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*Be metacognitive*
* Reading and writing are thinking.*
* Think about your thinking. * Write down your questions.*
* Read a book that interests you. * Novels are tools of empathy.*
*USE THE INDUCTIVE PROCESS
-Ask questions.
-Look for evidence.
-Look for patterns
-Identify categories
-Once you have the evidence, create thesis.
-Then write your essay using evidence to support your point.
To prove a point, USE EVIDENCE AND ANALYSIS!
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9th grade English Read from a good book every day. Read a book that interests you! Work hard. Believe in yourself! REMEMBER:-Rereading builds understanding.
Read a good book. Come tell me about it. SAT practice tests and answers can be found at https://blog.prepscholar.com/printable-sat-practice-tests-4-free-official-tests https://co.testnav.com/client/index.html#login?username=LGN028421808&password=ETDWMQD5 "Documents" are here : https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/j-martin-english-dept/home/documents Assignments- ENG 9 Every day Read something you're interested in. Read something difficult. Figure it out. Read. Read. Read. ------------------------------------------- Wed 2-13/14 1. Independent Reading (20) 2. WNB - Write a page without stopping 3. Read and critique sample paper How does it work? 4. Work on character paper Homework (2-15 is early release day) (2-18 No school - Presidents' Day) -Read for 15 min every day. -AoW #5 is due 2-19 (Tues) -Character paper due 2-19 (Tues) Tues 2-12 1. Independent Reading (10) 2. WNB Write a page about what you've learned or discovered this week. Explain in detail 3. Work on character paper
Homework (2-15 is early release day) (2-18 No school - Presidents' Day) -Read for 15 min every day. -AoW #5 is due 2-19 (Tues) -Character paper due 2-19 (Tues) Mon 2-11 1. Finish Of Mice and Men 2. Work on character paper Pick a character. Why is that character important to the novel? What do we learn from what happens to that character? 3. Independent Reading Homework (2-15 is early release day) (2-18 No school - Presidents' Day) -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #5 is due 2-19 (Tues) -Character paper due 2-19 (Tues) Wed 2-6 & Fri 2-8 (block days) 1. Independent Reading-20 min 2. Watch Of Mice and Men 30-40 min 3. Work on character paper Pick a character. Why is that character important to the novel? What do we learn from what happens to that character? 4. Share paper with jaemarti@jeffcoschools.us Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #4 is due Monday -Character paper due due 2-19 Tues 2-5 1. Independent Reading-10 min 2. Watch Of Mice and Men 20-30 min 3. Begin brainstorming character paper Pick a character. Why is that character important to the novel? What do we learn from what happens to that character? 4. W2L - Which character will you write about? Why? Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #4 is due Friday -Character paper due due 2-19 Mon 2-4 1. Write a full page about Friday's class - a narrative of what happened - an apology to Mrs. Powell if you think it is warranted - or both 2. AoW #4 3. Finish the Of Mice and Men timeline 4. Work on AoW #4 5. Independent Reading Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #4 is due Friday Fri 2-1 Students should turn in AoW (Article of the week #3) 1. Help the teacher 2. Use Of Mice and Men books.With a partner, students should make an illustrated eight-panel cartoon time line of the most important events in Of Mice and Men.
3. If you finish cartoon, read your independent reading book. Homework Read at least 15 minutes every night. Finish AoW Wed/Thurs 1-30/31 1. Of Mice and Men - Finish 2. "To a Mouse" 3. W2L - What does the poem have to do with the novel? Why did Steinbeck call the book Of Mice and Men? Explain why you think it's a good or bad title. 4. Independent Reading Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #3 is due Friday Tues 1-29 1. WNB-Write a 1/2 page that changes from fast-paced to slow-paced. 2. Explain on back--How did you change the pace? 3. Of Mice and Men - Chapter 4 4. Independent Reading 5. W2L - What was the most important thing that happened in your independent reading book. Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #3 is due Friday Mon 1-28 1. AoW#3 Read aloud Annotate 2. Of Mice and Men - Chapter 4 3. WNB-Write a page in a doubtful tone 4. Independent Reading Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #3 is due Friday Fri 1-25 -AoW #2 due today 1. W2L-What's the American Dream? Do you think Lennie and George will achieve it? Explain why you believe this. 2. Of Mice and Men - Finish Chapter 3 3. Independent Reading 4. W2L Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. Wed 1-23 and Thurs 1-24 1. At least a page Think back to your elementary school self. Knowing what you know now, what advice or wisdom could you offer to that elementary school version of you? Write a letter to your elementary school self. 2. Independent Reading 3. Of Mice and Men - Chapter 3 4. W2L - List the characters we've met in OM&M For each write a sentence that explains something about them. Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #2 due Friday (next class) Tues 1-22 1. Independent Reading W2L- Find a sentence in your reading that has an identifiable tone. Copy the sentence. What's the tone? 2. AoW#2 - Read and annotate. 3. Of Mice and Men - Chapter 3 popcorn reading 4. W2L Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW #2 due Friday Fri 1/18 Turn in AoW#1 1. Independent Reading 2. WNB -- Tone practice 3. Of Mice and Men - finish Chapter 2 popcorn reading 4. W2L Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. Wed/Th 1-16/17 1. Independent Reading 2. WNB -- WSE - 3. Tone exercise Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 popcorn reading 4. W2L -What will happen next? What in the book makes you think so? Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW#1 due Friday 1-18 Tues 1-15 1. Independent Reading 2. Tone exercise 3. Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 popcorn reading 4. W2L - What will happen next? What in the book makes you think so? Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW#1 due Friday 1-18 Mon 1-14 1. Phones in box or pocket 2. Independent Reading 3. AoW#1 4. Of Mice and Men 5. W2L How are Lenny and George different? How are they similar? Homework -Read for 15-30 min every day. -AoW#1 due Friday 1-18 Thurs/Fri 1-10/11 1. Phones in pocket or box before bell rings 2. W2L- How will we begin each class? Finish this sentence: "When the bell rings..." 3. Library 4. W2L - Make a list of five tone words 5. Tone exercise 6. Of Mice and Men Homework -Bring a single spiral notebook by Monday -Get a book to read by Monday. -Read for 15-30 min every day. Wed 1-9 1. Welcome back! 2. What is tone? W2L-Pick a tone word. Write a paragraph in that tone 3. How do you know? 4. Begin Of Mice and Men 5. Pick a paragraph. What's the tone? How do you know? Homework Bring a single spiral notebook by Monday Get a book to read. Read for 15-30 min every day. | 12 AP Lit and Comp Read good books! Read every day. Hard work is more important than talent. Practice the things you want to be good at. REMEMBER:-Rereading builds understanding.
AP Central -- Web site for test review: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/ exam_information/2002.html AP test score calculator: http://appass.com/calculators/englishliterature?curve=2014 Read a good book. Come tell me about it. "Documents" are here :<https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/j- martin-english-dept/home/documents> Assignments- 12 APLIT Every day Read. Read. Read. Read something you're interested in. Read something difficult. Figure it out. ------------------------------------------- Wed 2-13 1. Rubric and sample essay. 2. Use the rubric to grade your own essay. Write a commentary explaining your score 3. Grade someone else's essay. Write a commentary. staple to essay 4. Meet and discuss your essays and your grades. 5. Repeat 6. <https://harpers.org/blog/2013/04/twenty-little-poems-that-could-save-america/> HOMEWORK -What is the literary canon? Define and bring to class. -finish major work data sheet for Beloved -read <https://harpers.org/blog/2013/04/twenty-little-poems-that-could-save-america/> Bring three questions. One should be level two. Tues 2-12 1. Pick a prompt 2. Write your answer to the prompt
HOMEWORK -finish major work data sheet for Beloved Mon 2-11 1. Work on major work data sheet 2. Collect evidence for each prompt -Be sure to find some examples of Morrison's manipulation of time and tie it to the MOWAW -Pick a symbol. Find examples. 3. Get ready to write to one of the prompts HOMEWORK -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 -finish major work data sheet for Beloved Wed 2-6 1. Multiple choice stems 2. Mutiple choice practice 3. Using the m.c. stems. Write an eleven question test about a passage from Beloved. 4. Compare tests 5. Meaning of the work HOMEWORK -Open essay plan check on Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Tues 2-5 1. Beloved? 2. Practice Writing: Use 2007 Prompt 3. Read/grade one or more of your classmate's essays. W2L-Reflect on what this practice taught you. HOMEWORK -Read ch 27-28 by Wed Feb 6 -Open essay plan check on Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Mon 2-4 1. Why does Sethe try to kill Mr. Bodwin? What is the significance of her attack? 2. Open essay plan question #2 but work on questions #1 and #3 also if you need to. HOMEWORK -Read ch 27-28 by Wed Feb 6 -Open essay plan check on Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Fri 2-1 1. Finish ch 25-26 Beloved 2. Work on timeline and essay plan HOMEWORK -Read ch 27-28 by Wed Feb 6 -Open essay plan check on Feb 4 and Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Wed 1-30 1. Multiple choice practice 2. -Why is Stamp Paid called Stamp Paid? Give evidence. -What causes the noise Stamp hears outside 124? Give evidence. 3. Character Journals/Open essay plan 4. What would help you on Friday? HOMEWORK -Read ch 26 by Mon Feb 4 ch 27-28 by Wed Feb 6 -Open essay plan check on Feb 4 and Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Tues 1-29 1. Groups of four - pick a symbol: Symbol Function in the novel Why is the symbol important? 2. -Why is Stamp Paid called Stamp Paid? give evidence -What causes the noise Stamp hears outside 124? give evidence 3. Character Journals HOMEWORK -Read ch 21-25 by Wed Jan 30 ch 26 by Mon Feb 4 ch 27-28 by Wed Feb 6 -Open essay plan check on Feb 1 and Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Mon 1-28 1. Beloved Write Pair up 2. For tomorrow find Three Symbols: Symbol Function in the novel Why is the symbol important? 3. Character Journals HOMEWORK -Three symbols Symbol, function, importance? -Read ch 21-25 by Wed Jan 30 ch 26 by Mon Feb 4 ch 27-28 by Wed Feb 6 -Open essay plan check on Feb 1 and Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Fri 1-25 1. Beloved Section 1 Write a level 2 question Begin brainstorm (to turn) 2. Graded discussion 3. Finish brainstorm HOMEWORK -Read ch 19-20 by Mon Jan 28 ch 21-25 by Wed Jan 30 ch 26 by Mon Feb 4 ch 27-28 by Wed Feb 6 -Open essay plan check on Feb 1 and Feb 8 -In class prompt writing on Feb 12 Wed 1-23 1. Multiple Choice -Talk about what you learned from last practice -Take today's practice -W2L-What did you learn? How did help? 2. Beloved Level 2 question Work on timelines Read 3. Final remarks/questions HOMEWORK -Read ch 14-18 by Fri Jan 25 ch 19-20 by Mon Jan 28 Tues 1-22 1. Beloved questions, observations 2. Character analysis Write about Denver or Beloved using sentence template HOMEWORK -Read ch 14-18 by Fri Jan 25 ch 19-20 by Mon Jan 28 -Wednesday-One thing you learned from multiple choice practice Fri 1/18 1. Beloved Open essay planning--Three different groups Essay #1 Essay #2 Essay #3 2. W2L- Pick an essay, write a possible thesis OR write a question you need answered before you can write the thesis. HOMEWORK -Read ch 9-13 in Beloved by Tuesday ch 14-18 by Fri Jan 25 ch 19-20 by Mon Jan 28 -By Wed Jan 23 (look at practice M.C. Figure out one thing to help you. What's one thing you learned from the practice?) Wed 1-16 1. Multiple choice practice/ terms? 2. Beloved A few details What's happening? Why does it matter? 3. Open essay planning due Friday Homework -Work on AP Lit Major Work Data Sheet -Open essay planning #1 -Read ch 9-13 in Beloved by Tuesday ch 14-18 by Fri Jan 25 ch 19-20 by Mon Jan 28 -By Wed Jan 23 (look at practice M.C. Figure out one thing to help you. What's one thing you learned from the practice?) Tues 1-15 1. Beloved Work on timeline(s) What questions do you need to answer Years/Page numbers 2. Major Work Data Sheet Homework -Start AP Lit Major Work Data Sheet -Read ch 5-8 in Beloved by Wednesday Mon 1-14 1. Beloved Ch1-2 Review Write a level 2 question Brainstorm Speed date 2. Beloved Ch3-4 Review Write a level 2 question Brainstorm Speed date 3. Class discussion Homework -Start AP Lit Major Work Data Sheet -Read ch 5-8 in Beloved by Wed 1-16 Fri 1-11 1. Beloved What did you learn from the web sites? 2. Anticipation guide 3. Reading schedule 4. Open essay planning Homework -Start AP Lit Major Work Data Sheet -Read ch 1-4 in Beloved by Monday Wed 1-9 1. Fences? -LEVEL 2 questions--write a page, discuss -what is a literary tragedy? Is Fences a literary tragedy? 2. Beloved Handout books. Begin reading. Homework -Explore the following sites for further information. Introduction to Toni Morrison and Margaret Garner http://www.blackpast.org/aah/margaret-garner-incident-1856 http://www.ohiohistoryhost.org/ohiomemory/archives/876 https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/01/11/home/14013.html -Start AP Lit Major Work Data Sheet -Read ch 1-4 in Beloved by Monday |