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 ☐