October 2009
9th Grade Honors
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9-28/ Finish Writing Pre-test
Capitalization and Comma test
Sensory Writing - Peach and Blue,“To Look at Anything,” The Joy Luck Club and “The Sound of Thunder” excerpts

9-29/ Sensory Description - Read “Crystal Moment” - Vocabulary and Study Questions

Memorization Test

9-30/ Motto Assignment due
Assignment Sheet 6
No Reading Record 6
“Morituri Salutamus” Test
Independent Reading

1/ Fall Recess
No School

2/ Fall Recess
No School

5/Teacher Professional Development Day
No School

6/ Ray Bradbury notes
Something Wicked
This Way Comes

vocabulary assignments
Anticipation Guide
“From New to Known”

7/ Crystal Moment first drafts due - Response
Nouns -
exercises 1, 2, 3
Pronouns -
exercises 1, 2

8/ Crystal Moment second drafts due -
edit
Vocabulary presentations
inevitably, incongruous
Something Wicked Read, Study Questions chapts 1-5

9/ Assignment Sheet 7
Reading Record 7
Correct Nouns and Pronouns
Correct SQ 1 - 5

12/ Vocabulary presentations = incoherent, insubstantial
Read, S.Q 6-15
Lyrical Prose assignment

Bradbury Notes test

13/ Crystal Moment final with process work due
Read, S.Q. 16-23
Grammar - Adjectives and Verbs

14/
Read. S.Q. 24-28
Vocabulary presentations - calligraphic, tainted

15/ Reading Rec 8
Assignment Sheet 8
My Access Instructions

Parent-Teacher Conferences

16/ Parent-Teacher
Compensatory Day
No School

19/ Read, S.Q. 29-36
Vocabulary presentations: tandem, titan, malodorous, impertinent, incredulous

20/ Read, S.Q. 37-43
Vocabulary - cloistered, verminous, amoral, Mephistopheles, narcissism
Quiz Chapters 1-32

21/ Read, S.Q. 37-43
Vocabulary - gamboled, volition, spiel, restive
Simile/Metaphor Worksheeet

22/ Read, S.Q. 44-49
Vocabulary - contempt
Simile/Metaphor WS due
Reflections Extra Credit due

23/ Reading Record 9
Assignment Sheet 9
Silent Reading
Lyrical Prose assignment due

26/ Something Wicked This Way Comes - final test review -
Blow the Roof Off!

27/ SW vocabulary definitions due
SW Final Test
Bring SW book and personal reading book

28/ SW video

29/ Reading Rec 10
Assignment Sheet 10
Memorization Test

SW video
My Access review

30/ After class business, we will meet in LMC for My Access Online
essay # 1

 

 

 

 

Memorization:  Nothing Gold Can Stay

Notes:
Take make-up tests within three days of returning to school.
Arrive to class on time. Make up tardies within three days.
Turn in all assignments on time.
All personal items, especially backpacks, must be under the desk and out of the aisles at all times.
Use pencil only in class.
Turn in absent make-up work within three days of returning to school.
Fall Recess = October 1 and 2
Teacher Professional Development = 10/5
Memorization Test =
Cut-off for 1st Trimester - 11/16
End of First Tri = 11/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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