December 2009
9th Grade
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November 30
Twitter
Finish “Cask”
“Cask” vocabulary
activity
Review for short story quiz (Ibis,
Game, Cask)

1/ DOL
Short Story Quiz 1
“A Poison Tree”
Bring colored pencils, markers, pens for mandala project Wednesday

 

2/ Twitter
“The Birthmark”
Contrasts - Mandala

3/ DOL
Writers at Work -
Video and Worksheet

4/ Twitter
Assignment Sht 2
Reading Record 2

7/ DOL
“The Birthmark”
mandala assignment
“The Dinner Party”
Precise Words
“Butterflies”
Compare and Contrast Guide

8/ Twitter
Six Traits Review - voice and word choice - introduction - Imagine a Night
cloze organizer
Short Story Quiz 2 review

9/ DOL
Six Traits - Word Choice
How to read a photo
“Little Polish Boy” Poetic techniques

10/ Twitter
Mandalas due
Ecphrastic poem pre-write and first drafts

11/ DOL
Short Story Quiz 2
Reading Record 3
Assignment Sheet 3

14/ Calendar
The Epic/Heroic Adventure-Intro
Blow the Roof Off
Hero’s Journey Notes
Epic Hero Cluster Diagram

15/ Twitter
Odyssey Part 1
vocabulary
981-985 Homer’s address, Sailing from Troy, The Lotus Eaters - Study Questions
Ecphrastic poem
First drafts due

16/ DOL
986-999 The Cyclops - Study Questions
Odyssey background quiz review

17/ Twitter
The Odyssey Background Quiz
999-1004 - “The Land of the Dead” - Study Questions


Ecphrastic poem
Second drafts due

18/ DOL
Reading Record 4
Assignment Sheet 4

21/ Twitter
999-1004 - “The Land of the Dead” - Study Questions
The Odyssey Background Quiz

22/ DOL
Odyssey 1005 - 1017 Study Questions and vocabulary

Memorization Activity

23/ No Reading Record 5
Assignment Sheet 5
Ecphrastic Poem
Finals


Memorization Activity

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Winter Recess
No School until
January 4

 

 

 

 

Memorization: “The Best” Quote - Helen Keller

Notes:
Mid-terms: January 13     End of second trimester: March 4
Last day for absent or failing make-up work: March 3
Take tests within three days of returning to school after absence.
Turn in all assignments on time. Late work is not accepted except to bring failing grades (below 60%) up to passing or 50% credit for writing assignments.
Turn in absence make-up work within three days of returning to school. Cover sheets must accompany make-up work for absences.
Read every day from books you have chosen to read outside of class.
Personal Reading requirement = 100 minutes per week from reading of your choice. In-class reading assignments do not count as personal reading. Complete Personal Reading Record and turn in by Friday of each week.
Self-start at the beginning of class. Be seated, quiet, and working as soon as the tardy bell finishes ringing. Bring materials (including a pencil) to class every day.
Keep your participation points. Do not be tardy, use the hall pass, or disrupt class. If you use all of your participation points, you may not use the hall pass, so take care of things like restroom, drink, telephone, or office appointment needs before or after school or between classes.
Throwing items in class is disruptive, can be dangerous, and will result in calls home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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