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9th Grade Pre-IB/AP English (5th Block)
| Week 16 December 1 |
Literature: Great Expectations Stage Two Test Friday Writing Workshop: Finish research review Grammar: Quotation marks |
| Week 15 November 24 |
Literature: Great Expectations Stage One Test Monday Begin reading Stage Two (Remember to do your reading over the holidays! You will NOT have any homework over the winter break, I promise!) Writing: Make sure you have at least two pieces of writing turned in! |
| Week 14 November 17 |
Literature: Anthem Sketch book due Monday. Begin Great Expectations Monday. Reading Schedule! here Grammar: Comma test Wednesday. Study Guide |
| Week 13 November 10 |
Literature: Anthem Finish by Friday. Sketch book due Monday, November 17. Writing: Using research appropriately Grammar: Finishing comma unit; test Wednesday, November 19. PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME Thursday, November 13! |
| Week 12 November 3 |
Literature: Animal Farm test Wednesday. Begin
Anthem Friday. Writing: Using research Grammar: Commas |
| Week 9 October 13 |
Literature: Most Dangerous Video Game Project Due Monday Begin Animal Farm Thursday. Writing: All character analyses due by Wednesday. Grammar: Commas |
| Week 8 October 6 |
Computers not working. Sorry no assignments on-line this week. |
| Week 7 Sept. 29 |
Literature: Short story unit ("Cask of Amontillado," "The
Necklace," "The Scarlett Ibis") Writing: Character Analysis Grammar: Dialogue / Quotation marks |
| Week 6 Sept. 22 |
Literature: Test The Odyssey -- Monday; Begin short story unit ("The Most Dangerous Game") Writing: Character Analysis Grammar: Capitalization quiz Wednesday |
| Week 5 Sept. 15 |
Literature: The Odyssey test Friday (Study guides go out
on Wednesday.) Writing Workshop: Paragraph Unity Grammar: Capitalization test Wednesday |
| Week 4 Sept. 8 |
Literature: The Odyssey -- Finish book (Test next
week.) Grammar: Capitalization Writing Workshop: Paragraph Unity Turn in $35 for ASF field trip by Friday! Progress Reports go home Thursday. |
| Week 3 Sept. 2 |
Literature: The Odyssey, part 1 Grammar: Sentence Structure test Thursday Writing Workshop: First piece of writing due by Monday, September 8. Turn in $35 for ASF field trip! |
| Week 2 | Literature: Begin The Odyssey Grammar: Sentence structure Writing: Writing Workshop beginning Students receive computers on Wednesday. |
| Week 1 | Literature: Test over The Time Machine Story telling and how our language developed Grammar: Sentence structure Writing: Begin Writing Workshop |
9th Grade English (2nd and 4th Blocks)
| Week 16 December 1 |
Literature: Biographies Grammar: Finish quotation marks Writing: Finish writing fiction; begin writing biographies |
| Week 15
November 24 |
Literature: Finish watching Simon Birch
("Scarlet Ibis") Begin biographies Grammar: Begin quotation marks Writing: Writing fiction |
| Week 14 | Literature: Short Story Unit Grammar: Comma unit, test Wednesday: Study guide Writing: Writing fiction |
| Week 13 November 10 |
Literature: Short Story Unit Grammar: Finish comma unit; test Wednesday, November 19. Writing: Writing fiction PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME Thursday, November 13! |
| Week 12 November 3 |
Literature: Begin Short Story Unit Grammar: Commas Writing: Poetry -- writing it and writing about it |
| Week 9 October 13 |
Literature: Finish Romeo and Juliet
(Test next week.) Grammar: Clear and precise use of modifiers Writing: Five paragraph essays |
| Week 8 October 6 |
Computers not working. Sorry no on-line assignments this week. |
| Week 7 Sept. 29 |
Literature: Begin Romeo and Juliet Grammar: Adjective and Adverb Usage Writing Workshop: Character Analysis |
| Week 6 Sept. 22 |
Literature: Poetic language Grammar: Noun Usage (plurals) Writing Workshop: Five paragraph essays |
| Week 5 Sept. 15 |
Literature: The Odyssey test Wednesday
(This may change. Stay tuned!) Grammar: Capitalization Writing Workshop: Character analysis (five paragraph essay) |
| Week 4 Sept. 8 |
Literature: Finish The Odyssey.
Test Wednesday, September 17. Grammar: Noun use Writing: Five paragraph essays Turn in ASF money ($35) by Friday. Progress Reports go home Thursday. |
| Week 3 Sept. 2 |
Literature: Heroes Power Point due Tuesday.
Beginning
The Odyssey Wednesday. Grammar: Sentence Structure test Thursday Writing: First piece of writing turned in no later than Monday, September 8. |
| Week 2 | Literature: Begin The Odyssey Grammar: Fragments Writing: Writing Workshop beginning Students receive computers on Wednesday. |
| Week 1 | Literature: Begin with "Whatif" and
Storytelling Unit Grammar: Sentence structure / fragments and run-ons Writing: Begin Writing Workshop |
Links to First Day Forms: Discipline and Grading Procedures Parent Questionnaire
Letter to Parents: 2nd and 4th Block Classes (9th Grade English) 5th Block Pre-IB/AP English