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 ☐