Monday, October 27:
- Pass back and go over Right Word Quiz
- Mythology Project Presentations
- Fiction Friday is cancelled for this week; English 9 will not have class on Friday due to a half-day.
- Binder Check this week!
Tuesday, October 28:
- Continue Mythology Project Presentations
Wednesday, October 29:
- Continue Mythology Project Presentations
- Comma Pretest
- Notes: Commas
- Time to organize binders - you are expected to finish at home if you do not finish organizing by the end of the hour.
Thursday, October 30:
- Binder Check - turn in binders
- Work on Heroism Activity in your small groups. Put your responses in your binder when you get it back.
Friday, October 31:
- Half-day - No class for English 9
Monday, October 20:
- Substitute teacher today: Begin research on a project that will be explained in detail on Wednesday. Choose any Greek God or Goddess. Use your Chromebook to find out as much information as you can about your god or goddess. Find: family information, special talents, weaknesses, an interesting story about him/her, and 3 pictures. Keep track of the websites that you used.
- Non-Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, October 21:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in Right Word Comic
- Check god/goddess notes
- Notes: Greek Mythology
- Right Word Quiz on Thursday
Wednesday, October 22:
- Warm-Up
- Pass back and go over "Green Willow" body paragraphs
- Finish Greek Mythology notes
- Mythology Project info - due Monday, October 27
- Choose a Greek god or goddess (use Monday's activity) and find a creative way, or a mode, to portray him/her. You may create an item that represents him/her (ex: trophy for Nike), a comic strip, poster, social media pager, PowerPoint, or use a speech with props.
- The information that you researched on Monday MUST be on your chosen mode.
- Time in class to continue working on the project/study for your Right Word quiz
Thursday, October 23:
- Quiz: Right Word
- Works Cited page tutorial
- ePark upload page for project tutorial (if yours is electronic)
- Class time to work on the mythology project. By now, you should be mostly done with your research and currently working on the creative mode. You may use your Chromebooks or other materials brought from home today.
Friday, October 24:
- Non-Fiction Friday #3:
- Write responses to the questions (listed on the handout) for your article (15 mins)
- Whole-class discussion on a chosen student's article. You must speak at least once in order to receive full credit for the discussion portion of your grade.
Monday, October 13:
- Non-Fiction Friday #2:
- Write responses to the questions (listed on the handout) for your article (15 mins)
- Whole-class discussion on a chosen student's article. You must speak at least once in order to receive full credit for the discussion portion of your grade.
- Myths and Folktales Test on Thursday
- Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, October 14:
- Warm-Up (Right Word Practice 1)
- Notes: Epics
- "Epic" Activity:
- In your groups, choose a story from a book/movie/TV show that you think fits the six criteria of epic. Use story details to prove each criteria. Write these in your notes. We will share as a whole class.
- HW: Complete Right Word Practice 2 by tomorrow
Wednesday, October 15:
- Warm-Up
- Check Right Word Practice 2
- Read "Theseus" in groups. Underline or highlight the qualities the make the story a myth, AND the qualities that make the story an epic. We will have a discussion afterward.
- Right Word Comic Activity:
- Follow the directions on your handout to create a 6 frame comic strip that illustrates the 6 most difficult word usage rules for you (OR rules that you think will appear on the quiz). Due Monday.
Thursday, October 16:
- Test: Myths & Folktales
- If you are done early, you may work on the following:
- Right Word Comic Activity
- Fiction Friday reading log
Friday, October 17:
- Fiction Friday #3:
- Read your choice book. Continue to do so even after you finish your reading log.
- Complete your reading log: write one summary paragraph, one analytic paragraph, and one personal reaction paragraph. Follow the directions on the handout given to you. This is due at the end of the hour.
Monday, October 6:
- Warm-Up
- Discuss "Green Willow"
- Pass back and go over Parts of Speech quiz
- "Green Willow" Writing Prompt - due Thursday
- Using the body paragraph format that you learned in class, you will write a literary analysis discussing whether Tomotada made a good or bad choice in choosing to marry Green Willow. Use the shaping sheet given to you to begin outlining your paragraph. You will have the rest of the class period to get started working on the assignment.
- Non-Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, October 7:
- Warm-Up
- Right Word Pre-Test
- Notes: Using the Right Word (interactive quiz/notes using Star Wars and Twilight)
Wednesday, October 8:
- Warm-Up
- Finish Right Word Notes
- Work time for "Green Willow" paragraphs - due tomorrow
Thursday, October 9:
- Color code all the paragraph parts (TS, CD, CM, CS) and turn in "Green Willow" paragraph
- Myths and Folktales test on Thursday, October 16
- Go over the test structure and study guide
- Work on the study guide and reviewing the stories in your literature book.
- Non-Fiction Friday is moved to Monday due to the Link Crew Lesson tomorrow
Friday, October 10:
