English 9A

English 9A
Syllabus
September 11-15, 2006
Week Four


Monday, September 11, 2006

• Work on Daily Oral Language.
• We will peer edit “Personal Narrative” essays using peer editing sheets given out on Friday.
• Vocabulary Lesson Four is due on Tuesday.
• Remember that Red Dot book tests will be tomorrow-Tuesday.
• Polished essays will be typed into criterion on Wednesday.
• We will review verbs on Tuesday.
• You will complete Problem Solving activity over “Poison.”
Power Standards:
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 of frequent errors.
9.4.13 Establish coherence within and among paragraphs through effective transitions, parallel structures, and similar writing techniques.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

• Introduction to the short story “The Birds.”
• Read the story using reading strategy.
• We will go over Vocabulary 4. Test is on Friday.
• I will collect Problem Solving activity.
• Discuss verbs.
• You will take Red Dot book tests in class.
Power Standards:
9.1.1 Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand the origins of words.
9.4.3 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, and appropriate modifiers.
9.3.3 Analyze interactions between characters in a literary text and explain the way those interactions affect the plot.
9.3.9 Explain how voice and the choice of a narrator affect characterization and the tone, plot, and credibility of a text.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

• We will be in the lab today. You will type your critiqued essay into Criterion.
• If you finish early, work on last criterion. Please make sure you have cut and pasted into Microsoft Word. Please use the MLA guidelines for finished paper.
• Be sure to enter at least two comments for each essay.
Power Standards:
9.4.9 Use a computer to design and publish documents by using advanced publishing software and graphic programs.
9.6.3 Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization

Thursday, September 14, 2006

• Continue with “The Birds.”
• We will discuss compare/contrast essay writing.
• We will review for vocabulary 4 test tomorrow.
Power Standards:
9.3.3 Analyze interactions between characters in a literary text and explain the way those interactions affect the plot.
9.3.9 Explain how voice and the choice of a narrator affect characterization and the tone, plot, and credibility of a text.

Friday, September 15, 2006

• Test over Vocabulary Lesson four and verbs.
• Go to library and get another Red Dot book.
• Hand out Vocabulary Lesson Five.
• If have time, we will do “Rainbow Revision” using the first Criterion Essay.
• Discuss ISTEP strategies.
Power Standards:
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 of frequent errors.

Important Dates:

• Tuesday, September 12, 2006: Red Dot book tests
• Monday, September 18, 2006: Week of ISTEP. We will have a revised schedule on Wednesday and Thursday so you will have English 9 in the afternoon on these days.
• Wednesday, September 13, 2006: Open House at Plymouth High School
• Friday, September 29, 2006: End of the first six weeks