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9th Grade English
Tom Mitchell
LEESVILLE ROAD HIGH
Zip Code: 27613
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Assignments for Mr. Mitchell's 9th Grade English Classes

Week of March 23

Monday

 

Do Unit 7 vocabulary

Discuss Chapter 18 To Kill a Mockingbird

Read and write a summary for chapter 19

Bring journals tomorrow

 

Week of March 16

 

Monday

We watched part of the To Kill a Mockingbird movie and wrote a reaction to it, commenting on the plot, characters, and setting.

 

We read chapter 9 and students need to finish chapter 9 questions for homework.

 

Tuesday

 

We read Chapters 10 and 11 in class.  Students need to read chapter 12 for homework.

 

Test on chapters 1-10 on Wednesday!!!!

 

Wednesday

 

To Kill a Mockingbird Test

Read and summarized chapters 13-14

 

 

 

 

Week of March 9

 

Monday

Blue Diamond up to test #4

Work on memoir narrative…due tomorrow

Introduce To Kill a Mockingbird

Read chapters 1 and work on discussion questions

(will work on these in class….not due yet!!)

 

Tuesday

 

Memoir narrative due today!!

We went to the media and examined the various resources there.

No homework!!!

 

Wednesday

 

Read To Kill a Mockingbird up to chapter 4

 

Thursday

 

Read To Kill a Mockingbird, chapter 5....finish chapter 6 for homework.

 

Friday.....chapter 7 and 8 To Kill a Mockingbird

 

 

 

 

Week of March 2

 

Monday……no school, snow day!!

 

Tuesday, two hour delay, 30 min periods

 

Students worked on vocabulary chart #6

Collect letter to Penelope and Odyssey poster

Remind students to make up vocabulary and Odyssey test tomorrow.

 

Wednesday

Go over vocabulary words.

Read Black Boy on pg 297 and do questions 1-7 on page 301

Read Only Daughter on pg 314  and do questions 1-4 on page 317

 

Thursday

Write a paragraph using 10 vocabulary words from unit 6.

Do test corrections for the Odyssey Test

Finish Blue Diamond 1-3 tests

 

Read Kipling and I on pg 319 and questions 1-5 that follow the story.

 

Vocabulary Quiz on Friday!!!

 

 

Week of February 23

Monday

We completed the chart for vocabulary unit #5

We watched the second part of the Odyssey video.

There is no homework.

Tuesday

Completed reading part 4 and viewed part of the video.

Test on Odyssey on Thursday.

 

Wednesday

Discussed parts 3 and 4 of the Odyssey.

Viewed the final episode of the video

Odysssey test tomorrow.

Thursday

Reviewed for the Odyssey test

Students took the Odyssey test

Worked on letter from Odysseus to Penelople

Worked on Odyssey poster  ....both due at end of class Friday.

HW....study for vocabulary test #5

Friday, Feb. 27

Took Vocabulary Test #5

Worked on letter to Penelope and Odyssey poster.

I have given students an extension until Monday to turn in these assignments without penalty.

Have a great weekend!!!

 

 

Week of February 16

Monday

Students completed test corrections for short story test they took on Friday.

Completed unit #4 vocabulary chart

Completed gods and immortals worksheet for The Odyssey

Began reading the Odyssey with the story of the Cyclopes.

Tuesday

Finish reading part one of the Odyssey and work on discussion questions.  1st period completed all of the questions.  2nd period completed 1-11

Wednesday

Discussed Part one and read part 2 of the Odyssey.

Homework:  Write a well-written paragraph using 10 vocabulary words from unit 4.

Thursday

Discussed Part 2 of the Odyssey

Read most of part 3 and worked on discussion questions

Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!!

Friday

Vocabulary Quiz

Discuss Part 3 of the Odyssey and read part 4.

 

 

 

 

Week of February 9:

Monday

 

Vocabulary Chart #3

Finish Lady or the Tiger with: Answer questions 1-9 on page 51

Write an ending to the story…….Who was behind the door that he chose??  Did he listen to the princess???   Why or why not??

 

 

Tuesday

 

Go over vocab. words and chart.

Go over questions from Lady or the Tiger

Discuss which door he chose and why (read some of their responses)

Introduce “The Necklace” pg 168-69

Read story and do questions 1-9 on page 176  1-10

 

Wednesday

Journal…..what was the husband’s reaction when he heard about the necklace

Finish the questions for “The Necklace”

Write a letter to Mrs. Forestier explaining what happened and why she would like the necklace back.

Discuss “The Necklace” and fill in the literary elements chart

Begin reading “The Scarlet Ibis”

Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday

Test Friday on all short stories

 

Thursday

 

Finish Scarlett Ibis. Do questions 1-8 on page 268

 

Give Vocabulary Quiz.

 

Start Short Story Poster

 

Short Story Test tomorrow!!!

 

Friday

 

Short Story Test

Short Story Poster

 

 

 

 

 














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