English 9
Upcoming Assignments Links to Useful Documents
due Tuesday, 6/7 - Q4 ORB final reflection due Monday, 6/6 - Twelve Angry Men character sheet Optional RP Presentation - 6/2 Research Project assignments and information due dates: 4/27 - ORB info form 4/29 - Guiding Questions 5/3 - Preliminary Bibliography 5/6 - first set of notecards 5/10 - rest of notecards 5/13 - Outline 5/17 - First Page 5/20 - Completed Rough Draft 5/24 - Final Paper Positive Reading Schedule - corresponding blue book journal entries are due on the same day as reading assignments due Wednesday, April 6 - read pages 1 - 26 due Friday, April 8 - pages 27 - 76 due Tuesday, April 12 - pages 77 - 176 due Friday, April 15 - 177 - end Due Tuesday, April 5 - completed Bully packet Turn in your Bully permission slip on Tuesday! Vocabulary Quiz, Friday, April 1 - trans: across Lord of the Flies essay Monday, March 21 – write outline and show to me; start writing essay Tuesday, March 22 – continue writing essay in class; finish at home. Wednesday, March 23 – finished essay (NO QUOTATIONS) due in class; peer editing Tuesday, March 29 – final paper due on turnitin.com Due Friday, March 18 - completed symbolism analysis sheet Due Thursday, March 17 - completed character analysis sheet Due Tuesday, March 15 - open response question #1 Due Monday, March 14 - chap 9 - 11 and notes: Use the “other” column for each chapter to take notes on the objects that we were observing as we watched the film – the conch, the fire, Piggy’s glasses, and the beastie. Due Friday, March 11 - chap 8 and notes Due Thursday, March 10 - chap 7 and notes Due Tuesday, March 8 - chap 6 and notes Due Monday, March 7 - chap 5 and notes Due Friday, March 4 - chap 4 and notes Due Thursday, March 3 - chap 3 and notes Due Wednesday, March 2 - chap 1 and notes Due Monday, Feb 29 - read chap 1 of Lord of the Flies and take notes in packet Due Tuesday, Feb 23 - circ voc worksheet Due Monday, Feb 22 on turnitin.com - article of the week activity (instructions to the right on this page) Due Friday, February 12 - Romeo and Juliet final project Tuesday, February 9 - Romeo and Juliet test Due Friday, February 5 - completed Romeo and Juliet study guide It is okay to have a few blank answers on the study guide. Do you best to answer as many as you can. Due Friday, February 5 - Revised version of Romeo and Juliet open response paragraph #4: Juliet's Fears. If you received a 14 or 15 on the in class version of this assignment, you do not have to do this. Due Tuesday, February 2 - Romeo and Juliet open response paragraph #3: Friar Lawrence's speech Due Monday, January 25 - Romeo and Juliet open response paragraph #2: Capulet's Ball Due Thursday, January 14 - finish "essential lines" worksheet Due Wednesday, January 13 - Romeo and Juliet open response paragraph #1: Prince's speech Due Monday, January 11 - Poetry Portfolio Project Friday, January 8 - bring your ORB to class For Monday, 12/21 - Poetry Analysis Open Response Paragraph For Friday, 12/18 - Q2 ORB reflections (4) and your sonnet For Friday, 12/11 - Sylvia Plath open response paragraph Working - unit overview, assignments, and calendar Instructions for blue book reflections due Monday, 12/7 - presentation also due Monday, 12/7 - The Reason I Jump reflection due, Friday, 12/4 - final paper due, Wednesday, 12/2 - completed draft due Monday, 11/30 - notes from interview due Tuesday, 11/24 - interview questions due Thursday, 11/19 - completed vocab sheet (scrib/scrip) due Wednesday, 11/18 - blue book with 8 stories and reflections due Tuesday, 11/17 - date and time for interview Due Monday, 11/16 - 6 stories with reflections and finish vocabulary sheet for contra/counter Due Friday, 11/13 - 5 stories with reflections Due Thursday, 11/12 - 4 stories with reflections due Tuesday, Nov 10 - longreads summary and reflection due Monday, Nov 9 - read 3 stories from the working packet ORB persuasive speech - be ready to present on Monday, Nov 2 bring your ORB to class every day! Of Mice and Men essay assignment due Friday, October 23 - final paper (hard copy and on turnitin.com in class, Friday, October 23 - ORB reflection #3 (2/3 of book) due Tuesday, October 20 - completed rough draft (in shared folder) in class, Tuesday, October 20 - ORB reflection #2 (1/3 of book) Q1 ORB Assignment due Wed, Oct 14 - bring ORB, which you have started, to class AND claim and outline for OMAM essay due Friday, Oct 9 - email about book Due Monday, Oct 5 - turn in blue book with all journal prompts Due Fri, Oct 2 - chap 5 of OMAM and journal prompts Due Thurs, Oct 1 - chap 4 of OMAM and journal prompts Due Wed, Sep 30 - chap 3 of OMAM and journal prompts Due Monday, Sep 28 - Introductory Writing Unit Final Project Due Friday, Sep 25 - chapter two of OMAM and corresponding journal prompts (see 9/23 for link) Due Wednesday, Sep 23 - read chapter one of Of Mice and Men and complete corresponding journal prompts in your blue book. Due Monday, Sep 21 - two page draft of "Indian Education" story Due Wednesday, Sep 16 - read "Scars" Due Tuesday, September 15 - two page draft of Journey story Due Friday, September 11: finish classwork - two handwritten pages of your "Fish Cheeks" story - read "This is What it Means When I Say Phoenix, Arizona" Due Wednesday, September 9: Why do you think Sherman Alexie wrote this book? What did he want you to think about or understand as a result of reading this book? Was he successful? Write a one-page response paper in which you answer these questions. Due Wednesday, September 3: summer reading Due Friday, September 5: introductory letter and information sheet |
Instructions for article of the week activity:
Go to Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week Website. Select and read an article that interests you. In your shared folder, write a two-paragraph reflection. In the first paragraph, summarize the article. In the second paragraph, reflect on an issue that came up in the article. Do you agree or disagree? Do you have personal experiences that influence your opinion? Post your reflection to turnitin.com on the link for "article of the week #1" Grammar and Mechanics (already completed)
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