Snippets from Saunders

Friday, January 27

9th:

• Vocab Quiz 1 (see me if you were absent)
• "The Scarlet Ibis" - keep reading
• Homework:
• Study your Short Story Terms! Quiz on Monday


Honors:

• Vocab Quiz 1
• Odyssey group work
• Homework:
• Odyssey Review Sheet
• Get your permission slip signed
• Work on your part of the group project

Thursday, January 26

9th:

• "TMDG" - finish the story
• discuss
• Start "The Scarlet Ibis"
• Homework:
• vocab (study!)


Honors:

• FAQ due
• Vocab review
• Quiz 22-24
• Odyssey (timeline, group activity)
• Homework:
• Study for vocab

Wednesday, January 25

9th:

• Read "TMDG" and discuss (complete questions)
• Vocabulary 1 (CTRW)
• Homework: Finish TMDG questions


Honors:

• Odyssey Quiz 19-21
• FAQ check
• Odyssey
• Journey partner activity
• Group activity
• Homework:
• 22-24
• FAQ

Tuesday, January 24

9th:
Summer Reading Essay Due
"The Most Dangerous Game" - read more!
Vocab D 1 exercises
Homework:
Answer the first 18 questions (two sections of 9) on "TMDG" worksheet
Work on Vocabulary

Honors:
Quiz 16-18
Vocab exercises
FAQ research in the media center (last day!!)
Homework:
Bring any issues/ questions/ concerns about the FAQ to class tomorrow
Finish your FAQ (due Thursday)
Read 19-21

Honors 9th - in-class FAQ activity

Check out this full example to help you with formatting! Make sure yours looks EXACTLY like it: Download FAQ Full Example

 

If that link doesn't work, try this one: Download FAQ Full Example

If nothing else, give this PDF a shot: Download FAQ Full Example

Download FAQ Full Example - pdf attempt #2

Download FAQ Full Example 2 - word attempt #3

 

Monday, January 23

9th:

• Vocab 1 - see me if you were absent
• "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Terms: suspense, irony, conflict, imagery
• Read!
• Homework: Vocab 1 exercise, Summer Reading Essay due!


Honors:

• Vocab 1 E - see me if you were absent
• Odyssey Quiz 10-15
• Odyssey Activity (hero's journey)
• FAQ discussion
• Homework: 10 Questions for FAQ, Ch 16-18

Friday, January 20

9th:

• Easily Confused Words Quiz - see me if you were absent
• Finish "The White Circle" discussion - characterization
• "The Sniper" - read, class questions (identify irony, suspense)
• Homework:
  • Summer Reading! Read your book. Work on your essay. Check out this page for a reminder of what to do: http://kmhs.typepad.com/kmhs_english_summer_readi/onlevel-ninth-grade-liter.html
  

Honors:

• Homeric Simile Due
• No Odyssey Quiz today - catch up!!!
• FAQ Research - Media Center lab time
• Homework:
  • Read 13-15
  • Work on your FAQ if you are behind today's goal (10 questions and most answers)

Thursday, January 19

9th:

• ECW review: practice activity
• "The White Circle" - discussion & group activity: characterization, conflict, plot
• Homework: Bring textbook tomorrow, $10 for vocab, and review ECW


Honors:

• Quiz 7-9
• FAQ research (media center)
• Homework: Homeric simile due tomorrow, review 10-12, work on FAQ if you didn't get enough done in class

Honors 9th - In-class FAQ Research Assignment for 1/19/12

For 2nd & 4th only:

• Download this worksheet and save it to YOUR user space: Download Odyssey FAQ Info Sheet
• Research your character and make a bulleted list of interesting information. Do NOT copy and paste. Put it in your own words. For EACH piece of information that you paraphrase, copy the web site after it so you remember where you got it.
• Make a list of 10 questions from the information you found (goal by the end of class)

Tuesday, January 18

9th Lit:

• Grammar: Its / It's
• Finish "The Lottery" discussion - (group and class)
• "The White Circle" - read together
• Homework: finish "The White Circle" and answer the 5 questions. Lost yours? Click here: Download White Circle Text


Honors 9th:

• Chapter 4-6 Classmate review
• Chapter 4-6 quiz
• Discuss FAQ (make a list of your top 3-5 choices of Greek gods/goddesses/mythology/legend characters to research). Need some ideas? Check these out: Download Odyssey-faq-choices
• Homeric Simile (need a reminder of what to do for Friday? Click here: Download Homeric Simile Example)
• Homeric Simile group activity: locate 5 Homeric similes in chapters 7-9
• Homework: Chapters 7-9, Homeric Simile