English 9 (Period 6) Assignments

Final Exam essays are due Friday, Dec. 20.  No late essays will be accepted!  Email me your essay if you are absent.  Essays must be typed and formatted using MLA.

Prepare for your Socratic Seminar!

Your entire rough draft must be completed by Monday.  Print out a hard copy of your essay, and bring it to class. 

Today we turned in Animal Farm journals 1-7.  Absent students should submit them to the teacher on Monday!

Complete paragraph #3 of your essay.

Complete the introduction paragraph of your essay.

Prepare for your timed writing.

Read chapter 10 of Animal Farm.  Complete journal #7.

 

 

A fable is a story, usually told through animals, that teaches a lesson or gives a moral. Explain how Animal Farm can be seen as a fable even though it does not have a moral stated at the end.

Provide a moral of your own and support  it using two CDs from the novel.

Today we finished reading chapter eight of Animal Farm.

Today we read chapter seven of Animal Farm, and we completed journal five.

 

Journal #5 The Executions, Nov. 18

 

MAKING INFERENCES:

1. What do you think is the point of the execution scene? Why do you think Napoleon executes so many animals that day?  Why do you think the animals confess to crimes for which there is no evidence? 

2. Why is “Beasts of England” banned? What is the purpose of the new song?

Complete your chapter five questions for Animal Farm.

Independent reading journals are due Wednesday.  You may complete missing journals during lunch or during Centaur Plus on Tuesday.

Read your independent novel!  We completed our first journal on Sept. 30.  Sign up for Centaur Plus if you missed this prompt.

Read your independent novel!  We completed our second journal on October 10.  Sign up for Centaur Plus if you missed this prompt.

Today we completed independent reading journal #3.  Remember, final projects are due November 5!

Be sure to prepare for your independent book project!

Here is the link for the Healthy Kids survey:

 

 surveys.wested.org/chks/FP939JK 

Complete your vocabulary charts for Animal Farm (chapters 6-10).

Finish reading chapter four of Animal Farm. 

Journal #2 for Animal Farm:

 

Journal #2 Predicting, Oct. 25

From what you know so far about the pigs and other animals on the farm, predict what you think the future will be like for the animals.  Be specific in your description.

Finish reading chapter one of Animal Farm.

Complete a vocabulary chart for Animal Farm (chapters 1-5).

Today we wrote a Perfect Paragraph in class for "The Scarlet Ibis."

Presentations are due Monday, October 7!

Study for your vocabulary quiz!

Finish annotating "The Scarlet Ibis."

Complete your annotations for the first two and a half pages of "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst.  Consider tone and foreshadowing in your annotations. Also consider Brother and Doodle. How do their personalities differ? Find contrasting traits. 

Complete your vocabulary chart for "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst.

We choose novels for our independent reading project on Wednesday, September 18th! 

Finish reading "The Last Boast," and complete the attached questions.  Write your answers on a separate piece of paper, and write in complete sentences.

Bring an independent reading book to class on Monday, and I hope you have a happy weekend!

Reread the excerpt from The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.  Be prepared to answer discussion questions when you return.

Please sign and return the syllabus.  Thank you!

Use your summer reading book to complete the book review organizer.  You will use this organizer to complete your book review on Friday during class. 

 

Complete either the “Student One-Pager” or the “Three Things” letter.  Assignments are due Thursday, August 29th.

Three Things Letter

Please type your letter using Google Docs.

Your letter should have an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

Your letter should not be more than two pages long.

Identify three things that you want me to know about you.

Sample letters are available in the classroom.