Honors 9th Lit. Week 16
Planning Your Week W 11/29 – F 12/1: Georgia Milestones 9th Literature/Composition End of Course Assessment W 12/13 – The Night Circus presentations due. Continue practicing grammar/EOC concepts and vocabulary through No Red Ink website, the SpringBoard website through Zinc, and USA Test Prep website. Monday, 11/27 Opener: Review TNC project requirements and due dates. View Tim Burton’s Movie Montage (1982-2005); list stylistic techniques characteristic of Burton. Watch “What If Tim Burton Directed Frozen?” and discuss stylistic changes. Work Session:
Homework: Rest and prepare for the EOC. Tuesday, 11/28 Opener: Activity 2.3 “Analyzing Writer’s Style” p. 101; complete the language check p.115 and work through USA Test Prep multiple choice for within sentence punctuation. Work Session:
Homework: Rest and prepare for the EOC. Wednesday, 11/29 – Friday, 12/1 Georgia Milestones 9th Literature/Composition End of Course Assessment
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Honors 9th Lit. Week 15
Planning Your Week S 11/12 – Submit The Tempest scholar’s journal to Turnitin.com M 11/13 – The Tempest Socratic discussion; scholar’s journal and article due in class (scholar’s journal should be submitted to Turnitin.com before class). M 11/27 Link to The Tempest full text from MIT. Watch these videos to solidify your understanding of the play: PBS Learning Media Parent-Child Relationships in Shakespeare’s Works Scroll down to watch three videos: “Prospero and Miranda,” “Parenting and Gender Roles in The Tempest,” and “Miranda’s Disobedience” PBS Learning Media Shakespeare and the Evolution of Character Scroll down to watch two videos: “The Betrayed Duke Prospero” and “I’ll Drown My Book.” Continue practicing grammar/EOC concepts and vocabulary through No Red Ink website, the SpringBoard website through Zinc, and USA Test Prep website. Monday, 11/13 Opener: Turn in printed article with citation, printed scholar’s journal . Work Session:
Homework: Complete USA Test Prep practice for the EOC. Tuesday, 11/14 Opener: Turn in typed questions for Socratic seminar. Work Session:
Wednesday, 11/15 Opener: Work with Night Circus groups to continue planning for project. Work Session:
Homework: Complete USA Test Prep practice for the EOC. Thursday, 11/16 Opener: Learning Commons visit: lesson on informational writing/EOC prompts. Work Session:
Homework: Complete USA Test Prep practice for the EOC. Friday, 11/17 Opener: Create individual EOC plan for studying over the break and before the exam. Work Session:
Homework: Complete USA Test Prep practice for the EOC. Honors 9th Lit. Week 14
Planning Your Week W 11/8 – Finish reading The Night Circus Part IV-V; prepare for an in class reading quiz. Th 11/9 – ZINC 3rd quarter deadline; learn 213 words by this deadline. S 11/12 – Submit The Tempest scholar’s journal to Turnitin.com M 11/13 – The Tempest Socratic discussion; scholar’s journal and article due in class (scholar’s journal should be submitted to Turnitin.com before class). Continue practicing grammar/EOC concepts and vocabulary through No Red Ink website, the SpringBoard website through Zinc, and USA Test Prep website. Monday, 11/6 Opener: Review The Tempest scholar’s journal and Socratic discussion/article requirements. Work Session:
Homework: Finish reading The Night Circus; prepare for the Part IV-V reading quiz in class on Wednesday. Tuesday, 11/7 – Student Holiday Finish homework from Monday. Wednesday, 11/8 Opener: Review EOC requirements/rubric for narrative prompts. Work Session:
Homework: Finish ZINC vocabulary practice (learn 213 words by this deadline); type scholar’s journal for The Tempest. Thursday, 11/9 Opener: View Act III Scene 1 (Miranda and Ferdinand); discuss EOC prompt highlights (writing about complexity of the evolution of their relationship vs. simple answers). Work Session:
Homework: Finish ZINC vocabulary practice (learn 213 words by this deadline); type scholar’s journal for The Tempest. Friday, 11/10 Opener: View Act IV-V of The Tempest. Work Session:
Homework: Finish scholar’s journal and submit to Turnitin.com; bring printed copy of scholar’s journal and your article on Monday. Prepare to participate in the Socratic discussion. |
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