Fall Semester
The test will be objective (multiple choice/matching) and writing. Bring #2 pencil, blue or black pen and plenty of paper.
Research and Media Center skills: data bases; concepts of online research; MLA format and style; parenthetical documentation; works cited page; plagiarism; media center procedures
Nonfiction: all literature terms; significant authors; types of essays; plot details of each selection
Short Story: all literature terms; significant authors; elements of fiction applied to all stories; plot details; short story plot pattern; history of the short story
Drama - Romeo and Juliet: drama terms, character identification, quote identification, elements of Shakespearean style (sonnet, iambic pentameter, scanning); conventions of Shakespearean theater
Vocabulary Lessons 1 - 7
Literary Terms - study by completing the online crossword puzzle http://www.mycrosswords.com/458/KimGasaway/LiteraryTermsNinth.html
Writing and grammar continuation
Big Concepts:
What are the techniques to find meaning from text?
Why is the study of literature important?
What are the ethics of writing (documentation and plagiarism)?
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