English 9A

English 9 A
January 15-19, 2007
Trimester II
Week Eight
Monday, January 15, 2007

Vocabulary 6 words are due on Wednesday. Test is on Thursday.
Introduction to the short story “The Necklace.”
Discuss the story guide. This is due on Tuesday. Quiz on Tuesday over story.
If have time, complete Rainbow Revision/color coding exercise over rough drafts.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Go over the study guide “The Necklace.”
Discuss mythology guidelines for Friday; we are in the lab. I will discuss annotated bibliographies and note taking/summary writing.
Mythology material needs to be selected.
Quiz over “The Necklace.”
Rainbow Revision.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Discuss Vocabulary 6 words.
Hand out vocabulary 7 words.
Discuss Pronouns Chapter 16.
Red dot book testing and questions are due on Wednesday, January 31, 2007.
In class working peer editing.
Begin to revise essays.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Vocabulary 6 test.
Revise essays.
Reading mythology material.
Run-on sentence assessment.

Friday, January 19, 2007

In lab to work on mythology research material.
Enter essay into Criterion.


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.
9.3.8 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 Conventions9.6.2 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