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WEEK ONE August 6-14, 2009
1. SIGNED SYLLABUS
2. JOURNAL An Idle Mind is the devils Workplace Explain, Example, Advice. 70+ words; Write your first and last name horizontally and with each letter write a word that describes you as a person; In 70+ words, describe your english classroom after one week of school-what you like, dislike, found easy or difficult, and what your expectations are for the coming week.
3. DLP Week One Days 1-5. Rewrite sentences, correcting errors in spelling, grammar, & punctuation.
4. PREFIXES: 1-4.
5. SAT Words for August: #1-20 (clickon flash cards
A. List the words in alphabetical order
B. Write the word three times
C. Write the various forms of the word, the part of speech and definitions.
D. Provide a synonym for each word
E. Make a complete sentence with the word adding an appositive phrase that restates the meaning of the word in your sentence. The sentence must be a complex or compound-complex sentence. Due Firday.
6. WEEK ONE TEST
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WEEK TWO August 17-21, 2009
1. Daily language Practice Week two days 1-5
2. Suffixes 5-8
3. Read Tuck Everlasting
4. Write book review on Tuck Everlasting. Use the handout guideline below to write your book review. 200+ words three or more paragraphs.
5. Homework SAT Words-write the word three times and provide two synonyms for each word. Write a sentence with each word and include a preceding modifier with each word in all your sentences. If the word is a noun precede the word with an adjective. If the word is an verb, adjective or adverb, precede the word with an adverb.
6. WEEK TWO TEST
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WEEK THREE August 24-28, 2009
1. Daily Language Practice Wk-3 Days 1-5
2. Vocabulary Practice Word Roots 9-13
3. Cask of Amontillado page 12 & 13
4. The Red-Headed League page 117
5. WEEK THREE TEST
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WEEK FOUR August 31- September 4, 2009
1. Daily Language Practice Week 4
2. Spelling Practice 1 - i before e, except after c.
3. Essay 1 - Summary of a story, book or movie. Please follow guidelines in yur notes on The Five Steps of the Writing Process. 250 words+. 5 paragraphs.
4. Parts of a Sentence: Grammar Workbook pages 41-14, 47-53,55, 59-61.
5. TEST WEEK FOUR
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WEEK FIVE SEPTEMBER 7-11, 2009
1. Daily Language Practice Week 5
2. Spelling Practice 2 - final silent e with suffix
3. Essay 2 - My Response to President Obama's Speech to Students. 250 words - 5 paragraphs. Please use the Writing Process.
4. Tuck Everlasting Chapter 1-8 Portfolio
5. TEST WEEK FIVE
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WEEK SIX SEPTEMBER 14-18. 2009
1. Daily Language Practice Week 6
2. Spelling Practice 3 - Final Y with Suffix.
3. Spelling Practice 4 - Words ending with l or ll
4. Essay 3 - Identify and Analyze three metaphors used by Babbitt in chapter twelve of Tuck Everlasting.
5. Tuck Everlasting Chapters 9-20 - Portfolio
6. Definition of Literary Terms 1-15.
7. TEST WEEK SIX RC-1 Tuck Everlasing.
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WEEK SEVEN SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2009
1. Daily Language Practice Week 7
2. Vocabulary Practice: Synonyms 14-15
3. SAT WORDS 1-10 DEFNITIONS
4. VENN DIAGRAM - TUCK EVRLASTING
5. READING LEVEL TEST - SRI
6. RC TEST - TUCK EVERLASTING
7. WEEK SEVEN TEST
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WEEK EIGHT SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 2, 2009
1. Daily Language Practice Wk 8
2. Vocablary Practice - ANTONYMS 17-19
3. Phrases: Grammar Workbook Pages 65 - 82
4. Essay-4 "MYSELF" 5 PARAGRAPHS 250+ WORDS.
5. Elements of Non-Fiction: Biography
6. TEST WEEK EIGHT
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WEEK NINE OCT 5-9, 2009
1. DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE WK-9
2. ANTONYMS 17, 18, 19
3. H/W SAT WORDS 21-40: Write the words in alphabetical order. Write the part of speech and definitions. Write two synonyms for each word and compose a compound-complex sentence using the SAT word; use a phrase that modifies each word in every sentence.
1. Fecund 2. Idyllic 3. Exasperate 4. Sage 5. Scrutinize -
6. Benevolent 7. Corroborate 8. Incandescent 9. Assail –
10. Amorous 11. Deride –12. Distend 13. Expedite
14. Decorous 15. Vacuous 16. Didactic 17. Volatile
18. Juxtapose 19. Histrionic 20. Discordant
4. MID-TERM EXAM
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WEEK TEN OCT 11-16, 2009
1. DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE WK-10
2. SAT WORDS 21-40: WRITE A SUMMARY OF THE BIOGRAPHY, GIFTED-HANDS, BY BEN CARSON (M.D.). In your summary use ten of the SAT words ensuring that you reflect the connotation of the word in your sentences.
4. ESSAY - "WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY FUTURE..." 5-PARAGRAPHS 300+ WORDS. USE THE WRITING PROCESS.
5. Read Gifted-Hands by Ben Carson.
6. TEST - Week Ten.
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WEEK ELEVEN - OCT 19-23, 2009
1. DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE - WK 11
2. SPELLING PRACTICE RULE #5 - WHEN TO DOUBLE THE FINAL CONSONANT BEFORE ADDNG A SUFFIX.
3. READING ROMEO AND JULIET ACTS 1-3. INTERRACTIVE READING - PARTICIPATION GRADE
4. PARAPHRASING:
5. TEST WK 11
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Dear Parents/Students,
Welcome to my Ninth Grade English class. We have a semester full of excitement, reading, learning and success ahead of us. Please find below the classwork, homework, and project assignments we will be engaged in. Also encourage your students to complete all assignments by the due date.
Our reading program at Kendrick High is one of best in the state and we are required to read a total of 12 books or 500,000 words each semester. We will be reading the following as a class: Tuck Everlasting, Animal Farm, Gifted-Hands, Romeo and Juliet, and The Odyssey.
Your student is required to read any other six books of their choice, or books that have a total of 250,000 words.
A passing score on the RC Test for each book, and a book report on each book read, will go a long way to ensuring that your student passes this class.
Please click on the e-mail link at the top of this page to send me an e-mail with all your contact information so that I can keep you abreast of relevant updates concerning your student.
PS. Remember to include your email address so that I can send you a reply.
Thank you,
Mrs. Osakwe & Mr. Ehrlich
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-----------------------------BOOK REPORT GUIDELINES-----------------------------
WARNING DO NOT COPY FROM ANY SOURCE. YOUR REPORT MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS
You have read your book. Your next step will be to organize what you are going to say about it in your report. Writing the basic elements down in an outline format will help you to organize your thoughts.
What will you include in the outline? Follow all the instructions your teacher has given you. The following guidelines should be followed carefully.
Start with a description of the book. The description should include the following elements:
Write the title, the author, the date of publication and if the book was a best seller or won any literary award.
1. The Setting: where and when does the story take place? Is it a real place or an imaginary one? If the author does not tell you exactly where the story is set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described? The time period: is the story set in the present day or in an earlier time period? Perhaps it is even set in the future! Let your reader know. Support your writing by referencing the chapters and page number in the book.
3. The Charcters: a. Protagonist-main character(s): who is the story mostly about? Give a brief description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main character, but some books will have more than one.
b. Antagonist: Who does the main character have the most conflicts with? Give a brief description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main character, but some books will have more than one.
4. The Plot -what happens to the main character? WARNING! Be careful here. Do not fall into the boring trap of reporting every single thing that happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are some hints on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main character as the story opens. Next, identify the basic plot element of the story--is the main character trying to achieve something or overcome a particular problem? Thirdly, describe a few of the more important things that happen to the main character as he/she works toward that goal or solution. Finally, you might hint at the story's conclusion without completely giving away the ending.
5. The Diction: Discuss teh writer's choice of words and general use of language. How did the author's choice of words portray the theme, setting and characterization in the story. Was the language simple or advanced, formal or colloqual? Did the author use figurative language (metaphors, imagery, irony, sarcasm, etc.) Adequately discuss the author's rhetoric and reference specific examples from the story.
5. The Theme - For the final section of your outline, give your reader a sense of the impression the book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve and whether or not he achieved it with you. What larger idea does the story illustrate? How does it do that? How did you feel about the author's style of writing, the setting, or the mood of the novel? You do not have to limit yourself to these areas. Pick something which caught your attention, and let your reader know your personal response to whatever it was.
6. Your report must have THREE paragraphs in all and 250 words or more.
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KENDRICK HIGH SCHOOL - MRS. OSAKWE ENGLISH 1
PROJECT FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER - AUTOBIOGRAPHY
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
Page 1 - Cover Page
Page 2 - Table of Content
Page 3 - Acknowledgement and Dedication
Name all those who have played an important role in your life and express your appreciation. Dedicate this autobiography to someone special.
Page 4 - Imagine you are thirty years old and already married with two children. You have decided to write the story of your life, telling your children the history of your life in detail. Sometimes you ask your mother or someone who was there when you were born to tell what happened on that day. Recount the specific incidents that happened in your childhood that you think your children should know because it would help them understand life better. (Interview a family member to get this information.)
Page 5 - Include Pictures of you as a baby and as a toddler and other members of your family. Label every picture.
Page 6 - In this page you will be telling your children about your life as a student. Describe your high school days and how your high school graduation was celebrated. What were your GPA and your SAT or ACT scores. How many scholarships you got and which college you chose to go to and why.
Page 7 - In this page tell your children about your college days. What course did you major in? What profession did your training in college qualify you to practice? Did you do ahead to get a graduate degree and post-graduate degree?
Page 8 - Include a picture of your college. Label the picture
Page 9 - Tell your children how and where you met your wife/husband. The day you got married and how you felt when they were born. Why did you give them the names they have. What your plans for the future are Where do you see yourself in the next thirty years.
Page 10 - The things you like about yourself. Other things you would like to change or improve on.
Page 11 - Tell about your role model and mentor
Page 12 - Back Page Your most recent picture. A biographical sketch written by your friend or close relative (70 words or less).
*******Additional Information for Autobiography********
1.Typed, double space, 12 font size, times new roman, pages numbered, print 2 pages on one sheet.
2. Follow this lay out for your pages.
2. Glue your pages together to make it look like a mini book.
3. Design your front and back cover
4. GIVE EVERY PAGE A TITLE.
5. HAVE FUN!! DO SOMETHING YOU WILL BE PROUD OF.
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