Week 13 ( Draft)

9^th Grade Week 13

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	11/3
Class work		Peer Review Catcher in the Rye Essay in your Teams Work on PowerPoints based on When do Kids become Adults?
Homework		Work on PowerPoints based on When do Kids become Adults?
Tuesday	11/4
Class work		Work on PowerPoints based on When do Kids become Adults? Distribution of John Green’s  Looking for Alaska
Homework		Work on PowerPoints based on When do Kids become Adults?
Wednesday	11/5
Class work		Presentations
Homework		Revise Essays
Thursday	11/6
Class work		Work on Essay Revisions
Homework		Work on Essay Revisions
Friday	11/7	Finish Presentations and Reading Looking For Alaska
Class work
Homework		Download from Looking for Alaska Folder in 9th Grade Box and Begin Answering Looking for Alaska Discussion Questions

Week 12 9th Grade 2014

9^th Grade Week 11

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	10/27
Class work		Assessment Test Make-ups Driving Questions: Is ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ still relevant? If so, what can we learn from it about how to live today? Video Introductions: How and Why We Read: Crash Course in English Literature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSYw502dJNY&list=PL88OhuBEAiwRfwGxIij89_ZgNudIQ0UyZ&index=2 Language, Voice, and Holden Caulfield: The Catcher in the Rye Part 1                                                                                              10:51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R66eQLLOins Holden, JD, and the Red Cap- The Catcher in the Rye Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #7                   8:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI1CusL7Ceo The Mysterious Workings of the Teenage Brain  14:23 http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain Download these Articles to read: 1. Why Teenagers Act Crazy http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/opinion/sunday/why-teenagers-act-crazy.html 2. Do we Need to redefine Adulthood? Debaters http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/05/28/do-we-need-to-redefine-adulthood Watch these Videos: 3. The Teenage Brain http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/ <iframe frameborder="0" width="514" height="366" type="text/html" src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02nfa8q392&4x3&w=514&h=366"></iframe> 4. The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124119468 5.  7 Videos on Catcher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUnQ-wOPGUE&index=6&list=PL88OhuBEAiwRfwGxIij89_ZgNudIQ0UyZ
Homework		Review Your Cornell Notes on Blakemore Video Catcher in the Rye Study Guide Questions
Tuesday	10/28
Class work		Catcher in the Rye Study Guide Questions
Homework
Wednesday	10/29
Class work		Catcher in the Rye Study Guide Questions
Homework		Catcher in the Rye Study Guide Questions
Thursday	10/30
Class work		Socratic Seminar on Catcher in the Rye
Homework		Complete Graphic Organizer In Catcher in the Rye Folder in 9th Grade Box
Friday	10/31
Class work		Draft Essay on Catcher Directions:  Based upon the Blakemore video and your 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
Homework		Finish 1st Draft Bring Typed multiple-spaced print out for  Peer Review Exam on Monday

Week 11 English 9A

9^th Grade Week 11

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	10/20	Students should have completed 1 hour of Vocabulary Study on Quizlet.com before class on Monday! Finish Catcher in the Rye As some of you have different editions the pages are a guideline! 1.    Keep your AR Reading Log . a.     Log will be due on Friday 2.    And Make 2 Dialectical Journal Entries a.     Remember to put Page Number where you found your quotation b.    Interpretation, Observation, Question, Personal Response c.     Format Correctly d.    Journal should have a total of 20 quotes by Friday. Journals will be collected on Friday the 24th.
Class work		Assessment Test
Homework		Catcher in The Rye 1.    Keep AR Reading Log 2.    2 Dialectical Journal Entries 3.    Take AR Test when you have finished
Tuesday	10/21
Class work		Assessment Test
Homework		Catcher in The Rye 1.    Keep AR Reading Log 2.    2 Dialectical Journal Entries 3.    Take AR Test when you have finished
Wednesday	10/22
Class work		Assessment Test
Homework		Catcher in The Rye 1.    Keep AR Reading Log 2.    2 Dialectical Journal Entries 3.    Take AR Test when you have finished
Thursday	10/23
Class work		Assessment Test
Homework		Catcher in The Rye 1.    AR Reading Logs Due 2.    2 Dialectical Journal Entries and Journals due tomorrow  (20 Quotes total for all students) 3.    Take AR Test when you have finished Honors students must have completed AR Test on A Separate Peace by Friday!
Friday	10/24
Class work		Assessment Test
Homework		Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Catcher in the Rye 1.    Keep AR Reading Log 2.    Take AR Test when you have finished Honors students must have completed AR Test on A Separate Peace by Today Honors Seminar on A Separate Peace due on the 29th