Grade 9 English
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Weighting
Test 25% Essay/Writing 25% Classwork 20% Quiz 20% Homework 10% NOVEL STUDY The Pigman The Island of Dr. Moreau To Kill a Mockingbird Emma |
Six Ways to Improve SAT and ACT Scores: Reading, English and Writing
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TEAM CHARTER APPROACH
Each class will work together to establish an agreed upon team charter. This document will identify the best practices, conflict resolution strategies and all related ethics and morale guidelines we agree as a team, to uphold. Like the foundation of a solid home this document allows each member of the classroom team to better understand what is appropriate and what is not. In addition we review and understand how best to live the L.U. vision and school mission. |
OUR COMMUNICATION BEST PRACTICES
This website is our instrument for communication between and among all parties concerned. It will act as one of the main forums for me to communicate with students and their respective parents/guardians.In addition we will use email and specifically the assigned LUschool.com email account assigned the student. I will include what to expect from my class, not only from a long-term period but also on a weekly and daily basis. You will find the 180 day plan for each of the classes...or 180 school days. It is important to note that a face to face conversation where you have questions or concerns is always the best method of communication. An email is a great start to that conversation or to provide clarity and set an appointment time. You can reach me by email at cburns@luschool.com. My schedule is morning at LU and we can arrange a face to face meeting that is mindful of our schedules. Wishing every student a successful year! |
Writing Resources
Jane Schaeffer - Two Chunk Essay
Jane Schaeffer - Essay Format
Jane Schaeffer - Writing Strategy
Jane Schaeffer - Two Chunk Essay
Jane Schaeffer - Essay Format
Jane Schaeffer - Writing Strategy
Our 180 Day Plan
This is subject to change and provides you with an overview of our weekly and daily plan.
Curriculum Planner
Week 1
Wednesday - Grammar Overview - Testing Day is Monday - The Pigman, Chapter 1 to 5. Grammar worksheets, expectations. Portfolio Introduction and online note taking. Cornell Note template.
Thursday - Team Charter activity Presentations
Friday - Vocabulary & Chapter review - Finalize Honours student list
Week 2 - August 22 to 26
Monday - Vocabulary test - week 1 review assessment
Tuesday - Introduce essay Prompts - Through their experiences with Mr. Pignati, the teen characters experience a transformation. What about the primary adults in the story -- do they change or evolve by the end of the book? Answer this question in essay form for the following characters: 1. Lorraine's mother. 2. John's father. 3. John's mother.
Wednesday - Transition Words - Rubric Resource Review
Thursday - Grammar worksheets - Reading aloud -
Friday - Prepare for outline writing activity - Hamburger & RACE
Week 3 - August 29 to Sept 2
Monday - Test Day - Chapter Review & Rubrics - Writing Workshop with Peer Editing -Hamburger Rubric
Tuesday - Introduction Paragraphs - Final revisions 22 points
Wednesday - reading comprehension - vocabulary - Essay Ruberic - Character Analysis Introduction
Thursday - Grammar worksheets - Presentations
Friday - Prepare for outline writing activity
Week 4 - Sept 5 to 9
Monday - Chapter Test/Vocabulary test - E's - Expand-Examples-Explain-Elaborate-Evidence
Tuesday - Introduce & review essay Prompts - Character Analysis Chart - Evidence
Wednesday - reading comprehension - vocabulary
Thursday - Grammar worksheets & Power Point Presentations
Friday - Prepare for outline writing activity
Week 5 - Sept 12 to 16
Monday - Final Novel Chaper Review test
Tuesday - Thesis Statements
Wednesday - Guest Teacher - Mr. Beland
Thursday - Thesis and Outline writing workshop
Friday - MLA - Outline and Essay writing
Citing Evidence
Week 6 - Sept 19 to 22 - Final Week for Essay
Monday - Rubric review & Thesis Assessment - Jane Schaeffer Sheets - Outline
Tuesday - Story Telling Elements - Essay Editing Workshop - Outline - "2 chunk"
Wednesday - Essay Writing Workshop
Thursday - Submission of final Essay
Friday - OFF - End of Q-1
The Pigman Chapter Analysis
Week 7 - Sept 26 to 30
Monday - Review Essay Rubric
Tuesday - Literary Devices pg 866 Elements of Literature - Define in your own words
Wednesday - Citing - Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl
Thursday - MLA - Q & A
Friday - Online Note Review & Edits - Introduce The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
Mid-Term Break
Week 8 - Oct 11 to 14
Monday - Off
Tuesday - H.G. Wells - Author Biography
Wednesday - Writing Workshop
Thursday - Quizlet
Friday -
Refer to 180 day planner
Week 9 - Oct 17 to 21
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week 10 - Oct 24 to 28
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week 11 Oct 31 to Nov 4
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week 12 Nov 7 to 11
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week 13 Nov 14 to 18
QUARTER 2 Ends
Week 16 - Mid Term Exams
8 Week Plan for To Kill a Mockingbird
QUARTER 3 Starts January 4th
Week 17 -
To Kill a Mockingbird - See 8 week plan
Black History Assignments & presentations
Pari & Sahil
Seybian & Zahara
Lauren & Param
Week 23 Idioms
Week 24
Lesson Plans - Grammar Focus
TO Week 25
Grammar Lessons
Run-on-sentences
Linking Verbs
Kinds of sentences
Adverbs
Regular verbs
Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Double Negatives
Basic Spelling Bee Rules
Simple and compound sentences
Personal pronouns and gender pronouns
Adjectives
Capitalization
Proper and common nouns
Prepositions
Sentence fragments & PPT
Noun clauses
Verb tenses; past, present future
Irregular verbs
Conjunctions & Quiz Conjunction Junction Video
Inverted Sentences
Redundancy
Week 26
Continue Grammar presentations
Week 26 End of 3rd Quarter March 18th
Notes and Portfolio review
Week 27
Week 28
Grammar Unit Review
Week 29
Grammar Unit
Author Study
Week 30
Day 1 - Introduce Unit Day 2 - Review Unit Day 3 - Review Unit Day 4 - Review Unit Day 5 - Quiz Review Chapter Abstracts up to Review Chapter Abstracts up to Review Chapter Abstracts up to Review Chapter Abstracts up to Review Chapter Abstracts up to 10 Volume 1 Chapter 3 | Volume 1 Chapter 4 Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 1 Chapter 7 | Volume 1 Chapter 8 Volume 1 Chapter 7 | Volume 1 Chapter 8 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 1-2 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 1 Chapter 9 | Volume 1 Chapter 10 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons Volume 1 Chapter 9 | Volume 1 Chapter 10 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 3-4 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 1-3 Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 1 Chapter 13 | Volume 1 Chapter 14 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons Volume 1 Chapter 13 | Volume 1 Chapter 14 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 5-6 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 4-5 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 1 Chapter 17 | Volume 1 Chapter 18 Volume 1 Chapter 17 | Volume 1 Chapter 18 Quiz 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 7-8 Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 2 Chapter 1 | Volume 2 Chapter 2 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons
Week 31 Carnival Break April 26 - May 3
Day 6 - Review Unit Day 7 - Review Unit Day 8 - Review Unit Day 9 - Review Unit Day 10 - Mid Unit Test Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 2 Chapter 1 | Volume 2 Chapter 2 Review Homework Daily Lesson 9 1 Fun Activity from Fun Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 2 Chapter 5 | Volume 2 Chapter 6 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 10-11 Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 2 Chapter 9 | Volume 2 Chapter 10 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 12-13 Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 2 Chapter 11 | Volume 2 Chapter 12 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 14-15 Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 2 Chapter 15 | Volume 2 Chapter 16 Test Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 1 | 11 Activities 6-7 Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 2 Chapter 5 | Volume 2 Chapter 6 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons 1 In-Class Handout Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 2 Chapter 9 | Volume 2 Chapter 10 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 8-9 Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 2 Chapter 11 | Volume 2 Chapter 12 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons 1 In-Class Handout Review for the test Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 2 Chapter 15 | Volume 2 Chapter 16 and study for the test Volume 3 Chapter 2 and assign an essay, due the week following the final test
Week 32
Day 11 - Review Unit Day 12 - Review Unit Day 13 - Review Unit Day 14 - Review Unit Day 15 - Quiz Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 1 | Volume 3 Chapter 2 Review the test Daily Lesson 16 Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 3 | Volume 3 Chapter 4 Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 3 | Volume 3 Chapter 4 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 17-18 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 10-12 Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 7 | Volume 3 Chapter 8 and choose a homework Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 7 | Volume 3 Chapter 8 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 19-20 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 11 | Volume 3 Chapter 12 and Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 11 | Volume 3 Chapter 12 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 21-22 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 13-14 Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 13 | Volume 3 Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 13 | Volume 3 Chapter 14 Quiz Daily Lesson 23 Students Read Aloud in Class 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 15-16 Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 16 and 12 assignment from one of the Daily Lessons choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons Chapter 14 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons
Week 33
Day 16 - Review Unit Day 17 - Review Unit Day 18 - Review Unit Day 19 - Review Unit Day 20 - Final Test Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 16 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 24-25 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 17-18 Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 18 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 18 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 26-27 1 In-Class Handout Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Volume 3 Chapter 19 and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons Review Chapter Abstracts up to Volume 3 Chapter 19 Review Homework 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 28-29 1 In-Class Handout 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 19-20 Daily Lesson 30 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Study for the test Test
Week 34
Emma wrap up
Week 35
Essay Writing - Emma
Week 36
Poetry Program
Week 37
Weekly Review for Exam Prep
End of 4th Quarter Final Exam Week June 13, 14, 15
Congratulations!
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Weighting & CategoriesAs a team of Faculty we discussed and determined what the best practice would be for the categories and the weighting of each category. This ensures that at LU we are aligned and support the whole child development. By the 2nd week of school all students have read and will understand the weighting and categories. This information is to assist the student with managing the work and their success. There are 6 categories and the weighting or percentage of the overall course grades is listed below.
Test/Quiz 25% Project 25% Classwork/Homework 25% Participation 25% PARTICIPATION This category reflects the students abilities to focus in class, demonstrate appropriate behaviour and to work in teams in a positive and productive manner. 
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UpdatesHello and welcome to Grade 9 English class.
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