English 9 Assignments

Students must turn in all the required work for the Poetry Unit as a packet.

Students are writing a Reader's Response to "New Directions" and comparing the biography to the poems "Road not Taken and Song of Open Road."  Final draft is due on 2/10 as part of the Poetry Assignment Outline Packet.

 

Attached is a general outline/template for writing a reader's response.

For the poetry unit, students have an assignment outline to aid in completing all required reading and assignments.  Students have been working on these assignments since January 11th.

Students are reading "New Directions, Road Not Taken, and Song of Open Road" from the literature book.  Attached is a PDF of "New Directions" by Maya Angelou

Students read "The United States vs. Susan B. Anthony" p.454

Students take Cornell notes

Answer questions on page 463 #1,3,7

Students are working with the iPads to continue creating a presentation using SWAY.  See handout.

Students answered the questions from the slides in their spiral notebooks.  Students shared their responses with one another and added new ideas to their notes/responses.

Reading "The Utterly Perfect Murder" by Ray Bradbury.  page 799  Students must take reading notes in their spiral notebooks.

Students read "The Utterly Perfect Murder" page 799

Students had to take notes on the main character, Doug Spalding's motives. 

Students answered in their spiral notebooks questions for "The Cask of Amontillado.  Questions are from the literature book p.216 #1,2,5 and 8.

 

1. Why does Montresor end his story with the Latin phrase meaning "May he rest in peace"?

 

2. What is your evaluation of Montresor? Is he sane, or insane, reliable or unreliable?  Are his actions justified, or is he evil and malicious?  Support your response with evidence from the text.

 

5. It has been said that "The Cask of Amontillado" is more powerful because Poe does not include more specific information about Fortunato's insult.  Do you agree? Explain why or why not.

 

8. Recall your own experiences with feelings of revenge.  Do you think revenge is ever justified on a personal level, or is it better to forgive and forget? Explain.

Students used the iPads to login to their Office 365 accounts and started the application called SWAY to create a presentation for Unit 2: The Value of Human Life.  See attachment for student handout.

Reading the Cask of Amontillado from the literature book.

Read "The Cask of Amontillado" page 209  Below is the link to the audiobook

Vocabulary for "The Most Dangerous Game."  Students fill-in the blanks with the assigned vocabulary.  The sentences are quoted from short story. Students can use the textbook and the spiral notebook.  This assignment was collected at the end of the period.

Students are reading "The Most Dangerous Game" as part of Unit 2: The Value of Human Life.  Reading responses are due on October 20th.

"The Most Dangerous Game"

Answer the below questions from the literature book page 58:

1. Explain what you think happens to Rainsford and Zaroff at the end of the story.

2. Explain the IRONY in the following statement from Zaroff: "We try to be civilized here."

3. Create a Venn Diagram displaying the similarities and differences of Rainsford and Zaroff.

Vocabulary for "The Most Dangerous Game" 

Define words, 2 synonyms, draw picture

Vocabulary:

 

 

Students completed reading The Most Dangerous Game in class today.  Students must go into their Office 365 to write the reading response: one paragraph summary and two or more paragraph responses.

Students started reading The Most Dangerous Game in class today.  We will finish the short story on Friday.  Below is a link to the audiobook.

 

Students' final draft of "Interview of a Person who Graduated or Attended College."

This must be typed and in pen.  It must include a summary about the interviewee.  This must be organized in a question and answer format.

 

Students must complete activities 17 (Consider the Writing Task) and 18 (Formulating Tentative Thesis).

Students must interview a person who is in college or who has completed college. Students can also interview a person who chose to go into the workforce right after high school.  This would give students a chance to see two perspectives.  The goal is for students to use their interviews as possible evidence for the unit writing task.

The required reading selections for Unit 1: Construction of the College Experience.  This link is for any students who have missed placed their original packet provided by me.

Reading Response on students' outside reading book.  Students must be reading minimum of 75 pages a week (Monday to Monday).  Reading responses are alway due on Tuesdays.

Students worked on putting together a Works Cited for one of the articles in the  packet unit on Construction of the College Experience.  Students were assigned article 1,2, 4, or 5.  Students must have the Works Cited completed on Monday.

Student are reading Lord of the Flies.  Students have checked out the book through the library; they must read 75 pages a week for homework.  Book discussions and quizzes are on Fridays.

Audiobook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY-X3PU1WFs

Students must select an appropriate outside reading book.  Students must keep their books with them. Students received their reading levels and know that books must be two reading levels above their own.  Grade level reading is at a Lexile level of 1050.  Those students who are reading 7th grade and above must be selecting books at the 9th grade level (1050 Lexile).  

Annotate articles 2 and 5.  Monday, September 12 students partner read and summarized each other's paragraphs.  

Reading Reflection for Lord of the Flies chapter 8-9.

Reading reflection for Lord of the Flies chapters 8-9.  Three paragraph minimum: one paragraph summary of main events; two to three paragraphs analysis on big ideas, themes, symbolism and/or reader's reactions.  Handout on how to write a reading response is posted on the website.

Students are reading Lord of the Flies chapters 8-9.

Students need to finish reading and annotating article 1 "Facing Culture Shock in College."

Reading Reflection for Lord of the Flies chapters 5-7.  Students were given a handout on how to write a reading reflection.

Read Lord of the Flies chapters 5-7 by Friday, September 2nd.  Use the audiobook if needed to keep up with the reading.

In class, students have been reading and annotating the article 1 "Facing Culture Shock of College" from unit 1.   

Read Lord of the Flies chapters 1-4 by August 26th. Quiz on the 26th.