WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR APRIL 18TH
9TH GRADE HONORS
Monday:
1. Break into groups.
2. Direct scenes in Act 1, Scene 5
3. Perform scenes before class.
4. Review for ROMEO and JULIET test:
a. Vocabulary
b. Comprehension
c. Iambic Pentameter
5. Grammar homework; subordinate clauses.
Tuesday:
1. Act One Test on ROMEO and JULIET.
2. Go over test in class.
3. Go over three to five paragraph essay on conflict in play.
4. Vocabulary; pages 61 - 68.
Wednesday:
1. Begin reading Act Two in ROMEO and JULIET.
2. Reading logs and analysis of figurative language.
3. Act out the “balcony scene.”
4. Go over three to five paragraph essay format on conflict.
5. Bring English Workshop book, pages 131-132, exercises 10 & 11.
Due Thursday.
Thursday:
1. Go over homework from English Workshop book, pages 131 - 132.
2. Assign pages 133 - 134, exercises 12 - 13 in English Workshop.
Due Friday, April 22nd.
3. Continue reading Act Two in ROMEO and JULIET
4. Reading logs and analysis of figurative language.
5. Continue working on three to five paragraph essay on conflict.
Friday:
1. Go over homework from English Workshop book, pages 133 - 134,
exercises 12 - 13.
2. Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET
3. ROMEO and JULIET Act 2 vocabulary and literary devices packet.
4. Go over ROMEO and JULIET conflict essay. Second Draft will be due on Monday, April 25th.
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Saturday, April 09, 2005
April 11, 2005 - April 15, 2005 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English;
APRIL 11, 2005
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH
Monday, April 11th:
Read ROMEO AND JULIET! We will work on some handouts for Act 1 over vocabulary and poetry.
We will continue working on figurative language.
We will also work on Queen Mab.
The Queen Mab Assignment: Illustrate four examples from Mercutio’s monologue
about Queen Mab (example: illustrate Queen Mab galloping over courtiers’ knees, galloping over young maidens’ lips, galloping over a parson with a tithe pig’s tail and galloping over a sailor). Under each illustration write the line from the monologue that describes it. This assignment will be due on Friday, April 15th.
Tuesday, April 12th:
Shortened day and earthquake drilll!
Continue working on Romeo and Juliet.
Wednesday, April 13th:
Read Act 1, Scene 5; “The Banquet Scene” Make Masks!
Bring your vocabulary book; assign pages 61 - 68; this will be due on Tuesday, April 19th.
Bring your grammar book; assign pages on subordinate clauses; this will be due on Monday, April 18th.
Thursday, April 14th:
Act out Act 1, Scene 5.
Friday, April 15th:
Wee small test on ROMEO AND JULIET; Act 1: comprehension, vocabulary, etc.
Continue reading. ROMEO AND JULIET, proceed to Act 2.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH
Monday, April 11th:
Read ROMEO AND JULIET! We will work on some handouts for Act 1 over vocabulary and poetry.
We will continue working on figurative language.
We will also work on Queen Mab.
The Queen Mab Assignment: Illustrate four examples from Mercutio’s monologue
about Queen Mab (example: illustrate Queen Mab galloping over courtiers’ knees, galloping over young maidens’ lips, galloping over a parson with a tithe pig’s tail and galloping over a sailor). Under each illustration write the line from the monologue that describes it. This assignment will be due on Friday, April 15th.
Tuesday, April 12th:
Shortened day and earthquake drilll!
Continue working on Romeo and Juliet.
Wednesday, April 13th:
Read Act 1, Scene 5; “The Banquet Scene” Make Masks!
Bring your vocabulary book; assign pages 61 - 68; this will be due on Tuesday, April 19th.
Bring your grammar book; assign pages on subordinate clauses; this will be due on Monday, April 18th.
Thursday, April 14th:
Act out Act 1, Scene 5.
Friday, April 15th:
Wee small test on ROMEO AND JULIET; Act 1: comprehension, vocabulary, etc.
Continue reading. ROMEO AND JULIET, proceed to Act 2.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
April 4, 2014 - April 8, 2014 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English
9th Grade Schedule
for the Week
of April 4th
Good morning, scholars! Hope you had a great weekend.
Monday, April 4th:
Hmmm, before we get down to fun with Shakespeare, we need to review the multiple choice questions we took last week.
Fun assignment on Shakespeare Phrases and Words!
Then, we will do a fun game throwing “William Shakesbeare” around while throwing out lines!
We will then read Act 1, Scene 1 of ROMEO AND JULIET. If we have time, we will watch the 1969 version of the play and compare how we did on the first scene with how they did on the first scene.
Tuesday, April 5th:
Shortened day!
Briefly go over the short answer responses from last week.
Go over and collect the vocabulary mini-test. Pass out a handout on “The Sentence Base”; briefly go over it. This will be due on Thursday, April 7th.
Continue reading, acting out, and running around with swords: ROMEO AND JULIET, Act 1, Scene 1 and possible 2. Ladies and Gentlemen, start your reading logs!
Wednesday, April 6th:
Pass out “Metaphor, Simile, and Personification” handout for ROMEO AND JULIET.
Continue reading, and running around with swords for ROMEO AND JULIET. Don’t forget your reading log.
Thursday, April 7th:
Briefly go over Tuesday’s homework, “The Sentence Base”.
Continue reading, and running around with swords for ROMEO AND JULIET.
Don’t forget your reading log.
Friday, April 8th:
Assign a handout on “Complements” from WARRINERS’ GRAMMAR, 4th Course, which we will go over. This will be due on Tuesday, April 12th.
Continue reading and running around with swords for ROMEO AND JULIET. Don’t forget your reading logs!
for the Week
of April 4th
Good morning, scholars! Hope you had a great weekend.
Monday, April 4th:
Hmmm, before we get down to fun with Shakespeare, we need to review the multiple choice questions we took last week.
Fun assignment on Shakespeare Phrases and Words!
Then, we will do a fun game throwing “William Shakesbeare” around while throwing out lines!
We will then read Act 1, Scene 1 of ROMEO AND JULIET. If we have time, we will watch the 1969 version of the play and compare how we did on the first scene with how they did on the first scene.
Tuesday, April 5th:
Shortened day!
Briefly go over the short answer responses from last week.
Go over and collect the vocabulary mini-test. Pass out a handout on “The Sentence Base”; briefly go over it. This will be due on Thursday, April 7th.
Continue reading, acting out, and running around with swords: ROMEO AND JULIET, Act 1, Scene 1 and possible 2. Ladies and Gentlemen, start your reading logs!
Wednesday, April 6th:
Pass out “Metaphor, Simile, and Personification” handout for ROMEO AND JULIET.
Continue reading, and running around with swords for ROMEO AND JULIET. Don’t forget your reading log.
Thursday, April 7th:
Briefly go over Tuesday’s homework, “The Sentence Base”.
Continue reading, and running around with swords for ROMEO AND JULIET.
Don’t forget your reading log.
Friday, April 8th:
Assign a handout on “Complements” from WARRINERS’ GRAMMAR, 4th Course, which we will go over. This will be due on Tuesday, April 12th.
Continue reading and running around with swords for ROMEO AND JULIET. Don’t forget your reading logs!
Sunday, March 27, 2005
March 28th Schedule for 9th Grade Honors
9th GRADE SCHEDULE
FOR THE WEEK OF
MARCH 28TH
Good morning, scholars! Hope you had a nice, fun-filled and restful weekend. Things are going to be in flux a bit this week because much will depend on what we accomplish on Monday and Tuesday.
Monday, March 28th:
We will finish the “Pacing Plan Expository Composition Test” either today or Tuesday. My guess is that we will finish on Tuesday.
For homework:
The beloved grammar! Handout from Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition; Sentence Fragments; pages 37 & 38; exercise 9. This will be due on Wednesday, March 30th.
Tuesday, March 29th:
Finish the Expository Composition test.
Pass back your expository compositions. Remember last semester when we entered our essays into the Vantage Program? Well, we’re going to do that again this semester as soon as a time is arranged for us to go into the lab. So hang onto your essay, okay?
Review pages 37 - 38 in Vocabulary for the High School Students in preparation for a small take-home mini-test over the words on pages 37 - 38 on Thursday, March 31st. The test must be brought back on Friday, April 1st.
Wednesday, March 30th:
Go over the homework for today, the “Sentence Fragment” handout; pages 37 - 38; exercise 9.
Begin Shakespeare - finally! Today we are going to break up into teams and hurl Shakespearean insults at each other! Sounds like fun, huh? Then, we are going to find out just who Mr. Shakespeare was and the amazing gift he gave to the English language.
Thursday, March 31st:
Take home test on the vocabulary words, pages 37 - 38;
Watch the opening scene in both film versions of the story, Romeo and Juliet.
A fun little exercise using the lines from the opening scene. Read and act out the first scene in Romeo and Juliet.
Friday, April 1st:
Collect last night's homework, the mini, take-home vocabulary test over pages 37 - 38.
Another grammar homework assignment due Tuesday, April 5th; “Complements”, handout of pages 39 and 40 in Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition. (This isn't from your textbook. It's from another book and I will give you the handout from the book.)
Worksheet on metaphors, similes, personifications and imagery in Act 1 in Romeo and Juliet.
Continue reading and acting out Romeo and Juliet.
FOR THE WEEK OF
MARCH 28TH
Good morning, scholars! Hope you had a nice, fun-filled and restful weekend. Things are going to be in flux a bit this week because much will depend on what we accomplish on Monday and Tuesday.
Monday, March 28th:
We will finish the “Pacing Plan Expository Composition Test” either today or Tuesday. My guess is that we will finish on Tuesday.
For homework:
The beloved grammar! Handout from Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition; Sentence Fragments; pages 37 & 38; exercise 9. This will be due on Wednesday, March 30th.
Tuesday, March 29th:
Finish the Expository Composition test.
Pass back your expository compositions. Remember last semester when we entered our essays into the Vantage Program? Well, we’re going to do that again this semester as soon as a time is arranged for us to go into the lab. So hang onto your essay, okay?
Review pages 37 - 38 in Vocabulary for the High School Students in preparation for a small take-home mini-test over the words on pages 37 - 38 on Thursday, March 31st. The test must be brought back on Friday, April 1st.
Wednesday, March 30th:
Go over the homework for today, the “Sentence Fragment” handout; pages 37 - 38; exercise 9.
Begin Shakespeare - finally! Today we are going to break up into teams and hurl Shakespearean insults at each other! Sounds like fun, huh? Then, we are going to find out just who Mr. Shakespeare was and the amazing gift he gave to the English language.
Thursday, March 31st:
Take home test on the vocabulary words, pages 37 - 38;
Watch the opening scene in both film versions of the story, Romeo and Juliet.
A fun little exercise using the lines from the opening scene. Read and act out the first scene in Romeo and Juliet.
Friday, April 1st:
Collect last night's homework, the mini, take-home vocabulary test over pages 37 - 38.
Another grammar homework assignment due Tuesday, April 5th; “Complements”, handout of pages 39 and 40 in Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition. (This isn't from your textbook. It's from another book and I will give you the handout from the book.)
Worksheet on metaphors, similes, personifications and imagery in Act 1 in Romeo and Juliet.
Continue reading and acting out Romeo and Juliet.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Week of March 21st, the first day of Spring!
March 21st Schedule
for
9th Grade English
Good morning, scholars. Hope you had a nice, restful weekend and you’re ready to get back to work!
Monday, March 21st:
Today is the first day of expository writing. You will be given some materials to read, answer and then write an essay on. This will occupy us for approximately the next three days.
For homework: Run-on sentences and fragments handouts. We will briefly go over the work. It will be due on Wednesday, March 23rd.
Tuesday, March 22nd:
See above. We will be working on expository writing.
Wednesday, March 23rd:
See above. We will be working on expository writing.
Your grammar homework will be due on run-on sentences and fragments.
Thursday, March 24th:
If all goes according to plan, and it never does - we will begin William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We will do a fun hour of breaking into “gangs” and screaming Shakespearean insults at each other. We will also find out really interesting factoids about Shakespeare and the impact he had on the English language. We may, if we have time, watch the opening scene of the two R & J films.
Friday, March 25th:
We will begin actually reading and acting out the roles in Romeo and Juliet - for after all, it is a play and plays are meant to be acted. Right?
for
9th Grade English
Good morning, scholars. Hope you had a nice, restful weekend and you’re ready to get back to work!
Monday, March 21st:
Today is the first day of expository writing. You will be given some materials to read, answer and then write an essay on. This will occupy us for approximately the next three days.
For homework: Run-on sentences and fragments handouts. We will briefly go over the work. It will be due on Wednesday, March 23rd.
Tuesday, March 22nd:
See above. We will be working on expository writing.
Wednesday, March 23rd:
See above. We will be working on expository writing.
Your grammar homework will be due on run-on sentences and fragments.
Thursday, March 24th:
If all goes according to plan, and it never does - we will begin William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We will do a fun hour of breaking into “gangs” and screaming Shakespearean insults at each other. We will also find out really interesting factoids about Shakespeare and the impact he had on the English language. We may, if we have time, watch the opening scene of the two R & J films.
Friday, March 25th:
We will begin actually reading and acting out the roles in Romeo and Juliet - for after all, it is a play and plays are meant to be acted. Right?
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Good Morning Scholars!
Monday, March 14th:
We are going to be working on essays this week in preparation for the Cat-6 testing that's coming up soon!
Read Langston Hughes' "Harlem" and Alice Walker's "Women"
Read essay on school uniforms.
Mini-debate.
Analyze the essay.
Tuesday, March 15th:
Vocabulary is due! VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 31 - 38; exercises 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29.
Go over homework in class.
Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Look at essay structure terms
Outline
Wednesday, March 16th:
Vocabulary journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Break into groups and analyze grabber, topics and clinchers! for your essays!
Make presentations to class.
Thursday, March 17th:
Analyze introductory, body and concluding paragraphs
Break into groups and make presentations to class.
Friday, March 18th:
Vocabulary jeopardy!
Vocabulary test over pages 31 - 38.
Get ready to write an essay over some fascinating and compelling topic!
We will discuss some possible topics for our essays.
Monday, March 14th:
We are going to be working on essays this week in preparation for the Cat-6 testing that's coming up soon!
Read Langston Hughes' "Harlem" and Alice Walker's "Women"
Read essay on school uniforms.
Mini-debate.
Analyze the essay.
Tuesday, March 15th:
Vocabulary is due! VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; pages 31 - 38; exercises 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29.
Go over homework in class.
Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Look at essay structure terms
Outline
Wednesday, March 16th:
Vocabulary journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Break into groups and analyze grabber, topics and clinchers! for your essays!
Make presentations to class.
Thursday, March 17th:
Analyze introductory, body and concluding paragraphs
Break into groups and make presentations to class.
Friday, March 18th:
Vocabulary jeopardy!
Vocabulary test over pages 31 - 38.
Get ready to write an essay over some fascinating and compelling topic!
We will discuss some possible topics for our essays.
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