9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
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Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 -Friday, May 31, 2013
Outlining Compositions
Outlining Open Responses
1. Introduction
1. Topic sentence
a. Hook
a. RDF #1
b. Plot summary
i. Evidence #1
c. Thesis
ii. Explanation #1
2. Body #1
b. RDF #2
a. Topic Sentence
i. Evidence #2
i. RDF #1
1. Evidence #1
ii. Explanation #2
2. Explanation #1
c. RDF #3
b. RDF #2
i. Evidence #3
1. Evidence #2
ii. Explanation #3
2. Explanation #2
d. Concluding Sentence
c. RDF #3
1. Evidence #3
2. Explanation #3
d. Concluding Sentence
3. Body #2 + BODY #3
a. (EXACTLY THE SAME FORMAT
AS BODY #1)
4. Conclusion
a. Restate thesis
b. Restate evidence
c. Supposition/Relevance/So What
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i. Why is your argument
important to the world?
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
History Flash Card Example
(Front; the blank side)
U5 or U6
Term # from study guide
Your initials
Figure / Term 
Sundiata
Related words
Empire, Ghana, Mali, Mansa Musa
(Back; the lined side)
Basic info King of Empire of Mali when it took over Ghana
Other important info 
 called the “Lion King” b/c
he expanded the Empire
of Mali
 people loved him
 grandfather of Mansa
Musa

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9.4
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
Mind Map Sample
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9.2
9.3
9.4
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Guide to Skimming
For each skimming assignment, write and fill in
the following charts, in your notebook.
Title of Article
Author of article
Unit 5 or Unit 6?
WHO?
WHEN?
WHERE?
WHAT?
WHY?
Using the 5 W’s write a 3-5 sentence summary of the
article.
MAIN IDEA
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
U4
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Activities/Products for When you Study
Directions:
1. Below are a list of suggested activities for when you study. Each should take about
20 minutes. Each study session should produce 1-2 of the following products. Chose
the activities that help you the most. Your choice.
1. Make 10 flashcards (history or vocabulary):

You should have at least 30 total to show me total – not just the 10.
2. Write 10 sentences for the toughest vocabulary words

Write these in your notebook.
3. Bring home a Wordly Wise book and do an activity to practice IN YOUR
NOTEBOOK – You can write/rewrite answers there (at least 2 pages)
4. Outline a 5 paragraph essay for response to one of the prompts on
page 6.
5. Outline an open response for one of the prompts on page 6.
6. Write a full 5 paragraph essay based on a prompt from page 6.
7. Write a full open response based on a prompt from page 6.
8. Write down the different parts of an open response vs. a 5
paragraph composition so that you are sure to not mix them up on the
exam. Do this on flashcards…
9. Make at least 10 flashcards for each type of writing.
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Include the parts of an open response and/or 5 paragraph composition.
Use examples if that helps you.
10. Break down your study guide.

For each term on it, write down 5 other key terms that you could use in
an open response for history in your notebook or on flashcards.
11. Redo a mindmap with at least 10 branches:

Choose terms from either unit 5 or unit 6 this will help you remember
the main ideas.
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Sample Composition Prompts

In many works of literature, a character must adjust to life in a new environment. From a
work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who must adjust to
life in a new environment. In a well-developed composition, identify the character,
describe how the character adjusts to life in a new environment, and explain how the
character’s adjustment relates to the work as a whole.

In many works of literature, a character goes on a journey that changes his or her life.
From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who goes on
a journey that changes his or her life. In a well-developed composition, identify the
character, describe how journey changes the character’s life, and explain how the journey
relates to the work as a whole.

In many works of literature, a character goes through an experience that causes him or
her to gain insight and change the way he or she is living. The moment of insight is called
an epiphany. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a
character who experiences an epiphany. In a well-developed composition, identify the
character, describe how the epiphany changes the character’s life, and explain how the
character’s epiphany relates to the work as a whole.

Foreshadowing is the act of presenting material that hints at events to occur later in a
story. Foreshadowing may take the form of actual plot elements or be embodied in the
mood a writer creates. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, write
a well-developed composition in which you explain how foreshadowing is used in the
work, and describe how foreshadowing affects the reader’s experience.
Sample Open Response Prompts
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Choose 2 specific people/groups of people from 2 different zones and explain how they thrived in
a time of chaos.
Choose 2 zones and explain why they should be remembered and why.
Explain how the climate, and demographics of 2 of our 5 zones shaped the people who lived there.
Compare and contrast the lives of Ghanains before and after the period of slavery.
Should Puritains be remembered? Why or why not?
Choose two historical figures from the Age of Exploration and compare/contrast them.
Why might it be important to study unpleasant events in history? Use at least 2 events that we’ve
studied as examples.
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Homework 23
(
complete?)
Directions: On page 5 there is a list of suggested study activities. As you study (20 min per
session), choose an activity that will help you the most, and fill in the grid below with what
you studied and what products you have. Remember to show up to class with questions for
me or your partner. You should do at least 2 of the activities tonight. You may repeat
activities! Do what is most helpful!
Session
Location
Do you
want
feedback? Y
or N?
Other people
there? Who?
Time Start
and End
Food?
What?
Location
Do you
want
feedback? Y
or N?
Other people
there? Who?
Time Start
and End
Food?
What?
1
Number (from
page 5) +
explanation…
Questions for
study seminar…
Session
2
Number (from
page 5) +
explanation…
Questions for
study seminar…
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Homework 24
(
complete?)
Directions: On page 5 there is a list of suggested study activities. As you study (20 min per
session), choose an activity that will help you the most, and fill in the grid below with what
you studied and what products you have. Remember to show up to class with questions for
me or your partner. You should complete at least 2 of the activities tonight. . You may
repeat activities! Do what is most helpful!
Session
Location
Do you
want
feedback? Y
or N?
Other people
there? Who?
Time Start
and End
Food?
What?
Location
Do you
want
feedback? Y
or N?
Other people
there? Who?
Time Start
and End
Food?
What?
1
Number (from
page 5) +
explanation…
Questions for
study seminar…
Session
2
Number (from
page 5) +
explanation…
Questions for
study seminar…
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Unit 3: Polymaths + Politicians
Week 36 Calendar
Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Homework 25
(
complete?)
Directions: On page 5 there is a list of suggested study activities. As you study (20 min per
session), choose an activity that will help you the most, and fill in the grid below with what
you studied and what products you have. Remember to show up to class with questions for
me or your partner. You should complete at least 2 of the activities tonight. . You may
repeat activities! Do what is most helpful!
Session
Location
Do you
want
feedback? Y
or N?
Other people
there? Who?
Time Start
and End
Food?
What?
Location
Do you
want
feedback? Y
or N?
Other people
there? Who?
Time Start
and End
Food?
What?
1
Number (from
page 5) +
explanation…
Questions for
study seminar…
Session
2
Number (from
page 5) +
explanation…
Questions for
study seminar…
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