English 9 (Period 4) Assignments

Do a second (final) draft of your personal narrative. Submit it to turnitin.com before our last class. Bring hard copies of drafts one and two with you. Be sure that you have a great title, use the title of the IR book in your first paragraph, have 3+ examples of non-sight imagery, and an explicit theme stated. Lastly, bring your spiral! You can use your spiral on the Romeo and Juliet timed writing and I will want to grade it while you work on the writing assignment.

Bring a hard copy of the completely drafted IR project. For details about the assignment, look back at the directions for the 5/25 homework posting. Don't forget to have your spirals with you this day and on the day of your final.

Start your IR project during class on Wednesday, 5/23 and add to it for homework. A first draft will not be due until 5/30. This way I can address any questions you have when I return on Thursday and Friday. Nevertheless, you want to take advantage of the opportunity to start drafting during class on Wednesday.

 

The project is a personal narrative. In about 500 words, you should tell about some experience you've had. You have three purposes with this narrative. 1. Start with a paragraph that offers some bridge between your IR book and your story. Perhaps you spend this paragraph explaining how different your story is from the IR book. It is not necessary that there be a connection. 2. Be vivid in your story telling. Incorporate some non-sight imagery. And 3. Explicitly state a theme somewhere in your narrative.

 

Enjoy writing these. I really look forward to reading them! 

Finish the play and the two spiral pages for Act V. Prepare for a quiz on Acts IV and V. Be sure to know all 21 words and terms that could appear on the quiz. Also, have your spirals handy for grading each day for the rest of the semester. Lastly, bring your quarter 4 IR books if possible. The project will be revealed this day.

Complete Act V's vocab/terms column (10+). Read 5.1-5.2 and start the events column. You can also start studying for the vocab/terms portion of the quiz we'll have on 5/23. There are 21 words/terms to know. Two terms from Act II, three terms from Act III, 9 terms/words from Act IV, and 7 from Act V.

Read 4.3-4.5 and finish Act IV, page 1 in your spiral.

Read 4.1 and 4.2. Start the events column. Also, complete the vocabulary column. Many of the words you'll need to know are on page 844.

Read 3.4 and 3.5 and complete the two Act III spiral pages. There will be a quiz on Act III.

 

 

Read 3.2 and 3.3 and add events to the events box. 

Finish reading scene 3.1. Add a few events to the events column. You should be just about done with your IR book. Have another of your choosing with you for Monday. It can be another memoir or autobiography, or anything of your choosing.

Finish the last two scenes of Act II (this is only 4 pages). Complete the events box. There is no third spiral page for Act II, but I recommend you read questions 1, 4, 5 and 7 on page 815 and think about the answers. Remember the vocab words you need to know should be on Act II, page 1 of your spiral. Those same words can all be found on page 794 in the textbook.

Read 2.3-2.4 and add some events to the spiral (7th period has already done this reading). Do a 3rd draft of your original poem. This time, fix the syllables if you aren't happy with the score of your second draft. ALSO, everyone must incorporate either a grave accent or an apostrophe to either elongate or eliminate a word. Your end product though must still contain exactly 10 syllables per line. Bring a hard copy to class.

Be ready for a quiz on Act I of Romeo and Juliet.

 

Finish reading scenes 4 and 5 of Act I and complete the vocab and events spiral page.

 

 

Read 1.2 and 1.3 and add to the events box for Act I.

Pick two roles you are willing to play/read as we read Romeo and Juliet aloud in class (7th period has already done this). Also, see the attachment which contains three questions about your recent poetry assignment. Submit your answers to turnitin.com before class. The quiz of words from the bottom of 766 has been moved to Tuesday, 4/17.

A rewrite of your poem is due. You must make any 10 consecutive lines of your original poem exactly 10 syllables a piece. You must submit hard copies of the original and the rewrite at the beginning of class. Additionally, you must complete the 10+ vocabulary and terms for Act I of Romeo and Juliet. You must include the three terms and five vocabulary words from the bottom of page 769. (For 7th period, the completed 10+ vocabulary words are actually due on 4/10).

Spend 15-20 minutes working on your poem. The requirement is to change any 10 consecutive lines of your poem to be exactly 10 syllables each. This is due 4/11. At that time, you will need to turn it in along with the original. So, be sure to make a copy before you starting making changes to the Google doc.

 

 

Read "Perseus" in your textbook and do the top two boxes. 7th period must also do the bottom left box.

Complete the 2-square in your spirals. It includes the 5 questions from page 1053 and the 6 questions from page 1060.

Have a new IR book with you. It should be an autobiography or memoir.

The other half of you will share your memorized poems today. Look back at the directions for 3/13 and make sure you'll have everything you need. 

1. Everyone should read the poem on 1054 and 1055 in your textbooks. Additionally, answer all of the questions at the end of the poem in the top box of a 2-square in your spirals.

 

2. For half of you, your original poem on your IR book is due. It must be about a significant character and/or his or her experience. It must include a great title. It must be 10+ lines long. It must demonstrate thought and care. It must include three or more lines of metaphor and/or simile. It must be memorized and beautifully read aloud. You must also bring two hard copies to class.

 

*7th period should do #1 by 3/13 and #2 by 3/14. 

 

 

Work on your poem. No additional homework.

1. Timed Writing

You will do a timed writing in class this day. You will get much of the period to work on this in-class essay. You must submit it to turnitin.com by the end of the period (7th period will get until the end of the period on 3/7). The prompts will be based on the passages we looked at during the 3/2 seminar. 

 

2. Spirals

I will begin to get spirals into Aeries while you do the timed writing. Entering the spirals will take several days. Please remember to have your spirals handy for the rest of the quarter.

 

3. Poetry Readings

All students will present on 3/13 or 3/15.

 

 

Remember that I will grade spirals in class over the next several classes. Have yours with you each day in case I ask for it. You have already completed the vocabulary portion of the quiz. You will have a small multiple choice quiz on the plot of chapters 10-12 on Friday. Additionally, each of you will participate in a Socratic seminar about one of three passages from chapters 10-12 on Friday. You will not know which of the three passages you'll need to seminar on until you come to class. 

 

 

Reread each of the below passages. Take notes (don't mark the book). Your notes must be handwritten and fit all on one side of a standard spiral page. You will want to speak about both style (difs) and theme for whichever group you get pulled into. So, it's best to find at least one example of theme and one d, i, f, and s for each of the three passages. Optimize your chances of earning full points by doing all four steps for each of your difs examples. Have your book in class.

 

Passage 1: 175 to "shrieked" at the very top of 181.

 

Passage 2: 187 to "slope" three-fourths of the way down 191.

 

Passage 3: 197-202.

 

Be prepared for Wednesday's quiz. Be ready to hand over your spiral. This includes the 4-column spiral page about your IR book. 

Complete your IR book by this date. Also read 12 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. The ten words to know for the quiz on 2/28 are:

 

1. ensconce -191

2. cordon -191

3. myopia -169

4. phosphorescence -168

5. ululation -196

6. epaulettes -200

7. inimical -187

8. pinnacles -174

9. tendril -165

10. propitiatingly -173

Read chapter 11 and complete the top two boxes.

Read chapter 10 and complete the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

Read chapter 9 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

 

Be ready for a quiz on chapters 7-9. See the previous posting for a list of the vocabulary to know. 

Read chapter 8 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. The vocabulary words to know for next Wednesday's quiz are:

 

1. dun (109)

2. swathed (111)

3. rebuke (128)

4. sodden (130)

5. laden (132)

6. demure (133)

7. fervor (133)

8. gravely (141)

9. fronds (142)

10. ungainly (153)

Read chapter 7 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

Study for Tuesday's quiz. See the 2/2 posting for words to know.

Read chapter 6 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. The words to know for Tuesday's quiz are: 

 

1. belligerence (60)

2. detritus (61)

3. malevolently (71)

4. ineffectual (79)

5. derisive (86)

6. coaxed (86)

7. effigy (87)

8. discursive (92)

9. festoon (v) (96)

10. idly (97) 

Read chapter 5 and do a 6-square. Use page 89 for the difs boxes.

Read chapter 4 and complete the 6-square. Try to do all 4 difs boxes with the second and third full paragraphs on page 62.

Chapter 3's 4-square should now be complete. There is a quiz on chapters 1-3. See the previous posting for the 10 vocabulary words to know.

Your chapter 2 4-square should now be complete. Also, read chapter 3 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. Know the following words for the quiz on Wed./Thurs.:

 

lodgments -7

proffer-9

foliage-9

decorous-15

embossed-16

furtive-22

suffusion-23

pallor-24

pendulum-28

martyred-38

 

Finish the 4-square from chapter 1. For the bottom right box, do the 4 steps for one syntax example from the chapter. Also, read chapter 2 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

 

 

Read chapter 1 and do three of the four boxes in the 4-square. Also, have a new IR book by this date.

Skim chapter 1 of LoTF and do the vocabulary box of a new 4-square (5+ words).

 

 

More presentations!

 

A quiz on chapters 20-31 of TKaM. 7th period must also finish the book and complete the top two boxes of the 29-31 4-square. Additionally, make sure you know the answers to the comprehension questions at the bottom of this posting.

 

Your spiral may be scored/signed, but it is not yet in Aeries. You must leave your spiral in class after your final. Be sure to have it with you!

 

Please see the postings for 12/18 and 12/19 for fuller information about the presentation and quiz.

 

 

1. According to the sheriff, what kind of man is Bob Ewell?

2. When Scout points to the man who saved Jem and looks at him closely, what does she realize?        What does she do and say?

3. Who does Atticus think killed Bob Ewell?

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

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

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

 

More presentations! If you need the full directions for the presentation, please go back and see the posting for 12/18.

 

Also, see the following information. It should be helpful for the final's day quiz.

 

 

unmitigated (273)

temerity (273)

immoral (273)

commutes (293)-Definitely check out the context here. 

acquittal (297)

brevity (312)

varmint (319)

nondescript (333)

amiable (375)

acquiescence (375)

 

 

1. Diction

2. "Her voice soared over the clink of coffee cups and the soft bovine sound of the ladies munching their dainties."

3. I like the alliteration in "clink of coffee cups."

4. The author could have just said the sound the coffee mugs made.

 

B. 

1. Imagery

2. Same quote as A.

3. Clink, and soft bovine sound are interesting.

4. This appeals to our ears. We hear both the sound of the cups banging together and the ladies eating.

 

C.

1. Figurative language

2. Same quote as A.

3. Bovine creates a metaphor. They ladies are cows!

4. The ladies are behaving like animals! This extends to their social, disrespectful behavior.

 

D. 

1. Syntax

2. "Good, but misguided."

3. This a fragment.

4. It's an add on so it doesn't need to be a complete idea. The character repeats her previous insult to Atticus. This ensures that the reader has no chance of missing the insult. The character concedes that Atticus is good, and but leaves us on a negative note again. He might be good, BUT he is ultimately misguided as far as she's concerned.

 

 

 

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Everyone's annotated bibliography (AB) is due. You must have 6 or more citations, each followed by a small paragraph. Have easybib.com construct the citations for you. Alphabetize your citations. Follow each citation with a 2-3 sentence summary of the source. Next answer 2 questions with 1-2 sentences each. 1. What 1 concrete detail (CD) from the article might you use? The CD's can be paraphrased. And 2. Why is this CD valuable or helpful? Don't number the citations or your answers to questions within the paragraph below a citation.

 

PRESENTATION: Some of you are presenting this day. Your presentation should address what readers of your IR book can learn about obscure or nuanced history. Your thesis is the response to this prompt. Your thesis will probably sound something like "readers can learn a lot of what was happening in New England during the 1970's by reading the book titled..." This presentation must include 2 CD's from 2 different sources on your AB. Here, the CD's should be DQ's. Additionally, your presentation must explicitly address whether or not your CD's are consistent with the plot of the novel you read. The presentation should be 2-3 minutes long and contain no more than 6 slides. I suggest breaking your 6 slides up in this way:

 

Title/cover  

Thesis 

CD 1

CD 2

Connections with IR book or lack thereof

A link to a Google doc that contains your annotated bibliography

 

Practice! No notes or notecards can be used.

Less is more. Put very little text on each slide.

I recommend using concise bullets. I'd only make the thesis and cd's full sentences. Please no full paragraphs.

 

READING HOMEWORK: Periods 2 and 4 should read 29-31 and complete the top two boxes of a new 4-square. Period 7 should read chapter 29.

 

 

 

1. Read 27 and 28 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

 

2. Do the DIFS boxes for the passage/s I assigned from chapter 24. This is a separate assignment in the spiral. 2nd period has an 8-square. 4th period has a 4-square.

 

3. Also, remember you can sign up for your desired presentation day and time as early as 7am this day. There will be a signup sheet posted to the door of 315.

Read 24-26 and complete the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

Read chapters 22 and 23 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. Also, start a running works cited using an easybib account. Make sure you make an account so that easybib will save your information for more than 24 hours. Find at least three sources online. Read them and then add each to your works cited page even if you think they may not be helpful. Put the url for everything you read for this project into that works cited page.

Have your IR book finished and bring it with you to class. Read chapters 20-21 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

There will be a quiz on chapters 12-19. See the 11/30 posting for the ten vocabulary words to know for that portion of the quiz.

 

Use easybib to make a works cited page. Print it out a copy. This first draft may be the last so do a nice job.

 

If you want to do the optional 6th draft of your synthesis paper, it is due today. Bring a hard copy with all previous drafts to class.

 

Start studying for the vocabulary portion of Monday's (12/4) quiz. nine of the ten words are:

 

1. denunciation (162)

2. formidable (169)

3. fortitude (189)

4. venerable (200)

5. akimbo (212)

6. connivance (221)

7. acrimonious (229)

8. mollified (241)

9. exodus (253)

10. collective (257)

 

Before Thursday's (11/30) class, become familiar with the attached rubric. Which of the three scoring categories do you think you'll have the most trouble with? Do you think you'll want to do another draft? Doing an additional draft is optional. If you choose to do it, it's due Monday (12/4).

 

Finally, have your spiral ready in class on Thursday, 11/30. 

 

 

No homework. Enjoy your break:)

Periods 2 and 4: Do a 5th draft of your essay. Print a hard copy. Read chapter 18, but don't feel obligated to start the 4-square for 18 and 19 yet. No works cited is due at this time.

 

Period 7: Do a 5th draft. Print a hard copy. No works cited is due at this time.

Read chapters 16 and 17 and do the top two boxes. Then try the 4 g-y-p steps for one diction example. This goes in the bottom right corner of each of the last three 4-squares. You can find at least one diction example on the following pages: 153, 180, and 208, but you may choose different pages if you like. 

Read 14 and 15 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

Read chapters 12 and 13 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

If you don't have a tiger guide, can you find the alma mater on our website or Youtube? Check it out. You'll need to learn it for class soon. You WON'T need to have it memorized by Friday. 

On Wednesday there will be a quiz on chapters 1-11. See the 10/30 posting for the list of 10 words that could appear on the vocabulary portion of the exam.

Read 9-11 and do the top two boxes of a new 3-square. The vocabulary to know for next Wednesday's quiz is:

 

1. unsullied-5

2. entailment-27

3. sojourn-29

4. diminutive-36

5. scuppernongs-47

6. benevolence-57

7. collards-71

8. ascertaining-81

9. characterture-90 (alternative spelling is caricature)

10. camisole-135

Complete the 3-square for chapters 5 and 6. The comprehension questions are as follows:

 

1. What does Miss Maudie tell Scout about "some kind of men?"

2. What is the kids' plan to contact Boo?

3. How does Dill explain Jem's missing pants to Atticus?

 

Also, read chapters 7 and 8 and do the top two boxes of a new 3-square. 

1. Have your IR book in your possession by this date.

 

2. Print draft 4. This is your first complete draft. It should include an introduction and conclusion.

 

3. Read chapters 5 and 6 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

Read chapters 3-4 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.

1. Have a new IR book. It must be realistic or historical fiction and at least 200 pages.

 

2. Make sure you've read chapters 1 and 2 of TKaM and completed the assigned 4-square (7th period should have done this by 10/13).

 

3. Add a second body paragraph to your current draft and print this updated version for class. You must also include internal citations and a good title.

 

Fine tune your thesis and first body paragraph and print another hard copy. Bring the two hard copies to class.

Type your thesis and your first body paragraph. Print a hard copy for class. Also, bring your TKaM book with you.

Finish your IR book and have it with you in class. Also, make sure you love your thesis and topic sentences.

 

 

1. Complete the 10 cards.

 

2. Decide which 4 from 3 sources you will use.

 

3. Draft a thesis in your spiral notebook.

 

Take three notecards on a second source. Did you learn during class that you need to change the format of your original three cards? If so, make changes. You must show me seven cards on Tuesday. This includes the sample we did together in class. See the attached sample.

Take three notecards on the source I gave you. Each notecard must contain a CD, CM, and the title of the article/TED talk/Book chapter. 

 

Check back later this evening for links to the appropriate source for each of the below topics.

 

Sleep

You'll have to see me to get a hard copy of the article "The Power of Sleep."

 

Screen time

 

Happiness

 

Success

Use chapter two of Outliers. You might be able to find the chapter online. However, our library should still have several copies.

 

Cheating

 

 

1. Finish reading The New York Times article "Studies Find More Students Cheating with High Achievers No Exception" and complete the 4-square. You will have to Google this. I'm having trouble attaching the article.

 

2. Come in the door having decided to switch topics or not. Know whether you'd prefer to challenge or defend the prompt for your topic. Also, know which two articles you would like to use. You can simply show these to me on a Chromebook. It is not required to print these articles. Remember you must have three total sources and one of them must be the one I gave you. Finally, one of your three must include an argument that is in opposition to what you want to argue; this may mean some of you need to keep looking.

 

The prompts are:

 

A. Middle and high schools should start later in the day to fight sleep deprivation in teens.

B. Screen time impacts human relationships negatively.

C. Happiness is not a by product of success.

D. Super success is not available to everyone.

E. Cheating is a crime and schools should crackdown on the criminals. 

 

 

Find and print another article related to your research topic. You must be in communication with your partners and make sure you all bring in different articles. Additionally, skim (DON'T READ) the first two chapters of TKaM and finish the vocabulary box of a new 4-square with 4+ words.

 

1. Prepare for a quiz on the second chapter of Outliers and the 12 principles of practice from Tuesday's film.

 

2. Also, have your spirals handy and ready for grading everyday.

Finish the second chapter of Outliers and complete the 4-square. Remember, you also need to be ready for me to grade all six assignments currently in the spiral notebook.

Read pages 35-42 and add two pertinent points to the top right box of the current 4-square.

Skim chapter two of Outliers. Start a new 4-square. Define 6 words from chapter two in the top left box of the 4-square. Period 7 must also finish the quick write about your date of birth.

Use the top half of the next spiral page to do numbers 1 and 2.

 

1. Write down the following topics:

 

Sleep deprivation

Screen time

Happiness

Success

Cheating in a school setting

 

Now rank these topics 1-5, 1 representing the topic you are the most interested in further researching.

 

2. Now explain your first choice in three or more sentences.

 

3. Find, read, and print an article about the chosen topic. Bring the article to class on Monday. Try to find a article that presents information, and perhaps perspectives, not already discussed in class.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED YOUR turnitin.com ACCOUNT.

 

PER. 2 CLASS ID: 16193414      PER. 2 ENROLLMENT KEY: GHP2

PER. 4 CLASS ID: 16193451      PER. 4 ENROLLMENT KEY: GHP4 

 

Have your happiness 4-square and the 2-square of quick writes ready for signing at the beginning of class. Thursday is the last day to get your IR book officially cleared for 50 points. Also, prepare for the summer reading test. Bring the book to class; you can use it on the test.

Promote your happiness. Protect your sleep. Limit your screen time. Also, remember that you will be tested on the summer reading text on 9/7.

Work on your happiness! Also, decide ahead of time how much sleep you'd like to get and to what degree you'd like to limit your screen time on week nights. Then, try to stick to the sleep and screen time min and max you set.

 Finish the television article and complete the 4-square.

 Add the part of speech and definition for myopia to a new 4-square.