Friday, October 7

American Lit:
Daily Spark SAT Prep
Mystery Person Game
Turn in Vocabulary Sentences
Read Act IV 200-208
HW: Work on Study Guide through #8 on a separate sheet of paper (due Tuesday 10/11)

9th Grade English
Turn in Worksheet 1 and Character Chart
SSR for 20 minutes
Book Reviews - examples on KCLS.org
Reading 34-44 Wizards of Perfil (completed 34-36 in class)
Imagery Assignment Intro
HW: Reread section 34-44 and complete Reading Worksheet 2

Thursday, October 6

American Lit:
Daily Spark SAT Prep - revising sentences for fluency
Mystery Person Game
20 minutes practice scenes
Present scenes from Act 3, turn in questions
HW: Write vocabulary sentences (good sentences with context)
If needed, view the Google Doc for The Crucible vocabulary in Helpful Links

9th Grade English:
Get new vocabulary lists for "Wizards of Perfil"
Start Reading Wizards of Perfil pages 27-33
(look for PDF version in Helpful Links. You will need to rotate it in the view.)
Worked on Character Chart and Reading Worksheet 1
HW: Complete Reading Worksheet 1 by reviewing through page 34 (until the paragraph break)
Bring SSR book tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 5

American Lit:
Daily Spark Prep tip: puncutation using "that" to start an additional phrase instead of puncuation
Mystery Person Game
Group Meeting with Acting Groups to:
 - Decide Director

 - Answer scene questions

 - Add new lines if needed

 - Decide on Tableau for opening and closing
You will have 10 minutes at start of class tomorrow to finalize tableaux!

HW: Continue working on individual portions of the group project

9th Grade English:

Turned in Vocabulary Words - 3 words you didn't know with definitions

Finish Memoir Presentations

No Homework!



Remember: It's Free Adoption Weekend at the Seattle Humane Society Oct. 7-9

 

 

Tuesday, October 4

American Lit
Daily Spark Prep Tip: necessary participal phrases don't need commas "The new deli, on the corner, gets many customers." No commas! What if there is more than one deli? "on the corner" is necessary, therefore, should not be surrounded by commas. See lesson 3-8 on EnglishGrammar101.com
Act 3 Vocab Quiz
Review Act 3 Quotes
Acting Scripts into groups
(Electronic Version of Scripts here. Find and print only what you need.)
HW: Familarize yourself with your scene

9th Grade English
Turned in Memoir Projects
Presented Memoir Projects by reading 1 Vignette and showing pictures
HW: Find and define 3 Vocabulary Words - you can email me your responses before class or bring in on half sheet of paper

Monday, October 3

American Lit:
Daily Spark SAT Prep: "ostensible" means "apparent"
Mystery Person Game
Turned in Character Charts filled out
Read Act 3 through page 195

HW: Finish reading Act 3 195-198 AND Act 3 Study Guide due tomorrow, Oct 4
Vocabular Quiz moved to Tuesday, Oct 4


9th Grade English
"Write Now" Entry Task: Stream of Consciousness about Mango Street
Timed Write on how Esperanza has changed
Early Presentations
Finished "My Name" Icebreaker

HW: Finalize Memoir Project due tomorrow, Oct 4 with Rubric (+1 extra credit)