English 9

English 9 Syllabus
April 24-28, 2006
Trimester III
Second Six Weeks-Week 2


Monday, April 24, 2006

• Hand out Vocabulary 12 words. Go over them.
• Words due on Wednesday; test is on Friday.
• Review literary terms for the play The Miracle Worker.
• Quiz over the terms.
• Students use Braille cards to write a sentence.
• Begin Act I of The Miracle Worker.
• Use Click and Clunk reading strategy.


Tuesday, April 25, 2006

• Review Act I.
• Go over questions and vocabulary.
• Review reading strategy Click and Clunk.
• Quiz over Act I on Wednesday.
• Introduce gerunds and participles.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

• Go over vocabulary 12 words.
• Quiz over Act I of The Miracle Worker.
• Go over gerund and participle exercises.
• Begin Act II of The Miracle Worker.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

• Continue with Act II.
• Quiz on Friday.
• Outside reading time.

Friday, April 24, 2006

• Vocabulary 12 test.
• Quiz over Act II.
• Outside reading time.

Indiana State Standards:

9.1.2 Distinguish between what words mean literally and what they imply and interpret what the words imply.
Example: Analyze both the literal and the implied meaning of phrases when reading text, such as We had a permissive father. He permitted us to work.

9.3.1 Explain the relationship between the purposes and the characteristics of different forms of dramatic literature (including comedy, tragedy, and dramatic monologue).
Example: Compare plays with similar themes, such as the theme of loneliness in The Miracle Worker by William Gibson and The Diary of Anne Frank.
9.3.10 Identify and describe the function of dialogue, soliloquies, asides, character foils, and stage designs in dramatic literature.
9.5.2 Write responses to literature that:
• demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works.
• support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or to other works.
• demonstrate an awareness of the author’s style and an appreciation of the effects created.
• identify and assess the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.
9.6.1 Identify and correctly use clauses, both main and subordinate; phrases, including gerund, infinitive, and participial; and the mechanics of punctuation, such as semicolons, colons, ellipses, and hyphens.