Monthly Archives: November 2017

English 9H
Revisit summary and paraphrase.
Preliminary research and narrowing down your topic.

English 9 SWS
Work on FW#11
Reading time. Remember to write down signposts!

It’s time to check in again with the columnist you chose to follow back in September. This time you will find another piece and analyze it for purpose and tone. The document in Classroom has a few questions to get you started. Please write a couple of thoughtful paragraphs with text evidence. Include a link to the piece.

When you finish, you should focus on reading Zeitoun. We will discuss the rest of Part 1 tomorrow.

Paraphrasing and summarizing- Instruction and practice. Materials in Classroom.

Today we are going to be working with book groups. See below for title and group members.

Moon-
Lezlie       Alejandro
Joanna     Stephen
Hassan     Jacob
Hailey      Ali
Kaiden

451-
Chrissy     Ian
Kiera        Holly
Cassidy    Trevor
Isaiah      Olivia

Parable-
Mikayla     Raven
Phoebe      Alexandra
Ashton      Kiya
Kenny       Kayla

Today we are focusing on editing and revising the “Laziness” essay. Materials are in Classroom.

English 9H- Essay pre-writing activity.

English 9 SWS- Finish the play. We are beginning at Act 5, scene 3.

No FW this week. FW#11 will be posted tomorrow, but not due until 1 Dec.

Continue working on partner drafts of “Dumpster” essay. We will deconstruct these tomorrow. Please bring a paper copy of your work to class.

English 9H- Finish Julius Caesar. Make sure Friday 10 is turned in today!

Fill out this form with your choice book title.

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English 9 SWS- Ancient Rome vocabulary focus. Also, make sure Friday 10 is turned in today!

Today we are going to have another go at the Rhetorical Analysis essay, using “Dumpster” as our text. The directions are in Classroom. This is a multi-step process with a partner product at the end. The due dates for the “Laziness” essay have been adjusted.

Zeitoun! Start reading this. Use a book mark to write down the reading schedule. Plan accordingly to get this book read and give it your fullest attention. There will be in-class and on your own activities with this text.