English 9A

English 9 Syllabus
January 9-13, 2006
Week Six of Trimester II


Monday, January 9, 2006

• Review for Vocabulary three test.
• Hand out Vocabulary four words. Go over the words. These are due on Thursday.
• Vocabulary test will be on Friday.
• Discuss Comparison/Contrast essay writing.
• We will go over the Assignment sheet.
• We will read and analyze comparison-contrast structure and complete a structure chart.
Homework:
 Tonight you need to study for Vocabulary test.
 Tonight you need to organize your notes for your essay.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

• Test over Vocabulary three words.
• After test, we will continue going over comparison/contrast structure.
• You will read an article using the reading strategy “retelling.” You will be using this strategy with the students within your group.
• We will go over the article together once the reading is finished.
• Introduce Business Letter format.
Homework:
 Begin working on Business Letter.
 Review Vocabulary four words.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

• You will finish writing Business Letter using Comparison/Contrast form.
• Introduce sentence fragments.
• We will go over activity in class. You will check your letter for fragments.
• We will discuss reading strategies.
• Red dot book projects will be discussed.

Homework:
 Finish vocabulary four words.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

• We will be in lab today for Criterion Writing. You will be completing a Comparison/Contrast essay.
• When you finish, you will work on verbs. You will check your letters to make sure you are writing using active voice.

Friday, January 13, 2006

• Vocabulary four test.
• Work on reading strategies- outside reading books.
• This is the end of the six weeks.


Indiana State Standards over material covered this week:

• 9.1.1 Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand the origins of words.
• 9.4.5 Develop the main ideas within the body of the composition through supporting evidence, such as scenarios, commonly held beliefs, hypotheses, and definitions.
• 9.4.10 Review, evaluate, and revise writing for meaning, clarity, content, and mechanics.
• 9.4.11 Edit and proofread one’s own writing, as well as that of others, using an editing checklist with specific examples of corrections for frequent errors.
• 9.4.12 Revise writing to improve the logic and coherence of the organization and perspective, the precision of word choice, and the tone by taking into consideration the audience, purpose, and formality of the context.
• 9.5.5 Write documents related to career development, including simple business letters and job applications that: present information purposefully and in brief to meet the needs of the intended audience and follow a conventional business letter or memorandum format.
• 9.6.2 Demonstrate an understanding of sentence construction including parallel structure, subordination, and the proper placement of modifiers and proper English usage including the consistent use of verb tenses.