WEEK OF 2/16/10 9TH LIT / COMP

February 16th, 2010

THIS WEEK WE BEGIN OUR POETRY UNIT AND CONTINUE TO REVIEW FOR THE EOCT.

VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS ARE DUE NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR REVIEW.

VOCAB UNIT 10

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

2/16

  • BENCHMARK RL1
  • USA TEST PREP QUIZ
  • EDITING ASSIGNMENT FOR PERSUASIVE ESSAY  (DUE ON THURSDAY)

2/18

  • ANSWER QUESTIONS ON EDITING ESSAY
  • BEGIN POETRY UNIT SO TEXTBOOKS NEEDED.

 

 

 

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WEEK OF 2/1/10 9TH LIT COMP

February 1st, 2010

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE OUR STUDY OF THE ODYSSEY.  OUR UNIT TEST WILL BE ON FEB. 9TH.

2/1

  • VOCAB 8 RE-TAKE
  • GO OVER VOCAB. 9, WORDS 6-10.
  • ODYSSEY:  SIRENS; SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS

2/3

  • ODYSSEY IN-CLASS READING:  PP. 1022 – 1033 (RETURN TO ITHACA)

2/5

  • DISCUSSION OF ODYSSEUS’ RETURN TO ITHACA
  • VOCAB 9 QUIZ — VOCABULARY SENTENCES DUE

 

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WEEK OF 2/1/10 AP LIT/COMP

February 1st, 2010

THIS WEEK WE COMPLETE THE READING OF HEART OF DARKNESS.  THE UNIT TEST WILL BE ON THE FIRST DAY WE MEET NEXT WEEK SO HAVE YOUR TIMELINE FINISHED BY THEN.

NO VOCABULARY QUIZ THIS WEEK!!

A DAY

2/2

  • READ HOD FINAL SECTION IN CLASS.
  • CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE TIMELINE.

2/4

  • COMPLETE HOD AND REVIEW.
  • ANALYSIS:  “THE HOLLOW MEN” AND ONE ANNOTATED CRITICAL ARTICLE

B DAY

2/1

  • HOD SECTION 3 DISCUSSION AND QUIZ
  • BEGIN READING SECTION 4 IN CLASS.

2/3

  • CONTINUE TO READ HOD FINAL SECTION.
  • COMPLETE TIMELINE.

2/5

  • COMPLETE HOD AND REVIEW.
  • ANALYSIS: “THE HOLLOW MEN” AND ONE ANNOTATED CRITICAL ARTICLE

 

 

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WEEK OF 11/16/09 9TH LIT

November 12th, 2009

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR STUDY OF SHORT STORIES.  YOUR TEXTBOOK IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY EVERY DAY!!!

THE MEMOIR 1ST DRAFT IS DUE ON THURSDAY.  THIS IS THE FIRST COMPONENT OF A MAJOR ESSAY ASSIGNMENT SO BE SURE YOU COMPLETE THE WORK.

VOCAB UNIT 7 WORDS

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

11/17

  • WE WILL TAKE THE NEXT BENCHMARK TEST TO HELP US PREPARE FOR THE END OF COURSE TEST.
  • IN CLASS, WE WILL READ THE FIRST HALF OF “THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME” AND WILL FINISH READING IT ON THURSDAY.  BY THAT TIME, BE SURE YOU HAVE READ PP. 19-29 OF THE STORY IN THE TEXT.
  • WORK ON SENTENCES FOR VOCAB WORDS 1-6 WHICH ARE DUE ON THURSDAY.
  • LAST DAY FOR TURNING IN I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS ROAD MAP
  • PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK I LOANED YOU.

11/19

  • MEMOIR FIRST DRAFT DUE  (WORTH 20 POINTS)—-TYPED OR WRITTEN IN INK
  • WE WILL COMPLETE THE READING OF “MOST DANGEROUS GAME” AND WORK ON A READER’S GUIDE FOR THE STORY.
  • WE WILL GO OVER VOCAB WORDS 1-6 AND TURN IN SENTENCES AFTER REVIEW.

 

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WEEK OF 10/19/09 9TH LIT

October 14th, 2009

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH CAGED BIRD.

DON’T FORGET THAT THIS IS A CURRENT EVENT WEEK.  YOU MAY SELECT A CURRENT EVENT ON ANY SUBJECT THAT INTERESTS YOU.  THE FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT AND THE CORRECT MLA FORMS ARE LINKS STORED UNDER “9TH LIT HANDOUTS.”

VOCAB UNIT 4

  1. PREMONITION
  2. PRODIGAL
  3. PROMONTORY
  4. QUIBBLE
  5. RECTIFY
  6. REMINISCENCE
  7. REPERTOIRE
  8. RETICENT
  9. SATIATE
  10. SLOTHFUL

10/19

  • READ CAGED BIRD CHAPTERS 9 AND 10.
  • CLASSROOM PROJECT ON CHAPTERS READ THUS FAR

10/21

  • REVIEW VOCAB WORDS 6-10; TURN IN YOUR SENTENCES ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
  • CONTINUE WITH CAGED BIRD.

10/23

  • TURN IN CURRENT EVENT 4.  BE SURE TO ATTACH A COPY OF THE ARTICLE YOU READ.
  • VOCAB 5 QUIZ
  • CONTINUE WITH CAGED BIRD.
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WEEK OF 10/12/09 AP LIT

October 8th, 2009

2A ONLY:  ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14, WE WILL MEET IN ROOM 113 BECAUSE OF PSAT TESTING.

FRANKENSTEIN OVERVIEW PPT.   Frankenstein review ppt

 

THIS WEEK WE COMPLETE OUR ALLUSION WORKSHOP FOR PRESENTATIONS TO BEGIN AT THE END OF THE WEEK.  ALL INDIVIDUAL WORK IS DUE THIS WEEK SO SEE SPECIFIC DATES BELOW. 

****  YOU MUST BE READING FRANKENSTEIweekN OUTSIDE OF CLASS SINCE CHAPTERS 1-16 ARE DUE THIS WEEK.  FINAL ASSESSMENTS TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK.

VOCAB 9 WORDS

  1. LOQUACIOUS
  2. PHLEGMATIC
  3. ERUDITE
  4. PUNCTILIOUS
  5. TACITURN

A DAY

10/12

  • COMPLETION OF ALLUSION WORKSHOP PRELIMINARY WORK IN THE MEDIA CENTER

10/14/09

  • ALLUSION WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS BEGIN
  • ALL INDIVIDUAL WORK DUE
  • DISCUSSION OF FRANKENSTEIN CHAPTERS 1-16

10/16/09

  • VOCAB 9 QUIZ
  • CONTINUATION OF ALLUSION WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

10/20/09   FINAL DISCUSSION OF FRANKENSTEIN

10/22/09    FRANKENSTEIN — AP TIMED WRITING AND MULT. CHOICE

B DAY

10/13/09

  • MEDIA CENTER TO COMPLETE ALLUSION WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

10/15/09

  • ALLUSION PRESENTATIONS BEGIN
  • ALL INDIVIDUAL WORK DUE
  • VOCAB 9 QUIZ
  • DISCUSSION OF FRANKENSTEIN CHAPTERS 1-16

10/19/09  COMPLETION OF PRESENTATIONS

10/21/09  COMPLETION OF FRANKENSTEIN

10/23/09  FRANKENSTEIN ASSESSMENT — AP TIMED WRITING & M.C.

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WEEK OF 9/28/09 AP LIT

September 28th, 2009

This week we will complete Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and begin work on the Allusion Workshop.  Details are coming soon!!  In addition, get a copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to be read over the next 3 weeks.

VOCAB 7

  1. ABHORRENT
  2. AMBROSIAL
  3. EPHEMERAL
  4. LAPSE
  5. UNWITTING

THESE ARE TO BE ADDRESSED IN YOUR WEEKLY POETRY ANALYSIS:

  1. INTERPRETATION / RESPONSE
  2. POET’S VIEW OF THE WORLD
  3. LANGUAGE / STRUCTURE

REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST WRITE AT LEAST ONE PAGE WITH NO SKIPPED LINES.  ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE IN INK, NOT PENCIL.

A DAY

9/28/09

  • “THEME FOR AP LIT” DUE
  • CLOSE READING OF FINAL CHAPTER OF DR. JEKYLL FOLLOWED BY REVIEW
  • DISCUSSION OF “HOW FAR SHE WENT” (543)

9/30/09

  • CHOOSE GROUPS FOR ALLUSION WORKSHOP.
  • DR. JEKYLL ASSESSMENTS

10/2/09

  • ANALYSIS DUE:  “I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD” (697)
  • IN CLASS, READ “GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE” AND COMPLETE CHARACTER CHART.
  • VOCAB 7 QUIZ
  • SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON O. HENRY SHORT STORY

B DAY

9/29

  • “THEME FOR AP LIT” DUE
  • CLOSE READING OF FINAL CHAPTER OF DR. JEKYLL FOLLOWED BY REVIEW
  • DISCUSS “HOW FAR SHE WENT” (543)

10/01

 

  • TURN IN ANALYSIS:  “I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD” (697)
  • DR. JEKYLL ASSESSMENTS
  • IN CLASS, READ “GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE” AND COMPLETE CHARACTER CHART.
  • VOCAB 7 QUIZ
  • SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON O. HENRY SHORT STORY

 

 

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