9th Grade Archives
May 17, 2010Review for drama unit test:
1. Prewriting for Romeo and Juliet essay - Download here.
2. Review each Act and look at important quotations and scenes
View and analyze Act Five in Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet test review sheet
HW: Prepare for Romeo and Juliet test - during final exam period next week.
May 13, 2010Finish reading Act Five; discuss themes in Romeo and Juliet.
Act Five Reading Log: For your Act Five reading log, complete the following:
1. Chart the important plot points from Act Five.
2. Create a double sided log; choose 6 quotes from Act Five. Write the quote on one side, and then his response/ analysis on the other.
Like this:
Quotations - "What light through yonder window breaks? I am the East and Juliet is the Sun." Responses - Here, Romeo compares Juliet to the sun because he thinks she is beautiful and bright. It shows how important Juliet is to him, and also shows how Romeo and is a romantic.
Read Act 4 and discuss Juliet's state of mind.
Close Reading of her soliloquy in Act 4.3: Download reading log here.
Finish Act 3 and complete reading log.
May 6, 2010View end of Act 2 in Romeo and Juliet.
Start reading Act 3.1. Download Act 3.1 handout here.
HW: All Act Two reading logs due Friday.
May 5, 2010Finish Act Two and work on reading log for Act 2.4-6.
Download reading log for Act 2.4-6.
May 4, 2010Discuss the plot diagram in Romeo and Juliet and look at language tricks and figurative language.
Download language tricks handout here.
Quickwrite: How are Romeo and Juliet similar and different? Use the balcony scene to help you discuss their characters.
Discuss the balcony scene and Act 2.1-2.3.
View the balcony scene.
April 30, 2010Read Act 2.1-2.3 and complete handout.
If you were absent, download the handout here: Act 2.2-2.3 handout.
April 26, 2010Finish EOCT Prep
View Act 1.5 in Romeo and Juliet
April 23, 2010Turn in all Act One handouts.
EOCT Practice - finish first practice test reflection
EOCT Practice #2: Grammar and Writing
HW: Review notes from class for EOCT.
April 22, 2010Listen to and view Act 1.5.
ALL ACT ONE HANDOUTS DUE TOMORROW!
You will be turning in the following handouts:
1. Prologue Reading Log
2. Act 1.1 Notes
3. Love and Marriage Chart (Act 1.1-3)
4. Act 1.4-5 Reading Log
HW: Finish Act One handouts.
April 21, 2010Go over EOCT Practice Test - if you were absent, you need to pick up a reflection sheet and your answers from Mrs. Rumfelt.
View Act 1.4-5
HW: All Act One worksheets due FRIDAY.
April 20, 2010EOCT Practice
Act 1.3-4
HW: Finish Act 1.3 handout. All Act I handouts due on FRIDAY.
April 19, 2010EOCT Pre-test
Discuss EOCT Schedule
April 16, 2010Love and Marriage Handout - Download handout here.
Read Act 1.2, watch the film.
HW: Finish the handout through Scene 2.
April 15, 2010Read Act 1.1 and discuss.
Download handout here: Download Act 1.1 Notes Handout
Discuss Prologue.
Work on pre-reading activity.
HW: Finish pre-reading visual interpretation for Thursday.
April 13, 2010Introduce Romeo and Juliet.
Read the Prologue and complete analysis.If you were absent you can download the handout here:
Download Prologue handout.
Shakespeare Notes - please get from Mrs. Rumfelt or a classmate if you were absent.
Bring Romeo and Juliet book to class for the rest of the semester.
April 2, 2010Finish BAP presentations.
Finish reading "The Dancers" and discuss staging the play.
March 31, 2010Continue BAP presentations.
HW: Bring your literature book every day this week!
March 30, 2010BAP Presentations
Start discussing drama and reading "The Dancers."
HW: Prepare for BAP.
March 29, 2010BAP Presentations
Start discussing drama and reading "The Dancers."
HW: Prepare for BAP.
March 26, 2010Peer Review BAPs. Plan to present on MONDAY.
HW: Finish Book Ad Project.
March 25, 2010Work day for Book Ad Projects. Rough Draft due tomorrow.
I assigned presentation days. Please see the list for your class if you were absent.
March 24, 2010Work in class on Book Ad Projects.
Discuss rough drafts and requirements for projects.
HW: Rough draft of Book Ad Project due Friday.
March 23, 2010Book Ad Project: Brainstorming
Download brainstorming sheet here.
DGP
Computer Lab - County Perception Survey
Persuasive Techniques - Notes - See Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
HW: Bring book for project for the rest of the week!
March 19, 2010Research Papers due TODAY!
Reading Day for Book Ad Projects.
Ideas for Book Ad Project: Download here.
Last Day in Computer Lab
Final Checklist - download here if you were absent.
HW: All research due tomorrow; reading day for Book Ad Projects!
March 17, 2010Computer Lab - finish typing paper and proofread!
HW: Research due Friday.
March 15, 2010DGP
Discuss rough drafts and work on revising.
HW: Prepare to type in the computer lab tomorrow!
March 11, 2010Rough draft due at the beginning of class today.
Turn in:
1. Rough Draft with rubric
2. Works Cited Page
3. Copies of Sources
4. Peer Editing Sheet
Last day in the computer lab for rough drafts - DUE TOMORROW!
1. Rough draft
2. Sources
3. Works Cited Page
HW: Paper due tomorrow
March 9, 2010Computer Lab - Start typing rough draft and works cited page.
Lab Worksheet: Download handout here.
March 8, 2010Today we went over:
1. direct quotations in your paper
2. Sources - 5 in your paper, 2 citations per paragraph
3. 2nd person "you"
Rough draft is due Thursday at the beginning of class, with your works cited page and your sources.
HW: Work on rough draft! Computer lab tomorrow.
March 5, 2010Media Center Research
Outline due today!
March 4, 2010Today we worked in the computer lab on your outlines.
Download outline handouts here:
Outline Format (Prewriting)
HW: Outlines due Friday!
March 3, 2010Today we discussed your outlines and went over citing web sources.
Outlines are due Friday.
February 26, 2010Checkpoints Testing today.
If you were absent, you will need to make up on Monday or Tuesday.
February 25, 2010Last day in the media center- 5 sources due on Monday.
HW: Prepare source info sheets and start taking notes on your sources.
February 24, 2010Go over source information sheets.
Collect research proposals.
HW: Work on research. Sources due Monday!
February 23, 2010Media Center - Day Two
Today, you should focus on the following:
1. Finishing your research proposal for tomorrow.
2. Finding your 5 sources - copy or print and fill out your Source Info Sheet.
3. Take notes on your sources.
Media Center Research
Research paperwork to download if you were absent:
February 19, 2010Research - pre-research
1. Discuss topic and process
2. Discuss topic proposal - download topic proposal form here.
3. Computer lab to start research
HW: Topic proposal due Wednesday
February 17, 2010Review for Test on Thursday
Hand out grade sheets - make-up work for this unit due Thursday.
HW: Review for test!
February 16, 2010Study Guide for Odyssey and Poetry Test - Test is Thursday!
Download study guide if you were absent.
Finish viewing The Odyssey
February 15, 2010DGP - finish the week!
Go over The Odyssey and answer questions. Test is next Thursday!!
February 10, 2010Continue reading The Odyssey, pages 1035-1046.
1. Your Odyssey test will be NEXT Thursday!
2. We will discuss all of Part Two on Thursday.
3. Read pages 1035-1046 and answer the Review and Assess Questions and the Literary Analysis Questions at the end of the section.
Continue reading The Odyssey. Complete reading log for pages 1022-1034. After you finish the reading and the log, they should complete this assignment:
Choose ONE of the episodes you just read ("Twenty Years Gone," "Argus," or "The Suitors") and rewrite it in your OWN words. You can write a poem or a short story, but in should be in your own words.
HW: Finish if you did not in class.
February 8, 2010DGP - [jackie enjoys golfing when the weather is pretty]
Greek gods and goddesses quiz - see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
HW: Read p. 1022-1034 in The Odyssey. Work on reading log (get from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent)
February 5, 2010Present group work
View The Odyssey
HW: Greek gods and goddesses quiz on Monday.
February 4, 2010Group Activity: Visual Interpretation of The Odyssey.
HW: Prepare to present tomorrow. Greek mythology quiz on MONDAY.
February 3, 2010Read The Odyssey: The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and the Cattle of the Sun God.
Complete reading log: Download here.
February 2, 2010Turn in poetry portfolios.
View Cyclops section in "The Odyssey."
HW: Cyclops reading log due tomorrow
February 1, 2010Computer Lab - Last work day for Poetry Portfolio.
HW: Poetry portfolio due tomorrow!
January 29, 2010The Odyssey: Cyclops - see Mrs. Rumfelt for make-up.
HW: Poetry project due date moved to Tuesday.
January 28, 2010Greek Mythology Presentations
HW: Work on poetry project.
January 27, 2010Greek Mythology Research in the Media Center
Presentations tomorrow
HW: Prepare to present your god/goddess to the class. Here are some websites if you need them:
Greek Mythology - http://www.greekmythology.com/
Information on the deities and myths of ancient Greece, with student myth homework help.
Greek Mythology - http://www.messagenet.com/myths/
Devoted to the early Greek mythology from the Iliad to the fall of the last tyrant.
Perseus Project - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts/apollod.summ.html
Frazer's summary of Apollodorus' handbook of Greek mythology all aspects of ancient texts, and including a superb image library.
Women in Greek Myths - http://www.paleothea.com
A who's-who on all females in Greek mythology, with a section on Greek Men, and collection of myths.
Greek Mythology - http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/greek_myth.html
Introduction to ancient Greek mythology combining information from a number of sources.
Roman Mythology- http://romanmyth.com/-- a good source for websites on Roman mythology
Another site for Roman mythology—http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/
Notes on The Odyssey - See Mrs. Rumfelt to make up.
Start reading Part One: Introduction, Sailing to Troy, and the Lotus Eaters (page 980).
HW: Complete reading log: Download file here.
Last poetry workday - go over bibliography format and work on anthology.
Permission slip for book due TODAY.
HW: Work on poetry anthology- due Feb. 1!
January 22, 2010DGP - diagramming
Media Center - last day to work on your poetry project
HW: Work on project; permission slip due Monday!
January 21, 2010DGP: Capitalization and Punctuation
Media Center: Work on poetry project.
Book for BAP is due MONDAY.
January 20, 2010Today we worked in the media center on your poetry projects and your BAPs.
Here are some ideas for your BAP presentations: Book Ad Presentation Ideas
If you are having trouble finding a book, look here: Carnegie Library
January 19, 2010DGP - Monday and Tuesday
[those are the other childrens toys but yours are in your room]
Introduce Poetry Project and Book Ad Project (BAP).
Get both assignments from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent or you can print them out here:
January 15, 2010Today we analyzed the poem "Identity." Please get from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent.
HW: Bring in a poem you like on Tuesday!
January 14, 2010Discuss figurative language handout from Wednesday.
Discuss "Dreams" and "Dream Deferred" in your literature book.
Read "Sympathy" and discuss.
January 13, 2010Continue poetry unit.
Read poems on handouts: "Papa's Fishing Hole" and "Desert Places."
Download poetry handout.
Figurative Language handout - analyze examples.
Download figurative language handout.
HW: Read "Dreams" and "A Dream Deferred" in your literature book and answer the analysis questions.
January 12, 2010Work in groups on narrative poems.
January 11, 2010DGP- diagramming from Friday
Discuss "Oranges"
Read "Casey at the Bat" - page 42 in your book
Write narrative poems in groups. See Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
HW: Brainstorm for narrative poem
January 8, 2010Enjoy your day off!
January 7, 2010DGP - Punctuation and Capitalization
Poetry Terms sheet: end rhyme, rhyme scheme, speaker, metaphor
Discuss "The Road Not Taken."
HW: Read lyric and narrative poems: Read "Oranges," annotate, and answer questions. Download handout here.
January 6, 2010DGP - Clauses and Sentence Types
Finish notes and read "Slam, Dunk & Hook" and work on response.
Download poetry response here.
HW: Read "The Road Not Taken" (p.188) in your literature book and answer questions #1-6.
January 5, 2010DGP - [both jake and i forgot the girls names]
Quickwrite: What is poetry?
Introduction to Poetry notes
December 14, 2009Literary Analysis due TODAY!
Review for final exam in class.
HW: Finish Part 3 of study guide for class tomorrow.
December 11, 2009Computer Lab - final day to work on paper!
Your paper is due in class on Monday. PRINT YOUR PAPER BEFORE CLASS. If you need a computer to print, please come by my room before school. When you turn in your paper, you will need the following items:
1. Rubric
2. Final Draft
3. Peer Edited Rough Draft
4. Peer Editing Sheet
5. Outline
6. Prewriting: Theme or Symbol Sheet
Computer Lab to work on literary analysis. Peer Edit in class.
I also handed out your final exam review sheet. Please get one from me in class if you were absent.
HW: Final draft due Monday!
December 9, 2009Computer Lab - work on rough draft.
Rough draft due tomorrow.
December 8, 2009Computer Lab - work on rough draft
I handed out an outline sheet - you must turn this in with your final draft.
Download outline sheet here.
Start working on Literary Analysis Essay.
If you were absent, you can download the assignment here:
December 3, 2009DGP
Study Guide for Test
Grade Sheets
Finish discussing themes.
HW: Review for test - tomorrow!
December 1, 2009DGP
Group Work: Part Three
1. Plot diagram of major events in Par Three
2. Important Symbols
HW: Study for test on Friday!
November 30, 2009DGP
Discuss Part 3 in Fahrenheit 451.
Part Three Study Guide due tomorrow.
HW: Test on Fahrenheit 451 on Friday.
November 24, 2009Reading Day!
Today you worked on finishing Fahrenheit 451. Your study questions for Part Three are due on Monday, Nov. 30. You should also have the book finished.
You also turned in your creative writing (color and sound elements).
Here is the study guide in case you lost yours: Part Three Study Guide
Quickwrite:
What do you think will happen to Montag? Predict based on what we know so far.
Group activity with figurative language. See Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
HW: Tomorrow is a reading day. You will need to finish the book over the break. Make sure you have your book and your study questions tomorrow!
November 20, 2009Here is the Laws of Life entry form if you would like to do the Laws of Life Essay Contest.
Your essay is due to me by DECEMBER 11. You must follow all instructions below and on the entry form.
LAWS OF LIFE
If you are not familiar with the contest, the Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest is a character education program for high school students. Students in grades 9-12 are asked to select a "Law of Life" - or a proverb - (such as "Honesty is the best policy" or "To give is better to receive") and to write about how the character value contained in the maxim applies to the student's life. The contest challenges students to reflect on values such as generosity, courage, compassion, and it rewards those students who are wiling to take a stand for their belief.
The contest also has substantial cash prizes for students!
Grand Prize: $2,000
First Runner-up: $1,000
Second Runner-up: $500
Third Runner-up: $300
Fourth Runner-up: $250
Fifth Runner-up: $200
A few points to remember:
1. The essay should be in MLA format - typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman
500-700 words
2. The student's name should not appear on the essay; only on the entry form
3. A completed entry form must be submitted with each essay
4. The essays will not be returned
5. Your essays should be submitted to me by DECEMBER 11.
Today we discussed the beginning of Part Three, Burning Bright.
Then we discussed your creative writings, which are due on Tuesday.
I handed out the Part Three Study Guide. Download Part Three Study Questions here.
HW: Read up to page 129 and answer study guide questions. Stop at the sentence that ends "...long winter to come."
Work on Bradbury writing: add color to your piece.
7th period: start discussing sound devices (assonance and alliteration).
HW: Read up to page 121 in Part Three. Prepare to discuss tomorrow.
November 18, 2009Work on Bradbury writings and discuss the color motif in Fahrenheit 451.
Quickwrite: Describe a time when you felt happy or excited.
Finish discussing "The Sieve and the Sand."
7th period: Quiz on Part Two; start looking at color motif in Fahrenheit 451.
HW: Finish study questions for Part Two.
November 16, 2009Quickwrite: Describe a time when you felt frustrated or angry.
Continue reading "The Sieve and the Sand."
Download study questions here.
HW: Work on study guide and finish reading Part Two.
November 12, 2009DGP - Capitalization and Punctuation
Read up to page 89 in Fahrenheit 451.
HW: Prewriting for CDW paragraph.
November 11, 2009Go over vocabulary words.
Continue reading F451.
November 10, 2009Start Part Two, "The Sieve and the Sand."
Download Part Two Study Guide here.
November 9, 2009I checked your Part One Study Guide (all except the vocabulary words).
We continued reading and discussing Fahrenheit 451.
November 6, 2009Vocab Quiz - see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
Finish Part One in Fahrenheit 451. Study guide due Monday (except for vocab words! - they are due Wednesday)
Download Part One Study Guide here.
HW: Work on finishing reading.
Discuss reading so far; character analysis paragraph about Montag.
HW: Study for vocab; work on paragraph.
November 4, 2009Go over vocab words.
Discuss reading up to page 31. Hand out study guide for the rest of Part One (see Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent to get this!)
HW: Continue reading.
November 3, 2009Discuss Part One of Fahrenheit 451 and continue reading.
HW: Finish study guide and read up to page 31.
November 2, 2009Discuss Part One of Fahrenheit 451.
Discuss figurative language and imagery.
HW: Read to page 21 and answer up to question 17. Vocab words due on Wednesday!
October 30, 2009DGP - Diagramming
Start Fahrenheit 451:
Notes on Bradbury and novel
HW: Read up to page 10 and answer questions 1-7 in Study Guide. Vocab words due on Wednesday.
October 29, 2009DGP
Pre-writing Activity for Fahrenheit 451.
October 27, 2009DGP
Discuss "The Necklace" and irony
Test Review -Download study guide here
HW: Finish test review and study for test!
October 26, 2009DGP: [carla looked at herself in the mirror and recited the poem fire and ice]
"The Necklace" and discuss irony
HW: Test on Wednesday! We will review terms in class tomorrow.
October 23, 2009Vocab Quiz #4
Present literary elements from "The Scarlet Ibis" and finish discussing the story.
HW: Begin studying for your test - on WEDNESDAY.
October 22, 2009Quickwrite for "The Scarlet Ibis":
Discuss the end of the story. Do you blame the narrator for what happened to his brother?
Work in groups to analyze literary elements in the story.
HW: Vocab quiz tomorrow!
October 21, 2009Vocab Unit - go over words
"The Scarlet Ibis"
Reading log for "The Scarlet Ibis"
HW: Finish the story and complete Character section and Questions on reading log. Save literary elements for tomorrow in class!
October 20, 2009Quick Write: Write about a time that you had a conflict with a family member. Why are family conflicts so difficult to solve?
Work on CDW paragraphs in groups.
HW: Vocab words due tomorrow.
October 19, 2009Vocab Unit - due Wednesday (part of speech, definition, original sentence)
imminent
vortex
iridescent
infallible
precarious
billow
careen
sullen
doggedness
vermilion
Discuss "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and work on CDW paragraphs
HW: Revise CDW paragraph
DGP - Diagramming
Quick Write: Why are dream important? When do you daydream?
Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and complete reading log.
Download Walter Mitty reading log
Notebook Check
HW: Finish reading log
October 15, 2009DGP
Discuss "The Sniper"
Point of View notes
Writing Activity - re-write one scene from another point of view. See Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
October 13, 2009DGP
Discuss PSAT (on Wednesday)
Finish notes on setting and mood.
Start "The Sniper" and complete assignments. Due on THURSDAY. Download here if you were absent.
Reading Guide Questions and Assignment
DGP - new sentence: [the spanish club traveled to madrid spain over the summer]
Discuss mood examples in "Cask of Amontillado" and turn in film/mood analysis.
Listening and Writing Activity - see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up.
Notes on Setting and Mood - See Mrs. Rumfelt to make up.
October 9, 2009Today is a teacher workday. Enjoy your long weekend!
October 8, 2009Discuss mood and setting with film trailer analysis.
If you were absent, complete the following:
Watch the three trailers linked here and then complete the handout that follows:
If you can't get the links to work, come see Mrs. Rumfelt before school.
Counselor Visit: Discuss courses, credits, and graduation requirements.
HW: Study for vocab quiz! 3rd period: reading log for Cask due tomorrow.
October 6, 2009Go over vocabulary words. Quiz on Thursday!
Finish reading "The Cask of Amontillado."
HW: Finish reading log. (Due TOMORROW for 7th, THURSDAY for 3rd).
October 5, 2009DGP [can you come over and watch the movie casablanca after school]
Vocab Words:
1. precluded
2. retribution
3. accosted
4. explicit
5. recoil
6. termination
7. niche
8. obstinate
9. gesticulation
10. absconded
For each word, please identify a. the part of speech, b. the definition c. write an original sentence. QUIZ is on THURSDAY. Words due TOMORROW.
Start reading "The Cask of Amontillado." Get reading guide from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent.
HW: Vocab words for tomorrow.
I returned graded work today, including your non-fiction test and your 5 Minute Narratives.
5 Minutes Narrative Revision: This optional assignment is to revise your paper to improve your grade. Please see me to get the handout if you were absent.
Then we worked on your suspense stories.
HW: Finish suspenseful scene! Due Monday!
October 1, 2009Writing Day!
Imitation Sentences: Write an imitation sentence with your partner
Suspense Writing Activity: Complete the prewriting for your suspenseful scene.
HW: Finish prewriting questions.
September 30, 2009Watch "The Most Dangerous Game" film and complete film viewing guide.
September 29, 2009Group Plot Diagrams for "The Most Dangerous Game"
September 28, 2009Quickwrite: Recall the last time you watched a movie or read a story and felt anxious or scared. What did the writer or director do to create suspense?
Quiz: "The Most Dangerous Game"
Discuss plot and suspense. Turn in reading guide questions.
HW: 3rd period: Plot diagram for the story
September 25, 2009Vocab Quiz #2 - Please see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.
Read "The Most Dangerous Game" in your literature book and complete the reading guide questions. Please get them from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent or download them here.
HW: Finish the story and the reading guide questions.
September 23, 2009Vocab Unit #2 - Go over vocab words
Read "The Interlopers" and complete plot diagram
HW: Finish plot diagram
September 21, 2009Grammar - Run-ons
Vocab Unit 2 - words due on Wednesday; quiz on Friday!
Turn in non-fiction articles.
Handout: terms sheet for short story unit.
Notes on plot. Please get from Mrs. Rumfelt or another student
HW: Vocab words due Wednesday.
September 17, 2009DGP
Work in computer lab on news articles and editorials.
HW: Study for non-fiction test tomorrow.
September 16, 2009Computer Lab - finish researching news articles or work on editorial.
HW: Work on articles and study for Friday's test.
September 15, 2009DGP
Nonfiction Review Sheet -due Friday for extra credit on your test.Download review sheet here.
Work on editorials and news articles. Bring to class tomorrow to work in the computer lab.
HW: Review for test and work on articles.
September 14, 2009DGP
Media Center - work on news articles and editorials. Look for information for your news article.
HW: Work on articles!
September 11, 2009Vocabulary Quiz #1 and DGP Quiz - See Mrs. Rumfelt to make these up if you were absent on Friday.
Continue discussing CDW writing and persuasive writing.
HW: Brainstorm ideas for your articles.
September 10, 2009DGP
Go over vocabulary words for quiz.
Discuss CLAIM-DATA-WARRANT.
HW: DGP and Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!
September 9, 2009DGP
3rd period: Read "On Summer" and answer questions 1-7 at the end of the essay.
Complete persuasive appeals chart for arguments.
7th period: Discuss persuasive appeals and look at examples. Write your own persuasive appeals.
HW: Vocabulary words due tomorrow!
September 8, 2009DGP - Monday and Tuesday
Vocab Unit #1: For each word, complete the following:
1. Write the definition.
2. Part of speech
3. Use the word in an original sentence.
DUE THURSDAY
admonish
breach
brigand
circumspect
commandeer
cumbersome
deadlock
debris
diffuse
dilemma
Notes on Types of Writing and Persuasive Appeals
HW: Vocab words due Thursday!
September 7, 2009Happy Labor Day!
September 4, 2009DGP - Diagramming
Notes on news articles and the 5W's.
Read two articles about conditions in low wage workplace and answer questions.
Download article assignment. Get articles from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent.
September 3, 2009DGP
Discuss loaded language and look at examples
Editorial from New York Times
HW: Basketball articles - see Mrs. Rumfelt to get the articles if you were absent.
September 2, 2009DGP
Work in computer lab - final draft of memoir due tomorrow!
HW: Finish memoir.
September 1, 2009DGP
Nonfiction notes, continued: Editorials
Read Facebook editorial and complete questions.
August 31, 2009DGP - Parts of Speech
This week's sentence: [your friend from switzerland is a good student]
Rough drafts due today! Peer edit rough drafts.
HW: Final draft due Thursday.
August 27, 2009DGP - Thursday
Computer Lab to work on essays.
HW: Rough draft due Monday. We WILL be in the computer lab on Friday as well!
August 26, 2009DGP - Clauses and Sentence Types
5 Minute Narrative - Work on sensory detail charts and timelines.
HW: Bring in your draft to type in the lab on Thursday.
August 25, 2009DGP - Parts of the sentence
Discuss 5 minute narrative/memoir
Notes on Show Not Tell Writing
HW: Work on memoir ideas.
DGP - Parts of Speech
Discuss A Step from Heaven - sensory details and author's purpose.
Read Rosa Parks: My Story and discuss. 3rd: Write a paragraph comparing Rosa Parks to the other two autobiographies/memoirs we read.
August 20, 2009DGP - Thursday
Discuss Dillard's '"The Chase"
7th: Start reading excerpts from An Na's Step from Heaven.
HW: Finish reading the excerpts and take notes on point of view and selection of details.
August 19, 2009DGP - Clauses and Sentence Types
Finish nonfiction notes.
Read "The Chase" by Annie Dillard. (Get the story from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent.)
Download reading log for "The Chase"
HW: Finish reading and work on reading log.
August 18, 2009DGP - Monday and Tuesday [each of the girls did her homework]
Present interviews and turn in articles.
Nonfiction notes
August 17, 2009Media Center Orientation
Turn in scavenger hunt and yellow computer sheet to Mrs. Rumfelt!
August 14, 2009Work in class on writing interview article.
HW: 2-3 paragraphs with heading and in pen (or typed) due Monday.
August 13, 2009DGP - Punctuation and Capitalization
Discuss homework (paragraph about effectiveness of articles); turn in reading log.
Interviews: write 15 good interview questions and interview your assigned partner.
HW: Organize notes; we will work on the article in class tomorrow; and work on presenting them.
August 12, 2009DGP - Clauses and Sentence Types
Finish notes
14th Street Bridge article - underline examples of loaded language.
HW: Complete reading log comparing 14th Street Bridge to Man in the Water. Download reading log here.
August 11, 2009DGP - Tuesday
Go over syllabus
Notes on bias, subjective and objective language. See Mrs. Rumfelt or a classmate for the notes if you were absent.
HW: Signed syllabus due Monday August 17.
August 10, 2009Welcome!
Class Overview and Expectations
Quickwrite: What is 9th Grade Lit/Comp? What are my expectations?
Read "The Man in the Water" and discuss.
July 31, 2009This website will be a resource for your class this year. I will post your syllabus and first week assignments soon.