January 1-5

There is no school on Monday, January 1.

READING 7:
This week, we will pick up with our study of word choice and word meanings. We will review the content, do whole-group instruction to practice, and end the week with Study Island practice. There will be a word choice and word meanings quiz on MONDAY, JANUARY 8.

ENGLISH 9:
This week, we will dive back into Romeo and Juliet, picking up with Act 3. As we read, we will continue working with our study guides as well as dive into sonnet form. After Act 3, there will be a mid-point test based off the study guide to review student understanding of the text thus far. The test date will be dependent upon our movement through the act.

December 18-22

READING 7:
This week, we are completing the Ugly Sweater Challenge to practice multiple meanings of words -- technical, figurative, connotative, and denotative. Students will be working in groups through a series of questions testing their knowledge of these topics to create an ugly sweater that matches the key. The challenge must be completed by THURSDAY. There will be no homework this week. Friday is an 11 AM dismissal.

ENGLISH 9:
We will wrap up our study of Act 2 this week using read aloud, film, and audio version of Romeo and Juliet. We will continue looking at character and begin focusing on the crimes committed in the play to prepare ourselves for our persuasive writing assignment that will occur at the end of the play. At the end of Act 2, we will apply our study of character and theme to a Christmas movie, completing a character and thematic analysis. Friday is an 11 AM dismissal.

Word Meanings PowerPoint

https://docs.google.com/a/northschuylkill.net/presentation/d/1V2VpT3dCwMHDe89v0yuY66TM3Nat9AlDr9B34roW-dM/edit?usp=sharing

December 11-15

READING 7:
We are continuing our practice with text structure this week. There will be an open-note quiz to ensure that students have the correct notes from the Google Doc. We will work in rotations and will conclude our practice with a quiz on Friday.

ENGLISH 9:
We are continuing our work with Romeo and Juliet, diving into Act 2 this week. The majority of work will be completed in class. Any work not finished in class will become homework.

December 4-9

READING 7:
We will begin our week with whole-group instruction on text structure on both Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday through Friday will be spent in the computer lab completing CDT tests. All students will earn 10 points for completing their CDT as well as an additional 5 bonus points for showing growth.
TUESDAY HW: Finish text organization notes packet.

ENGLISH 9:
This week, we will continue reading Romeo and Juliet by wrapping up Act 1 on Monday and completing text analysis as an open-book Act 1 quiz on Tuesday. Wednesday through Friday will be spent in the computer lab completing CDT tests. All students will earn 10 points for completing their CDT as well as an additional 5 bonus points for showing growth.

November 27-December 1

READING 7:
MONDAY: No school.
TUESDAY: Author's purpose, position, & POV rotations day 1. HW: Finish anything not completed in class.
WEDNESDAY: Author's purpose, position, & POV rotations 2. HW: Finish anything not completed in class.
THURSDAY: Author's purpose, position, & POV rotations day 3. HW: Finish anything not completed in class.
FRIDAY: Author's purpose, position, & POV quiz!

ENGLISH 9:
This week, we will continue our work with Romeo and Juliet Act 1. We will review Scenes 1 and 2 on Tuesday then complete our reading of Scene 3. On Wednesday, we will read Scene 4 and will work with Mercutio's Queen Mab speech on Thursday to work with imagery. Friday we will continue with Scene 5. Please expect one-question quizzers every day this week (with the exception of Tuesday). If you are absent, please make sure you are catching up on the reading and study guide questions.

November 20-24

READING 7:
This week we will be completing our second benchmarks on Study Island. The benchmarks are expected to be completed by Wednesday. If you feel that you need extra time, please see me for a pass to work on them during AC prep! :) Students showing growth from the first benchmark to the second will receive 5 bonus points. As you finish benchmarks, you will have a list of work you can complete: missing TDAs, Key Ideas & Details test corrections, check-in letter, silent reading, or enrichment activities. There will be no homework this week.


ENGLISH 9:
We will begin reading Act I of Romeo and Juliet this week. Study guides and margin notes will be completed as we read. There will be no formal homework this week, but if you are absent, please catch up on the reading. Wednesday will be our "Globe Theater Beauty Contest." If you want to participate, be sure to turn in your finished Globe Theater by Wednesday!

November 13-17

READING 7:
MONDAY: Key ideas & details in informational text unit test - multiple choice.
TUESDAY: Key ideas & details in informational text TDA.
WEDNESDAY: Group instruction on author's purpose, point of view, and perspective.
THURSDAY: Rotations day 1
FRIDAY: Rotations day 2
Any work not completed in class on Thursday and Friday becomes homework.


ENGLISH 9:
We will finish Elizabethan England presentations on Monday. The remainder of the week will be spent learning context for Romeo and Juliet. This week we will cover topics such as Elizabethan English language and vocabulary, sonnet structure, tone, puns, and oxymorons. Any homework will be work not completed in class.

November 6-10

READING 7:
Monday will be our final day of rotations for analyzing interactions among elements of nonfiction. Tuesday will be a five question quiz. Wednesday and Thursday will be review days for the unit test and Friday will be an in-class text-dependent analysis. The unit test will be MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13. A link to the Study Island review will be posted on your Study Island homepage's on Wednesday. Practice as much as you need!


ENGLISH 9:
Monday and Tuesday of this week will be spent in the library continuing work on our Elizabethan England presentations to set the context for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In the library, you are either researching information, putting information onto your presentation, or working on note cards for your presentation. Presentations will begin on WEDNESDAY, November 8, and should continue throughout the rest of the week.

October 30-November 3

READING 7:
We'll kick off this week with a break from informative nonfiction, spending the first two days of the week moving our inferences and generalizations practice to a short story. On Wednesday, we will start our new topic of study and will begin rotations days 1 and 2 on Thursday and Friday. Any homweo


ENGLISH 9:
This week, we begin working on our nonfiction narratives in class. The deadlines for elements of planning and completion are as follows:
Monday 10/30 - Revision & evaluation
Tuesday 10/31 - Final draft submitted via Google Docs
We will be in the library on Monday and Tuesday to work.

Beginning Wednesday, we will continue in the library for work on presentations to begin introducing our study of Romeo and Juliet.

October 23-27

READING 7:
This week, we move into practicing with inferences, generalizations, and textual evidence. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be rotation days, either working on Study Island or two nonfiction articles. You will have a quiz on Thursday and Friday will introduce analyzing interactions among elements of nonfiction texts. Any work that is not completed in class will become homework.


ENGLISH 9:
This week, we begin working on our nonfiction narratives in class. The deadlines for elements of planning and completion are as follows:
Wednesday 10/25 - Prewriting
Friday 10/27 - First rough draft & peer edit
Monday 10/30 - Revision & evaluation
Tuesday 10/31 - Final draft submitted via Google Docs
We will be in the library beginning Wednesday, 10/25, and you must have something to work with.