English 9 Instructional Highlights and Homework

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Monday 11/27 

  • Typed Statements of Explication due for submission and grading 
  • Begin oral reading of poems 

Tuesday 11/28 - Wednesday 11/29 

  • Continue oral reading of poems (Poetry Out Loud) 
  • Students run their final statements through Turnitin.com 

 

Thursday 11/30

  • Begin Unit 3 
  • Students read "The Literature of Civll Rights" 250-264
  • Review the Analyze the Text questions on page 266 
  • Complete the Craft and Structure tasks on page 267 

Friday 12/01 

  • Begin jigsaw prep on select rhetorical analysis tasks associated with the "I Have a Dream Speech" 
  • Students will present to an audience of their peers on Monday 12/04 

Monday 12/04 

  • Jigsaw teaching 
  • Lecture on Southern Gothic Literature 

Tuesday 12/05 

  • Distribute the trade book To Kill a Mockingbird 
  • Begin reading in class 
  • Students complete reading of chapters 1-3 as homework for tomorrow