Week 32: April 9 - 13

Monday
Good Monday holiday!

Tuesday
1. Continue analysis of "First Lesson."
2. Discuss outside reading.

Wednesday
1. Possible outside reading quiz.
2. Continue poetry analysis.

Thursday
Continue poetry analysis.


Friday
1. Greek and Latin roots quiz. This quiz will count for two daily grades.
2.  Continue poetry analysis.
3. Mini-review for outside reading test to be taken on Monday.

Week 31: April 2 - 6

Monday
1. Review terms in action if necessary.
2. Take Poetry Test 1.
3. Complete Poetry terms crossword puzzle

Tuesday
1. Outside reading quiz******abandoned***********
2. Greek and Latin roots

Wednesday
1. Poetry explication directions
2. Practice with "Metaphor."

Thursday
1. Individuals will analyze "First Lesson" on page 609 using analysis handout.
2. Class discussion of "First Lesson."

Friday
Good Friday holiday!

Week 30: March 26 - 30

Monday
1. Outside reading test 1
2. Read poetry

Tuesday
1. Mrs. Westerfield
2. Continue poetry if time permits.

Wednesday
1. Poetry terms quiz
2. Go over Monday's test
3.  Poetry analysis sheet

Thursday
1. Outside reading quiz.
2. Review poetry terms quiz
3. Continue poetry work.

Friday
1. Continue poetry work.
2. Review for Monday's poetry test.


Monday's test may contain the following:

• definitions
• poetry terms in action, i.e. excerpts containing examples of the terms
• information about the poems that we have looked at in class
• a new poem that students will read and analyze

Week 29: March 19 - 23

As of Monday, March 19, we have 39 school days remaining. For many of my students, these last few weeks will prove to be the difference between a higher letter grade and a lower one. For some of you, it will be the difference between passing and failing for the year. I cannot encourage you enough to stay on top of your work this term, especially your outside reading. Your failure to do so will seriously affect your grade. Conversely, reading diligently is a great way build up a buffer for the more difficult material that we will be covering. 


Monday
1. Outside reading quiz
2. Schedule/choice sheet discussion with Mrs. Westerfield


Tuesday
Define poetry terms


Wednesday
1. Complete terms sheet
2. Discuss poetry


Thursday
1. Outside reading quiz
2. Continue poetry discussion


Friday
1. Poetry terms quiz
2. Begin reading poetry.

AR - 9th regular

Charles Dickens's Great Expectations

The following information is for the 9th regular class. If you are looking for information for 9th advanced, click here. 

Also, tomorrow is the last day to sign up for your second AR book. If you fail to sign up for a second book, or choose a book that is not allowed, you will receive a zero daily grade, and I will choose your second book for you. For further info, see this post.

Listed in the chart below is your reading schedule for the novel. On or after each due date, you may take a quiz (daily grade) on the information in the required chapters, except for March 26 and April 16. You will take a test on chapters 1-15 of Great Expectations on March 26 and chapters 16-34 on April 16. If you are absent the day or days before a quiz/ test, you will still take the quiz/test. You have plenty of warning. If you are absent on the day we take a quiz or test, you will take it or another version of it on your FIRST DAY back.

Great Expectations is more difficult than Animal Farm. If you do not keep up with the reading, you will do poorly. You must bring your book to class every day. If we have any free time at the end of the class period, I expect you to spend it reading this novel.

On your quizzes and tests, you will be responsible for anything in the assigned chapters and anything we've discussed in class.

Please note that all chapter headings refer to our specific copy of the abridged version. All other versions of the book are broken down differently. It is your responsibility to know what is required if you did not buy the correct version of the book.

Chapter	Due Date
1 - 10	3/19
11 - 13	3/22
14 - 15	3/26
16 - 21	3/29
22 - 25	4/3
26 - 29	4/10
30 - 34	4/16

AR - 9th Advanced

William Golding's Lord of the Flies

The following information is for the 9th advanced class. If you are looking for information for 9th regular, click here. 


Also, tomorrow is the last day to sign up for your second AR book. If you fail to sign up for a second book, or choose a book that is not allowed, you will receive a zero daily grade, and I will choose your second book for you. If you need more info about AR, check this post.

Listed in the chart below is your reading schedule for the novel. On or after each due date, you may take a quiz (daily grade) on the information in the required chapter(s), except for March 26 and April 23. You will take a test on chapters 1-6 of Lord of the Flies on March 26 and chapters 7-12 on April 23. If you are absent the day or days before a quiz/ test, you will still take the quiz/test. You have plenty of warning. If you are absent on the day we take a quiz or test, you will take it or another version of it on your FIRST DAY back.

Lord of the Flies is much more difficult than Animal Farm. If you do not keep up with the reading, you will do poorly. You must bring your book to class every day. If we have any free time at the end of the class period, I expect you to spend it reading this novel.

On your quizzes and tests, you will be responsible for anything in the chapter or chapters and anything we've discussed in class. 

Chapter	Due Date
1 -4	3/19
5	3/22
6	3/26
7	3/29
8	4/3
9 & 10	4/10
11	4/17
12	4/23

Week 28: March 5-8

Monday
1. Bell work
2. Introduction to themes within our AR novel.

Tuesday
1. Bell work
2. Continue themes
3. Talk about reading schedule
4. Begin reading novel

Wednesday
1. Bell work
2. Read AR books.