Honors 9th Lit. Week 8
Planning Your Week
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:
For your required ode in the poetry anthology, you may write a formal Pindaric or Horatian ode and earn up to 10 points. Follow the examples and instructions at Ode At a Glance; make sure you click on the “Related Pages” at the top (Background, Examples, and Make Your Own) in order to understand the required forms more thoroughly.

M 9/18 – Obtain a copy of The Night Circus and The Tempest; bring to class Fri.
T 9/19 – Bring rough drafts of poetry anthology (poems, annotations & reflections, dear reader letter, visuals, table of contents).
Th 9/21 – Poetry anthology due.
Continue practicing grammar/EOC/PSAT concepts through No Red Ink website.  Assignment due Thurs., Sept. 21, 11:59 p.m.
Continue practicing vocabulary on the SpringBoard website through Zinc. The next due date is Friday, 10/6. 


Monday, 9/18
Opener: Create a list of your favorite people, places, and things. View examples of figurative language in modern popular music video.
Work Session: 

1. Activity 4.8: Read “Ode to My Socks” and “Abuelito Who”; examine the form (from Poets.org).
2. Compose an ode; use repetition or a refrain for effect; use images, figurative language (recall examples from the video), and vivid verbs to create an emotion; carefully choose line breaks.

Closer: Write a reflection for your ode.


Tuesday, 9/19
Opener: Peer review poetry anthology (students should have at least 6 poems with reflections by now), offering feedback and suggestions. ( Materials that may be useful to consult: Stuffed Poetry handout, anthology tip sheet, anthology checklist)
Work Session:
1. Compile poetry anthology; include the following:

• “Dear Reader” Introduction: Preface to help your reader better understand your writing process and poetry.
• Table of Contents: Present list of 7-8 poems that reflect your best writing in a logically organized manner.
• Reflections/Annotations: Thoroughly reflect to highlight your deliberate and purposeful use of poetic forms and elements. Address all of the bullet points on the reflections tips sheet; use the feedback from the reflection you turned in; annotate your poems to emphasize your purposeful use of poetic elements.
• Visuals: Enhance the anthology with appropriate visuals to increase appeal and emphasize theme and tone.

Closer: Create a “to do” list of items you need to complete for your poetry anthology.


Wednesday, 9/20
Opener: Wrap up poetry anthologies.
Work Session:

1. Activity 4.11: Read “In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers.”
2. Compose EOC Style Analysis in timed conditions; submit to Turnin.com.
3. Revise poems and reflections/annotations; make sure dear reader letter, visuals, and table of contents are in place.

Closer: Work on ZINC and No Red Ink.

Thursday, 9/21
Opener: 
Turn in poetry anthologies.
Review POL tips for memorizing and rubric.
Work Session:

1. Rehearse POL in groups; peer review of word emphasis, pacing, gestures, and accuracy.
2. Introduce The Night Circus reading schedule and project.
3. ​Read the opening chapter focusing on narrative elements including the structure of the novel.

Closer:
​Continue reading The Night Circus 

Friday, 9/22
Opener: Gallery walk pictures for inspiration; choose one.
Work Session:

1. View images Visual Texts and Shakespeare’s Language; Word/Phrase Bank and write poems/prose passages to share.
   • View the images, selecting one that inspires you.
   • Study the picture and construct a hypothetical narrative based on the elements you see.
   • Using a list of Shakespearean terms and phrases, choose lines that relate to the picture and your hypothetical narrative.
   • Without adding ANY words (articles, prepositions, etc.) students must juxtapose phrases and words to tell the story of their painting.

Discuss themes that emerge from the images and poems and create a list for the unit study of The Tempest.
Closer: Read The Night Circus.
HW: POL presentations Tuesday, October 3; The Night Circus Part I quiz Friday, October 6.​

Honors 9th Lit. Week 7
Planning Your Week
W 9/13 – Finish EOC prompt and submit to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
M 9/18 – Obtain a copy of The Night Circus.
Th 9/21 – Poetry anthology due.
Continue practicing grammar/EOC/PSAT concepts through No Red Ink website.  Assignment due Thurs., Sept. 21, 11:59 p.m.
Continue practicing vocabulary on the SpringBoard website through Zinc. The next due date is Friday, 10/6. 


Monday, 9/11 and Tuesday, 9/12–School closed due to weather conditions from Hurrican Irma


Wednesday, 9/13
Opener: Review “George Gray” with EOC prompt/graphic organizer.
Work Session:

1. Analyze diction and figurative language in “Fiddler Jones” with TPFASST graphic organizer.
2. Compose a response to the EOC prompt; submit to Turnitin.com.

Closer: Finish EOC response.
Homework: Finish EOC response and submit to Turnitin.com; obtain a copy of The Night Circus by Mon., Sept. 18; work on poetry anthology due Thurs., Sept. 21.


Thursday, 9/14
Opener: IAN- Identify a pastime you are passionate about and brainstorm sensory details and comparisons.
Work Session:

1. Activity 4.5 “Fast Break”; analyze with TWIST and compose leveled questions.
2. Write a free verse poem about a pastime you are passionate about (focus on line breaks, precise verbs, diction, and imagery).
3. Library visit to select IR book.

Closer: Reflect on pastime poem.
Homework: Finish pastime poem and reflection; obtain a copy of The Night Circus by Mon., Sept. 18; work on poetry anthology due Thurs., Sept. 21.
Friday, 9/15
Opener: IAN- Finish definitions and examples for poetry terms; add figurative language, repetition, form, stanza, rhyme scheme, cacophony, and euphony.
Work Session:

1. Activity 4.6: Read “Identity” and “Ego Tripping”; use TWIST; analyze extended metaphor and hyperbolic me.
2. Reread “Identity” highlighting in two different colors for the two central images; transfer findings to the t-chart.
3. Review verbals; tie them to contrasting images in “Identity.”

Closer: Compose an emulation poem of “Identity” or “Ego Tripping” with two contrasting images as an extended metaphor and multiple types of verbal phrases.
Homework: Finish EOC response and submit to Turnitin.com; obtain a copy of The Night Circus by Mon., Sept. 18; work on poetry anthology due Thurs., Sept. 21.

Honors 9th Lit. Week 6
Planning Your Week
T 9/5 – Bring two poems printed from the Poetry Out Loud website. We will work with them through this unit, so choose wisely.
Th 9/7 – IR project due for presentation; choose one from the menu Alternative Book Report.
Continue practicing grammar/EOC/PSAT concepts through No Red Ink website.  Assignment due Thurs., Sept. 21, 11:59 p.m.
Continue practicing vocabulary on the SpringBoard website through Zinc. The next due date is Friday, 10/6. 


Monday, 9/4–Labor Day


Tuesday, 9/5
Opener: IAN–Revisit the poetry glossary and complete QHT for each word; fill in the next set of definitions, textual examples, and original examples.
Work Session:

1. Check POL poems; mark hard stops and words you don’t know.
2. Model marking nouns and verbs with “Constantly Risking Absurdity”; mark in POL poems, looking for categories of meaning.
3. IAN: Create individual wordpool.
4. Write a free verse poem/focus on imagery and repetition.

Closer: Examine “Dear Reader” letter and sample reflections for poetry anthology. Compose reflections for your template poem (last week, p.290) and your free verse poem (written today).


Wednesday, 9/6
Opener: IAN–Activity 4.4 (SB) Brainstorm childhood memories.
Work Session:

1. SB: Read the catalog poem “Nikki-Rosa”; answer text dependent questions. Complete “Working from the Text” on an index card; exchange and respond, then discuss.
2. Examine “Every Ghetto, Every City“ by Lauryn Hill and “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman as examples; write a catalog poem (focusing on imagery, repetition, order of the catalog).

Closer: Reflect on your catalog poem.


Thursday, 9/7
Opener: Present IR projects; IAN: Create a list of books you’d like to read based on student presentations.
Work Session:

1. SB: Continue 4.4; read “We Real Cool,” answer text dependent questions, then  compare with the painting The Pool Game by Jacob Lawrence using a Venn diagram (modified “George Gray” graphic organizer)
2. SB: Create manipulatives to rearrange “We Real Cool”
3. SB: Respond to EOC Prompt: p.306 “We Real Cool”

Closer: Polish reflections for the three poems you have written.


Friday, 9/8
Opener: Present IR projects; IAN: Create a list of books you’d like to read based on student presentations.
Work Session:

1. Finish EOC prompt and drafting poems
2. Compose reflections for the poems you have completed so far.

Closer: IR–Enjoy! and/or continue composing poems and reflecting on your writing.