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9th Grade SyllabusGrading Period 12014-2015M. Rogers****NOTES: 1. Always answer literature questions with complete sentences. Writing the questions is unnecessary. 2. With each new assignment, use a new sheet of paper.3. Always head paper properly with your name, date, period, and assignment title in the top right-hand corner.4. Always read the “Before Reading” information that comes prior to literature pieces in the text.5. Literature titles with an * beside them can be found in the Holt Reader. However, the page numbers provided are in your textbook. Please use the table of contents in the reader to find the appropriate pages there.6. An on-line textbook is available for students who need textbook access outside of class.8/25MClass Needs: 1-inch binder, 5 tab dividers, pencils, pens (blue or black ink only), highlighter, flash drive, index cardsGetting to Know YouPolicies/ ProceduresHeading PapersPoem: “Homework Stew” / the need for good communicationPoem: “Where I’m from”Read with class.Answer & Discuss: comprehension questions for poemComplete: Students create their own poem based on model. (Students will need to bring a current picture for this assignment.)Due: Wednesday8/26TGrammar: Warm-ups (Wup) / How ToLit:Reading Strategies: reread, question, identify unknown vocabulary, paraphrase, visualize, make connections, etcRead:Jimmy Hayes and Muriel pp. 902-906Complete: 1. Incorporate at least two reading strategies we’ve discussed and be prepared to talk about them. 2. Answer the multiple choice questions on the WS (worksheet) provided. 3. Analyze story and check answers.8/27WGrammar: WUPNotebook Setup: 1. Warm-ups 2. Literature (daily and homework) 3. Grammar 4. Writing 5. quizzes/testsPoetry share (and turn in)Grammar: WUP 1-2Lit:Finish discussing Jimmy HayesReview literary termspp. 28-31Review reading strategiesRead:“Checkouts”pp. 32-358/28THLatin Unit 1: Completed as a classLatin Root quiz on Friday, 9/5Lit:Unit 1: Narrative StructureBefore Readingpp. 58-59(How to use text & what does it take to be a survivor?)Read:*The Most Dangerous Gamepp. 60-64 (This is only part of the story.)8/29FWUPLit: Read:*The Most Dangerous Gamepp. 60-80Complete:WS for GameGetting to know students class activity____________________________________________________________________________________________________________9/1MHOLIDAY9/2TLit:Game con’t.Listen to audio version starting page 66.Latin:Review roots (quiz Friday)9/3WLatin:Review rootsLit:GameComplete WS and check in class.Grammar:Starting with Prepositions9/4THLatin:Review roots**Quiz on GameLit:Read:*The Gift of the Magipp. 100-108Complete:WS from Mrs. Rogers9/5F**Quiz on Latin Unit 1Lit:Check:Magi**Quiz on Gift of Magi____________________________________________________________________________________________________________9/8MLatin:Unit 2 (quiz Friday)Lit: Read:*Seabiscuit: An American Legendpp. 126-135Complete:Question Support Worksheet (WS) from Mrs. Rogers9/9TLit:Check: SeabiscuitRead:*from Four Good Legs Between Us, the timeline, &pp. 138-142Complete:Reading ques. 1-49/10WLit:Check:Four Good Legs+Read:*Incident in a Rose Garden(class activity)p. 151-152Read:*The Raven(group activity)pp. 144-150Complete:Raven WS from Mrs. R9/11THLit:Con’t.The Raven(Groups share/ ind. student note-taking)Check and Review:Raven9/12F**Quiz on Latin Unit 2+**Quiz on The Raven____________________________________________________________________________________________________________9/15MLatin:Unit 3 (quiz Friday)Lit:Read: A Sound of Thunderpp. 36-51 (We will do part today Complete;SG from Mrs. Rogersand finish tomorrow.)9/16TLit:Complete:Sound of Thunder WSCheck:Sound of Thunder WS9/17W**Quiz on Sound of ThunderLit:Assessment Practice for Unit 1pp. 186-197(30 questions)Test Review9/18TH**MAJOR TEST on Lit. Unit 1(Test on narrative structure, Game, Magi, Four Good Legs, Seabiscuit, Races on The radio, Raven, Incident, Sound of Thunder, + lit terms, & reading comprehension)9/19F**Quiz on Latin Unit 3+Video:Seabiscuit____________________________________________________________________________________________________________9/22MLatin:Unit 4Lit:Unit 11the OdysseyListen to:Background for the Odyssey from the Iliad (handout [HO] will be provided)Complete:Study guide ques.Read & Take Notes:on Background material in textpp. 1186-1193 9/23TLit:**Quiz on Background materialCheck background questionsIntroduction to: characteristics of epicpp. 1194-1201NOTE: Students will need to take notes from text as I highlight information.9/24WLit: Read:Part IThe Wanderings of Odysseusp. 1202-1203Book 1A Goddess Intervenesp. 1204Book 5Calypso, the Sweet Nymphp. 1206-1209Book 9New Coasts and Poseidon’s Sonp. 1210I am Laertes’ Sonp. 1210-1212The Lotus Eatersp. 1212Complete:Study Guide (SG) questions for all parts read today.9/25THLit:Check SGRead:Book 9The Cyclopsp. 1212-1223Complete:SG questions for the Cyclops9/26F**Quiz on Latin Unit 4+Video:Sound of Thunder____________________________________________________________________________________________________________9/29MLatin Unit 5 (quiz Friday)Lit:Check SGRead:Book 10Circe, the Grace of the Witchp. 1224-1225Book 11The Land of the Deadp. 1226-1229Book 12The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdisp. 1230-12369/30TLit:Check SG**Quiz on Part I10/1WLit:Read:Part IIThe Homecomingp. 1240-1241Book 16Father and Sonp. 1242-1247Book 17The Beggar at the Manorp. 1248-1249Complete: SG for today’s reading10/2THLit:Check SGRead:Book 21The Test of the Bowp. 1250-1255Book 22Death in the Great Hallp. 1256-1261Book 23The Trunk of the Olive Treep. 1262-1265Complete: SG for today’s reading10/3F**Quiz on Latin Unit 5+Lit:Check SG**Quiz on Odyssey Part IIQ & A session for test/ Review____________________________________________________________________________________________________________10/6MQ & A session for test/ Review10/7T**MAJOR TEST on the Odyssey10/8WProbably a test10/9THReview for Latin Test10/10F**MAJOR TEST on Latin Units 1-5____________________________________________________________________________________________________________10/13MLit:Unit 2: Characterization & Point of View Read: Character & Point of View(class activity)pp. 200-207Read:*The Necklacepp. 222-233Complete:1-5 (in writing) 6,7 & 9 (for discussion)p. 23410/14TLit:Read;*from I Know Why the Caged Bird Singspp. 254-263Caged Bird p. 264Complete:1-4, 6-810/15WProbably a test10/16THLit:CheckWhy Bird Sings & Caged BirdRead:Blind to Failurepp. 268-279Complete:1-510/17FLit:CheckBlindRead and Discuss:A Different Level of Competitionpp. 283-284*from Rosa Parksp. 292-297*Rosa p. 298Complete:1-4 + chartp. 299____________________________________________________________________________________________________________10/20MLit:CheckCompetition, Rosa Parks, & RosaAssessment Practicepp. 314-32510/21TTBD10/22WMid-term Exam10/23THMid-term Exam10/24FTBD____________________________________________________________________________________________________________10/27MTBD____________________________________________________________________________________________________________QuizzesTests9/4ThDangerous Game9/18ThLit Unit 19/5FLatin Unit 110/7TOdysseyGift of Magi10/10FLatin Units 1-59/12FLatin Unit 2+The Raven9/17WSound of Thunder9/19FLatin Unit 3+9/23TBackground material for Odyssey9/26FLatin Unit 4+9/30TOdyssey Part I10/3FLatin Unit 5+Odyssey Part II ................
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