Welcome to Grade 9 and the 2023/24 school year! Make sure you click on Schedule and Newsletter!
This is your Grade 9 English class site. Assignments that are worth value will be posted here, incase of absence. If you are sick, please call in to let us know, or send an email to me.
You are responsible for work missed while away for sporting events, trips, sickness, and appointments. Your work it here for you, so you do not fall behind while away from class.
Check newsletter for important announcements. I only use Google classroom with specific assignments or during remote learning; this website is where you look for up to date work/assignments.
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About me
I love teaching English! I promise to be on top of my game.
I have been married for 33 years, and I have two grown and married children and two grand daughters. I have two Cocker Spaniels named Lily and Penny and a cat called Doug. I live in New Haven. I love Chinese food and vegetables, but I do not like eggplant. I love being active. I do not like getting up early, and I adore week ends.
Resources
THE MOST RECENT ENTRIES ARE ALWAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. EVERY ENTRY IS DATED AND TITLED. ANYTHING WORTH VALUE WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SITE. I WILL NOT MAKE POSTINGS, UNLESS THEY ARE WORTH VALUE OR LEAD TO SOMETHING WORTH VALUE.
I will keep this as up to date as possible, with relevant, class work and parental information. If you miss days, check here.
Ask your classmates about writing topics and how many we are up to, if you are absent. As I mentioned, I do not keep track of what topics I give each group. This is the same with journaling. All journal entries are a minimum of a half page. Writing topics are different lengths. This is your responsibility to have several trusted sources to ask.
Fall Flavours poster is underway. On an 11.5x14 blank page, think of four different things the season fall brings to your mind. Represent them on this page, being sure to merge your drawings together. You may have more than four images, but you must have four main ones that merge. Merging, neatness, colour, and full page count for marking/20. Due Wednesday, October 10, at the beginning of class, unless I have indicated otherwise.
Due October 17 for 9A, E, and H- Descriptive paragraph of your fall flavours poster DUE. Remember to provide a clear opening sentence, five body sentences showing me you know how to use your comma rules we have covered, and a closing sentence. You also need a rough copy with edits, corrections, and additions. 5 marks for your rough copy, 10 for your good copy, and 5 for your opening and closing. Total value /20
Due for 9D Friday, October 20-first of class.
Due for 9C Wednesday, October 25- first of class.
Writing Scribblers are now all past due, expcet for 9D. 9D are due Thursday, November 2.
Check out the questions from the last assignment started on November 2. Those twelve sets of questions and answers from the two given stories in the Literacy text, available on line, are due Monday, November 27, unless you are 9C, then this is due Tuesday. They should be created and answered in your everything scribbler. Plenty of class time was given, remember that!
READING.pdf questions/answers. Here are your two stories, "Over the Edge" and "Npt Ever Again". This is all you need to complete the above requirements. Remember, you ar making up two inferential questions, two evaluative questions, and two literal questions for each story. label them as such, then answer them. This is valued at /24. One mark for each question and one maark for each answer. As I said above, there was lots of time given in class, so you should have very little to complete at home, if any.
With commas and conjunctions, there are 2 things to remember..pdfDue for 9A, E, and H Thursday, November 30.
Due for 9D Friday, December 1.
Due for 9C Tuesday, December 5.
This will be an official homework check. There will be zero class time to finish up.
Comprehension and Inferential Questions.pdfDue friday, december 1 for 9D.
DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 FOR 9A, 9E, AND 9H.
DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 FOR 9C.
Welcome to 2024! WE are starting the new year with the theme of fairy tales. First, we will explore the traditional fairy tale, then we will branch into other territory an explore fractured and fixed fairy tales. This woll take a minimum of three weeks, so most of January will de dedicated to this adventure, which will allow you, in the end, to create your very own fairy tale of the original, fixed, or fractured nature. Everything you need starts here. each time you complete a step, move on. Rememver the three week goal, so end of January, this will be due.
Read.
Follow the instructions.
Pick any three and read them. Fill in the details.
Use this organizer to help you with your ideas.
Fill out completely.
Go through this check list, to be sure you are not missing any steps.
Get started writing.
Remember to follow a plot plan!
STruggling for ideas? Use this to help.
MOdel story- second half is on the next page/slide.
Due dates for the Fairy Tale assignment are as follows: 9a,e, and h assignments are due Thursday, February 1. 9c is due Friday, February 2. 9d is due Tuesday, February 6. Due dates are to be respected.
If you pick this option, it is due March 18 for 9A,E, and H, March 19 for 9D, and March 20 for 9C. For this option, you hand everything in. The rubric is provided throughout the project. follow it step by step. The poem you need to hand write and analyze is on the next entry.
Remember fall flavours? Well, winter wonderland is here. Create the same style of poster for this new theme. Remember there must be four things that represent winter, and these things must merge into each other. 8.5x14 paper. Monday and Tuesday were part classes to work on this, and it is due at the first of class on Wednesday, February 28 for 9a, d,e, and h. Monday, March 4, for 9c.
Owl Purdue information sheet complete today, April 16. Research paper assignment 1 begins.