Grade+9+Class+Agenda+-+3rd+Quarter+-+2011-12

=__Apr. 12, 2012__= __**9A -**__ Finish good copies of Time Travel Story. Due at the End of Class

__**9B -**__ Time Travel Movie (with discussion and analysis)

Time travel story due. 1. Brainstorm Questions on Time Travel 2. Outline 3. Rough draft (with visible editing, signed by Mr. Olsen in class) 4. **Thoughtful** comments from at least 2 other students 5. Good copy.

=__Apr. 11, 2012__= __**9A**__ - No Classes - Convivencia __**9B**__ - Peer Editing and Comment Writing. =__Apr. 10, 2012__= Semana Santa Story time - Oral discussion, sharing of Vacation Experiences.

Review of Dialogue Assignment Corrections for Dialogue in Stories.

Time Travel Story - Peer Editing =__Mar. 30, 2012__= 9A - Time Travel Story - Editing and Proofreading Peer Editing Activity 9B - Time Travel Story - Rough Draft Writing =__Mar. 29, 2012__= __**9A**__ - Time Travel Story - Rough Draft Writing __**9B**__ - Finish Dialogue Assignment Continue Outlines. =__Mar. 28, 2012__= __**9A -**__ Finish dialogue Assignment Continue Outlines.

__**9B - 1/2 class - visiting Science Fair 11:10-11:40**__ Continue dialogue assignment. Peer sharing and editing.

=__Mar. 27, 2012__= Mini-Lesson: Writing Dialogue =__Mar. 26, 2012__= Class Discussion / Story Brainstorm
 * __Assignment:__** write a 1/2 to 1 page dialogue with at least two characters speaking

Begin Time Travel Story - Outlines.

=__Mar. 23, 2012__= Finish "The Sound of Thunder" Complete Questions. p. 514 #1,3,4,6-10

=__Mar. 22, 2012__= Continue Reading Story

Assignment: Cause and Effect Chart Create a cause and effect flowchart for the events described in the story on p. 502-503 Starting with the cause: "Someone steps on a mouse in the year 60 million BCE" Include a chain of **at least 7 effects** to follow this.

=__Mar. 21, 2012__= Quickwrite Assignment. Where would you go if you could travel through time? The past or the future? Would you go to some other region of the world or stay here? How would time travel affect your life? (1 paragraph ~1/2 page)

Preview Questions p. 514 #1,3,4,6-10 Read "The Sound of Thunder," p. 222 Interactive Reader Read to p. 226 =__Mar. 20, 2012__= Notes introducing the story, "The Sound of Thunder," p. 499

Vocabulary Game - using 10 words p. 498

=__Mar. 16, 2012__=

**- Identifying Poetic Devices (Alliteration, Metaphor, Repetition, Simile, etc.)**
**- Analysing Poems**

=__Mar. 15, 2012__= Review for test - Poetry Term Review Powerpoint Practice Analysis - "The Courage That My Mother Had" p. 461 1. Read the poem. Look up any words that you do not understand in the dictionary. 2. Read the poem out loud. Look at the structure of the poem. How many stanzas are there? Is there a rhyme or rhythm that gives it a particular feeling? 3. Look through the poem slowly and try to find examples of figurative language (metaphor, simile and personification). Look for examples of imagery and sensory language. How do these things affect you? What do they express? 4. Read the poem again thinking about the speaker. What kind of person are they? What is their situation? How do they think and feel and what are they trying to express? 5. Read the poem one last time again. Write down what you think the theme or message of the poem is.

=__Mar. 14, 2012__= Ballad Performances

=__Mar. 13, 2012__= Due today: Final copy of Ballad with
 * Alliteration and Onomatopoeia**
 * and Scanning Marks ( / u )**

Practice Ballads for oral performance

=__Mar. 12, 2012__= Notes on **Alliteration and Onomatopoeia (see last slides of powerpoint)** Add these to the ballads

This must be completed in class. All students not finished may complete corrections in recuperation
 * Corrections on Extended Metaphor Assignment.**

=__Mar. 9, 2012__= Ballad Writing =__Mar. 8, 2012__= Ballad Writing Assignment Peer editing and review.

Finish class notes on Sounds of Poetry Onomatopoeia and Alliteration =__Mar. 7, 2012__= Questions p. 467 #1-9 in pairs

Comparison / Contrast Chart p. 467 = = =__Mar. 6, 2012__= Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement Videos: [|Stories of the Civil rights Movement.asf]

Introduction / notes on Ballads (see assignment)



Reading / Discussion "The Ballad of Birmingham" p. 464 Oral class reading, practicing the rhythm of the Ballad Reading "The History of the Ballad" p. 466 = = =__Mar. 5, 2012__= Scanning practice. Worksheet, tongue twisters and "The Bat" due in class. Oral Exam: Reading Tongue Twisters.
 * EXTENDED METAPHORS DUE TODAY: **
 * The must be approximately 150 words long **

=__Mar. 2, 2012__= Notes on Rhythm and sound elements in Poetry Example Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKnTLrDbcw

Time to work on Extended Metaphors.
 * EXTENDED METAPHORS DUE MONDAY: **
 * The must be approximately 150 words long **

=__Mar. 1, 2012__= Entre Nous - Extended metaphor pictures due.


 * Reading and class interpretation of “Fog” p. 440**


 * Mini-quiz on “Fire and Ice” p. 441**

Work on Extended Metaphors (due Monday)

=__Feb. 29, 2012__= Finish the "Entre Nous" extended metaphor drawing assignment.

Corrections Practice - Symbol Mini Research Projects.

Extended Metaphor writing Assignment

=__Feb. 28, 2011__= Poem Reading: "Boy at the Window" p. 451 Class discussion and guided interpretation. Discussion on **__Personification__** and **__Tone__**

Song with lyrics "Entre Nous" Assignment : Draw an illustration of one of the __Extended Metaphors__ in "Entre Nous" You must include a full quotation and labels. Your drawing should be coloured Picture quality / creativity /3 Labels and quotations /3 =__Feb. 28, 2011__= Begin Corrections Chart Record errors for Poe essay and place in file with chart Record errors for Symbol Mini-project Do corrections for Symbol Mini-project (handed back in class today)

=__Feb. 21-24, 2012__= =__Feb. 20, 2012__= "Where I'm From" Poem's due. Use lots of **Imagery and Sensory Language**
 * Culture Week. No classes.**

In-class performances of poems (participation marks)

Finish Scarlet Ibis group analysis.

=__Feb. 17, 2012__= Low rider videos and poem "Tiburon" p. 430 Discussion about Simile of a Low Rider Car compared to a Shark

Group assignment in class (participation marks) Students find and write examples of Figurative Language from "The Scarlett Ibis"
 * Notes on Figurative Language - Similes, Metaphors, Personification**

=__Feb. 16, 2012__= Finish "Where I'm From" Poems (due Monday) To be presented to the class

=__Feb. 15, 2012__= Share Imagery examples from last class

Read "A Blessing" (p. 202 of Interactive Reader) Do the Imagery Chart, pointing out the examples and types of imagery

Begin the "Where I'm From Poem Assignment" Sensory word list (handed out in class)

=__Feb. 14, 2012__= __**Both 9A and 9B - Symbol Projects Due**__

notes on Imagery and sensory language Assignment: From the Imagery Powerpoint above. Select 3 of the categories (flower, city, animal, etc.) from the practice on the last slide and write 2 images for each one. One pleasant, and one unpleasant. Be sure to use **Sensory language**.
 * Begin Poetry Unit.**

=__Feb. 13, 2012__= Symbol research should be complete in preparation for this class Time to work on symbol paragraphs and drawings. Editing conventions / Peer review.

=__Feb. 10, 2012__= **Test on Symbolism / Allegory and "Golden Kite, Silver Wind" "The Scarlet Ibis"**

=__Feb. 8, 2012__= Project due Tuesday. All research must be complete by Monday to dedicate time in class to writing. =__Feb. 7, 2012__= Finish "The Golden Kite, Silver Wind" Symbol chart for the story, interpreting the meaning.
 * Prepare materials for Student Led Conferences**
 * Work on Symbol Project**


 * Symbol Project. Each student will be assigned a symbol. **
 * __For homework, due tomorrow (9A and 9B)__, you must **
 * have researched information about your symbol and brought the __notes__ to class. **
 * We will work on the assignment in class (paragraph writing, drawing, etc.) **
 * For the research, you must find and record 1 page of notes on **
 * 1. The different meanings for the symbol, **
 * 2. The history of the symbol. Where did the meanings for this symbol come from? **

Be sure to write down ALL THE URLS AND WEBSITE NAMES OF THE SITES THAT YOU VISIT. You must have the sources for your information written down. =__Feb. 6, 2012__= Video on Symbolism in Bible and other literature. Notes on Allegory (same ppt. as Symbolism notes)

Introduction video to the **Cold War**. media type="file" key="Cold War Video.wmv" width="300" height="300" This explains some background for the Cold War and the nuclear arms race between The United States and the Soviet Union. The story we are reading next class "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind," is an allegory about this arms race. Read "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"

=__Feb. 3, 2012__= Finish The Scarlett Ibis

Symbol chart Due Monday

=__Feb. 2 2012__= Reading: The Scarlett Ibis and interactive reader notes

=__Feb. 1, 2012__= Vocabulary Assignment. Write the words and definitions of these 10 vocubulary words and compose a paragraph containing all 10 words used correctly. Pay special attention to what
 * KIND** of word it is. ie. Don't use a noun like it is a verb, etc.

Due in class.

Preview of the story, The Scarlett Ibis Begin Reading the Scarlett Ibis.

=__Jan. 31, 2012__= Notes on Symbols. Example Symbols in class



Symbol Description Assignment (see powerpoint). For These 5 symbols (1. snake, 2. eagle, 3. Spring, 4. owl, 5. a white flag), write all the things that they symbolize in our culture, and where that symbolic meaning comes from. Due in class.

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