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Reading Schedule
English 9: Fahrenheit 451
SECTION DUE for 1st & 4A DUE for 4B
p. 1-31 (to “good-bye”) Thurs., 4/29 Fri., 4/30
(31 pages)
p. 31-68 (end section I) Mon., 5/3 Tues., 5/4
(37 pages)
p. 71-110 (section II) Wed., 5/5 Thurs., 5/6
(39 pages)
p. 113-165 (section III) Tues., 5/11 Wed., 5/12
(52 pages)
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1st Period:
Wed. – graded discussion for identity theme poems – please bring notes and discussion scoring sheet to class; your Greek and Latin roots homework for Lessons 13-14 is due.
Thurs. – Fri. – peer evaluation of portfolio poems – please bring poems to class so that you can participate; also, please check out a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury by this Friday!
Tuesday, April 27th – Poetry portfolios are due; you will have a test on poetry on this day.
4A:
Wed. – graded discussion for identity theme poems – please bring notes and discussion scoring sheet to class; your Greek and Latin roots homework for Lessons 13-14 is due. We will begin poetry peer evaluation today. Please bring poems to class so that you can participate.
Fri. – peer evaluation of portfolio poems, cont. – please bring poems to class so that you can participate Also, please check out a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury for this day!
Tuesday, April 27th – Poetry portfolios are due; you will have a test on poetry on this day.
4B
Thurs. - peer evaluation of portfolio poems – please bring poems to class so that you can participate; your Greek and Latin roots homework for Lessons 13-14 is due.
Mon., April 26 – graded discussion for identity theme poems – please bring notes and discussion scoring sheet to class; also, please check out a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury by this day!
Wednesday, April 28th – Poetry portfolios are due; you will have a test on poetry on this day.
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The poetry portfolio will be due Tuesday, April 27th for 1st and 4a. It will be due Wednesday, April 28th for 4B.
Please note: you may OMIT items #10 and #12 from your portfolio without penalty. We have run out of time and have to cut a few things.
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1st & 4A: portfolios will be due April 23 (Friday)
4B: portfolios will be due April 26 (Monday)
Please be sure that all of your portfolio work is typed. Also, please include your assignment sheet with point values so that you will know how your portfolio grade was determined. You may staple the assignment sheet to the top of your portfolio.
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Monday – 7 period day – 1st and 4A should turn in the SSR book project and the root words comic book assignment (class work, but could finish for homework if needed)
Tuesday – B-day + SBA TESTING – 4B should turn in the SSR book project and the root words comic book assignment (class work, but could finish for homework if needed)
Wednesday – A-day + SBA TESTING
Thursday – B-day + SBA TESTING
Friday – A-day
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Due FRIDAY for 1st and 4a: read the poem “The Raven” on page 138 of your textbook. List examples for the following sound devices from the poem: 1. end rhyme, 2. slant rhyme, 3. internal rhyme, 4. rhyme scheme, 5. meter (copy a line and scan it), 6. onomatopoeia, 7. alliteration, 8. consonance, 9. repetition
On Friday, you should turn in examples from “The Bells” (from class) and from “The Raven” (homework above).
Same assignment is due MONDAY for 4B.
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Bring in a favorite poem, of the appropriate reading level (NO Mother Goose or Shel Silverstein, please!) to share with the class. If your poem is in a book, you may bring the book. Otherwise, print or photocopy the poem and bring it to class on
THURSDAY (March 11): 4A
FRIDAY (March 12): 1st and 4B
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1. Romeo and Juliet journal entries (one page each!) and act questions are due Monday, March 1st for blocks 1 and 4A. They are due Tuesday, March 2nd for block 4B.
2. Art supplies, including colored paper plus any markers, glue, or other supplies you might wish to use for a creative project, should be brought to class (along with your textbook) on Monday, March 1st for blocks 1 and 4A; on Tuesday, March 2nd for block 4B.
3. Creative projects (songs) are due Friday, March 5th for blocks 1 and 4A. They are due Monday, March 8 for block 4B.
4. The TEST on Romeo and Juliet will be Friday, March 5th for blocks 1 and 4A. It will be Monday, March 8 for block 4B.
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1st & 4A: Literary Term defintions and examples are due Feb. 19
4B: Literary Term definitions and examples are due Feb. 22
ALL CLASSES: You should be keeping up with the journals and question sets for Romeo and Juliet. If you have not yet finished Acts I-III, you should do so immediately. Questions and journals will be collected the day after the class finishes reading Act V.
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1st block – crossword puzzle for root words (units 9-10) due Monday, Feb. 1; ACE prompt on pages 916-918 (Question 8 on page 919) due Tuesday, Feb. 2; Romeo and Juliet film comparison essay AND planning sheets due by the end of the day Friday, Feb. 5
4A block – crossword puzzle for root words (units 9-10) due Friday, Jan. 29; ACE prompt on pages 916-918 (Question 8 on page 919) due Tuesday, Feb. 2; Romeo and Juliet film comparison essay AND planning sheets due by the end of the day Friday, Feb. 5, or you may submit your essay in class on Feb. 4
4B block – crossword puzzle for root words (units 9-10) due Monday, Feb. 1; ACE prompt on pages 916-918 (Question 8 on page 919) due Wednesday, Feb. 3; Romeo and Juliet film comparison essay AND planning sheets due by the end of the block Friday, Feb. 5
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