighschool.net. It is up to you to check the the blog on the school’s web site,  and the baskets for any work you may have missed during your absence. Saying that you didn’t know about the work is not a valid excuse - it will be posted on the web site, and the hand outs will be on the table.

If you have internet access then you should log onto hollywoodhighschool.net, go to the teacher’s web log and click on my name (Bridges - in case you’ve forgotten) and there you will be able to see an updated agenda for your class. Print out the agenda and - that’s right - put it in your notebook!

Class participation is a must. The class is only going to be as good as we all make it. If you help make the class fun and interesting, yet you have a borderline grade, then that extra class participation grade may make the difference between a lower and a higher grade. So don’t fall asleep! Pinch yourself, say something smart and interesting, or ask a good question and your grade just might go up.

Finally, let’s make this a safe environment where everyone feels secure and valued. Let’s respect our differences and realize that it is these differences that make the world wonderful and brilliant.

The grading schedule is as follows:

90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
60 - 69 = D
59 - 0 = F

Tests are worth 30%
Essays are worth 30%
Homework is worth 20%
The Notebook is worth 10%
Class participation is worth 10%


Finally, if you are not happy with a grade you have received on an essay, then you may rewrite the essay, incorporating my corrections into your rewritten essay and turn it in for a higher grade of one letter; for example, if you made a “B over B” on an essay, then you may rewrite the essay incorporating my corrections into your writing, and then turn in the essay for an “A over A”. You must turn in your original essay with the corrected essay to get credit.

If you are not happy with a grade you received on a vocabulary test, then you may rewrite the word, write the definition of the word, write the word in a grammatically correct sentence, and your vocabulary test grade will be raised one letter grade. You may raise your grade on any test by writing the question and then writing out the correct answer. You must turn in your original test with the corrected test to get credit.

I am here to help you expand your intellectual horizons, to think critically, to become more aware of the world around you, to grow in appreciation of literature - and to pass with a good grade. I am here to help you. You can make this happen by working with me and being respectful to everyone in the class, including yourself.

To make this an enjoyable year for all, I ask that you refrain from using your cell phone in class, to listen when others speak, and to always behave in a manner that shows respect for oneself, and the thoughts and humanity of others.

I have read this and understand the requirements of the class.

Student:___________________________________________________________


Parents:___________________________________________________________

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR 9th GRADE HONORS

Monday, September 21st:

On Friday, you were assigned the vocabulary book, VOCABULARY WORKSHOP:Level D. Unit One, pages 10 - 14, was assigned and will be due on Thursday, September 24th.

On pages 10 - 11, please write the vocabulary word, the part of speech, the definition and the phrase for each of the twenty vocabulary words. On page 11, under "Completing the Sentence", please write the correct vocabulary word. You do not have to write out the entire sentence. On page 12 - 13, under "Synonyms", write out all the synonyms with the vocabulary word and then underline the correct vocabulary word. On page 13, under "Antonyms", write out all the words and then underline the vocabulary word which has the opposite meaning. On page 14, under "Choosing the Right Word:, just write out the correct vocabulary word; you do not have to write out the sentences.


Go over “The Sniper” vocabulary handout.

Discussion of point of view. Point of view exercise: Share with a partner a conflict you had with another person; then write about the incident - BUT THIS TIME FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE OTHER PERSON INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. You will be presenting this to the rest of the class.

Discussion of irony: situational. verbal, dramatic. Irony exercise: Three improvs showcasing the different types of irony: situational, verbal, dramatic.

Tuesday, September 22nd:

Shortened day.

Read excerpt from Isabel Allende’s “Paula” from DAYBOOK: Critical Reading and Writing.

“Memory Log”: Step backwards in time and create a memory bank of your experiences. Write about an accident you experienced, a trip you took, your first______________; a secret you have, a special place you know of or you go to, a family story everyone shares around the dinner table or at family gatherings.

Story descriptions: Go through the excerpt again, circle and write about three very strong descriptive phrases. Write about the feelings, the image, the thoughts the descriptions arouse in you as you read.

Sensory description chart: Write down three or four more phrases and write the effect the phrases have on the meaning of the passage.


Wednesday, September 23rd:

Continue exploring Isabel Allende’s “Paula” from DAYBOOK: Critical Reading and Writing.

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT: “Memoir: An Important Event in My Life”
Write a memoir about an event in your life. This memoir will be due on Friday, September 25th. The memoir should be two pages long, typed or neatly written and is about an important or memorable moment in your life.


Thursday, September 24th:

Your Unit One, vocabulary homework is due today.

Begin reading an excerpt from Margaret Atwood’s CAT’S EYE from DAYBOOK: Critical Reading and Writing.

Friday, September 25th:

Your essay assignment, “Memoir: An Important Event in My Life” is due today.
Continue exploring CAT’S EYE; page 149; “Before and After” charts.

NINTH GRADE AGENDA FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14TH:

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH:
Read “The Sniper” in ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH:
Shortened day!
Work on “The Sniper” handouts
Analyze point of view

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH:
Break into groups and rewrite “The Sniper” from a different character’s point of view.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH:
Continue working on rewrites, rehearsing and polishing.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH:
Present the rewrites to the class.
Turn in scripts.

* As soon as we receive the vocabulary and grammar books (which will definitely be this week) assignments will be given from them.

MAY 26th - MAY 29th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9th GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Tuesday, May 26th:
Not a shortened day!
Your “Unscrambling Adjective Clauses” handout is due today, which we will go over.
Read Act 2.
Don’t forget your Cornell notes.
We will go through Act 2, Scene 2 and find examples of metaphor, simile, personification, parallelism and allusion in this scene; then we will illustrate the example and write the excerpt under the drawing. This is for a grade.

Wednesday, May 27th:
The “Unscrambling Adverbial Clauses” handout will be passed out to you today, which we will go over. This will be due on Friday, May 29th.
Continue reading Act 2. Today you will be given the Act 2 handout. This will be due on the day of the test.
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET.
Don’t forget your Cornell notes.

Thursday, May 28th:
Heads up! When we finish reading Act 2, we will have the Act 2 test and your ROMEO and JULIET grammar and vocabulary handout will be due.

Friday, May 29th:
Your “Unscrambling Adverbial Clauses” handout is due today.
ROMEO and JULIET Act 2 test today. Your Act handout is due today.

MAY 18th - MAY 22nd
WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR
9TH GRADE HONORS

Monday, May 18th:
CST Bell Schedule today!
1st Period:
Go over ROMEO and JULIET Act One test.
4th Period:
Go over ROMEO and JULIET Act One test.

Tuesday, May 19th:
CST Bell Schedule today!
1st Period:
Go over CST preparation
No fourth period today!

Wednesday, May 20th:
CST Bell Schedule today!
1st Period:
Begin reading ROMEO and JULIET Act 2.
No fourth period today!

Thursday, May 21st:
CST Bell Schedule today!
1st Period:
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET Act 2.
Don’t forget your Cornell notes.
Reread the Balcony Scene from Act 2, Scene 2 of ROMEO and JULIET; find three examples of metaphors, three examples of similes, and three examples of personification; illustrate the examples and write the excerpts under the illustrations as captions.
4th Period:
Go over CST preparation

Friday, May 22nd:
Regular Bell Schedule
1st Period:
Read ROMEO and JULIET Act 2
Don’t forget your Cornell notes.
4th Period:
Read ROMEO and JULIET Act 2.
Don’t forget your Cornell Notes.

MAY 11th - 15th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS CLASS


MONDAY, MAY 11th:
Finish writing your group’s Act 1, Scene 5 segment, rehearse it and then perform it. You will receive a grade for this.

TUESDAY, MAY 12th:
No shortened day!
CTS Test Prep!
Review for Act 1 test.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13th:
Act 1 test.
Handout: “Unscrambling Adjective Clauses” This will be due on Friday, May 15th.
CTS Test Prep

THURSDAY, MAY 14th:
CTS Test Prep
Read and act out Act Two, Scene 1 and 2.

FRIDAY, MAY 15th:
CTS Test Prep
Go through Act Two, Scene 2 to find metaphors, similes and personifications, write out the examples of figurative language, and draw pictures representing them.

MAY 4th - MAY 8th WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR 9th GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

MAY 4th - MAY 8th
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR 9th GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, May 4th:
Quickly go over Vocabulary for the High School Students; pages 61 - 68.
Read Act 1, Scene 5.
Break Scene 5 down and analyze for comprehension and figurative language.
Make masks, learn a dance and then break Scene 5 down into segments. The class will break into groups and then act out the individual scenes.
Tuesday, May 5th:
“The Unscrambling the Adjective Clause” handout will be given and will be due on Friday, May 8th.
Shortened Day!
As soon as we finish acting out Scene 5 we will review the act in preparation for the test.
Wednesday, May 6th:
Test on Act One.
Thursday, May 7th:
Begin reading Act Two.
Friday, May 8th:
“The Unscrambling Adjective Clause” handout will be due today.
Read ROMEO and JULIET, Act 2. Go through Act 2, Scene 1, and find examples of metaphors, similes and personification and then illustrate them.

Weekly Schedule for
April 27th - May 1st
for 9th Grade Honors

Monday, April 27th:
Queen Mab Speech:
Analyze Mercutio’s “Queen Mab” speech, illustrate four scenes depicted in the speech and write the lines of verse underneath as captions. This is for a grade and will be due on Wednesday, April 29th.
Read Act 1, Scene 5. We will then construct masks, learn a dance, divide into groups and act out segments of the “party scene”.
Don’t forget to work on your Cornell notes.

Tuesday, April 28th:
Shortened day.
Grade your vocabulary homework together in class (VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, pages 61 - 68).
Continue working on the Act 1, Scene 5 party scene.

Wednesday, April 29th:
Your Queen Mab speech art work is due today. 
Present your segment of the Act 1, Scene 5 party scene.

Thursday, April 30th:
Handout:
Adverbial Clause Descrambling Handout. This will be due on Monday, May 4th.
Review Act 1 literary and vocabulary handout.

Friday, May 1st:
Act One Romeo and Juliet test.

April 20th - April 24th Weekly Agenda
for 9th Grade Honors
Expected Schoolwide Learning Results
Effective Communicators
Critical Thinkers

Monday, April 20th:
The final rewrite of the literary analysis of “War Party” and “Incident on Sycamore Street” is due today. You must also include the original essay (the one you wrote in the booklet) along with your rewrite.
Before you turn in the rewrite, please highlight in yellow the topic sentence in your paragraphs, then highlight in orange the background information in your body paragraphs, highlight in green the introduction to your quotation; highlight in pink your quotation and then highlight in “skin” your comment on the quotation.
Break into pairs and then “peer edit” each other’s papers. With pencil please check for correct capitalization and complete sentences. Then turn in your rewrites and the booklet.
We will begin reading and acting out ROMEO and JULIET.
Please be sure to keep up with your Cornell notes:
Please be sure to write down the act and the scene number and the summary on the left, and your response and prediction on the right. On the bottom please write vocabulary words on the bottom.

Tuesday, April 21st:
Shortened day!
Warm-up: Using your vocabulary words from pages 61- 68 from VOCABULARY for the HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT please write five sentences: two with adjective clauses (with relative pronouns: who, which and that) and three with adverbial clauses (beginning with subordinate conjunctions: since, after, even though, etc.)
Continue reading and acting out ROMEO and JULIET.
Please be sure to keep current on your Cornell notes.

Wednesday, April 22nd:
Warm-up: Using your vocabulary words from pages 61- 68 from VOCABULARY for the HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT please write five sentences: two with adjective clauses (with relative pronouns: who, which and that) and three with adverbial clauses (beginning with subordinate conjunctions: since, after, even though, etc.)
Continue reading and acting out ROMEO and JULIET. We will find metaphors and similes and personifications that are sprinkled throughout the play, and then draw pictures illustrating the figurative language.

Thursday, April 23rd:
Same as Wednesday.

Friday, April 24th:
Today we will act out the scenes that we have read this week.

APRIL 13th - APRIL 17th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE

Monday, April 13th:
Read and act out Act One, Scene One in ROMEO and JULIET.
Please be sure to keep Cornell Notes for ROMEO and JULIET.

Tuesday, April 14th:
Shortened day.
Pass out Act One Vocabulary and Literary Terms handout.
Read and act out Act One in ROMEO and JULIET.
Please be sure to keep Cornell Notes for ROMEO and JULIET.

Wednesday, April 15th:
I am going to take my acting class to the Pasadena Playhouse today so please bring your Vocabulary Workshop to class. The assignment; pages 61-68; exercises 9-15, will be due on Friday, April 17th.

Thursday, April 16th:
Warm-up: Write five sentences using words from pages 61 - 68 in vocabulary book. Write three sentences with adverbial clauses and two with adjective clauses.
Continue working on the first act in ROMEO and JULIET.

Friday, April 17th:
Your Vocabulary Workshop assignment will be due today.
Continue reading and working on ROMEO and JULIET.

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.

September 22nd - 26th
Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade English


Monday, September 22nd:

Work on “THE SNIPER” handouts: “Situatonal Irony”; “Verbs”; “Revising Paragraphs’. Finish for homework tonight. Will be due on Tuesday.

Break into groups and rewrite “The Sniper” from the point of view of the following characters: the other sniper, the soldier in the tank, the old woman and the driver of the tank and finally, from the omniscient point of view.

Tuesday, September 23rd:

Shortened day!

You will have some time to work on your projects.

Wednesday, September 24th:

1st Period:

We will have guest artists today who will work with us on “The Sniper” and with point of view.

4th Period:

We will work at the beginning of the period on rehearsing our rewrites and then we will begin performing our scenes.


Thursday, September 25th:

1st Period:

We will work at the beginning of the period on rehearsing our rewrites and then we will begin performing our scenes.

4th Period:

Finish our presentations.


Friday, September 26th:

First Period:

Today we will be visited by our guest artists again where we will continue working on point of view and “The Sniper”.


4th Period:

Our vocabulary books will be assigned today (finally!). Pages 4 - 15; exercises 1 - 4 and 6 - 9 will be assigned and will be due on Thursday, October 2nd. We will break into groups of two, choose two words to present to the class by either pantomime, charades or by a skit.

Begin reading “The Necklace”.

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


Monday, September 15th:

Read excerpt from Isabel Allende’s Paula.

“Memory Log”: Step backwards in time and create a memory bank of your experiences. Write about an accident you experienced, a trip you took, your first______________; a secret, a special place you know of or you go to, a family story everyone shares around the dinner table or at family gatherings.

Story descriptions: Go through the excerpt again, circle and write about three very strong descriptive phrases. Write about the feelings, the image, the thoughts the descriptions arouse in you as you read.

Sensory description chart: Write down three or four more phrases and write the effect the phrases have on the meaning of the passage.


Tuesday, September 16th:

Shortened Day:

If we receive our books today, then pages 4 - 15, exercises 1 - 4 and exercises 6 - 9 in VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT will be assigned today. The homework will be due Tuesday, September 23rd.

Write a memoir about an event in your life. This memoir will be due on Thursday, September 18th. The memoir should be two pages long, typed or neatly written and is about an important or memorable moment in your life.


Wednesday, September 17th:

Read “The Sniper”

Work on “The Sniper” vocabulary and grammar packet.


Thursday, September 18th:

Discussion of point of view and irony.

Irony exercise: Three improvs showcasing the different types of irony: situational, verbal, dramatic.

Point of view exercise: Share with a partner a conflict you had with another; then write about the incident - BUT THIS TIME FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE OTHER PERSON INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT.


Friday, September 19th:

Break into groups and rewrite the story from the point of view one of the following characters: the old woman, the other sniper, the driver of the tank, the soldier in the tank who speaks to the old woman, omniscient.

Weekly Syllabus
for
9th Grade
September 8th - 12th

Monday, September 8th:

Continue reading Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s Eye.


Tuesday, September 9th:

Shortened day!

Continue reading Cat’s Eye. Work on “Points of View” packet.


Wednesday, September 10th:

Finish Cat’s Eye and Cat’s Eye packet.


Thursday, September 11th:

Begin reading isabel Allende’s Paula.


Friday, September 12th:

Finish reading Isabel Allende’s Paula, and begin working on MEMORY essay. This assignment will be due on Tuesday, September 16th.

Notebook Organization
for
2nd Period 9th Grade

Title Page with name and period
Table of Contents

ROMEO AND JULIET SECTION:
ROMEO and JULIET Essay; rough draft and rewrite
Acts 1 - 5 Vocabulary and Grammar Packets
Acts 1 - 5 Tests and Corrections
ROMEO and JULIET Reading logs
ROMEO and JULIET Literary Tropes; Act 1, Scene 4 and Act 2, Scene 2 classwork
ROMEO and JULIET Literary Tropes; Act 3, Scene 2 classwork
Queen Mab Illustrations
ROMEO and JULIET Rewrites
ROMEO and JULIET Handouts:
Shakespeare’s Phrases
Shakespeare’s Words
Oxymorons
The Plague

VOCABULARY:

Pages 53 - 60; exercises 1 - 7
Pages 61- 68; exercises 9 - 15
Pages 30 - 39; exercises 21 - 29
Pages 30 - 39 Test

GRAMMAR:

Unscrambling Absolute Phrases Packets
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Verbs; pages 105-106
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Appositives; pages 157 - 158
Gerunds Handout
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Gerunds; pages 149 - 150
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Participial Phrases; pages 147 - 148
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Verbals; pages 145 - 146
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Adjective Phrases; pages 143

ESSAYS:

“Marigolds” and “Forgive My Guilt”
“Marigolds” summary

MISCELLANEOUS:

Your own personal creative stuff you wish to put in: poems, drawings, etc.

5th Period Notebook:

Exactly like the 2nd Period class' notebook but your vocabulary is Units 1, 2 and 3 from VOCABULARY WORKSHOP:level C.

Notebook Organization
for
9th Grade Honors

Title Page with name and period
Table of Contents

ROMEO AND JULIET SECTION:
ROMEO and JULIET Essay; rough draft and rewrite
Acts 1 - 5 Vocabulary and Grammar Packets
Acts 1 - 5 Tests and Corrections
ROMEO and JULIET Reading logs
ROMEO and JULIET Literary Tropes; Act 1, Scene 4 and Act 2, Scene 2 classwork
ROMEO and JULIET Literary Tropes; Act 3, Scene 2 classwork
Queen Mab Illustrations
ROMEO and JULIET Rewrites
ROMEO and JULIET Handouts:
Shakespeare’s Phrases
Shakespeare’s Words
Oxymorons
The Plague

VOCABULARY:

Pages 53 - 60; exercises 1 - 7
Pages 61- 68; exercises 9 - 15
Pages 30 - 39; exercises 21 - 29
Pages 30 - 39 Test

GRAMMAR:

Unscrambling Absolute Phrases Packets
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Verbs; pages 113-114
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Appositives; pages 163-164
Gerunds Handout
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Gerunds; pages 157-158
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Participial Phrases; pages 155
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Verbals; pages 153-154
ENGLISH WORKSHOP; Adjective Phrases; pages 151-152

ESSAYS:

“Marigolds” and “Forgive My Guilt”

MISCELLANEOUS:

Your own personal creative stuff you wish to put in: poems, drawings, etc.

The Home Stretch!
June 16th Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade

Monday, June 16th - Friday, June 20th:

1st, 2nd and 5th Periods:

Each day this week we will read the perks of being a wallflower and write a reflection - which must be at least one half page in length. Choose one or more events in the section we have read and comment on it. The comment may be positive or negative, personal or not; however, the opinions must be well written, in appropriate language and supported by what you have read in the book. You should also write in the reflection any words which you are not familiar. I am predicting we will be finished by Friday which means that you will turn in your perks of being a wallflower on that date.


Friday, June 20th:

Your notebook and your perks of being a wallflower are due today.

The notebook is due at the beginning of the class; please do not plan to use Friday to put your notebook together. Do that during the evenings prior to Friday.

As soon as we finish the novel - I hope by Friday - we will begin working on the final assessment of the semester which is literary analysis. The assessment will include reading two selections - one is a short story, the other a play - and writing a well constructed five paragraph essay on the theme of the selections.

We will then take a multiple choice test which will cover grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension.

Friday (June 20th) and Monday (June 23rd) will be devoted to the assessment. The final will be used to finish up the essay.

June 9th Weekly Schedule
for
9th Grade English


Monday, June 9th:

1st Period:

Present your vocabulary project (VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 53-60; exercises 1-7).

Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Do your reflections on the book.

2nd Period:

Journal:

Write five sentences using five vocabulary words from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 53-60; exercises 1-7. Share your best sentence with class by writing it on the board.

Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Do your reflections on the book.

5th Period:

Unit Three in VOCABULARY WORKSHOP:level C will be assigned today. You must write out the word, the definition, the synonym and the antonym on pages 35-37; the correct vocabulary words in "Completing the Sentence" (#1 -#20) on pages 38-39; the complete synonyms (#1 - #15) and antonyms (#16 - #20) on page 39; and the correct vocabulary word in "Choosing the Correct Word" (#1 - # 20) on page 40. This will be due on Friday, June 13th.

Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Do reflections on the book.


Tuesday, June 10th:

1st, 2nd and 5th Periods

Journal:

Write five sentences using five vocabulary words from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 53-60; exercises 1-7. Write on the board.

Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Do your reflections on the board.

5th Period:

Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today; “Verbs”; pages 105 - 106; exercises 10, 11 and 12 will be assigned today. This will be due on Thursday, June 12th.






Wednesday, June 11th:

1st, 2nd and 5th Periods:

Journal:

Write five words using your vocabulary words in five sentences. Share with class by writing your best sentence on board.

Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Write a reflection on the pages we’ve read.

1st and 2nd Periods

Pass out “Unscrambling Absolute Phrases” handouts. This assignment will be due on Friday, June 13th.



Thursday, June 12th:

1st, 2nd and 5th Periods:

Journal:

Write five words using your vocabulary words in five sentences. Share with class by writing your best sentence on the board.

Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Write a reflection on the pages we’ve read.

5th Period:

Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework is due today; “Verbs”; pages 105-106; exercises 10, 11 and 12.


Friday, June 13th:

1st, 2nd and 5th Periods:

Vocabulary jeopardy!

Read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Write a reflection on the pages we’ve read.

1st and 2nd Periods:

Your “Unscrambling Absolute Phrases” handout is due today.

5th Period:

Your Vocabulary homework, Unit 3 in VOCABULARY WORKSHOP; level C, is due today.

June 2nd Weekly Schedule for 9th Grade English

Monday, June 2nd:

1st and 2nd Periods:

Please bring your vocabulary book to class today. Pages 53 - 60, exercises 1 through 7 will be assigned; this assignment will be due on Friday, June 6th,

Today we will continue reading and discussing THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.

2nd Period:

Don’t forget to bring your vocabulary book today. Please read the above assignment for Period 1; it also pertains to you.

Today we will work on our essay for ROMEO and JULIET. The essay topic was passed out to you on Friday and we went over the topics in class. The topics are also posted on this web log; scroll down to find them. The essay will be due on Wednesday, June 4th.

5th Period:

Today we will have the Act V test over ROMEO and JULIET. Remember that the ROMEO and JULIET Act V packet will also be due.


Tuesday, June 3rd:

1st Period:

Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. “Verbs”; pages 113 - 114; exercises 11 and 12 will be assigned today. This assignment will be due on Thursday, June 5th.

Continue reading and discussing THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.


2nd Period:

Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. “Verbs”; pages 105 - 106; exercises 10 and 11 will be assigned today. This assignment will be due on Thursday, June 6th.

Continue working on your essay.





5th Period:

Today we will go over the essay topics for ROMEO and JULIET, which are also posted on last week’s web log. (Scroll down to last week’s web log to see the posted topics.) The five paragraph essay, which must be typed with a rough draft, will be due on Thursday, June 5th.


Wednesday, June 4th:

1st Period:

Read and discuss THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.


2nd Period:

Your ROMEO and JULIET essay is due today, along with your rough draft and your reading logs.

We will begin reading PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER today. I think you’ll like this book.

5th Period:

Work on your ROMEO and JULIET essay today.


Thursday, June 5th:

1st Period:

Your English Workshop homework is due today: “Verbs”; pages 113 and 114; exercises 11 and 12.

Continue reading and discussing THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.

2nd Period:

Your English Workshop homework is due today: “Verbs”; pages 105 and 106; exercises 10 and 11.

Begin reading THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.

5TH Period:

Your ROMEO and JULIET essay along with your reading logs are due today.
We will begin reading and discussing a book I think you will like - THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. It’s about being a 9th grade boy in high school. I think you’ll be able to relate to a great deal in the book.




Friday, June 6th:

1st and 2nd Periods:

Your vocabulary homework is due today.
Continue reading and discussing THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.

5th Period:

Continue reading and discussing THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER.

Please bring your vocabulary book to class on Monday, June 9th. Pages 52 - 60, exercises 1 - 7 will be assigned on Monday and will be due on Friday, June 13th.

Please bring your ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class on Tuesday, June 10th. “Verbs”, pages 105 - 106; exercises 10 and 11 will be assigned and will be due on Thursday, June 12th.

ESSAY TOPICS FOR ROMEO and JULIET

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized and well-crafted five paragraph essay.

1. Is Mercutio a foil to Romeo? A foil is a character whose personality or traits are the opposite of those of the the lead character; these differences point out and highlight the personality of the lead character. You should find quotations and examples from the play to support your thesis. You may want to use your Act 2 vocabulary packet to help you on this one.

2. Examine Shakespeare’s use of light and dark in literary tropes to illustrate Romeo’s mood in the play. For example, in the beginning of the play Romeo frequently refers to darkness and heaviness; it is when he meets Juliet that he begins to speak of lightness (“It is with love’s light wings did I o’er perch these walls...”) You must find examples to support your thesis.

3. Examine Shakespeare’s use of irony to enhance the suspense in the play. One might examine the dramatic irony in Act 4, Scene 2 in which Juliet’s mother informs her of her impending marriage to Paris. There are many examples of situational and dramatic irony, as well as some verbal irony, in ROMEO and JULIET. Give at least three examples of irony (one of each: situational, verbal, and dramatic) in the play.

4. Examine the role of women in the play: Juliet, the Nurse and Lady Capulet. Show how each responds to the crisis in her life: Juliet’s forced marriage to Paris; Lord Capulet’s abuse of the Nurse and Lady Capulet, and Juliet’s estrangement from the Nurse. You might also wish to consider Lady Capulet's life; in all probability she too was forced into an arranged marriage at the same age as Juliet. Notice in Act 4 Lady Capulet's response to Lord Capulet's sudden decision to change the wedding date. How much resistance does she offer? Does Lord Capulet even consider her objections? Consider too that this scene follows hard upon Act 4, Scene 2 in which Lord Capulet reacts violently to Juliet's refusal to bend to his will. Consider the Nurse's hard, realistic advice to Juliet. Did her life experiences teach her to be pragmatic and realistic?

5. Discuss the theme of the play, ROMEO and JULIET. Find examples to support what you believe is the theme of the play.

6. Throughout the play Romeo makes frequent references to the stars and to the prophetic power of dreams. However, is it the stars and dreams that lead to Romeo's and Juliet's deaths or is it just poor, rash judgment on his part that leads to tragedy? Be sure to use examples from the play to support your thesis.

7. Analyzing the text, find examples in which the characters' poor decisions lead to the tragedy. What better decisions could Lord and Lady Capulet, the Montagues, the Friar, the Nurse, Mercutio, Tybalt, and of course, Romeo and Juliet have made that would have averted tragedy? You might want to use your "consequences" paper to help you on this.

8. Compare and contrast Romeo and Juliet. How are they similar and how are they dissimilar?

9. Compare and contrast any two characters in the play. How is Benvolio a foil to Mercutio? Or how is Tybalt a foil to Mercutio? Or how is the Apothecary a foil to the Friar?

10. Discuss Shakespeare's use of literary language to enhance meaning in the play. Some of the literary language you may wish to consider are: personification, metaphor, simile, allusion, imagery, apostrophe and ironic devices. How does he use these devices to: reveal character or to enhance suspense or to reveal theme or to forward the plot.

You must include a rough draft along with your finished final draft.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR 9TH GRADE ENGLISH MAY 27TH, 2008

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE ENGLISH
MAY 27TH, 2008


TUESDAY, MAY 27th:

SHORTENED DAY!

Heads up to all classes: the third grading period closes on Thursday, May 29th. Anything turned in after Wednesday, May 28th will not be counted for this grading period.

1st Period:

Begin work on essay for ROMEO and JULIET. This will be due on Thursday, May 29th.

2nd Period:

Break into groups, finish working on the rewrites for ROMEO and JULIET, and begin presenting.

5th Period:

Quickly go over the answers to the Act 4 test of ROMEO and JULIET
Begin reading Act 5, the last and final act of ROMEO and JULIET.
The Act 5 vocabulary packet will be passed out to you today; this packet will be due at the time of the test.


WEDNESDAY, MAY 28th:

1st, 2nd and 5th Periods:

Your extra credit collage is due today.

1st Period:

Continue working on your essay today. It will be due at the end of the period, along with your greatly anticipated reading logs for ROMEO and JULIET. Can’t wait to read ‘em!


2nd Period:

Finish presenting your group’s rewrites.

Begin working on your essays for ROMEO and JULIET.




5th PERIOD:

Continue reading Act 5 of ROMEO and JULIET and of course, working on our fun reading logs.


THURSDAY, MAY 29th:

1st Period:

Begin reading THE PERKS OF BEING A WALL FLOWER. I think you will enjoy this book.

2nd Period:

Your essay for ROMEO and JULIET is due today along with your GREATLY anticipated reading log - can’t wait to read ‘em.


5th Period:

We will probably be finished with the play today and will begin our review for the oh, so popular test. Remember, your Act V vocabulary packet will be due at the time of the test.


FRIDAY, MAY 30th:

1st and 2nd Periods:

Today I think we could all use a break so I think we’re just going to read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. But next week, please bring your vocabulary book on Monday and your English Workshop on Tuesday; we are going to do a final push before you guys take off for sophomore land.

5th Period:

Today we will begin working on our ROMEO and JULIET essay which will be due on Tuesday, June 3rd. Please remember that your ROMEO and JULIET reading log will be due at the time you turn in your essay.