English 9A

English 9 A Syllabus
Mrs. Gifford
August 28 - September 1, 2006

Monday, August 28, 2006

• Red dot book tests will be on September 12. Red dot book projects are also due.
• You will be given a six week grade update.
• DOL (Daily Oral Language) weekly sheet.
• Begin unit over “The Most Dangerous Game.” You need to complete the parts of study guide to the story. Review summary writing and reading strategies. Study guide due before we go to writing lab.
• Begin listening to the story and use the reading strategy “dialogue with text.”
• Vocabulary word “Lesson Two” due on Tuesday.

Power Standards/Objectives:
Vocabulary and Concept Development
9.1.1 Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand the origins of words.
9.3.3 Analyze interactions between characters in a literary text and explain the way those interactions affect the plot.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

• DOL
• You will receive your Criterion Writing Student Identification Number.
• We will go over Vocabulary Two words. Test is on Friday, September 1.
• Continue with “The Most Dangerous Game.” Quiz on Thursday.
• Read your outside reading book each night.
• Introduction to Chapter 15 Verbs.

Power Standards/Objectives:
Vocabulary and Concept Development
9.1.1 Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand the origins of words.
9.3.6 Analyze and trace an author’s development of time and sequence, including the use of complex literary devices, such as foreshadowing (providing clues to future events) or flashbacks (interrupting the sequence of events to include information about an event that happened in the past).
9.3.3 Analyze interactions between characters in a literary text and explain the way those interactions affect the plot
9.4.3 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, and appropriate modifiers.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

• We will go to writing lab to write first Criterion Essay. After this, we will go over study guide “The Most Dangerous Game.”
• We will review for quiz over “The Most Dangerous Game” and verbs.
• You will be introduced to the “I Am” poem for you and a character from “The Most Dangerous Game.” This is due tomorrow-Thursday.

Power Standards/Objectives
Evaluation and Revision
9.4.10 Review, evaluate, and revise writing for meaning, clarity, content, and mechanics.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

• Mr. Waymouth speaks on researching.
• After this, you will have a quiz over “The Most Dangerous Game.”
• I will collect “I Am” poems.
• We will review for vocabulary test. Explain the process.
• Catch up on DOL material.
• Begin the short story “Poison.”
• You will read the rest of short story for homework.

Power Standards/Objectives:
9.3.5 Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the views expressed in each work.
Organization and Focus
9.4.1 Discuss ideas for writing with classmates, teachers, and other writers and develop drafts alone and collaboratively.
Friday, September 1, 2006

• Vocabulary test over Lesson Two.
• Go over “Most Dangerous Game” quiz.
• Introduction to the short story “Poison.”

Power Standards/Objectives:
9.3.5 Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the views expressed in each work

Have a very fun, happy, and safe Blueberry Weekend. Please make sure you are reading your Red Dot book each night and working on your information for your project.

A Look Ahead:
 Thursday, August 31, 2006: Quiz over “The Most Dangerous Game.”
 Friday, September 1, 2006: Test over Vocabulary Two Words.
 Tuesday, September 12, 2006: RED DOT BOOK TEST AND PROJECT DUE.
 Wednesday, September 13, 2006: First Trimester Open House
 Monday, September 18, 2006: Week of ISTEP testing begins.
 September 29, 2006: End of first six weeks.