English 9A

English 9A
Syllabus
Second Six Weeks
Week One

Monday, October 2, 2006
• Hand out and discuss red dot book project for this six weeks.
• Hand out study guide for “Thank you M’am; you will complete this.
• Quiz over “Thank you M’am” on Tuesday after discussing study guide.
• Introduce sentence fragments. We will go over this. Homework is the sheet over fragments and review exercise 4 on p. 64 in English Workshop book.
• We will locate fragments from advertisements.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006

• We will discuss the study guide and story.
• Short quiz over this.
• Review sentence fragment/run-ons.
• Quiz on Wednesday.
• Begin discussing “Harrison Bergeron.” You must know the words to own.
• Quiz over this on Wednesday.

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

• Quiz over sentence fragments/run-ons.
• Quiz over “Harrison Bergeron.”
• Review the sheets over Subject/Verb Agreement.
• Read red dot book.

Thursday, October 5, 2006

• You will be reading “The Gift of the Magi.” You are to complete the study guide using complete sentences and focusing on correct subject/verb agreement.
• Work on rough drafts.
• Read red dot books.

Friday, October 6, 2006

• Vocabulary six test.
• Continue working on Comparison/Contrast essays.
• Begin “The Scarlet Ibis.” Practice locating and writing about symbolism.

Power Standards/Objectives:

Vocabulary

9.1.2 Distinguish between what words mean literally and what they imply and interpret what the words imply.

Reading

9.3.5 Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work.
9.3.6 Analyze the trace an author’s development of time and sequence, devices, such as foreshadowing


9.3.8 Interpret and evaluate the impact of ambiguities, subtleties, contradictions, and ironies (the contrast between expectation and reality), in a text.

Writing: Processes

9.4.5 Develop the main ideas within the body of the composition through supporting evidence, such as scenarios, commonly held briefs, 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
Writing: English Language Conventions
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 use of consistent verb tenses.