English 9 (Period 2) Assignments

I need your spirals if you haven't yet turned them in.

 

Also, I gave you three timed writing scores in class. The first is for development. The second is for organization. The third is for language use. Look for these categories on the rubric I distributed. This will give you more information about how you did on the recent timed writing. Choose an area for improvement and focus on it for the timed writing you'll do on the day of our final. Sleep. Eat breakfast. Imagine it going well, because it will!

 

Remember if a prompt isn't about you, then you shouldn't use "I" at all. If a prompt is about you, there may still be parts of your paper where it is more powerful to avoid using the "I." When you use the personal pronoun "I," it must be capitalized. Finally, make your writing sound more formal by avoiding contractions all together.

 

Be ready to present if you signed up for this date. Also prepare for the Socratic seminar. You may have one side of one page handwritten notes for the seminar. You will need to share two cd's per question to have the best chance of earning a top score. You can bring your books to the seminar, but you aren't required to do so. Be prepared to answer any of the three questions.

 

1. Imagine Romeo as a real person; would you call him a weak individual? How do you regard him as a character? Is he a well developed, round character? How typical of a young boy is he?

 

2. Now that you've read all five acts, what are your thoughts about Friar Lawrence's involvement? Do you agree with how the Prince responds to what Friar admits to at the end of the play? Why? or why not?

 

3. Romeo and Juliet's relationships with their respective parents could certainly use some work. What similarities and differences can you find when you compare their relationships with their parents to parent-child relationships in 2017?

A. Study for a quiz on Acts IV and V. For the vocabulary portion of the quiz, focus on these 10 words/terms:

 

1. dramatic irony (844)

2. pensive (844)

3. vial (844)

4. dismal (844)

5. equivocate (class lecture)

6. tragedy (860)

7. penury (860)

8. haughty (860)

9. ambiguities (860)

10. inauspicious (868)

 

B. Also, finish your IR projects. At the bottom of each project type 1-3 sentences quickly explaining whether or not there's a connection to your IR book. Include the title of your book in your explanation for each project. Submit your IR projects to turnitin.com and bring hard copies of both to class. You'll need TWO hard copies of the one you plan to present.

 

C. You do NOT need to bring books this late start day.

 

 

Read scenes 1 and 2 of Act V. Finish the vocabulary box and start the events box of the Act V 2-square.

Read scenes four and five of Act IV and complete the vocabulary and events boxes in your spiral.

As early as 7 am Thursday morning, come sign up for the presentation time of your choosing.

Read scenes 1-3 of Act IV. Finish the vocab box and do more than half of the events box.

We'll have a quiz on Act III.

EVERY STUDENT in FIRST and SECOND periods must bring their textbook until further notice. All periods: study for the Act III quiz you'll have on Thurs./Fri. Make some progress on your IR projects. In addition to knowing the 10 terms/vocabulary words I've already given you, memorize the definition and part of speech for ONE of the following:

 

appertaining (821)

affliction (828)

asunder (837)

conduit (838)

absolved (841)

Finish Act III and complete the events box in your spiral. Also, complete the Act III 3-square as assigned in class.

Read 3.1-3.2. Complete the vocab box and start the events box of the Act III, page 1 in your spiral. Also, attempt to have both your collection of poetry and your BAM read by this date. If you need until the end of the week to finish both books, it shouldn't be problem.

Quiz on Act II! Use your spirals to study. For the vocab portion, study the 10 words I gave you plus one of your own choosing.

Period 1 meets in the Little Theater on 5/2! There is AP testing happening in our room. Due: Finish the textbook items you started in class. This work is from pages 815-817 and goes in your spiral. Your quiz is officially moved from Tues./Wed. to Thurs./Fri. 

Read 2.5-2.6 and complete the Act II, 2-square. Additionally, complete the 3 boxes of the new 4-square as assigned in class today. 

Today in class you may use a Chromebook and start one of the IR projects if you want. It is also acceptable to use the 30 minutes to simply continue reading your second book. These projects aren't due for some time and any confusion about the directions can be cleared up next week.  

Read 2.3-2.4 and add to the events box of the 2-square for Act II. 

Read pages 794-802. Complete the vocabulary and terms box for the Act II 2-square and start the events box. Remember that 10 of your 15 vocabulary and terms will come from page 794.

Prepare for a quiz on the vocabulary and terms from Act I. You'll need to know the 9 words/terms I gave you for this act as well as one of your own choosing.

Finish the 3-square from Act I. Start to study for the quiz we'll have on 4/20-21. You'll need to know the 9 words/terms I gave you for this act as well as one of your own choosing.

Read scenes 1.4-1.5 and finish the events box of the ACT I 2-square.

Read scenes 1.2 and 1.3 and add to the events box of the Act I spiral. Also, look ahead to 1.4 to see if your character has any lines that might be read in class.

There is no homework over break!

 

However, please do have your notebook handy in class the day we return.

 

Also, remember that you must finish both your IR books by 5/8-9.

 

Complete the vocab/terms box for the Act one 2-square. Read 1.1. Start the events box. Bring spirals!

Are you ready for the quiz? Know the Shakespearean meanings for all 19 of the words from the bottom of 766. Also, be able to identify the syllabic pattern and rhyme scheme of a poem you've never seen before.

Your quiz has been moved to Tuesday/Wednesday of next week:)

Read pages 764-767 and complete the two square as assigned in class.

Complete the 4-square on sonnets using the prologues to the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet. They can be found of pages 771 and 795-6.

 

 

Have a new IR book. You must read a collection of poetry and a true story about someone's life (a biography, autobiography, or memoir) before the end of the school year. You can decide which you read first. Have that book in class with you for our next meeting. Also, read page 960 in your textbook and do the left two boxes of a new 4-square.

FINALLY, know which partner is responsible to bring the textbook. Unless specified, assume you need the book everyday for the remainder of March and April.

Know which partner is responsible to bring the textbook.

 

ALL projects are due by this date.

 

Know when you present!

 

Know which partner is responsible to bring textbooks!

 

Draft 4 of your poem is due. Have a hard copy in class.

 

BRING PROJECTS BY 7:55 Monday morning for an additional 5 points toward the assignment.

Do a third draft of your poem. You must earn diction credit by creating some sort of syllabic pattern to your poem. Also, you must build in one example of figurative language. Epic similes are a good option: check out these examples in the margins of your textbook: 1025, 1032, 1039, 1042.

 

Also, you can bring art supplies to work on your visual or musical component in class Wednesday/Thursday. The first project presentations will occur on 3/14 and 3/15.

 

Regarding textbooks:

Per. 1 = Everyone

Per. 5 = West side 

Per. 2 = West side

Per. 6 = West side

Bring a hard copy of the 2nd draft of your poem. Jot some ideas about your musical or visual accompaniment down on the back side of your 2nd draft. Also, have 10 adjectives about your chosen character or place recorded in your spiral. Finally, the east side brings textbooks.

Your IR project is a poem about a significant character or place in your IR book. You do not have to write about the main character or the setting of the book, but you may. The poem should be at least 10 lines long and doesn't need to rhyme, thought it may. A first draft is due Wednesday. Create it as a Google doc and then you won't need to bring a hard copy to class. Please do bring LotF, your IR book, and your textbook to class on Wednesday.

Prepare for a quiz on chapters 10-12. See the previous posting for a list of the vocabulary words. Also, finish your IR book over the weekend. The 3rd project will be revealed Mon./Tues.

Read chapter 12 and do a 6-square for Thursday/Friday. The last LotF quiz will be on Monday/Tuesday. The words for the quiz are:

 

1. convulsively

2. gesticulated

3. assimilating

4. ungainly

5. multitudinous

6. propitiatingly

7. inscrutably

8. inquisitive

9. triumphantly

10. epaulette

Read chapter 11 and do a 6-square.

Read chapter 10 and do a complete 6-square.

Prepare for a quiz on chapters 7-9 of LotF. Two of the following ten words will appear on your quiz:

 

coverts

derisive

traverse

furtively

dun

blundered

sanctity

demure

fervor

festooned

 

Read chapter 9 and complete the 6-square with the exception of the figurative language box.

Read chapter 8 and complete the accompanying 6-square. Go ahead and leave the figurative language box blank. Your D, I, and S examples can come from anywhere in the chapter. If you prefer to use an excerpt of my choosing, go ahead and use the second to last page of the chapter.

Finish the LotF 6-square for chapter 7. Also, do the vocabulary box for chapter 8, but don't actually begin the reading yet.

Read chapter 7 and add 6 events to your 4-square.

1. Spend 15 minutes researching Beelzebub online. Who is he?

2. Do only the vocabulary box for chapter 7.

3. Finish your IR book by 2/27.

Read chapter 6 and do an accompanying 4-square. Do 6 vocabulary words and 6 events. Choose between diction and syntax for the bottom left box and use either Samneric (the twins) or the beast as your character for the bottom right box.

 

Bring spirals to the final. I must have them this day to include your points in the first semester grade book.

 

Be prepared for a reading quiz on chapters 4-6. Two of the following vocabulary words will appear on the quiz:

 

impalpable (4)

tacitly (4)

grimaced (4)

parody (4)

convulsively (5)

lavatory (5)

indigo (5)

discursive (5)

idly (6)

bouts (6)

 

 

Finally, you will get a choice between at least two different prompts for your in-class essay. One will be LotF based and the other will not require any outside reading. Prompts will be revealed in class during the final exam.

Prepare for Friday's Socratic seminar. You may use your books and handwritten notes on one side of one sheet of paper. You may NOT use your spirals. You also MUST have your diction and syntax gyp steps memorized. Do NOT write these steps out on your sheet of notes. For each question, be prepared to offer at least two direct quotes. If you hope to earn an A, please also try to add insight to the discussion. You may reference anything in the first five chapters. Please do not spoil chapters 6-12.

 

1. Consider Ralph, Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger. Is each changing or not? If so, how so? You must discuss at least two characters. Insight idea: are there parts of the text where Golding uses diction or syntax to add to his characterization of these characters? 

 

2. Do you find Golding's diction or syntax most impressive? Why? You must discuss both diction and syntax. Insight idea: are there parts of the text where Golding uses diction and syntax to draw our attention to some implicit or explicit theme in the text? Make sure your themes sound like themes (complete messages).

 

3. Do you think there is a beast? What evidence is there of a beast in the first five chapters? What are all the theories about what kind of beast might be present on the island? 

Read chapter 5 and do a new 4-square. Focus on syntax in the DIFS box and Piggy in the character box. 

1. Read the chapter 4 handout and underline anything that sounds cool and might be diction or syntax.

 

2. Read it again and mark the things you've underlined with a d, s, or a question mark.

 

3. Then, on the back of the handout, do the 4 g-y-p steps for one example of either diction or syntax.

 

4. Lastly, read the page again and note Roger's behavior. List three adjectives that describe his behavior and one quote to back up one of the adjectives you chose. 

 

There is no additional reading due Friday.

Read chapter 4 and complete the 4-square.

In a sudden burst of holiday cheer, I've decided you only need to do the vocabulary box for class. YOU DON'T NEED TO READ CHAPTER 4.

Study for a quiz on chapters 1-3 of LotF. You must know characters, events, vocabulary, and diction (g-y-p steps). Up to two of the below ten words will appear on the quiz. Study accordingly.

 

1. proffer

2. decorous

3. solemnly

4. festoon

5. nimbly

6. tendril

7. pallor

8. tacit

9. declivity

10. gaudy

 

Read LotF, chapter 3 and complete a new 4-square. 

Read LotF, chapter 2 and do three of four squares in a new 4-square.

Finish reading the first chapter in Lord of the Flies and complete all boxes of the 4-square.

Read the first 10 pages of Lord of the Flies. Start a new 4-square. You should complete the vocabulary box (6+), add 2 of 6 items to the events box, and do the bottom left box about the setting. Know on which day you are presenting and be ready to go!

Add accurate internal citations and a Works Cited page/slide to your TKaM essay and your presentation. You'll want to use easybib.com for the Works Cited page/slide. Submit your electronic copy of D3 of the paper to turnitin.com. Bring hard copies of D1,  D2, and D3 to class. Also, work on that presentation. Be sure to know if you're presenting this day! Project specifications can be found on the 12/2 or 12/5 posting.

Draft your 5-7 minute IR book presentation. Your can refer back to the last posting for the main question of the presentation.

 

Include the following in your slide show:

 

A cover slide

A thesis slide

A summary of book slide (optional)

Up to 4 slides of concrete details (you must use direct quotes)

A conclusion slide

A works cited slide

A "thank you" slide

*If you want to do more than 10 slides, please clear it with me.

 

Most presentations will require 4 concrete details, 2 from the IR book and 2 from at least one outside source. If you argue that the book shouldn't be published, you still need 4 concrete details, but you'll also need to decide what criterion means the book should remain unpublished. If you want to argue NO BECAUSE there's a lack of complex history in your IR book, provide 3 concrete details (all from outside source/s) that show important history that the book completely ignores.

 

1. You must have the IR book for the 3rd project in your possession. It should be 200+ pages of any type of fiction that interests you. There have been multiple reminders. This will be the last opportunity to earn full points on this assignment.

 

2. Also, as you prepare your 2nd IR project, keep in mind that the biggest question you will ultimately answer is: 

 

Should the book be published because of its ability to teach about complex (not obvious or commonly understood) history despite the fact that it is technically fiction?

 

3. For class on Wednesday/Thursday, bring a typed hard copy of three URLs that might be helpful for this project. What sources can you find that inform about what was really going on in the lives of people during the place and time your book is set? How did the real public respond to the historical events in your text? Was it similar to how the characters responded in the events?

The first day back after break Ms. Greenhouse would like you to bring your new IR book to class (fiction/200+ pages).

Bring spiral, TKAM essay and any other missing work to class!

 

 

Enjoy your break!

You will not be submitting your TKAM essay electronically until you have completed D3 with Ms. Greenhouse.  Bring your D1 and D2 hard copies to class.

Bring your spirals.

Be prepared to start on your IR project. (You will create a 5 to 7 minute PPT, Google slides, or Prezi.  You will be pretending you book is an unfinished manuscript. 

 

 

D1 of your TKAM assignment is due next class period.  Here is the prompt:

 

What are the qualities that make a great parent?  (Atticus was a great parent.)

 

You must site a minimum of four direct quotes for the text.

 

Your essay must be minimum of four paragraphs:  

1 well developed introduction

at least 2 body paragraphs

1 conclusion paragraph

 

 

TKAM DI essay due.  You MUST have a hard copy when you get to class.

 

Your IR book must be finished.

Review your spiral.  Make sure you have all of the last three 3 squares complete, starting with Chapters 25-27, then Chapters 28-29, and finishing up the book with Chapters 30-31.  Bring your spiral to class.

 

 

PROMPT:  What makes a great parent?  Atticus was a great parent.

You must sight a minimum of 4 direct quotes.  Essay must be at least four paragraphs.

Reminder:  You MUST have a hard copy of your TKAM D1 when you get to class on 11/16!

 

 

Study for the quiz over Chapters 20-31 in TKAM.

 

Chapter 20-31 Vocabulary assignment is due! 

 

You need to list the words, the part speech, definition and copy the sentence from the book (at least enough of the sentence so the word's context is clear).  Underline the word.  Be prepared to use each word in an original sentence.

 

When you come to class you should have all of your 3 squares complete along with the vocabulary assignment.  The words were posted last week.  The first word is ACQUIT (not quit).

 

After the quiz you will receive your essay prompt and have time to work on you DI which is due the next class period.  (Bring your spiral and book to class!!!)

For those of you who were absent, here are the comp. ?s for Chapters 30-31:

 

A.  Who does Atticus think killed Bob Ewell?

B.  What does the Sheriff say about Bob Ewell's death?

C.  After Scout takes Boo home, what makes her sad?

D.  As Scout tells Atticus the story of the Gray Ghost, what does she say about Stoner's Boy?  What is Atticus's response?

E. and G.  Create your own questions and provide answers.

 

The vocab assignment goes right after the Chapter 30-31 3 square.

The quiz over TKAM Chapters 21-31 will be on Wednesday/Thursday (11/9-10).

 

Here are the vocabulary words:

 

quit

brevity

corroborative

demurred

florid

furtive

incantation

irascible

purloined

spurious

tacit

temerity

 

Remember to finish reading the book before coming to class!

 

 

 

 

Read 25-27 and do the top two boxes of a new 3-square.

You need to have your 3 squares complete up through Chapter 24.

You should have the top of the 3 square complete for Chapters 25-27 AND those three chapters read.

 

Read 23-24 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

Read chapters 20-22 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

Prepare for a quiz on chapters 12-19. One or two of the following words will be on the quiz:

 

1. tactful (chapters 12-13)

2. ecclesiastical (12-13)

3. penitentiary (14-15)

4. formidable (16-17)

5. elucidate (16-17)

6. affluent (16-17)

7. convene (18-19)

8. scrutiny (18-19)

9. ambidextrous (18-19)

10. volition (18-19)

Read 18-19 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. Odd classes have until midnight on Tuesday to submit their business letters electronically.

 

 

Finish reading chapters 16 and 17 and complete the vocabulary and events boxes.

Read chapters 14 and 15 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. Also, finish the bottom research box of the previous 4-square. Remember, the 4th and final draft of the business letter is due. Turn in hard copies of all four drafts and electronically submit the final draft to turnitin.com.

Read chapters 12 and 13 and do the top two boxes of a combined 4-square. You'll need four words and four events total. Be sure to have up-to-date spirals with you at all times! Also, the 4th and final draft of your business letter is due Friday/Monday. However, anyone who turns in a hard and electronic copy Wednesday/Thursday will earn an additional 5 points toward the assignment. See the link to turnitin.com.

 

Prepare for a quiz on the first 11 chapters of the book. 1-2 of the 10 vocabulary words listed below will appear on the quiz. Use your 4-squares to study for the quiz. Also, finish reading chapters 10 and 11 and complete the accompanying 3-square. You'll need 4+ vocabulary words and 4+ events. The 7 comprehension questions that go in the big bottom box are listed below.

 

1. foray

2. entailment

3. sojourn

4. contemptuous

5. arbitrated

6. collards

7. ascertaining

8. guileless

9. obstreperous

10. rudiments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read chapters 8 and 9 of TKaM and do a combined 4-square. You only need to do the top two boxes: 4 vocabulary words and 4 events.

Read chapters 6 and 7 and complete the events box of the current 4-square. Do a third draft of your business letter. It is NOT a final draft. DO bring a hard copy to class. Also, have a new IR book. Remember that it should be realistic fiction set in the year 2002 or earlier. The book also needs to be at least 200 pages in length.

Make one combined 4-square for chapters 5-7. Find a total of 6 vocabulary words by skimming all three chapters. Complete the vocab box. Read ONLY chapter 5. Do a 2nd draft of the business letter. Check back later today to see a sample of the business letter format.

Write a complete first draft of a business letter to the English department at our high school. You must argue that your IR book should or should not be taught during the first unit of 9th-grade English next year. Your business letter should be one single spaced page. It should address the following:

 

1. Will it make teachers happy? That is, is it age appropriate? Is it informative or persuasive, instead of primarily entertaining? And, does it present some worthy message? You'll need to incorporate two cd's to support the message you find. The cd's can be paraphrased.

 

2. Will the book make students happy? Consider what one thing that you really liked or didn't like about the book. Then present two cd's that show how the text does that thing you liked or didn't like. These two cd's can be paraphrased too.

Read pages 196-199 in your textbooks and complete the accompanying 4-square. Also, remember that you must finish your IR book by 9/26-27.

Read 35-50 pages in your independent reading book.

1. Read 35-50 pages of your IR book.

2. Establish a turnitin.com account using your new school gmail. Then enroll in the turnitin.com class for our period of English. You'll need the below information:

 

Period 1: Class ID = 13533733, Password = GHFrosh1

Period 2: Class ID = 13534280, Password = GHFrosh2

Period 5: Class ID = 13534304, Password = GHFrosh5

Period 6: Class ID = 13534334, Password = GHFrosh6

*You do NOT need to electronically submit your 3rd draft yet. I will give you time to do so during class on Wed./Thurs.

 

3. Bring your copy of Outliers so that we can return it to the library.

Do a third and final draft of the current writing assignment. Keep in mind that I will charge you for answering the following question:

 

At face value, is the 10,000 hour rule consistent with the American Dream?

 

Bring hard copies of drafts 1, 2, and 3 to class. Have electronic access to the 3rd draft; you will also submit it electronically during class on Monday/Tuesday. Finally, you must FINISH READING your IR book by 9/26-27. If your book is 200 pages and you start today, you will need to read 35 pages from one class session to the next.

Do a second draft of the current writing assignment. Have hard copies of drafts one and two with you in class. Also, make sure that you have electronic access (google doc) to draft two during class. Finally, review the syllabus. I will entertain questions about the syllabus during the first few minutes of our next class session. There will NOT be a quiz on the syllabus.

Write one paragraph answering this question:

 

How does the 10,000 rule alter our notion of the American dream? Have a topic sentence that reads like a thesis. Back up your claim with two quotes from Gladwell's second chapter. This first draft must be typed. Create it in google docs so that you have electronic access to it on a Chromebook in the coming days. However, you must also bring a hard copy to class.

 

Finally, have your IR book in your possession when we next meet.

Read chapter two of Outliers and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square in your spiral.

 

Also, have your IR book with you everyday unless I specify otherwise.

Try to get your first independent reading book by this date. It must be 200+ pages and informational, not narrative. Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs are considered narrative. Also, read chapter one of Outliers and do the top two boxes of a 4-square in your spiral notebooks.

Read "The Power of Sleep" article and do three of the four squares in the new 4-square. I will take this 4-square and the previous one during our next meeting. Also, please try to obtain a spiral notebook that you can dedicate to this course alone. I have a few I can give away to anyone who still needs one on Friday/Monday.

Bring your completed TV article 4-square. Be prepared for the summer reading exam. If you didn't do the summer reading for any reason, you must still do the exam. Select a fiction text  you read with your 8th-grade class. Know the title, author, and names of significant characters. You do not need to retrieve the book; you will not be able to use the book on the exam.

1. Complete the vocabulary box and the "Into" box of the reading 4-square we started in class. There's no need to actually read the article yet.

2. Bring the summer reading paperwork to class. It must include a parent signature.