English 9 - Archives
Writing AssignmentsDue 9/5 – Introductory letter and info sheet
Due 9/10 – Summer reading reflection Why do you think Sherman Alexie wrote this book? What did he want you to think about or understand as a result of reading it? Was he successful? Write a one page response paper in which you answer these questions. Due 9/25 - Introductory Writing Unit - Final Project: Story plus Explication /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/final_project_2014.doc Due 10/8 - Final version of Of Mice and Men prediction essay due. Must submit with: -completed prediction worksheet -marked up first draft -completed editing worksheet /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/making_predictions.doc Keep reading your ORB. Finish it by Friday, 10/23 Speeches: week of Oct 27 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/orb_w._persuasive_speech.doc rubric for speech: /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/english_10h__persuasive_speech_rubric____name.docx Due 11/12 - Final version - interview story /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/working_interview_assignment.docx It should be at least two pages long – typed and double spaced. •Start with your third-person introduction in italics. This should be three or four sentences long. •The first-person narrative should be approximately two pages long and include occasional information about voice tone, gestures, and movement in parentheses. Do not feel constrained by the quotations in your notes. Fill in the blanks, honoring the voice, tone, and content of the information that you received from your subject. Due 11/5 - Working blue book assignments /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/assignment_for_blue_book_second_half.docx Due 10/23 - Working reflections 3, 4, and 5 Due 10/15 - Working reflections one and two Q2 ORB project due Wednesday, December 10 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/second_quarter_orb_project_choices.doc Writing Romeo and Juliet advice letter due Wednesday, December 17 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/writing_assignment_advice_to_r_or_j.docx due Wednesday, December 3 - Poetry Portfolio Project /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/poetry_portfolio_2014.docx Reading Romeo and Juliet Memorization Assignment due Wednesday, January 14 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/romeo_and_juliet_memorization_-_cp.docx Romeo and Juliet final project assignment, due 1/16 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/final_project.doc Romeo and Juliet essay due Tuesday, January 27. You must turn in the rough draft with my comments along with a hard copy of your final paper. /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/2013_analysis_of_a_speech_-_end_of_book_essay.docx Lord of the Flies For Tuesday, 2/24: presentation /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/lord_of_the_flies_review_presentations.docx Lord of the Flies poster assignment Due Friday, 2/27 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/lord_of_the_flies_poster_assignment.docx/uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/10h_-_rp_presentation_rubric.docx Lord of the Flies connection in class essay - if you need extra time at home, due Tuesday, March 10 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/mini_research_paper.docx complete corresponding journal prompts for reading assignment. completed blue book due Monday, April 6 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/positive_journal_prompts_(1).docx RESEARCH PAPER: 25 notecards due Wednesday, 4/1 outline due 4/3 first paragraph due 4/6 completed first draft due 4/14 final paper due 5/1 /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/english_9_–_research_paper.docx due Friday, May 22 - Closing remarks opening response paragraph and planning sheet. You may type or handwrite the paragraph. /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/closing_remarks_activity.doc /uploads/2/5/1/2/25120838/closing_remarks_writing_assignment.docx |
generating words from roots - no quiz this week super/sur/sum, sub, dic quiz - Friday, Feb 13 taboo sinewy malevolently oppressive ludicrous ineffectual jeer vicissitudes LOTF, 1 enmity hiatus decorous ebullience recrimination tumult tirade tacit R and J alliteration cacophony euphony couplet hyperbole metaphor simile personification tone symbolism TRANS - across transfusion translucent transcontinental transcendentalism transgression transient CIRC: round circumference circuit circumvent circadian circumlocution circuitous two more: your choice INTER (between or among) vs. INTRA (within) interstate / intrastate intramural intravenous interlude interject two more - one each (inter and intra) SCRIB / SCRIP - to write conscription scripture transcribe inscription postscript scribophobia two more: CONTRA / COUNTER: against contraindication counterclaim counterintuitive contraband contrast counterfeit contraceptive one more word - your choice: Quiz - October 3 (Of Mice and Men - 2) reverence aloof fawning crestfallen writhed belligerently monotonous woe Quiz - 9/26 (from Of Mice and Men) morosely droned contemplated ominously pugnacious derogatory mollified derision VocabularyQuiz - 9/19 allegory allusion archetype hyperbole metaphor personification simile foil Quiz – 9/12 Antagonist Protagonist Genre Plot Setting Symbol Theme Tone |