Week 2 English 9B

9th Grade Second Semester Week 2	Class Work	Homework
Monday Academic Vocabulary Words Synthesis Exposition Symbol Allegory Ambiguity Irony Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Biographical Knowledge Biographical approach	Study for Quiz on Refuting an Argument Catcher in the Rye Quiz	Study for Quiz on Refuting an Argument Catcher in the Rye Quiz
Tuesday Objective: To be able to compare and contrast informational/expository articles.  Students should be able to analyze imagery, diction (word choice) tone, situation (context), and memories through lens such as race, religion, gender, and age.	Quizzes Begin Study Skills Packet	Finish Study Skills Packet
Wednesday Genres Theme Universal Themes Characters Motivations Imagery Figurative language Simile Metaphor Personification Historical setting or historical context Historical Approach	Analysis of Holden Caulfield’s decision’s Chapters 1-9	Complete Character Analysis Worksheet
Thursday Vocabulary Pre-frontal Cortex Synapses Synaptic pruning Social-emotional response fMRI Decision-making, planning meta-analysis meta Inhibiting	Sarah Blakemore’s TED Talk The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain. http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain.html Cornell Notes	Write a summary of Sarah Blakemore’s TED talk based on your Cornell Notes
Friday	Compare your notes with your teammates And revise your summary Complete Graphic Organizer	Reread Catcher in the Rye Chapters 10- 20 Essay: Based upon the Blakemore video and you reading of Chapter’s 1-10 write a 5-paragraph paper arguing that Holden’s behaviors indicate that he is not thinking about the consequences of his decisions. Mysterious Workings of the Teenage Brain