*This is a tentative schedule, and I maintain the right to change it at any time.
Instructions for How to "Share" Google Docs: All essays should be "shared" with me via Google Docs. As a reminder for how to "share" documents, please following these instructions: 1) When looking at the Google doc, please select the blue "share" button in the upper-right hand corner of the document. 2)Then where it says, "Add people", type in my email address: [email protected] 3) When the screen asks you if you are sure that you want to share the document, select "Yes". 4) Select the "done" button when finished. 5) Double check with me to ensure I received the document in my email. 9th-10th Grade English Common Core Standards
Thursday: -Welcome to 9th Grade Literature & Composition A! Discuss classroom expectationsand thesyllabus; get your syllabus signed by Thursday, 8/14. Friday: -Diagnostic/Baseline Writing today
Week 1: August 11-15 Monday: Media Center: Take baseline assessment on USA TEST PREP. 1. Go to USA TEST PREP. 2. Create an account, and register for my class (Server). 3. Take a benchmark. Type in this benchmark code: FAHAKURULO 4. Retake missed questions, and I will take an average of your scores. 5. Verify that I've seen your score. If you make an average of any of the following scores, you will receive extra credit towards your first test! Extra Credit Scale: 95-100 = 4 extra points, 90-94 = 3 extra points, 85-89 = 2 extra points, 84-80 = 1 point Tuesday: Media Center lab: -Finish baseline assessment. Wednesday: -Syllabus due tomorrow -Write a letter to me stating your goals for this semester! Due: Thursday, 8/14 Requirements: Write a one page letter to me addressing the following questions: 1) What are your goals for this year? 2) What is something you did well at last year? 3) What is something you need to improve upon, and how do you plan to achieve it? *Include 3 semicolons correctly. *You may only use two linking verbs. Wednesday: Thursday: -Syllabus due today -Begin evaluating student sample essays. Friday: -9th grade media center orientation today
Week 2: August 18-22 Monday: -Finish evaluating student sample essays. Due: by the end of class Tuesday: -Student sample essays = half credit today only -Begin warm-ups ("bell ringers") and vocabulary today. Vocabulary words: abhor & abominate -Discuss and take notes on "Writing 101". Wednesday: -Vocabulary words: abridge & abstruse -Begin taking notes onGreek mythology. Thursday: -Vocabulary: abut & abyss -Continue taking notes on Greek mythology & discuss. Friday: -Vocabulary: accolade & adjunct -Finish taking notes. -Begin brainstorming the god/goddess you would like to study and illustrate! -Instructions for god/goddess illustration -Picture day is Tuesday! Week 3: August 25-29 Monday: -Work on god/goddess illustrations! Present tomorrow! -Picture day is tomorrow! -Vocabulary & god/goddess quiz Friday, 8/29 Tuesday: -Present god/goddess illustrations today! -Picture day today Wednesday: -Plagiarism forms due Friday Thursday: -Directions for how to create and share a "Google Doc" are listed at the top of this page. -Write your own myth! Due: tomorrow Friday: -Vocabulary & god/goddess quiz today -Plagiarism forms due today -myths due today
Week 4: September 1-September 5 Monday: LABOR DAY/NO SCHOOL Tuesday: Vocabulary List 3 -Record List 3 vocabulary. Your next vocabulary quiz is Friday, 9/12 -Bell Ringer. . . -Expect a pop notebook quiz soon! -What makes a hero? Chalk talk. . . -Read heroism articles, and begin writing your summaries. (One paragraph = 6-8 sentences) Make sure you include parenthetical documentation! Wednesday: -Finish reading and discussing your articles. Each person should submit his/her own summary (6-8 sentences) about what is important about the article. Due: tomorrow, 9/4. Media Center Lab: Mini lesson about Galenet. . . -Begin brainstorming a hero you would like to research! Thursday: Media Center Lab: -Begin researching your hero. For full instructions clickhere. To visit Galenet, clickhere. *The password for Galenet from home is: fayette. -Open House tonight at 7 p.m. Friday: Media Center Lab: -Continue researching your hero, and write your essay. Due: by the beginning of class Tuesday, 9/9, and these should be printed.
Week 5: September 8-12 Monday: -Hero essays due tomorrow. These should be shared using Google Docs and printed by tomorrow. -Vocabulary Quiz #2 (over lists 3 & 4) this Friday, 9/12 -sub plans. . . If you were absent, see me to borrow the articles. Tuesday: -Hero essays due today, and they should be printed. . . Present essays to the class. Wednesday: -Finish presenting hero essays to the class. Thursday: -Bell Ringer. . . -Complete yourvocabulary practice. Due: tomorrow, 9/12 Friday: *PROGRESS REPORTS available online* -If your parents/guardians send me an email to: [email protected]stating they have seen your progress report and current gradebook, I will give you extra credit towards your first test. -Vocabulary Quiz #2 today (lists 3 & 4) -Begin taking notes on epics.
Week 6: September 15-19 Monday: -Bell Ringer. . . -Finish taking notes on epics. -Being copying vocabulary list 5. -Read "Book One: Invocation" pg. 895 in your textbooks. -Write your own invocation! You will have ten more minutes in the lab tomorrow to edit and finalize your invocations. Tuesday: -Invocations are due today -Begin copying vocabulary list 5; your next quiz will be Friday, 9/26 over lists 5 & 6. -Finish taking notes on "epics". -Begin taking background notes for The Odyssey The Odyssey Background Notes Wednesday: -Finish taking notes. . . Thursday: -Extra credit email due by tomorrow -Read "Build Background" in textbook. -Begin reading Book Nine of The Odyssey -Here is a link to Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey. Friday: -Extra credit email due by today -Copy all of vocabulary list 6 today. -Continue reading Book Nine of The Odyssey.
Week 7: September 22-26 Monday: -Bell Ringer. . . -Finish reading Book Nine of The Odyssey. Tuesday: Wednesday: -Graduation writing test today for all juniors (different schedule today) Thursday: -Vocabulary quiz 3 (Lists 5 & 6) tomorrow Friday: -Vocabulary quiz 3 (Lists 5 & 6) today -Pep rally today Homecoming game tonight
Week 8: September 29-October 3 Monday: -Begin copying Vocabulary: List 7. -Continue reading & discussing The Odyssey. Tuesday: -Finish copying Vocabulary: List 7. -Pop quiz over Books 9 & 10 of The Odyssey Wednesday: -Agenda 10-01 Thursday: -Agenda 10-02 Friday: -Work on reading guides (green packets) for The Odyssey. *Only work on selected pages; see me if you have questions.
Week 9: October 6-10 Monday: -bell ringer. . . -Test over The Odyssey will be this Friday, 10/10 -Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) has been postponed until next Thursday, 10/16. -Read and discuss Book Twenty-One of The Odyssey : "The Test of the Bow" (pp. 944-954 in the textbook). -What to study for the test Tuesday: -bell ringer. . . -Read and discuss Book Twenty-Two: Death in the Great Hall (pp. 955-960 in the textbook). -Work on the assigned pages in your green packets. The following pages are due this Friday, 10/10: 1) Reading guide for the Wanderings: Part I (one page) 2) The Odyssey Part One Study Guide (4 pages), and 3) Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle (1 page) --Find an example, and cite the line numbers. Example (Homer Line 80-85). Note: Skip #8 under the "Cyclops" sections of "The Odyssey Part One Study Guide. Wednesday: -Finish reading The Odyssey today! Read Book Twenty-Three: "The Trunk of the Olive Tree" (pp. 961-964 in the textbook). Thursday: -Select pages of the packet due tomorrow. (Look above for specifics.) -The Odyssey test tomorrow, 10/10 -Play review game day today! Friday: -Test over The Odyssey today -Select pages from your packets due today -If you checked out a textbook, please return it by today!
Week 10: October 13-17 Monday: FALL BREAK/NO SCHOOL Tuesday: Staff development day/No students report Wednesday: PSAT (for all sophomores) and ASVAB (for all juniors) today: 6th & 7th periods today only/LAB 2214 -Agenda: 10-15-14 -The Odyssey Essay Instructions -Copy and paste the outline and essay template into a Google Doc., and share it with me at: [email protected] -Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) tomorrow (7th Period will take the quiz Friday, 10/17). Thursday: LAB 2214 -Agenda: 10-16-14 -Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) today -1st Period: 8:35-9:51 a.m. -5th Period:2:29-3:45 p.m. -Complete the first half of your outline. Friday: LAB 2214 -Agenda: 10-17-14 -9 1/2 week progress reports will be issued today. 1st & 5th: Copy Vocabulary List 9 today. -Complete your outline today; if you don't finish in class, finish it for homework!
Week 11: October 20-24 Monday: Media Center Lab -Outlines are due today. Discuss effective introductions and conclusions. -1st Period Agenda 10-20-14 -5th & 7th Period Agenda 10-20-14 -Persuasive Writing 101 Handout -Effective Transition Words -Fishbowl Discussion Questions for The Odyssey -Outer Circle Critique Questions -Rules for an Effective Fishbowl Discussion -Begin writing your essays; these are due Wednesday, 10/22 by the end of class for 5th & 7th periods. -1st: Begin fishbowl discussion (quiz grade) tomorrow; work on your answers today in class, and finish for homework. -Vocabulary Quiz #5 has been postponed until next Wednesday, 10/29 Tuesday: -5th & 7th: Work on essays. . . -1st: Begin fishbowl discussion (quiz grade). -1st Period Agenda 10-21-14 -5th & 7th Period Agenda 10-21-14 Wednesday: -1st: Finish fishbowl discussion today. -5th & 7th: Complete your essays and revise them. Due: by the end of class today (for 5th & 7th periods) Thursday: -1st period only: Work on essays; these are due Friday by 11:59 p.m. *Note: There will be a ten point deduction per day the essays are late. -5th & 7th: Begin fishbowl discussion (quiz grade). - 9 1/2 week progress reports due tomorrow for extra credit. Friday: -9 1/2 week progress reports due today for extra credit. -1st period only: Essays are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. -5th & 7th: Complete fishbowl discussion (quiz grade).
Week 12: October 27-31 Monday: -Complete vocabulary practice #3 (Write an original sentence for all twenty words of vocabulary lists (9 & 10). 1st Period: due by tomorrow; 5th & 7th periods: due by the end of class Tuesday: -Agenda: 10-28-14 -Vocabulary Quiz #5 is tomorrow (lists 9 & 10) Wednesday: -Agenda: 10-29-14 -Vocabulary Quiz #5 today (lists 9 & 10) Thursday: -Agenda: 10-30-14 -Create a new Google Doc, and share it with me: [email protected] -Copy and paste thiswebquestinto the Google Doc, and complete the webquest. *Note: I revised the webquest due to a few kinks in the system, so the updated version is provided above. 1st & 5th: The webquest is due tomorrow by 11:59 p.m. 7th: The webquest is due tomorrow by the beginning of class. Friday: -Agenda: 10-31-14 1st & 5th: Webquest is due tonight by 11:59 p.m.
Week 15: November 17-21 Monday: -Agenda: 11-17-14 Tuesday: -Fine Arts Festival today (no 6th or 7th period) Wednesday: Math Lab -Agenda: 11-19-14 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TURNITIN.COM: -Create an account for Turnitin.com -You will need the Class ID and password for this class. (Write it down somewhere, and check your email if you need a reminder!) -When it is time to upload your work to Turnitin.com, please download your research paper as a pdf file or as a Word document and then upload it to Turnitin.com; please do not copy and paste, or it will change your format. -Make sure you write down or print out your confirmation number once you submit your essay to turnitin.com -If you need help setting up an account, click here for an instructional video! If you need help submitting a paper, click here. Thursday: Math Lab -Agenda: 11-20-14 -Work on research rough drafts. -citation for Fahrenheit 451 -fishbowl discussion questions for Fahrenheit 451 Friday: Math Lab -Agenda: 11-21-14 -Sample Works Cited -Research rough drafts due tonight by 11:59 p.m. if you want teacher feedback.
Week 17: December 1-5 Monday: -Agenda: 12-01-14 -Research rough drafts due tonight by 11:59 p.m. (if you do not want teacher feedback). There will be a ten point deduction per day the paper is edited, late, and/or not submitted to turnitin.com -The fishbowl discussion begins tomorrow; make sure you are prepared and ready to participate! Tuesday: -Agenda: 12-02-14 -Begin fishbowl discussion today. Wednesday: -Agenda: 12-03-14 -Conclude fishbowl discussion today. -Review questions are due tomorrow! Come up with ten questions according to the section of the novel you are assigned! Thursday: -Agenda: 12-04-14 -Fahrenheit 451 test tomorrow -Review for test. . . Review questions are due today! Friday: -Fahrenheit 451 test today Week 18: December 8-12 Monday: Math Lab *The academic "line in the sand" is today. -Agenda: 12-08-14 -Quote Integration Tuesday: Math Lab -Agenda: 12-09-14 Wednesday: -Agenda: 12-10-14 -Vocabulary test tomorrow (SAT words lists 1-7) -Play review game. Thursday: -Vocabulary test today (SAT words lists 1-7) -Exam Study Guide (Extra Credit)Word format -Exam Study Guide (Extra Credit) pdf format Friday: Media Center Lab -Final drafts of research papers are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. There will be a ten point deduction per day these are not submitted to turnitin.com
Week 19: December 15-19 Monday: Media Center Lab -Review for exams. . . Tuesday: -1st & 2nd period exams Wednesday: -3rd & 4th period exams Thursday: -5th & 6th period exams Friday: -7th period exam & early release