English 9 outline
September 8 - 11, 2020
Student presentations continue this week a skill broken
into 5 steps and explained
Writing an expository paragraph:
read article of choice
develop a thesis
develop two key points to support thesis
use quotes from article to support key points
explain each point - be sure to tie to thesis
develop a conclusion
September 14-18
Idioms and expressions
Character terms
short story "Borders" by T. King
September 21-25, 2020
Short story "On the Sidewalk, Bleeding" by E. Hunter
Opinion paragraph explaining how the main character was dynamic
Plot terms
September 28-October1, 2020
Short story "The Interlopers" by H.H.Munro
Examining conflict and plot
October 5-9
Plot, conflict, point of view -
Hand-in assignments:
- analyze plot for "The Blue Bead"
- point of view - identify for the stories we have read
Author's purpose
October 13-16
Writing a story -
Tuesday - using descriptive vocabulary in setting
Wednesday- Friday - editing story drafts
October 19-23
"The Jade Peony"
"The Girl Who Married the Bear"
"The Gift of Stories..."
October 26-30
Finding connections and lessons in stories
Essay planning
November 2-6
Essay - The Importance of Stories
Draft essay due on Nov 6
November 23-26
Allusion and tone in poetry
Time to edit essays and stories
(Good copies due this week)
Begin poetry project - Choice of A or B
November 30 - last period to work on poetry project
Dec 1-4 - Novel study - background information,
vocabulary, reading and comprehension
Dec. 3 - read to end of chapter 3
- do questions on Ch2-5 worksheet in your packet
Dec 4 - all poetry projects due - presentations
- read to end of chapter 6
Dec 7-11
Novel study - vocabulary, reading comprehension
and associated activities
Dec. 7 - read ch. 6
watch 'The Fence' documentary
Dec. 8 - read ch. 7-8
- complete vocabulary list (5 words)
- respond to ch 7-8 questions in packet
Dec. 9 - read ch. 9-10
- respond to ch 9-10 questions in packet
Dec. 10 - read ch. 11-12
-computers available for catching up
Dec. 11 - read chapters 13-14
Dec 14-18
Novel study - vocabulary, reading comprehension
and associated activities
- sentence structure exercises
Dec 18 - novel study packet due
Jan 4-8 - review for final
- in-class writing assignment
- review of terms
Final Essay
Questions
Final exam review
