English 9 - Week of November 14
Monday, November 14 - Mississippi Trial Chapters 5-11 Quiz
Tuesday, November 15 - Mississippi Trial - Read Chapter 12 aloud and answer questions
Wednesday, November 16 - Critical Reading Packets
Thursday, November 17 - Correct Critical Reading Packets, continue reading Mississippi Trial
Friday, November 18 - Vocab Quiz, Finish reading Mississippi Trial
Tuesday, November 15 - Mississippi Trial - Read Chapter 12 aloud and answer questions
Wednesday, November 16 - Critical Reading Packets
Thursday, November 17 - Correct Critical Reading Packets, continue reading Mississippi Trial
Friday, November 18 - Vocab Quiz, Finish reading Mississippi Trial
English 9 - Week of November 7
Monday, November 7 - Mississippi Trial 1955 Chapters 1-4 - finish reading chapters 3 & 4 and complete a Ch 1-4 Quiz. Homework: read chapters 5 & 6
Tuesday, November 8 - No School
Wednesday, November 9 - Review Mississippi Trial Quiz from Monday, review chapters 5 & 6
Thursday, November 10 - Create study cards for vocab quiz. Review progress reports from 1st card makring. Grammar practice: Adverbs pages 27 & 28 from packet due tomorrow
Friday, November 11 - Vocabulary Quiz, Adverbs, Read Mississippi Trial through Chapter 11 for Monday, Chapter 5-11 quiz on Monday
Veteran's Day Video: http://youtu.be/9f3SWhpgjP0
Tuesday, November 8 - No School
Wednesday, November 9 - Review Mississippi Trial Quiz from Monday, review chapters 5 & 6
Thursday, November 10 - Create study cards for vocab quiz. Review progress reports from 1st card makring. Grammar practice: Adverbs pages 27 & 28 from packet due tomorrow
Friday, November 11 - Vocabulary Quiz, Adverbs, Read Mississippi Trial through Chapter 11 for Monday, Chapter 5-11 quiz on Monday
Veteran's Day Video: http://youtu.be/9f3SWhpgjP0
English 9 - Week of October 31
Monday, October 31 - Happy Halloween! Review Critical Reading Packet, review corrected SV sentences from 10/26, review corrected vocab quizzes, organize portfolios
Tuesday, November 1 - review linking verb and helping verb pages from grammar packet; begin working on adjectives, write five SV+ sentences - label each part of speech
Wednesday, November 2 - Correct adjective pages, check out Mississippi Trial and To Kill a Mockingbird books
Thursday, November 3 - Grammar quizzes onlinehttp://www.quia.com/quiz/653868.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/121293.html
http://www.quia.com/quiz/653869.html
Friday, November 4 - Vocab Quiz #7
Critical Reading Packet- Machu Picchu
Tuesday, November 1 - review linking verb and helping verb pages from grammar packet; begin working on adjectives, write five SV+ sentences - label each part of speech
Wednesday, November 2 - Correct adjective pages, check out Mississippi Trial and To Kill a Mockingbird books
Thursday, November 3 - Grammar quizzes onlinehttp://www.quia.com/quiz/653868.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/121293.html
http://www.quia.com/quiz/653869.html
Friday, November 4 - Vocab Quiz #7
Critical Reading Packet- Machu Picchu
English 9 - Week of October 24
Monday, October 24 - Critical Reading Packet - "The Brilliant Blunder"
Tuesday, October 25 - Verbs! Grammar review and practice from packet. Pages 13-16
Wednesday, October 26 - Correct reading packet and verb practice. Write ten SV sentences and lable the subject and the verb. Circle any pronouns. Write ten SV+ sentences. Label the subject and verb. Circle the pronoun. Indicate if the verb is intransitive or transitive.
Thursday, October 27 - Critical Reading Packets
Friday, October 28 - Vocab Quiz, Correct/review reading packets
Tuesday, October 25 - Verbs! Grammar review and practice from packet. Pages 13-16
Wednesday, October 26 - Correct reading packet and verb practice. Write ten SV sentences and lable the subject and the verb. Circle any pronouns. Write ten SV+ sentences. Label the subject and verb. Circle the pronoun. Indicate if the verb is intransitive or transitive.
Thursday, October 27 - Critical Reading Packets
Friday, October 28 - Vocab Quiz, Correct/review reading packets
English 9 - Week of October 17
Monday, October 17 - Homeowrk Due - Grammar Packet pages 1-4 (nouns), complete Critical Reading Packet "Betty Cash"
Tuesday, October 18 - Review Short Story Test results, vocabulary quiz results, correct grammar packet pages (nouns - pgs.1-4), correct critical reading packet
Wednesday, October 19 - Grammar Baseline Test (not counted as a grade), Review IVAN CAPP, Review Pronouns - complete all pronoun pages in the grammar packet (pages 5-12)
Thursday, October 20 - Discuss/Review Pronoun pages, Grammar Rock video
Friday, October 21 - Grammar Workbook collected - all pronoun pages are due at the beginning of the hour. Review of verbs, practice writing subject/verb simple sentences.
Tuesday, October 18 - Review Short Story Test results, vocabulary quiz results, correct grammar packet pages (nouns - pgs.1-4), correct critical reading packet
Wednesday, October 19 - Grammar Baseline Test (not counted as a grade), Review IVAN CAPP, Review Pronouns - complete all pronoun pages in the grammar packet (pages 5-12)
Thursday, October 20 - Discuss/Review Pronoun pages, Grammar Rock video
Friday, October 21 - Grammar Workbook collected - all pronoun pages are due at the beginning of the hour. Review of verbs, practice writing subject/verb simple sentences.
English 9 - Week of October 10
Monday, October 10 - Agendas distributed/reviewed, correct SSR packets, review short story notes
Tuesday, October 11 - "The Most Dangerous Game" short answer quiz.
Wednesday, October 12 - Review TMDG quiz, return graded papers and organize portfolios
Thursday, October 13 - Short Story Test - open book, some vocab included
Friday, October 14 - Vocab Quiz #4, review short story test. Grammar packets distributed.
Tuesday, October 11 - "The Most Dangerous Game" short answer quiz.
Wednesday, October 12 - Review TMDG quiz, return graded papers and organize portfolios
Thursday, October 13 - Short Story Test - open book, some vocab included
Friday, October 14 - Vocab Quiz #4, review short story test. Grammar packets distributed.
English 9 - Week of October 3
Monday, October 3 - SSR Monday. Read 2 Critical Reading Packets ("The Human Experiment" and "The Chosen One") When students finish the packets, they should begin working on "The Most Dangerous Game" vocabulary (handout provided)
Tuesday.October 4 - Write your own metaphor homework assignment due at the beginning of the hour. We will spend approximately 10 minutes sharing/reading aloud papers. Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game."
Wednesday, October 5 - continue reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
Thursday, October 6 - Finish "The Most Dangerous Game" - vocab due at the end of the hour
Friday, October - Vocabulary Quiz #3 (bellringer words), Begin writing "The Most Dangerous Game" essay.
Tuesday.October 4 - Write your own metaphor homework assignment due at the beginning of the hour. We will spend approximately 10 minutes sharing/reading aloud papers. Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game."
Wednesday, October 5 - continue reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
Thursday, October 6 - Finish "The Most Dangerous Game" - vocab due at the end of the hour
Friday, October - Vocabulary Quiz #3 (bellringer words), Begin writing "The Most Dangerous Game" essay.
English 9 - Week of September 26
Monday, September 26 - Complete writing portion of the practice ACT test. Return paper and review for Ibis quiz.
Tuesday, September 27 - Ibis Test, Begin reading "The Metaphor"
Wednesday, September 28 - Read "The Metaphor"
Thursday, September 29 - Vocab Quiz (bellringer words), continue reading "The Metaphor," write your own metaphor handout distributed (due Tuesday)
Friday, September 30 - ACT prep (20 minutes), finish reading "The Metaphor" and take short answer quiz, begin writing your own Metaphor.
Tuesday, September 27 - Ibis Test, Begin reading "The Metaphor"
Wednesday, September 28 - Read "The Metaphor"
Thursday, September 29 - Vocab Quiz (bellringer words), continue reading "The Metaphor," write your own metaphor handout distributed (due Tuesday)
Friday, September 30 - ACT prep (20 minutes), finish reading "The Metaphor" and take short answer quiz, begin writing your own Metaphor.
English 9 - Week of September 19
Monday, September 19 - Gates Reading and Vocabulary Common Assessment
Tuesday, September 20 - Bellwork Vocabulary Quiz (ten words), correct quiz, work on Ibis vocabulary handout. Students who need more time on the Gates will have about 15 minutes to finish while the other students will be working on Ibis Vocab
Wednesday, September 21 - Correct Gates Test - scores will be entered into PowerSchool for your reference. Scores are presented as grade levels (13 = post high school, 12 = 12th grade). Scores are NOT calculated into the students' grade. Begin reading "The Scarlet Ibis" and work on vocabulary handout.
Thursday, September 22 - School-wide ACT practice test
Friday, September 23 - Finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis." Vocabulary handout due at the end of the hour. Ibis quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 20 - Bellwork Vocabulary Quiz (ten words), correct quiz, work on Ibis vocabulary handout. Students who need more time on the Gates will have about 15 minutes to finish while the other students will be working on Ibis Vocab
Wednesday, September 21 - Correct Gates Test - scores will be entered into PowerSchool for your reference. Scores are presented as grade levels (13 = post high school, 12 = 12th grade). Scores are NOT calculated into the students' grade. Begin reading "The Scarlet Ibis" and work on vocabulary handout.
Thursday, September 22 - School-wide ACT practice test
Friday, September 23 - Finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis." Vocabulary handout due at the end of the hour. Ibis quiz on Tuesday.
English 9 - Week of September 12
Monday, September 12 - Textbook Scavenger Hunt Handout - correct in class when complete. Begin reading "The Gift of the Magi' (textbook page 524)
http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html (if you want to reread it online) Homework: For the vocabulary words identified in the book, write out the definition and use the word in your own sentence
Tuesday, September 13 - Finish reading "The Gift of the Magi', complete handout using your vocabulary word homework. Review structure of a short story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
Wednesday, September 14 - Test (m/c) on the Gift of the Magi. Begin reading the Necklace together in class. Work on necklace vocabulary work.
Thursday, September 15 - Finish reading The Necklace (page 608) http://www.bartleby.com/195/20.html. Finish vocabulary handout and one additional comprehension assessment handout on the story.
Friday, September 16 - Complete The Necklace Assessment and The Necklace Vocabulary Assignment. 6 word short story classwork assignment
http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html (if you want to reread it online) Homework: For the vocabulary words identified in the book, write out the definition and use the word in your own sentence
Tuesday, September 13 - Finish reading "The Gift of the Magi', complete handout using your vocabulary word homework. Review structure of a short story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
Wednesday, September 14 - Test (m/c) on the Gift of the Magi. Begin reading the Necklace together in class. Work on necklace vocabulary work.
Thursday, September 15 - Finish reading The Necklace (page 608) http://www.bartleby.com/195/20.html. Finish vocabulary handout and one additional comprehension assessment handout on the story.
Friday, September 16 - Complete The Necklace Assessment and The Necklace Vocabulary Assignment. 6 word short story classwork assignment
English 9 - Week of September 5
Monday, September 5 - Labor Day - no school
Tuesday, September 6 - Introduction to Mrs. Peabody, Room 207, Warren Mott High School
Wednesday, September 7 - PRIDE exercise, Partner Interview assignment
Thursday, September 8 - Present interviews, review syllabus, reading packet "The Titanic"
Friday, September 9 - Writing Assignment: choose one of the posters in the room and explain what it means to you. One full page.
Tuesday, September 6 - Introduction to Mrs. Peabody, Room 207, Warren Mott High School
Wednesday, September 7 - PRIDE exercise, Partner Interview assignment
Thursday, September 8 - Present interviews, review syllabus, reading packet "The Titanic"
Friday, September 9 - Writing Assignment: choose one of the posters in the room and explain what it means to you. One full page.
