English 9 Instructional Highlights and Homework
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