English 9: Week of December 15-19

1. Finish watching the "Miracle Worker" film
2. Complete crossword puzzle on the play
3. Journal #17 (what is the best gift that you have ever GIVEN someone? Explain.)
4. In gray textbook, complete on p.703 Writing Options #1-4 (1 paragraph response p/item) and Vocabulary #1-8
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ENJOY YOUR BREAK FROM SCHOOL AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! :-)

English 9: Weeks of December 1-12

1. Finish reading and discussing The Miracle Worker play (Act 3)
2. Answer Act 3 questions p. 702 #2-7
3. QUIZ on Acts 2-3
4. Notes on Literary elements for the play
5. Look up vocab definitions Acts 2-3
6. Journal #15 (What did you think of the ending of the play? Explain.)
7. Compete Study Guide questions Acta 1-3 -do any 15 out of 22 on study guide sheet.
8. Review for Miracle Worker unit exam
9. Read novel for novel project and complete reading log
10. Unit Exam on The Miracle Worker
11. Disability Awareness session with Ms. Dolan
12. Begin watching the Miracle Worker film
13. Respond in 1 paragraph: Was Annie morally right in isolating Helen from her family in order to teach her? Explain.
14. Journal #16 (What is the best gift that you have ever RECEIVED? Explain.)
15. Complete review sheet on Acts 2-3

English 9: Week of November 24-28

1. Journal #14 (Describe at least one thing that you are thankful for.)
2. Read and discuss Act 2 of The Miracle Worker. Answer questions p.681 #2-8 following Act 2.
3. Act One Review sheet due 11/25.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

English 9: Week of November 17-21

1. Read and discuss Act 1 of The Miracle Worker play
2. Answer Act 1 review questions (in gray textbook) p.568 #2-7
3. Disabilities Statement worksheet (ratings and paragraph)due
4. One paragraph response: If you were going to lose one of your 5 senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell), which of the them would you NOT miss and why? Explain.
5. Journal #13 (What are some of your first impressions of the play? Explain.)
6. Work on reading your outside reading book for your novel project and complete project reading log#1 at the end of the week

English 9: Week of November 10-14

1. Journal #12 (Do you think handicapped people feel respected by society? Explain.)
2. Watch Edgar Allan Poe videos
3. Introduction to Drama and The Miracle Worker
4. Notes on Drama, Gibson, Helen Keller
5. Write a 1 paragraph description of an object, animal or type of weather NOT using the senses of sight and sound.
6. Look up vocabulary definitions for 10 vocab words
7. Worksheet on disabilities
8. Trip to Library to get a book for 2nd quarter novel project.

English 9: Week of November 3-7

1. Short Story Unit Exam on Mon, 11/3
2. Work on Short Story COLLAGE projects due Fri, 11/7! (20% of 1st quarter average)
3. SSR #9 and complete reading log #9 at the end of the week.
Reminders- Journals #1-10 should have already been turned in and count for 10% of your first quarter average. The end of first quarter is Friday, 11/7! Make sure all of your work is up to date!!

English 9: Week of October 27-31

1. Journal #11
2. Vocab for "The Tell-Tale Heart"
3. Read and discuss "The Tell-Tale Heart"
4. Answer questions # 1, 2, 4, 6 following story
5. Finish notes on key aspects of Poe's writing style
6. Respond in 1 paragraph: what is the scariest movie/tv show you have ever seen?
7. Introduce short story collage project-collages due on Fri, 11/7!
8. Review for short story unit exam-EXAM on Mon, 11/3!
9. SSR #8-complete reading log #8
10. Reminder-the end of the 1st quarter in Fri, 11/7! Is your work up to date?

English 9: Week of October 20-24

1. Journal # 10 (How do superstitions change people's behaviors? Explain.)
2. Vocabulary for "The Cask of Amontillado"
3. Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe- take notes on listening passage based on Poe's life and write a 2 paragraph biographical response using your notes discussing Poe's life.
4. Overhead notes on Poe's Writing Style
5. Read and continue to discuss Poe's life pp.194-196 in textbook
6. Read "The Cask of Amontillado" pp. 207-216. Discuss. Answer questions p. 216 #1-3
7. Read "The Letter to Maria Clemm" p. 205-206 and answer questions p. 206 #1-3 and read "Annabel Lee" pp199-200 and answer questions p. 200 #1-4.
8. Respond in 1 paragraph: In the heat of the moment, have you ever felt like getting even? Explain.
9. SSR #7 and complete reading log #7 at end of week.
10. JOURNAL COLLECTION #1-10 ON FRIDAY, 10/24! BE PREPARED!!
QUIZ on "The Cask of Amontillado" on Monday, 10/27!

English 9: Week of October 13-17

1. Guidance presentation on PSAT info and materials
2. Quiz on "The Scarlet Ibis"
3. In class essay assignment: Choose one essay topic to respond to in 4 paragraphs:
-Have you ever been caught between a rock and a hard place? Have you ever found yourself in a position where you had to make a difficult choice? The narrator in "The Scarlet Ibis" makes many choices. In a four paragraph essay, describe 2 experiences and/or choices you had to deal with that may not have only affected your life, but also the lives of everyone around you.
OR
-The narrator in this story says, "there is within me...a knot of cruelty borne by a stream of love." Think about your relationships with the people you love, especially in your family. Can love and cruelty exist at the same time? Why or why not? Explain and support your opinion in a 4 paragraph essay response.
4. SSR #6 and complete reading log #6 at end of week
5. Prepare for journal collection within 2 weeks! Collection will be for entries #1-10!

English 9 :Week of October 6-10

1. Library orientation -check out a novel for SSR
2. Notes on Symbolism, Point of View, Foreshadowing
3. Vocabulary sentences due for "The Scarlet Ibis"
4. Read "The Scarlet Ibis" in textbook and discuss
5. Answer active reading questions for story in textbook as well as connecting to literature questions following the story
6. Journal #8 (Predict and explain your grades for each of your classes at the five week point.)
6. SSR #5 at the end of the week-complete reading log #5

ENG 9: Week of September 29-October 3

1. Read "The Necklace" in textbook and discuss
2. Vocab sentences for "Necklace" words
3. Journal entries #6 and #7 (what did you think of the ending of "The Necklace?")
4. One paragraph response to the following: Does having money equal being happy?
5. Questions #1,2,3,4, and 8 in textbook following the story
6. Notes on IRONY
7. Irony Quiz
8. Reward poster for the necklace
9. SSR and reading log at end of the week
This Friday marks the end of the five weeks! Please make sure all of your work is in!