English 9A

English 9A
January 8-12, 2007
Trimester II
Week Seven

Monday, January 8, 2007

• Hand out sheet over Red Dot Book. Explain.
• Show six weeks grade.
• Vocabulary 5 words are due on Tuesday.
• Begin unit on Comparison/Contrast essay. You need to think about a topic.
• Model this in class.
 Homework for tonight is to read the news article “Hundreds of Birds Invade Home in California” p. 76 in literature book. Quiz/exercise over reading comprehension.

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

• We will go over the news article before the quiz’
• Quiz over “Hundreds of Birds…”
• Work on comparison/contrast essays. Rough draft is due tomorrow. We will be in the lab.
• Discuss vocabulary 5 words.
 Homework is to work on Comparison/Contrast essay.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

• Go over vocabulary 5 words.
• In lab to type rough draft.
• Continue working on comparison/contrast essay.
• We will discuss sentence fragments.
 Homework is sheet over fragments, and exercise 4 on p. 64 in your English Workshop books.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

• Go over fragments. Quiz on Friday.
• Use Rainbow Revision for essay evaluation.
• Go over fragments/run-on sentences. Test on Friday.
 Final essay is due on Friday, January 19.


Friday, January 12, 2007

• Test over Vocabulary 5.
• Test over fragments/run-on sentences.
• Read “Harrison Bergeron,” pp. 139.

 Go over Vocabulary 6- Test on Tuesday.
• Read dot book reading if have time.

Power Standards/Objectives:
Vocabulary

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

Writing: Processes
9.5.2 Write responses to literature that:
• Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works.
• Support statements with evidence from the text.
9.4.3 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, and appropriate modifiers.
9.4.9 Use a computer to design and publish
documents by using advanced publishing software and graphic programs.
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

9.4.12 Revise writing to improve the logic and coherence of the organization and perspective, the precision of word choice, and the appropriateness of tone by taking into consideration the audience, purpose, and formality of the context.