Grade 9 English

Course Outline and Expectations

Reading Log  Make sure you have your book with you every class (and a reading log!)

**Term 3 books are due: Friday, May 25.  Books and completed reading logs are required on this day in order to be included in your Term 3 mark!!

Short Story Elements Notes

Family Affair

Family Affair Vocab Definitions

The Most Dangerous Game

Radio Play Stories

DEVELOPING READING & WRITING SKILLS:

THE ODYSSEY

Homer's "The Odyssey"

Odyssey Definitions

The Epic Hero Cycle (and additional notes)

Joseph Campbell's monomyth

ProWriting #5

What do I need to know for the Odyssey test?

Parallels between "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "The Odyssey"

DISCOVERING SHAKESPEARE!

The following items are due for class on Monday, February 27:

1. Vocabulary Words 1-7 (Include the Act, Scene & line # where each word is found.  Provide a definition, either in your own words, or from another source, making sure to cite any source other than your own brain!  Be sure to take note of the context of the word as you consider a definition.) Vocabulary Words & Character List

Question Sheet

Questions on Act 3 and remaining vocabulary words are due in class on Thursday, March 15.  Wednesday, March 14 will be an in-class work period due to Heritage Fair disruptions.

Quiz on ACT 3--Friday, March 23 (Day 4) **True & False, Fill in the Blank, Who said this line? and one exciting Bonus Question.

ProWriting #7--March 19-23

Read Act 4 & 5 by Wednesday, April 4 (9A/9D) or Thursday, April 5 (9B/9C)

DATE CHANGE!!  Quiz on Acts 4 & 5--Tuesday, April 17---Similar format to previous quizzes, although this one includes vocabulary definitions.

Vocabulary Definitionsfor "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

ProWriting #8--A Sonnet (only needs to be one page); pay attention to the rhyming pattern & iambic pentametre! 

ProWriting #7 & #8 are due for all classes on Friday, April 13.

To Kill A Mockingbird

DUE Monday (9A, 9D)/Tuesday (9B, 9C)--Read interview with "Mrs. Peacolia Barge" and answer questions on accompanying handout (except for 9B). Choose one line from the interview that stands out; that you think is meaningful, important, significant--be prepared to provide a brief (one or two sentences) explanation as to why you chose that line.  Finally, finish reading chapter 1.

Tuesday, May 1 (9A & 9D)/Wednesday, May 2 (9B & 9C)--Chapters 1-6 completed, along with titles and paragraphs.  "To Kill A Mockingbird" Title the Chapters

DUE Wednesday, May 9 (9A, 9D)/Thursday, May 10 (9B, 9C)--Chapters 7-11 completed, along with titles and paragraphs.

DUE Monday, May 14--Chapters 12-15 completed, along with titles and paragraphs.

TKAM vocabulary words  DUE: 9A, 9D--Thursday, May 17 and 9B, 9C--Friday, May 18

DUE Tuesday, May 22--Chapters 16-23 completed, along with titles and paragraphs.

 

 

Last Updated: Thu, 17 May 2012