9 Honors
August 23
Syllabus (get signed by Weds.)
New vocabulary words (GNO/SCI)
August 24
Lincs for vocabulary words (due Weds.)
Notes on the reading process
Class discussion
August 25
Collected Lincs
Discussion on descriptive writing
List a minimum of 10 things you would want if you could have your room made
over
Elaborate on those 10 items
Draw your new room and label
Discussion of sensory words, directional words and vivid adjectives
Create a letter to Dear Home Makeover in 5 paragraph essay format describing
the room of your dreams. ROUGH COPY due Aug 26 for peer assessment.
August 26, 2010
Check of rough copy
Peer assessment of rough copy; Final copy due tomorrow
Grammar from Wariner’s Fourth Course book pg. 4 to 6 (ex 1, 2 and 3)
Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow
Aug. 31
Lincs for vocabulary
Discussion of novel – mood/tone; death; symbolism (up to pg 29)
Review of figurative language; similes, metaphors, personification
Grammar ex 4 and 5 on pg 7 blue Weriner’s book pronouns
Read pages 30 to 61 for homework and complete quesitions
Sept 1
Crossword exchange for vocabulary words
Discussion of the impact of death on Liesel
Figurative language worksheet (all devices – definitions worksheet)
Look for figurative language in pg 1 to 61
Homework – read pages 62 to 90
9 Honors
September 7, 2010
HW – read to page 190 tonight
New vocabulary words – MIS (to hate)
LINCS
During reading activities – notes on Hitler Youth power point
Look at common errors in the essays (class discussion of “Dream House Essay”)
September 8
Markus Zusak interview
Class discussion of readings up to pg 190
Read alouds of Dream House Essays – share constructive criticism
**Possible reading quiz**
Finding figurative language in the novel – what is its function (group activity – find
5)
September 10, 2010
Reading quiz up to pg 238
Tone worksheets
What words does Markus Zusak use to portray tone in The Book Thief?
HW Read to pg 266
September 20, 2010
9 Honors
New Vocabulary words (phil)
Discussion of part 7 from The Book Thief
Power Point and discussion of propaganda
Read pages 407 to 430
September 21, 2010
Collected Lincs
Vocabulary in class practice (not collected)
Subject / Verb agreement packet
Read excerpt from “The Most Dangerous Game” pg 40 to 43 and answer the
following prompt –
How does the setting of the story contribute to the mood? (State 1 mood and
use setting examples to cite and explain your chosen mood.)
September 22, 2010
9 Honors
HW – Read to page 455 this evening
Create original sentences for words 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Singular and Plural Subjects (subject verb agreement) Unit III Lesson 29
(worksheet)
Worked in groups to find figurative language in the novel and explain why that
device was used? What does it help the reader visualize, imagine, feel, etc.?
9/27
9 Honors
New vocabulary words (DYS root)
Subject/Verb agreement ws – 3
Bcr – How does setting in “The Most Dangerous Game” contribute to mood.
(Read pgs 39 to 42.)
September 28, 2010
Lecture on novel (part 9)
Look for figurative language in the novel in groups and share
Collected setting bcr
September 29
Lincs
Story with vocabulary words
Subject Verb practice
Subject Verb quiz
Read
September 30
Collected Lincs
Passed out papers
Went over subject verb quiz
Read to the end and prologue (quiz tomorrow)
October 1, 2010
Vocabulary quiz
Quiz on prt 10 and epilogue
Descriptive essay on extended metaphor – home is where the heart is
September 28, 2010
Lecture on novel (part 9)
Look for figurative language in the novel in groups and share
Collected setting bcr
September 29
Lincs
Story with vocabulary words
Subject Verb practice
Subject Verb quiz
Read
September 30
Collected Lincs
Passed out papers
Went over subject verb quiz
Read to the end and prologue (quiz tomorrow)
October 1, 2010
Vocabulary quiz
Quiz on prt 10 and epilogue
Descriptive essay on extended metaphor – home is where the heart is
October 5, 2010
9 Honors
Collected Book Thief books
Handed out Night books and materials needed for chapter summaries
Read to page 22
Chapter summary due 10/6/10
October 6, 2010
Vocabulary in class practice (not collected)
Quiz on chapter 1 of the novel
Talk on available contests for literature
Read chapter 2 and chapter summary
October 8, 2010
9 Honors
Vocabulary quiz on EU vocabulary words
Collected chapter 2 summaries
Collected objective sheets
Assigned chapters 3 and 4 for the weekend
Quiz on chapter 2
Worked on Prisoner’s Journals in the lab
9 Honors
Collected “Prisoner Journals”
Lecture on chapters 1 and 2 (notes)
Read chapter 5
Figurative language worksheet for chapter 5 and multiple choice for chapter 5
October 13
9 Honors
Collected homework worksheets
Lecture on sections 3 and 4
Watch – The Holocaust – Memory of Millions (short clip)
HW – Read chapter 6 – create ½ page summary, quote and reaction
October 18, 2010
New vocabulary words (eu)
Practice with vocabulary words
Lincs
Collected summary for chapters 7 to 9
October 19, 2010
Vocabulary story
Quiz on chapters 7 to 9
Pass back papers and organize notebooks
October 25, 2010
9 honors
New vocabulary words (Hypo)
Lecture on novel chapters 1 and 2
Read chapter 3 aloud in class.
Read chapter 4 and 5 at home (answer questions for chapters 3 and 4 only)
Continue working on the Utopia project.
October 26, 2010
Lincs vocabulary words
Finish up in class essay (interview/descriptive of another student)
CRES BCR #1 (must be made up in class)
Read chapters 6 and 7 and answer questions
UTOPIAN project due tomorrow
October 27, 2010
Collected Utopia projects
Collected bathroom passes
Collected The Giver ch 6 and 7 questions
CRES – bcr 2 (must be made up in class)
Journal entry – (must be ½ page) The time I was so embarrassed…
HW – Journal entry – The best gift I ever received…. (doesn’t have to be a
tangible item.)
November 15, 2010
9 honors
New words ( Viv root)
VIV- live, alive
1. survive- outlive; remain alive after
The remarkable story of how 16 members of a rugby team were able to
survive 72 days after their plane crashed in the Andes Mountains gained
worldwide media coverage and was even turned into a movie.
2. revive- bring back to life; restore
When fashion designers can offer no new styles, they usually revive old
ones such as bell bottoms and peasant blouses.
3. vivid- having the vigor and spirit of life; sharp and clear; graphic
By using carefully chosen verbs and adjectives, you can turn dull
descriptions into vivid ones.
4. convivial- fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
When Tamara went to Spain as a foreign exchange student, she was
thrilled that her host family was so convivial; they threw a party upon her arrival
and continued to make her feel at home during her entire stay in Madrid.
5. vivify- enliven; make vivid
A few inexpensive art reproductions, cleverly arranged, can vivify an
otherwise drab, boring wall.
6. vivisection- the act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living
animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research.
Animal rights activists protested outside of a lab that used vivisection on
pigs; protestors claimed this method injured the animals horribly in order to test
the effectiveness of a new surgical method.
7. viviparous- Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's
body.
Unlike animals whose young hatch from eggs, most mammals are
viviparous, for the offspring develop inside of the mother and then are born alive.
8. vivacious- Full of animation and spirit; lively:
Though Scarlet O’Hara was not particularly beautiful, she was so vivacious
and charming that she had a great number of suitors interested in her.
9. vivarium- A place, especially an indoor enclosure, for keeping and raising
living animals and plants under natural conditions for observation or research
Many believe that the National Zoo is only there for tourist enjoyment, but it
should actually be considered a rather large vivarium. Not only are animals
given a place to live that resembles their natural habitat, but scientists at the zoo
also carefully monitor and record animal behavior, hoping to learn more about
the animal kingdom.
Dialogue worksheet and practice
Notes on characterization - The acronym we use is P A S T A
P = physical traits (the author tells us more about the character through his
physical appearance
A = attitude (the author tells us more about the characters through the
characters attitude OR the attitude of others to this character.
S = SPEECH – what the character says and how they say it OR what is said
about the character
A= action- The author shows more about a character through their actions (what
they do or don’t do)
Discussion of independent reading assignment; we will go to the library to pick a
book of 150 pages or more to complete the independent reading project.
Calendar attached.
November 17, 2010
10 minutes of free reading at the beginning of class for their independent read
project
Vocabulary practice (comic strip using words) – homework if not finished
Caged bird packet (narrative, point of view, pasta – characterization)
Last 10 minutes of class – free read for project
READING RESPONS 1 DUE BEFORE CLASS 11/18 – PLEASE EMAIL IF AT
ALL POSSIBLE.
November 29, 2010
Review of characterization and P A S T A
Read the short story “A Cask of Amontillado”
Create a P A S T A chart for Fortunato and Montesor
New vocabulary words
November 30, 2010
Hand out new novel Ender’s Game
Discussion of ethics, moral, values, etc (pre reading skills)
PROJECT 3 AND 4 DUE WEDNESDAY
December 1, 2010
9 Honors
Discussion of exposition and rising action of a narrative
Collected PASTA charts which was Monday night’s homework
Read chapter 1 of Ender’s Game
Set up our competitive groups, selected names of group and introductions
HW – Read chapters 2 and 3 AND take notes
December 14, 2010
9 Honors
Competition – chapters 9 to 12 (Review)
December 15, 2010
9 Honors
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Analyze the conflicts that motivate characters and that drive the plot (e.g. person v.
person, person v. nature, person v. society, person v. him/herself) LA.E09.10.04d
Analyze the perspective of the author or speaker as well as the effects of first or third
person narration. LA.E09.10.04e
Work in pairs for worksheets on chapter 13 and 14; create questions for ch 14 up to page
280.
Talk of rewriting a narrative – start 3 pigs
Homework - Finish reading chapter 14
December 21, 2010
SRI TESTING
Notes on Aristotle’s Rhetoric (see 12/21 Power Point on web site)
Work on MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech papers.
December 23, 2010
9 Honors
MLK speech packet and persuasion
HOMEWORK OVER BREAK – Fairy Tale rewrite. Use 1st person to rewrite any fairy
tale of Disney movie (animated) from a character’s point of view who is NOT the main
character. For example, if you rewrite Cinderella, don’t write it from Cinderella’s p.o.v.
Write it from the step-mother or step-sisters. This point of view will change the story.
Make sure you stay in your character’s voice, use 1st person, have dialogue and it should
be 3 to 5 pages in length.
January 3, 2011
9 Honors
Collected Fairy Tale rewrites
Obama Inauguration Speech (persuasive techniques)
Finish questions for homework
January 4, 2011
9 Honors
Packet on MLA formatting of notes for research
Ender’s Game essay exam passed back and explained
Research of persuasive topic
HW – ½ hour of research and notes for topic