Week 8 ( two weeks until 10 week report card)

Week 8 English 9

Day	Class work	Homework
Monday Printout syllabus before class Monday for 100 pts ☐ Print our Engrade with parent/guardian signature and Contact PHONE NUMBER 100 Pts ☐ Print out Roman Numeral outline from box.com ☐ Download Symbolism (Grandfather) Essay Template Box.com 100 Pts due Monday at beginning of class ☐ LACER Tutoring Students Don’t forget to turn in your signed LACER logs to receive your 21st century skills points! ☐	Extension for Final Drafts of Compare 2 Political Speeches Essay submission window will be closed at 8 am Sunday. Read Gary Soto The Grandfather pp. 47-51 ☐ Complete Reading Check and Thinking Critical Questions 1-9 ☐ Unit 4 Vocabulary Exam ☐	Vocabulary Unit 5 Definitions ☐ Finish Reading Check and Thinking Critical Questions 1-9 ☐ 1st Accelerated Reader (AR) Test must be completed by October 10th test must be taken with the Librarian Ms. Whitman or with Doc C ☐ P6 Ender’s Game Reader’s Dialectical Journals due and take AR Test for your credit.
Tuesday P 4-7 Shortened Day	Complete Argument Powerpoints☐ Roman Numeral Outlines	Vocabulary Unit 5  Completing the sentence ☐
Wednesday	Roman Numeral Outline ☐ Roman Numeral Outline of Essay on The Grandfather ☐ Write an essay that evaluates the author’s argument that the avocado tree is a symbol of the grandfather. Describe Soto’s intent with the symbol, and then give examples from the text to support this claim. How did his use of this symbol affect the tone of the story? Comment on how successful Soto’s Intent was.	Vocabulary Unit 5 Synonyms and Antonyms   ☐  Grandfather Evaluation of argument Essay Complete Introductory Paragraph and Body Paragraphs 1 and 2 ☐
Thursday	Peer review Introductions and Body Paragraphs 1 and 2 ☐ Complete Body Paragraphs ☐	Vocabulary Unit 5 Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context ☐ Finish Conclusion of Evaluation of Grandfather Essay☐ Remember to proofread your essay!  Do not submit without 1.   reading out loud to catch sentence fragments and run-ons ☐ 2.    running spell and grammar check ☐ 3.   check for plagiarism. ☐ Have you put quotation marks around the work of others?  ☐Have you used Block quotes for quotations >3 lines? ☐ Do you have your Works Cited List in MLA format? ☐
Friday	Peer Review Essays ☐ Draft due to Turnitin.com by 5PM Sunday	Vocabulary Unit 5   Study for Unit 5  Exam Monday Use Quizlet.com ☐ Submit Grandfather Essay to turnitin.com by 5 PM Sunday Lock-out at 5:01  ☐ Read pp. 53 Political Cartoons  answer Questions1-3 ☐

Speech Databank

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Rhetoric.org Speechbank

Week 7

Week 7 English 9

Day	Class work	Homework
Monday Printout syllabus before class Monday for 100 pts ☐ Print our Engrade with parent/guardian signature and Contact PHONE NUMBER 100 Pts ☐ Download Comparison of Two Political Speeches from 9th grade Box.com 100 Pts  due Tuesday at beginning of class ☐	Revised Final Drafts of MLK Essays submission window will be closed. Complete Analysis of Obama 2004 Convention Speech and Bill Clinton Speech  ☐ Web Address/URL for Obama 2004 Speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0 WEb address for Clinton Sppech Nominating ObamaClinton Nomination of Obama 2012 Web address for King Video and still photo montage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-OIjLDMWec Unit 3 Vocabulary Exam  ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4  Definitions ☐    Print out Comparison of Two Political Speeches Essay Template from Box.com  to use for timed essay exam☐ Review your Notes on Barack Obama Speech for Timed Essay Exam ☐
Tuesday P 1,2, 3	Timed Evaluation of Speech Essay Notes and Outline Only (Grades will be based on Common Core 9th/10th grade Argument rubric and the 9 areas of the template that your copied into your reader’s Writer’s Notebooks.)  ☐  ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4  Completing the sentence ☐ ☐
Wednesday 4,6,7	AR Reading TEST in Library ☐ P 6 Pick Up Ender’s Game Novel ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4 Synonyms and Antonyms   ☐  ☐ Tip: You should have ~ 10 paragraphs if you “hot all the beats” of the template and write a strong Introduction!
Thursday	Introduction to MLA Format Citations using Son of Citation maker Draft Evaluation of Speech Essay 1000 words ( Times New Roman 12- Point Font  Double-spaced for Final Draft Remember to triple space your Rough Draft Rough Draft due to Turnitin.com by Sunday 5 PM THIS WILL BE A LOCK-OUT After 5PM ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4 Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context ☐ Work on Draft of 1000-word Essay Make sure it is logically organized and coherent ☐ Remember to proofread your essay!  Do not submit without reading out loud to catch sentence fragments and run-ons, running spell and grammar check, and check for plagiarism. Have you put quotation marks around the work of others? Have you used Block quotes for quotations >3 lines, Do you have your Works Cited List in MLA format?
Friday	Read Gary Soto  The Grandfather pp. 47-51 ☐ Complete Reading Check and Thinking Critical Questions 1-9	Vocabulary Unit 4   Study for Unit 3 Exam Monday Use Quizlet.com ☐ Comparison of 2 Political Speeches Essay due by 5 PM on Sunday to turnitin.com (Locked out after 5 ☐

Youtube links to Political Speech Video URLs for study

Web Address/URL for Obama 2004 Speech

Obama 2004

Web address for King Video and still photo montage

Dr. Martin Luther King

Week 6 English 9

Week 6 English 9

Day	Class work	Homework
Monday Printout syllabus before class Monday for 100 pts ☐ Print out Engrade Have it signed by parent/gaurdian and have them write contact phone number below signature for 100 pts ☐	Unit 2 Vocabulary Exam ☐ Revised Jackie Robinson Essays due ☐ Peer Review Martin Luther King Essay that evaluates the credibility of King’s argument. In your essay, critique the relationship between generalizations and evidence. Also answer these questions: What was King’s intent with the speech? How did King’s intent affect the structure and tone of the speech?  ☐	Submit MLK Essay toturnitin.com ☐ Read, Highlight, and Annotate Battle of Birmingham Poem pp. 214-218 Purple Book ☐
Tuesday P 1,2,3 day	Read and Listen To Battle of Birmingham Highlight and Annotate Text ☐ Watch Video on Birmingham Children’s March ☐ Literary Focus Dramatic Irony-when the reader knows something a character does not Allusion- a reference to features of a culture that people share Ballad- a song that tells a story Folk ballads composed by unknown singers still song today Literary ballads- written in imitation of old ballads Refrain- (repeated words or sentences) Rhythm-musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables or by the repetition of sound patterns Rhyme-repetition of the accented vowel sound and all sound following it in a word (fine/line; daring/caring) Generalization- a broad statement that covers many situations Every generalization should be backed up by evidence ·      Facts ·      Statistics (number facts) ·      Examples ·      Quotations from experts	Vocabulary Unit 3 Definitions ☐ Revise Jackie Robinson Essay Submit to turnitin.com before class on Wednesday ☐
Wednesday P4, 6,7 Day	Read and Listen To Battle of Birmingham Highlight and Annotate Text ☐ Watch Video on Birmingham Children’s March Literary Focus Dramatic Irony-when the reader knows something a character does not Allusion- a reference to features of a culture that people share Refrain- (repeated words or sentences) Generalization- a broad statement that covers many situations Every generalization should be backed up by evidence ·      Facts ·      Statistics (number facts) ·      Examples ·      Quotations from experts ☐	Vocabulary Unit 3 Completing the sentence☐
Thursday Back to School Night	Listen to and Analyze Bill Clinton and Barack Obama Analyze Speeches ☐ ☐ http://apps.washingtonpost.com/politics/transcripts/2012/presidential/live/737/ http://obamaspeeches.com/002-Keynote-Address-at-the-2004-Democratic-National-Convention-Obama-Speech.htm	Vocabulary Unit 3 Synonyms and Antonyms ☐
Friday Shortened Day	Memorize and Present a 3-minute section of a speech due Monday ☐ Speech Rubric is on Box.com on Main Website	Recite Speech ☐  Vocabulary Unit 3 Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context ☐ ☐ Study for Unit 3 Exam Monday Use Quizlet.com ☐

 

Bonus

1. Print out your engrade

2. Get parent/guardian signature

3. Highlight assignment if you believe grade is incorrect

4. Staple assignment to engrade

5. Turn in correct folder

6. Get 100 points

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Week 5 English 9

Week 5 English 9

Day	Class work	Homework
Monday Printout syllabus before class Monday for 100 pts ☐ Download Box.com documents ☐ Outline Editing Symbols ☐	Unit 1 Vocabulary Exam ☐ Timed Essay ☐ Copy password and class is to register for turnitin.com ☐	Register for turnitin.com ☐ Revise Jackie Robinson Essay Submit to turnitin.com before class on Wednesday ☐
Tuesday	Read and Listen To I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pp. 41-45 Highlight and Annotate Text ☐ Literary Focus Allusion- a reference to features of a culture that people share Refrain- (repeated words or sentences) Generalization- a broad statement that covers many situations Every generalization should be backed up by evidence ·      Facts ·      Statistics (number facts) ·      Examples ·      Quotations from experts	Vocabulary Unit 2 Definitions ☐ Revise Jackie Robinson Essay Submit to turnitin.com before class on Wednesday ☐
Wednesday	Read Highlight and Annotate To I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pp. 41-45 Highlight and Annotate Text ☐	Vocabulary Unit 2 Completing the sentence☐
Thursday	Complete Essay Template/Graphic Organizer and Roman Numeral Format Outline  ☐ ☐ Write a 600-word Essay that evaluates the credibility of King’s argument. In your essay, critique the relationship between generalizations and evidence. Also answer these questions: What was King’s intent with the speech? How did King’s intent affect the structure and tone of the speech?	Vocabulary Unit 2 Synonyms and Antonyms ☐
Friday	Revise Outline and Write 1st draft of 600- word Essay and submit to turnitin.com ☐	Vocabulary Unit 2 Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context ☐ ☐ Study for Unit 2 Exam Monday Use Quizlet.com ☐