9th Grade Homework Calendar

This page lists the homework assignments and in-class videos for 9th Grade Humane Letters grouped by week. For particular handouts and other useful information, visit the "Useful Files" page. Click the down arrow next to each week to view the assignments for that week.

Note: The date shown is the date the homework was assigned, not the day the homework is due.

Q4 Week 1: March 17-21

Monday: Our Town Act 1; LOH 316-320

Tuesday: Our Town Act 2; LOH 321-325

Wednesday: Our Town Act 3; LOH 326-330

Thursday: Final Discussion (& Video) of Our Town; Prepare for in-class essay on Our Town; LOH 331-335

Friday: Bring Of Mice and Men on Monday; LOH 336-340

Q4 Week 2: March 24-28

Monday: Of Mice and Men Ch. 1; LOH: Study for test on Friday! WW2 Packet due Friday!

Tuesday: Of Mice and Men Ch. 2; LOH: Study for test on Friday! Packet due Friday!

Wednesday: Of Mice and Men Ch. 3; LOH: Study for test on Friday! Packet due Friday!

Thursday: Of Mice and Men Ch. 4; LOH: Study for test on Friday! Packet due Friday!

Friday: Writing revision exercise; LOH test in class; Packet due today! Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech (read/annotate)

Q4 Week 3: March 31-April 4

Note: due to state testing this week, there is an altered schedule. I will not see my 9th graders each day as a result!

Monday: None - rare, I know - so enjoy your night off!

Tuesday: None - rare, I know - so enjoy your night off!

Wednesday: Of Mice and Men Ch. 5; LOH 341-345

Thursday: Of Mice and Men Ch. 6 ; LOH 346-350; Cold War packet due next Wednesday!

Friday: State testing in class; LOH 351-355; Cold War packet due next Wednesday!

Q4 Week 4: April 7-11

Monday: Of Mice and Men Essay Workshop in class (Thesis, POA, Intro Paragraph); LOH 356-360; Cold War packet due Wednesday!

Tuesday: Of Mice and Men Essay Workshop in class (1st Body Paragraph); LOH 361-364; Cold War packet due Wednesday!

Wednesday: Of Mice and Men Essay Workshop in class (2nd Body Paragraph); LOH 365-369

Thursday: Of Mice and Men Essay Workshop in class (3rd Body Paragraph); LOH 370-374

Friday: Of Mice and Men Essay Workshop in class (Conclusion Paragraph); LOH 375-378

Q4 Week 5: April 14-18

Monday: Of Mice and Men Essay Workshop in class (proofread your paper!); LOH 379-383; Great Gatsby Ch. 1

Tuesday: Of Mice and Men Essay Workshop in class (essay due at end of class); Great Gatsby Ch. 2; LOH 384-385

Wednesday: Great Gatsby Ch. 3; LOH review day in class

Thursday: Great Gatsby Ch. 4 (in class); LOH review day in class

Friday: No school (R&R weekend!)

Q4 Week 6: April 21-25

Monday: Great Gatsby Ch. 5; LOH study (review day in class);

Tuesday: Great Gatsby Ch. 6; LOH (test in class); LOH 386-393

Wednesday: Great Gatsby Ch. 7 (reading time given in class); LOH 394-397

Thursday: Great Gatsby Ch. 8; LOH 398-401

Friday: Great Gatsby Ch. 9; LOH 402-405

Q4 Week 7: April 28-May 2

Monday: MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail (in course reader, pgs. 75-80)

Tuesday: The Crucible pgs. 3-19 (section break) ; LOH 406-407

Wednesday: The Crucible pgs. 19-34 (section break); LOH 408-410

Thursday: The Crucible pgs. 34-46; LOH 411-413

Friday: Field Day

Q4 Week 8: May 5-9

Monday: The Crucible pgs. 47-59

Tuesday: The Crucible pgs. 60-74; LOH 414-417

Wednesday: The Crucible pgs. 75-89; LOH 418-420

Thursday: The Crucible pgs. 90-104; LOH 421-422

Friday: The Crucible pgs. 105-119;

Q4 Week 9: May 12-16

Monday: The Crucible pgs. 120-124; LOH - Study! Finish reading, annotating and answering questions on Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech due tomorrow (course reader)

Tuesday: LOH - Study!

Wednesday: LOH - Study!

Thursday: LOH - Study!

Friday: LOH - Study!

Q4 Week 10: May 19-23

Monday: HALF DAY

Tuesday: HALF DAY

Wednesday: HALF DAY

Thursday: HALF DAY

Friday: HALF DAY

Q3 Week 1: January 6-10

NOTE: Depending on the version of Thoreau that you have, the information below could be in two different places. We are beginning with "Economy." Most of you probably have the first version (i.e. pgs. 3-13, etc.).

Monday: No School - Midterm Makeup Day

Tuesday: Thoreau: Economy (pp. 3-13 or 45-59); LOH 205-208

Wednesday: Thoreau: Economy (pp. 14-32 or 59-82); LOH 209-212

Thursday: Thoreau: Economy (pp. 32-48 or 82-104); LOH 213-216

Friday: Thoreau - finish "Economy;" LOH 217-220

Q3 Week 2: January 13-17

NOTE: Depending on the version of Thoreau that you have, the information below could be in two different places.

Monday: Thoreau: Walden (Reading); LOH 221-224

Tuesday: Thoreau: Walden (Solitude); LOH 225-228

Wednesday: Thoreau: Walden (Visitors); LOH 229-232

Thursday: Thoreau: Walden (The Village); LOH 233-236

Friday: Thoreau: Walden (Baker Farm); LOH 237-239

Note: next week is off due to Barrett Jackson; the homework for Friday is due in 2 weeks!

Q3 Week 3: January 27-31

NOTE: Depending on the version of Thoreau that you have, the information below could be in two different places.

Monday: Thoreau: Walden (Higher Laws); Finish writing paragraph we started together in class (need new quotation, analysis, and transition/conclusion sentence!); LOH Review Chs. 12-13 - STUDY!

Tuesday: Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (pp. 272-292); LOH Review Chs. 12-13 - STUDY!

Wednesday: prepare for essay; LOH Review Chs. 12-13 - STUDY!

Thursday: Thoreau: In-Class Essay Thoreau; LOH - STUDY! Think about beginning Friday's HW...

Friday: LOH Test Chs. 12-13 in class; LOH 240-249 (more than usual - feel free to get ahead and do in advance!)

Q3 Week 4: February 3-7

Monday: My Antonia: Book 1, Chs. 1-3; LOH 250-254

Tuesday: My Antonia Chs. 4-8; LOH 255-258

Wednesday: My Antonia Chs. 9-13; LOH 259-264

Thursday: My Antonia: finish Book 1; LOH 265-269

Friday: My Antonia: Book 2, Chs. 1-6; LOH 270-275

Q3 Week 5: February 10-14

Monday: My Antonia: Book 2, Chs. 7-11; LOH Review Chs. 14-15 - STUDY!

Tuesday: My Antonia: finish Book 2; LOH Review Chs. 14-15 - STUDY!

Wednesday: My Antonia: Book 3; LOH Review Chs. 14-15 - STUDY!

Thursday: My Antonia: Book 4; LOH Chs. 14-15 Test in class; read LOH 276-280

Friday: No HW: R&R Weekend!

Q3 Week 6: February 17-21

Monday: OFF - PRESIDENTS DAY

My Antonia: In class = read My Antonia: Book 5, Ch. 1 during 5th period (with discussion on these pages during 6th hour); HW: finish Book 5; LOH 281-291

Wednesday: Final discussion on My Antonia; Essay Workshop: My Antonia (Thesis & POA); LOH 292-296

Thursday: Essay Workshop: My Antonia (Thesis paragraph & 1st body paragraph w/ 2 quotations done in class); LOH 297-301

Friday: Essay Workshop: My Antonia (2nd body paragraph w/ 2 quotations done in class); LOH 302-306

Q3 Week 7: February 24-28

Monday: Essay Workshop: My Antonia (3rd body paragraph with quotations done in class); LOH 307-311

Tuesday: Essay Workshop: My Antonia (Conclusion paragraph done in class); LOH 312-315

Wednesday: Essay Workshop: My Antonia (write final draft in notebooks in class); LOH Review Chs. 16-17 - STUDY!

Thursday: Essay Workshop: My Antonia (write final draft in notebooks in class); Tempest Act 1; LOH Review Chs. 16-17 - STUDY!

Friday: Tempest Act 2; Study for LOH Ch. 16-17 test next week!

Q3 Week 8: March 3-7

Monday: Tempest Act 3; Study for LOH CH. 16-17 Test!

Tuesday: Tempest Act 4; Test: LOH Chs. 16-17

Wednesday: Tempest Act 5

Thursday: Short Story TBD

Friday: None - Spring Break!

Q2 Week 1: October 14-18

Monday: Federalist #10

Tuesday: Federalist #51

Wednesday: Federalist #68

Thursday: Federalist #78 (due next Monday); LOH 93-96

Friday: No School - See You at Conferences!

Q2 Week 2: October 21-25

Monday: Billy Budd Ch. 1-2; LOH 97-100

Tuesday: Billy Budd Ch. 3-5; LOH 101-105

Wednesday: Billy Budd Ch. 6-8; LOH 106-110

Thursday: Billy Budd Ch. 9-11; LOH 110-113

Friday: Billy Budd Ch. 12-14; LOH 114-117

Q2 Week 3: October 28-November 1

Monday: Billy Budd Ch. 15-17; LOH 118-120

Tuesday: Billy Budd Ch. 18-20; LOH 121-124

Wednesday: Billy Budd Ch. 21-23; LOH 125-128

Thursday: Finish Billy Budd; LOH 129-132

Friday: LOH 133-136

Q2 Week 4: November 4-8

Monday: Begin Billy Budd Essay in class (Brainstorm for Thesis/POA); LOH 137-138

Tuesday: Billy Budd Essay in class (Thesis/POA finished, Intro Paragraph); Study LOH Ch, 6-7

Wednesday: History review in class; Study LOH Ch. 6-7

Thursday: Mentor Presentation in class; LOH Test (Ch. 6-7) in class; LOH pgs. 139-142

Friday: Billy Budd Essay in class (1st and 2nd Body Paragraphs); LOH 143-146

Q2 Week 5: November 11-15

Monday: NO SCHOOL - VETERANS DAY

Tuesday: Billy Budd Essay in class (3rd Body Paragraph); LOH 143-146

Wednesday: Billy Budd Essay in class (Conclusion Paragraph); LOH 147-150; bring Frederick Douglass "Narrative of the Life of a Slave" to class tomorrow!

Thursday: Billy Budd Essay due at end of class (re-write final draft during class); Douglass Chs. 1-4; LOH 151-154

Friday: Douglass Chs. 5-8; LOH 155-158

Q2 Week 6: November 18-22

Monday: Douglass pgs. 30-44; LOH 159-162

Tuesday: Douglass pgs. 45-59 (rest of Ch. 10); LOH 163-166; 1 paragraph describing the Dred Scott Decision & 1 paragraph describing the Lincoln-Douglas Debates due tomorrow!

Wednesday: Finish Douglass; LOH 167-170

Thursday: Final discussion on Douglass in class; Study for LOH Ch. 8-9 Test on Tuesday; Bring Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville to class starting Monday!

Friday: History review in class; study for LOH Test Ch. 8-9 on Tuesday!

Q2 Week 7: November 25-29

Monday: In-class essay on Frederick Douglass (both periods); Study for LOH Ch. 8-9 Test on Tuesday; Tocqueville #17 (pgs. 171-179) for tomorrow

Tuesday: LOH Ch. 7-8 Test in class; no homework - enjoy Thanksgiving break!

Wednesday: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK

Thursday: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK

Friday: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK

Q2 Week 8: December 2-6

Monday: LOH 171-176; Democracy in America #20 pgs. 187-193 (#16 in class, pgs. 163-171)

Tuesday: LOH 177-179; Democracy in America #21 pgs. 193-199

Wednesday: LOH 180-182; Democracy in America #39 pgs. 272-277

Thursday: LOH 183-185; The Chrysanthemums 64-69 (in the Course Reader); finish reading, annotating and answering question on handout about Lincoln

Friday: LOH 186-189; The Chrysanthemums 70-74 (in the Course Reader)

Q2 Week 9: December 9-13

Monday: LOH 190-194; Paul's Case Pt. 1 (in the Course Reader)

Tuesday: LOH 195-199; Paul's Case Pt. 2 (in the Course Reader)

Wednesday: LOH 200-204; The American Scholar 13-18 (in the Course Reader)

Thursday: LOH Review Ch. 10-11; The American Scholar 19-23 (in the Course Reader)

Friday: LOH Review Ch. 10-11; The American Scholar 24-26 (in the Course Reader)

Q2 Week 10: December 16-20

Monday: Review for midterm exams

Tuesday: Review for midterm exams

Wednesday: EARLY RELEASE - EXAM REVIEW

Thursday: EARLY RELEASE - MIDTERMS (PERIODS 1-3)

Friday: EARLY RELEASE - MIDTERMS (PERIODS 4-6)

Q1 Weeks 1 & 2: August 1-9

Thursday: Huck Finn Chs.1-3; LOH Pgs. 3-6; Signed syllabus page due tomorrow!

Friday: Huck Finn Chs. 4-6; LOH Pgs. 7-9

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Monday: Huck Finn Chs. 7-9; LOH Pgs. 10-13

Tuesday: Huck Finn Chs. 10-12; LOH Pgs. 14-16

Wednesday: Huck Finn Chs. 13-15; LOH Pgs.17-19

Thursday: Huck Finn Chs. 16-18; LOH Pgs. 20-22

Friday: Huck Finn Chs. 19-21; LOH Pgs. 23-25

Q1 Week 3: August 12-16

Monday: None - Enjoy the freshman retreat!

Tuesday: None - Enjoy the freshman retreat!

Wednesday: None - Enjoy the freshman retreat!

Thursday: Huck Finn Chs. 22-24; LOH Pgs. 26-28

Friday: Huck Finn Chs. 25-27; LOH Pgs. 29-30

Q1 Week 4: August 19-23

Monday: Huck Finn Chs. 28-30; Study for LOH Chs. 1-2 Test on Thursday

Tuesday: Huck Finn Chs. 31-32; Study for LOH Chs. 1-2 Test on Thursday

Wednesday: Huck Finn Chs. 33-34 (Ch. 35 in class after test tomorrow); Study for LOH Chs. 1-2 Test on Thursday

Thursday: Huck Finn Chs. 36-38; LOH Pgs. 31-33

Friday: Huck Finn Chs. 39-41; LOH Pgs. 34-37

Q1 Week 5: August 26-30

Monday: Finish Huck Finn; LOH Pgs. 38-40

Tuesday: Essay Workshop: Huck Finn; LOH Pgs. 41-43

Wednesday: Essay Workshop: Huck Finn; LOH Pgs. 44-46

Thursday: Essay Workshop: Huck Finn; LOH Pgs. 47-51

Friday: Essay Workshop: Huck Finn; No Homework - R&R Weekend - Enjoy!

Q1 Week 6: September 2-6

Monday: NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

Tuesday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 3-4 (seminar on 1-2 in class); LOH Pgs. 52-54

Wednesday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 5-6; LOH Pgs. 55-57

Thursday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 7-8; LOH Pgs. 58-60

Friday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 9-10; LOH Pgs. 61-63

Q1 Week 7: September 9-13

Monday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 11-12; LOH Pgs. 64-66

Tuesday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 13-14; LOH Pgs. 67-69

Wednesday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 15-16; LOH Pgs. 70-73

Thursday: Scarlet Letter Chs.17-18; Study for LOH Chs. 3 & 4 Test

Friday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 19-20; Study for LOH Chs. 3 & 4 Test; any work not finished in class is homework!

Q1 Week 8: September 16-20

Monday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 21-22; LOH Test Ch. 3 & 4 in class; LOH Pgs. 74-77

Tuesday: Scarlet Letter Chs. 23-24; LOH Pgs. 78-81

Wednesday: Final discussion of Scarlet Letter; LOH Pgs. 82-85

Thursday: Essay Workshop (Scarlet Letter); LOH Pgs. 86-92

Friday (Half Day): Essay Workshop (Scarlet Letter); Study for LOH Ch. 5 Test on next Friday!

Q1 Week 9: September 23-27

Monday: Essay Workshop (Scarlet Letter); Study for LOH Ch. 5 Test on Friday; read, annotate and and answer questions on Washington's Farewell Address (course reader pgs. 88-90) due tomorrow!

Tuesday: Essay Workshop (Scarlet Letter); Study for LOH Ch. 5 Test on Friday

Wednesday: Essay Workshop (Scarlet Letter); Study for LOH Ch. 5 Test on Friday

Thursday: Essay Workshop (Scarlet Letter); Study for LOH Ch. 5 Test; Study for LOH Test on Ch. 5 tomorrow!

Friday: Constitution: Article 1 (in Federalist Papers, pgs. 542-549); LOH Test Ch. 5 in class

Q1 Week 10: September 30-October 4

Monday: Constitution: Article II (pgs. 549-552)

Tuesday: Constitution: Articles III - rest (pgs. 552-556); review for Civics exam (PowerPoint presentation) in class

Wednesday: Review PowerPoint and notes on Constitution for civics test tomorrow!

Thursday: Civics exam in class; short story (The Lottery by Shirley Jackson)

Friday: None - Enjoy Fall Break!

Copy of Civics Test Review.pptx

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