WEEK OF 3/22/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE COMPLETE OUR STUDY OF POETRY.  REMEMBER THAT OUR SCHEDULE IS VERY ODD THIS WEEK.

• MONDAY, 3/22   CLASS MEETS AT 11:41; WE GO TO C LUNCH.
• WEDNESDAY, 3/24   NO CLASS
• FRIDAY, 3/26   RETURN TO REGULAR SCHEDULE.

VOCAB UNIT 12

1. RESOLUTE
2. RETORT
3. REVERE
4. SANCTION
5. SECT
6. SENTINEL
7. SKEPTICAL
8. SLANDER
9. SOBRIETY
10. SPECULATION

3/22

• EOCT REVIEW
• IN-CLASS ESSAY
• VOCAB WORDS 6-10
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY:  292, 945.

3/24    NO CLASS

3/26

• VOCAB 12 QUIZ; SENTENCES DUE
• EOCT REVIEW
• FINAL POEM:  “THE RAVEN” (940)
• POETRY REVIEW FOR TEST NEXT WEEK

• CONTINUE WITH POETRY:  292, 245.

WEEK OF 3/15/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR POETRY STUDY.  THERE ARE NO NEW VOCABULARY WORDS THIS WEEK.

YOUR POETRY PROJECT IS DUE THIS WEEK ON MARCH 16.  YOU MUST TURN IT IN ON THIS DATE.  I HAVE ATTACHED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS PAGE.

9TH LIT POETRY UNIT

3/16

• EOCT REVIEW
• *******  POETRY PROJECT DUE **********
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY STUDY WITH THESE POEMS FROM THE TEXT:  400, 897, 904, 908

3/18

• EOCT REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY STUDY:  920, 926, 945, 940
• POETRY UNIT TEST ON FRIDAY, MARCH 26

WEEK OF 3/8/10 9TH LIT/COMP

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE OUR STUDY OF POETRY AND OUR REVIEW FOR THE EOCT.  YOU NEED YOUR BOOK IN CLASS EACH DAY.

ALL  POETRY PROJECTS ARE DUE ON MARCH 16.  YOUR WORK ON THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOUR OVERALL GRADE SO DO YOUR VERY BEST AND COMPLETE YOUR WORK ON TIME.

VOCAB UNIT 11

1. RACONTEUR
2. REBUTTAL
3. RECLUSE
4. RECONCILE
5. REDUNDANT
6. REITERATION
7. RENOUNCE
8. REPLETE
9. REPUDIATE
10. RESIDUAL

3/8

• EOCT DAILY REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY UNIT WITH POETRY FROM TEXTBOOK:  122, 189, 286, 292-295
• VOCABULARY CARDS FOR WORDS 1-5

3/10

• EARLY RELEASE DAY
• POETRY UNIT:  400  (REWRITE OF POEM IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE), 897, 904
• VOCABULARY CARDS FOR WORDS 6-10 WITH SENTENCES FOR ALL 10 WORDS DUE ON FRIDAY

3/12

• VOCABULARY SENTENCES DUE
• VOCAB 11 QUIZ
• EOCT REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY STUDY:  908
• POETRY UNIT TEST NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18

WEEK OF 3/1/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE WITH OUR STUDY OF POETRY SO YOUR TEXTBOOK IS NECESSARY IN CLASS EACH DAY.

YOUR POETRY PROJECT IS DUE ON MARCH 16.  SEE THE SYLLABUS FOR THE POETRY UNIT FOR PRECISE INFORMATION.

VOCAB UNIT 11

1. RACONTEUR
2. REBUTTAL
3. RECLUSE
4. RECONCILE
5. REDUNDANT
6. REITERATIN
7. RENOUNCE
8. REPLETE
9. REPUDIATE
10. RESIDUAL

3/2

• EOCT DAILY REVIEW
• USING TEXTBOOK, CONTINUE WITH POETRY UNIT:  122, 189, 226

3/4

• EOCT DAILY REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY UNIT AND ACTIVITIES
• POEMS FROM TEXTBOOK:  292, 293, 295

WEEK OF 2/22/10 9TH LIT / COMP

WE WILL STUDY POETRY THIS WEEK.  DON’T FORGET YOUR POETRY PROJECT DUE ON MARCH 16.  THE COMPLETE POETRY UNIT PLAN WITH PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS IS ATTACHED TO THIS WEEK’S BLOG.

9TH LIT POETRY UNIT

2/22

• ESSAY REVISION DUE WITH 1ST DRAFT ATTACHED
• GA TEST PREP QUIZ TO HELP PREPARE FOR THE EOCT
• READ AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR THESE POEMS:  “AN ANCIENT GESTURE” (1052-53), QUESTIONS 1, 2, 3, 4; “SIREN SONG” (1054-55), QUESTIONS 2, 3, 5; “ITHACA” (1059-60), QUESTIONS 2, 3, 4, 5.

2/24

• UNIT VOCABULARY CARDS AND SENTENCES
• CONTINUE STUDY OF POETRY AND POETIC ELEMENTS.

2/26

• VOCABULARY 10 QUIZ
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY  UNIT.

Week of 2/8/10 9th Lit / Comp

THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN OUR INTENSIVE REVIEW FOR THE EOCT.

VOCABULARY UNIT 10

1. PRECLUDE
2. PREDECESSOR
3. PRESUMPTUOUS
4. PREVAILING
5. PREVALENT
6. PROMINENT
7. PROVINCIAL
8. PROVOKE
9. PURGATION
10. QUARRY

2/9

• TEST AND ESSAY QUESTION ON THE ODYSSEY

2/11

• GRAMMAR PRACTICE ON SENTENCE STRUCTURE
• BENCHMARK TEST AND ANALYSIS OF ANSWERS

ON TUESDAY, FEB. 16, WE WILL DISCUSS THE FIRST 6 VOCABULARY WORDS SO HAVE YOUR CARDS COMPLETED.  ALSO, BE SURE YOU BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS BECAUSE WE BEGIN OUR POETRY UNIT ON THIS DAY.

WEEK OF 1/25/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE OUR STUDY OF THE ODYSSEY.  PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE OUTSIDE READING ASSIGNMENTS.

VOCAB UNIT 9

1. OBSCURE  (ADJ)
2. OBJECTIVE  (ADJ)
3. OPAQUE
4. PARADOX
5. PASTICHE
6. PATENT  (ADJ)
7. PHENOMENA
8. PHILANTHROPIST
9. PIOUS
10. PLATEAU

1/26

• YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS CLASS IS TO HAVE READ PAGES 986 – 994 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK.  READ CLOSELY ENOUGH TO BE PREPARED FOR A QUIZ.
• IN CLASS, WE WILL DISCUSS WHAT YOU HAVE READ AND COMPLETE THE ADVENTURE OF THE CYCLOPS.

1/28

• IN-CLASS WRITING:  YOU NEED AN INK PEN AND NOTEBOOK PAPER FOR THIS ASSESSMENT.
• CONTINUE WITH OUR READING OF THE ODYSSEY.
• VOCAB 9, #1-5   —   CARDS WITH SENTENCES ON CARDS
• HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY — READ PAGES 1007 – 1012

WEEK OF 1/5/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE BEGIN OUR REVIEW FOR THE END-OF-COURSE TEST WHICH YOU WILL TAKE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER.  WE ALSO BEGIN OUR UNIT ON THE ODYSSEY AND GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

VOCAB 8

1. INJURIOUS
2. JARGON
3. LAMENTATION
4. LOFTY
5. MAGNATE
6. METHODICAL
7. METICULOUS
8. MONOTONOUS
9. MOSAIC
10. NEGATE

THE FIRST 5 WORDS FROM THIS LIST ARE DUE ON THURSDAY, JAN. 14.  ON THAT DAY,  YOU WILL BEING YOUR VOCABULARY CARDS FOR THESE WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS, SYNONYMS, AND ANTONYMS TO CLASS.

1/6

• EOCT REVIEW EXERCISE
• BEGIN MYTHOLOGY STUDY.

1/8

• WORK ON 12 OLYMPIANS CHART FOR QUIZ ON TUESDAY, JAN. 12.

WEEKS OF 12/7/09 & 12/14/09 9TH LIT

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE WITH OUR STUDY OF SHORT STORIES AND PREPARE FOR A TEST ON 12/16.

NO VOCABULARY QUIZ EITHER WEEK!!

12/8

• LAST DAY TO TURN IN THE MEMOIR
• COMPLETE “THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE” (P. 96 IN THE TEXT) AND TAKE OPEN-BOOK QUIZ.
• BEGIN READING “THE BIRDS” (P. 50 IN THE TEXT).

12/10

• COMPLETE READING AND DISCUSSION OF “THE BIRDS.”
• BEGIN VIEWING THE MOVIE VERSION OF THE STORY.

12/14

• COMPLETE VIDEO AND MOVIE REVIEW FORM.
• REVIEW SHORT STORY TERMS FOR TEST ON WEDNESDAY.

12/16

• SHORT STORY UNIT TEST ON TERMS AND SELECTIONS FROM TEXT
• HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

WEEK OF 11/30/09 9TH LIT

YOU NEED YOUR BOOK EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.

VOCAB UNIT 7

1. TRANSCENDENT
2. TRITE
3. VOCIFEROUS
4. WHIMSICAL
5. WILY
6. CYNICISM
7. EXPLOIT (V)
8. INDELIBLE
9. INFALLIBLE
10. INFERRED

11/30

• EDIT MEMOIRS>>>>FINAL COPY IS DUE ON MONDAY.
• SENTENCES FOR VOCABULARY WORDS 1 – 5
• COMPLETE “THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME” AND A STORY MAP.  DISCUSS THE LITERARY ELEMENT CONFLICT.

12/02

• TURN IN VOCABULARY SENTENCES FOR WORDS 6 – 10.
• CLASS:  “THE RED HEADED LEAGUE” (96) FROM TEXT

12/4

• VOCAB 7 QUIZ
•  ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT MEMOIR DUE ON MONDAY.
• CLASS:  “THE BIRDS” (50) IN TEXT