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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 

 

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Letter to Parents:  2nd and 4th Block Classes (9th Grade English)        5th Block Pre-IB/AP English