Week 14 Second Semester

9th Grade Second Semester Week 14	Class Work	Homework
Monday Common Core Standard: Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. Concrete details include: 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 Exam CST Prep Poetry Vocabulary and Drama Vocabulary Analyzing A Poem Read Drama by Diane Tasca pp. 219-221	Vocabulary Book D unit 1 Definitions
Tuesday	CST Prep Read Drama by Diane Tasca pp. 219-221	Vocabulary Unit 1 Book D Completing the Sentence Synonyms and Antonyms
Wednesday	CST Ballad of Birmingham Dudley Randall Bio The History behind the Ballad	Vocabulary Book D Unit 1 Choosing the Right Word  Vocabulary in Context
Thursday	CST Prep Read Barefoot in the Park	Study for Vocabulary Exam Unit 1  tomorrow
Friday	Unit 15 Vocabulary Exam Read Barefoot in the Park	CST  Exams Begin next week Make up any missing work! Begin Romeo and Juliet!

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

Week 12 9th grade second semester

9th Grade Second Semester Week 12	Class Work	Homework
Monday Academic Vocabulary Words Synthesis Exposition Symbol Allegory Ambiguity Irony Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Biographical Knowledge Biographical approach	Vacation Unit 13 Vocabulary Exam is Tuesday, April 2nd Submit Spell and Grammar Checked Compare and Contrast essay to Turnitin.com before the beginning of  class on Tuesday, April 2nd	Unit 13 Vocabulary Exam is Tuesday, April 2nd Submit Spell and Grammar Checked Compare and Contrast essay to Turnitin.com before the beginning of  class on Tuesday, April 2nd.
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.	Unit 13 Exam  (10 minutes) CST Prep: Read Snow PP. 184 in your groups Answer Questions 1-6 ( 30) Minutes	Vocabulary Unit 14 Book C Definitions Completing the Sentence Synonyms and Antonyms
Wednesday Genres Theme Universal Themes Characters Motivations Imagery Figurative language Simile Metaphor Personification Historical setting or historical context Historical Approach	CST Prep  ( 10 Minutes) Review 1st person 3rd Person omniscient, and 3rd person limited Pronoun review Begin Constructed response #7 pp. 195 Use at least 2 of this weeks vocabulary words correctly in your response.	Vocabulary Book C Unit 14 Choosing the Right Word Finish Constructed Response
Thursday Internal conflict External conflict ·      Human vs. human ·      Human vs. nature ·      Human vs. Supernatural ·      Human vs. machine ·      Human vs. Society Dialogue Dramatic Monologue	Close Reading   Salvador Late or Early Review diction Character Analysis Simile Style In Teams Answer Questions 1-7  Pay Close attention to question 7 ( make sure you know definitions of all the terms). and Outline Constructed Response #8 p. 197	Unit 14  Vocabulary in Context Finish Constructed response #8 p 197
Friday News reports News features Fact- can be proven true Opinion-a personal belief or judgment	Close Reading of  Papa Who Wakes Up Tired  In the Dark pp. 198 and Those Winter Sundays P 198 Answer Gist questions p 199 1-7 Read Question 8 Find Evidence/examples Discuss with team mates.	Unit 14 Vocabulary Exam is Monday Use Quizlet.com to study 5 paragraph essay Analyze the theme in both poems Provide specific examples to support your response/claim

CST Released Test Questions

Extra Credit Assignment



June 2012 Released Test Questions


1. Do this practice test over the break.
2. Check your answers.
3. Write out neatly or type any questions you have or topics you want me to explain or review.