Ms. Jordan

9th Literature/Servalis (Supply-Smith)

November 1st-5th / No School November 2nd (Election Day) Go and Vote!!!!

Daily Writing-Students are given a daily writing assignment over a topic that relates to the unit, standard, or lesson in which we are studying.

SSR-Students will read silent once a week for Sustained Silent Reading. Students will choose a book or bring a book from home and read for approximately 15 minutes. Students will then write a short summary over what they read for that day.

Students will practice grammar with reviewing....1) Verbs, 2) Adjectives, 3) Adverbs.

Students will continue poetry unit and adding to poetry portfolios...1) Name activity: Fold paper into three sections...Frist Name, Middle Name, and Last Name. Then on back side create an Acrostic with first and last names, adjectives describing yourself, and what you wish your name could be? 2) Read: "Casey and the Bat" and annotate poem. Students are looking for character description, poetic devices, symbolic meaning, puns, figurative language, unfamiliar word, etc... 3) Rap Lyrics and Love Ballads: Students will annotate a rap and love ballad, and for home work they will annotate their favorite lyrics and we will discuss in class next week.

Teachers will introduce Poetry Vocabulary 2: Sonnets, idioms, proverbs, assonance, narrative poem, lyric poem, dramatic poem, epic poem, etc...

9th Literature/Morris

November 1st-5th / No School November 2nd (Election Day) Go and Vote!!!!

Quote of the week: The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention....Patti Labelle

SAT word of the week: Benevolence n. Any act of kindness or well-doing.

Journal: What grades do you expect to see on your progress report this week? Have your grades increase or decrease, why or why not? What can you do different for the last six weeks in the semester to make changes to your work and study habits?

Students will practice grammar with reviewing....1) Verbs, 2) Adjectives, 3) Adverbs.

Students will continue poetry unit and adding to poetry portfolios...1) Read: Langston Hughes "Dream & Dream Deferred", 2) Name activity: Fold paper into three sections...First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name. Then on back side create an Acrostic with first and last names, adjectives describing yourself, and what you wish your name could be? 3) Read: "Casey and the Bat" and annotate poem. Students are looking for character description, poetic devices, symbolic meaning, puns, figurative language, unfamiliar word, etc... 4) Rap Lyrics and Love Ballads: Students will annotate a rap and love ballad, and for home work they will annotate their favorite lyrics and we will discuss in class next week.

Teachers will introduce Poetry Vocabulary 2: Sonnets, idioms, proverbs, assonance, narrative poem, lyric poem, dramatic poem, epic poem, etc...

9th Literature/Servalis (Supply-Smith)

 

Daily Writing- Students are given a daily writing assignment over a topic that relates to the unit, standard, or lesson in which we are studying.

SSR- Students will read silent once a week for Sustained Silent Reading. Students will choose a book or bring a book from home and read for approximately 15 minutes. Students will then write a short summary over what they read for that day.

Students will complete a Grammar Packet that reviews 1) Nouns, 2) Prounous, and 3) Verbs.  

Students will continue poetry unit & adding to poetry portfolios....1) Read: Langston Hughes "Dream" & "Dream Deferred", 2) Read Pat Mora's: "Voice", and complete comprehension assignment, 3) Name activity: Fold paper into three sections....First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name. Then on back side create an Acrostic with first and last names, adjectives describing yourself, and what you wish your name could be?

Students will read the Raven "Edgar Allen Poe" in complete a poetry analysis....Students will be divided into groups of 4 and given two stanzas. In each group students will break down their stanzas by 1) Summarize what you think this stanza is saying, 2) What important information did you identify within this stanza, 3) Select a minimum of three possible vocabulary words from this stanza and define them. Possibly watch the "Bart Simpson" interpretation of the Raven....

Teachers will introduce Poetry Vocabulary 2: sonnets, idoms, proverbs, assonounce, narrative poem, lyric poem, dramatic poem, epic poem,  etc....

9th Literature/Morris

*Quote of the week:

*SAT word of the week:

*Journal:

*This Week:

Quiz over Poetry Vocabulary I- Alliteration, Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification....

Students will continue poetry unit & adding to poetry portfolios....1) Read: Langston Hughes "Dream" & "Dream Deferred", 2) Read Pat Mora's: "Voice", and complete comprehension assignment, 3) Name activity: Fold paper into three sections....First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name. Then on back side create an Acrostic with first and last names, adjectives describing yourself, and what you wish your name could be?

Students will read the Raven "Edgar Allen Poe" in complete a poetry analysis....Students will be divided into groups of 4 and given two stanzas. In each group students will break down their stanzas by 1) Summarize what you think this stanza is saying, 2) What important information did you identify within this stanza, 3) Select a minimum of three possible vocabulary words from this stanza and define them. Possibly watch the "Bart Simpson" interpretation of the Raven....

9th Literature/Servalis (Coach Smith)

Everyday: Daily Writing....random topics to get students warmed up to current lesson.

Once a week...SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) Students will read to a book for 15-20 minutes in which they have selected, and they will write a brief summary on a reading log.

EQ:  What are the different types of figurative language?

        How do you use poetic devices in analyzing poetry?

Teachers will incorporate grammar exercise "verbs"...

Student will take a Quiz over Poetry Vocabulary I- Alliteration, Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification...

Students will continue poetry unit & adding to poetry portfolios....1) Haiku power-point, video, and assignment, 2) Langston Hughes "Dream" & "Dream Deferred", 3) Limerick power-point, and assignment, 4) Read Pat Mora's: "Voice", and complete comprehension assignment, 5) Name activity...Fold paper into three sections...First, Middle, and Last Name (What does it mean?, What is it's Origin?, What does it rhyme with?, Who gave you that name?). Then on the backside create an Acrostic with first and last names, adjectives describing yourself, and what you wish your name could be changed too?

Download JORDAN poem

9th Literature/Morris

*Quote of the week: "The future depends on what we do in the present."

                                                                                           Unknown

*SAT word of the week: denigrade (verb) to slur someone's reputation; one's character.

*Journal: Your FAVORITE Disney movie? (Why?) (Explain)

*This Week:

Homecoming 2010- Go Falcons!!!!!!!!

Monday-Pajama Day

Tuesday-Celebrity Day

Wednesday- Decade (Retro Day)

Thursday-Tacky Day

Friday- Spirit Day

Quiz over Poetry Vocabulary I- Alliteration, Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification....

Students will continue poetry unit & adding to poetry portfolios....1) Haiku power-point, video, and assignment, 2) Read: Langston Hughes "Dream" & "Dream Deferred", 3) Limerick power-point, and assignment, 4) Read Pat Mora's: "Voice", and complete comprehension assignment, 5) Name activity. Fold paper into three sections....First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name. Then on back side create an Acrostic with first and last names, adjectives describing yourself, and what you wish your name could be?

 

 

9th Literature/Wells

Everyday: Students will do daily writing journal to incorporate creative writing, narrative writing, technical writing, etc....Journal will reflect peotry unit.

Teachers will present Poetry Vocabulary II for the poetry unit. Teacher's will select the next 10 poetry vocabulary for this unit.

9th Literature/Servalis (Mr. Smith-Supply Teacher)

Everyday: Daily Writing...random topics to get students warmed up to current lesson.

EQ: What are the different types of figurative language?

       How do you use poetic devices in analyzing poetry?

Students will start presenting their vocabulary projects from "The Cask of Amontillado". Students will present power-point with 5 slides, 3 vocabulary words slides, 1 introduction, and one source slide. The vocabulary slides should include word, definition, part of speech, synonym, antonyms, sentence, and picture.

Students will continue poetry unit & adding to poetry portfolios....1) Poetry I Vocabulary [Review for students, Ex: alliteration, metaphor, simile, rhyme] 2) Haiku power-point, video, and assignment, 3) Read: Langston Hughes "Dream" & "Dream Deferred", 4) Limerick power-point, and assignment, 5) Read Pat Mora's: "Voice", and complete comprehension assignment.

Teachers will incorporate grammar exercise "verbs"...

9th Literature/Morris

Everyday: Quote of the Day, SAT Word, Journal....Students will complete write and respond to these topics each class period.

Quote of the week: "Never discourage anyone, who continues to make progress, no matter how slow".

-Plato

SAT word of the week: placid (adj.) calm, peacful, tranquil, etc...

Journal of the week: Who is the one person that you can look to for encourgement?

EQ: What are the different types of figurative language?

Students will complete "Quick-writes"....these topics generate great class discussion among teachers and students...

Students will start presenting their vocabulary projects from "The Cask of Amontillado". Students will present power-point with 5 slides, 3 vocabulary words slides, 1 introduction, and one source slide. The vocabulary slides should include word, definition, part of speech, synonym, antonyms, sentence, and picture.

Students will be introduced to poetry....1) Poetry I Vocabulary [Review for students, Ex: alliteration, metaphor, simile, rhyme] 2) Haiku power-point, video, and assignment, 3) Read: Langston Hughes "Dream" & "Dream Deferred", 4) Limerick power-point, and assignment.

9th Lit./Morris

Everyday: Quote of the Day, Journal Topic, and SAT Word...Students will respond and copy these items in their journal....

Students will start read and discuss "The Cask of Amontillado".....

Students will start working on the vocabulary activity power-point "The Cask of Amontillado" Each power-point slide should include: word, definition, origin, synonym, antonym, and picture.

Students will complete a quick write on Revenge....

Students will be introduced to Poetry...

Students will read poems from the Literature book....