8/18/08" Journal, seating chart, textbook distribution, define this week's vocabulary words, read in
textbook pages 51-57 "Reading the Story" and take notes on important concepts.
8/19/08: Journal, discuss homework reading assignment and notes taken, workbook p. 47-50 (nouns)
8/20/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK (20 points), VOCAB QUIZ (20 points), read "The Most
Dangerous Game" in textbook p. 57-76 and answer questions #1-8 on page 77 (due Monday)
8/21/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
8/25/08: Journal, define this week's vocabulary words, discuss homework (page 77 #1-8), read
p. 107-115 "Plot and Structure" and take notes on words in bold print. EDLINE CODES
SENT HOME
8/26/08: Journal, complete group activity to analyze the types of conflict, relationship between the
protagonist and antagonist, and to understand how endings are organically grown out of a
story's plot
8/27/08: Journal, continue group project in class
8/28/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK (20 points), VOCAB QUIZ (20 points), discuss group project
results
8/29/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
9/2/08: Journal, MAKE-UP SUMMER READING PACKETS DUE, define vocabulary for week #3
Complete grammar workbook pages 51-52. Complete in-class activity imagining a vacation.
9/3/08: Journal, discuss freewrite from yesterday, read p. 147-166 in textbook "Interpreter of Maladies" HOMEWORK: finish reading the rest of the story (whatever is left unfinished at the end of class)
Scholastic Book Orders are Due Friday, September 5th. Click here for online ordering information or see the flyer that your child may have picked up in class (it was optional) Orders can be turned in to me on Friday or submitted online by Friday.
9/4/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, Vocabulary QUIZ, complete questions on p. 166 (#1-8) in textbook
9/5/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
9/8/09: Journal, define vocabulary week #4 words, begin notes on the writing unit
9/9/09: Journal, continue writing unit notes
9/10/08: Journal, continue writing unit notes
9/11/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK (20 points), Vocabulary Quiz (20 points), continue writing
unit notes
9/12/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
9/15/08: Journal, define vocabulary week #5 words, continue notes on the writing unit
9/16/08: Journal, INTERIM REPORTS SENT HOME IN CLASS, continue taking notes on writing
9/17/08: Journal, visit from Mrs. Noble (the counselor for ninth grade), continue notes on writing
9/18/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, VOCABULARY QUIZ
9/19/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
9/22/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week #6, continue taking notes on writing
9/23/08: Journal, Formative Assessment Test (district mandated testing), continue taking notes, if time
9/24/08: Journal, continue taking notes on writing
9/25/08: Journal, SCHOOL PICTURE DAY in English class (for yearbook), VOCAB QUIZ,
JOURNAL CHECK
9/26/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
9/29/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week # 7, continue notes on writing
9/30/08: Journal, continue notes on writing. Students will draft an eassy about a family
member who has influenced him/her in some way. Due tomorrow.
10/1/08: Journal, peer edit narrative essays and work on final copy which is DUE TOMORROW
10/2/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, VOCABULARY QUIZ
10/3/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
10/6/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week #8, role playing activity, write a rough draft DUE
TOMORROW based on role playing activity.
10/7/08: Journal, peer edit rough drafts, create a final copy of narrative essay
10/8/08: Journal, FINAL COPY of narrative essay DUE, present in class, class discussion
10/9/08: Journal, VOCAB QUIZ, JOURNAL CHECK, assign descriptive essay ROUGH DRAFT DUE
MONDAY
10/10/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY, Scholastic Book Orders DUE
10/13/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week #9, peer edit rough drafts of descriptive essay, FINAL
COPY of descriptive essay DUE TOMORROW!
10/14/08: Journal, FINAL COPY of Descriptive essay due, present essays in class
10/15/08: Journal, Review vocabulary with vocabulary activities
10/16/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, VOCABULARY QUIZ
END OF NINE WEEK GRADING PERIOD....NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008
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