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Honors 9th Lit & Comp Week #13 (10/28-11/1)

Monday, October 28, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Discuss “Sonnet 116” and “Sonnet 30”
3. Review short story project
   1. Extra credit opportunity to recoup 10% of your grade will be available later this week
4. Romeo & Juliet Act I Prologue activity

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Romeo & Juliet week calendar & emotional rollercoaster
3. Read/listen to R&J Act 1.1
   1. Lady Montague monologue
   2. Continue antithesis/oxymoron list

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read/listen to R&J Act 1.2-4
   1. Chance vs. Choice t-chart
   2. Is Romeo really in love with Rosaline? 5 questions to Romeo with a partner.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Discuss Queen Mab & dreams & Romeo's dream!! 
3. Read/listen to R&J Act 1.4-1.5
   1. Tybalt vs. Capulet

Friday, November 1, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Watch Carlei’s 2013 Romeo & Juliet
3. Pick 1 scene that we’ve read so far that you either really like or dislike how Carlei portrayed it. Explain your position in 1 paragraph (topic, evidence, explanation).

American Lit Week #13 (10/28-11/1)

Monday, October 28, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. The Crucible acts 1-2 quiz
3. Acts 1 & 2 cause and effect relationships sheet

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Watch The Crucible act 2
3. Pick one scene you thought was particularly well or poorly depicted; write 1 paragraph explaining your position (with paraphrased evidence from the movie and text)

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read/listen to The Crucible act 3
3. Discussion questions & cause/effect relationships sheet

Thursday, October 31, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read/listen to The Crucible act 4
3. Discussion questions & cause/effect relationships sheet

Friday, November 1, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Watch The Crucible
3. Finish discussion questions and cause/effect sheets. Be sure you’re ready to submit on Monday (11/4)

Honors 9th Lit & Comp Week #12 (10/21-25)

Monday, October 21, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. WordWright competition

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare
   1. Copy sonnet down in its form
      1. Label rhyme scheme (on right side of sonnet)
      2. Count each line’s syllables and label (on left side of sonnet)
      3. Draw a big line between after every 4 lines (quatrains; this should leave 2 lines at the end, a couplet).
   2. Rewrite the sonnet by SENTENCES (each line should end with a semicolon or period) in your OWN words (you’ll need to look up words you do not know, obviously)
3. How does knowing/understanding the function of each part of the form help your understanding of the sonnet?

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read “Sonnet 18” by Shakespeare
   1. Copy sonnet in paragraph form
   2. Translate each sentence into modern English

Thursday, October 24, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read “Sonnet 116” and “Sonnet 30”
   1. Copy sonnet in paragraph form
   2. Translate each sentence into modern English

Friday, October 25, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Vocab unit 5 quiz
3. Finish sonnet activity from yesterday

American Lit Week #12 (10/21-25)

Monday, October 21, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Discuss The Crucible Act I Overture questions
3. Begin reading/listening to The Crucible Act I with GRQs

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read/listen to The Crucible Act I
3. Dialogue/characterization activity
   1. Download Sample Character Traits
   2. http://ideonomy.mit.edu/essays/traits.html 

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Finish GRQs for Act I & submit
3. Finish dialogue/characterization activity & submit

Thursday, October 24, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Read/listen to The Crucible Act II with GRQs

Friday, October 25, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Vocab unit 5 quiz
3. Begin conflict activity for Act I and what we’ve covered in Act II

American Lit Revision Opportunity

Instructions for revising essays:

• Download Ban or Not to Ban Alexie Argumentative Outline
• Download Foster & Alexie Analysis GO

Notes on how to write an essay: 

• Download How To Introductory Paragraph
• Download How to CEI Paragraph
• Download How To Conclusion Paragraph

Are you confused about what an A paper looks like? See below:

• Download Alexie & Ban or Not Sample Papers 
• Download Alexie & Foster Sample Papers

Revised papers are due to turnitin.com by Sunday (10/20) 11:59pm, and hard copies are due Monday (10/21) in class.

Honors 9th Lit & Comp Week #11 (10/14-18)

Monday, October 14, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. PSAT Reading practice

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. PSAT partner test corrections

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. PSAT
3. Howl’s Moving Castle or Spirited Away
   1. Developing thematic statements from topics

Thursday, October 17, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. “The Seven Ages of Man” by William Shakespeare
   1. Seven Ages YouTube video
   2. Seven Ages text
   3. Rewrite onto notebook paper, ignoring enjambment (write in paragraph form) & label each of the seven ages 
   4. Illustrate the seven ages of man (neat and colorful)

Friday, October 18, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Finish “The Seven Ages of Man” work from yesterday
3. Work on vocab unit 5 (due Monday)

American Lit Week #11 (10/14-18)

Monday, October 14, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. PSAT Reading practice

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. PSAT partner test corrections

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. PSAT
3. Howl’s Moving Castle or Spirited Away
   1. Developing thematic statements from topics

Thursday, October 17, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. “The Trial of Martha Carrier” and “The Lessons of Salem”
   1. Text dependent questions
3. Opportunity for literary analysis revision

Friday, October 18, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. The Crucible “Overture” & GRQs

Honors 9th Lit & Comp Week #10 (10/7-11)

Monday, October 7, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Begin planning narrative on graphic organizer

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Narrative workday—write rough draft

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Narrative workday
   1. Download MLA Template 
   2. 5^th period: Media Center to type & submit to turnitin.com
   3. 7^th period: Lab 930 to type & submit to turnitin.com

Thursday, October 10, 2019

1. Half-Day: I will only see 1^st period
2. Narrative workday
   1. 1st period: Media center to type & submit to turnitin.com
3. NARRATIVES ARE DUE TO TURNITIN.COM BY 11:59PM

Friday, October 11, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Vocab unit 4 quiz
3. NARRATIVE HARD COPY IS DUE

American Lit Week #10 (10/7-11)

Monday, October 7, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Intro to Nathaniel Hawthorne
   1. Download Black Veil Cloze Notes
3. “The Minister’s Black Veil” with GRQs
   1. Download The Minister's Black Veil-- Hawthorne
   2. Download Black Veil GRQs

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Finish “The Minister’s Black Veil” with GRQs & submit

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. “The Minister’s Black Veil” literary terms review & practice
   1. Download Black Veil LIt Terms

Thursday, October 10, 2019

1. Half-Day: I won’t see y’all

Friday, October 11, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Vocab unit 4 quiz

Honors 9th Lit & Comp Week #9 (9/30-10/4)

Monday, September 30, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Work on vocab workbook unit 4 (due tomorrow)

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Grade vocab workbook unit 4
3. Review SAT/ACT Vocab units 1-3 test
4. Short story project (due Monday, 10/7)
   1. Download Short Story Project
   2. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS SHORT STORIES

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Short story project workday
3. Download Literary Terms Round v Flat Characters

Thursday, October 3, 2019

1. Root Word of the Day
2. Short story project workday

Friday, October 4, 2019

1. Homecoming Pep Rally
2. Root Word of the Day
3. Short story project workday (due Monday)