Saturday, April 6, 2013

Week 13 Second Semester

9th Grade Second Semester Week 13
Class Work
Homework
Monday

Academic Vocabulary Words

Synthesis
Exposition
Symbol
Allegory
Ambiguity
Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Biographical Knowledge
Biographical approach
Unit 14 Vocabulary Exam

CST Prep

Read Literary Roots pp. 200-201

Historical setting
Biographical information

1. Who are the people in the text?
2. What’s the situation?
3. Is the speaker make or female? Angry or happy? Frustrated or content?
4. Why is the speaker saying X?


Unit 15 Vocabulary
Definitions

Unit 15 Vocabulary exam and a Unit 13-15 review exam will be next week.




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.


CST Prep

Read American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer pp. 202-209

Close Reading (Highlight and Annotate)
Vocabulary Unit 15 Book C
Completing the Sentence
Synonyms and Antonyms

Finish Reading, Highlighting, and Annotating An American History pp202-209




Wednesday

Genres
Theme
Universal Themes
Characters
Motivations
Imagery
Figurative language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Historical setting or historical context
Historical Approach


 CST Prep  (15 Minutes)
Read Volar pp. 210-213

Answer Questions 1-7 pp. 213 in your teams






Vocabulary Book C
Unit 15
Choosing the Right Word
 Vocabulary in Context




Thursday
Internal conflict
External conflict
·      Human vs. human
·      Human vs. nature
·      Human vs. Supernatural
·      Human vs. machine
·      Human vs. Society



Dialogue
Dramatic Monologue

CST Prep

Read Analyzing a Poem 236-240

Elements

Speaker
Theme
Tone

Study for Vocabulary Exam Unit 15 tomorrow






Friday

News reports
News features
Fact- can be proven true
Opinion-a personal belief or judgment
Unit 15 Vocabulary Exam

CST Prep


CST  Exams Begin next week


Unit 13-15 Vocabulary Review Exam is Monday

Use Quizlet.com to study








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