ENGLISH 9
Semester 1, Week 4
Monday
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Vocab quiz
Staple in order and hand in last week’s activities.
Activity 1: Chart ~ list the meanings of these words
Pride
Guilt
Shame
Helplessness
 Begin “The Scarlet Ibis”
 Activity 2: Vocabulary from story ~ word/part of
speech/definition. Write a sentence for each at home tonight.
rank
billowed
vortex infallibility
evanesced
reiterated uncoordinated armada to solder
vermilion
Tuesday
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Read The Scarlet Ibis
Activity 3: Chart
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things that make him a good brother
 Five things that make him a bad brother
Wednesday
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Activity 4: Write one paragraph on each of the
following
The narrator is a “good” brother because…
 The narrator is a “bad” brother because…
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Activity 5: Chart
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Compare Doodle to the Scarlet Ibis using concrete evidence
from the story
What does it actually say in the story about these two characters?
 How are they similar? (in appearance, actions, life, death, etc.)
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HW: Type up one of your „good“/“bad“ brother
paragraphs in MLA format
Thursday
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Activity 6: write a paragraph answering the question,
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Activity 7: Top ten things that help our writing
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What do you think the lesson of “The Scarlet Ibis” is? Why?
Maintain tense
avoid sentence fragments/runons
use advanced vocab
focus on verbs
use sentence variety - avoiding starting all sentences the same way
make sure sentences make sense
improve “flow” – use good transitions
spelling, grammar, punctuation
MLA formatting
elegance in writing
Discuss good/bad brother paragraphs in partners
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Note ideas and changes
Friday
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Activity 8: Go through the Scarlet Ibis and find
everything identified as RED.
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Write a paragraph about the color red in
the Scarlet Ibis.
SSR when you have finished your paragraph.
HW: Scarlet Ibis vocab quiz on Monday