English 9 FY Block 4

Thursday, March 14

  1. The class finished watching the movie Lion.

Tuesday, March 12

  1. Most of the class was away today, so the six students present watched a movie named Lion.

Friday, March 8

  1. The class finished marking the apostrophes worksheets exercise 9 from 5,6,8,9.
  2. The class marked the Midsummer Night's Dream test from the last class.
  3. The class began the planning and rough draft work of the first essay (related to the play.
  4. Students planned the outline for the body paragraph(s), then began writing the rough draft of the body paragraph(s). 
  5. The class is going to be writing the essay piece by piece, beginning with the body paragraph(s), then the introduction, and then the conclusion. Their will be lessons on using transition words and using quotations in between.
  6. Paragraph Planning Template
  7. MSND Essay Topics

Wednesday, March 6

  1. The class wrote the MSND final test.

Monday, March 4

  1. The class marked the apostrophes exercises 1,2,4 from last Thursday.
  2. The class worked on and marked apostrophes exercises 5,6,8,9.
  3. The class reviewed paragraph writing.
  4. The A Midsummer Night's Dream test is Wednesday, March 6.
  5. Make sure to study the 18 terms handed out at the beginning of the play.
  6. 18 Literary Terms for Shakespeare

Thursday, February 29

  1. The class marked the MSND act 4 and 5 questions.
  2. The class was introduced to and learned about apostrophes.
  3. Exercises 1,2,4 were assigned. The exercises are due Monday, March 4.
  4. Apostrophes Exercise 1
  5. Exercise 2
  6. Exercise 4

Tuesday, February 27

  1. The class worked on the act 4 and 5 questions to MSND.

Friday, February 23

  1. The class marked the colons exercises from last class.
  2. The class began working on the act 4 and 5 questions for MSND.
  3. MSND Act 4 Questions
  4. MSND Act 5 Questions
  5. The questions will be finished and marked next class, Tuesday, February 27.

Wednesday, February 21

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about colons. 
  2. Exercises 1,2,3,4 were assigned and are due Friday, February 23.
  3. Colons PowerPoint
  4. Colons Exercise 1
  5. Colons Exercise 2
  6. Colons Exercise 3
  7. Colons Exercise 4
  8.  The class finished watching the movie for MSND.

Thursday, February 15

  1. The class finished reading the play MSND. 
  2. The class nearly finished watching the movie. We will finish watching the movie on Wednesday, February 21.

Tuesday, February 13

  1. The class marked the semi-colon exercises from last class.
  2. The class marked the act 3 questions for MSND.
  3. The class read act 4 of the play and started reading act 5.

Friday, February 9

  1. The class marked the commas exercises 5-8 exercises from last class.
  2. The class was introduced to and learned about semi-colons.
  3. Exercises 1,2,4,5 were assigned. The exercises are due Tuesday, February 13.
  4. Semi-colons Exercise 1
  5. Exercise 2
  6. Exercise 4
  7. Exercise 5
  8. The class continued to work on the act 3 questions for MSND.

Wednesday, February 7

  1. The class marked the commas exercises from Monday.
  2. Commas Exercises 5-8 were assigned. The exercises are due Friday, February 9.
  3. Commas Exercise 5
  4. Commas Exercise 6
  5. Commas Exercise 7
  6. Exercise 8
  7. The class began working on the act 3 questions for MSND.
  8. MSND Act 3 Questions

Monday, February 5

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about using commas.
  2. Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Wednesday, February 7.
  3. Punctuation Notes
  4. Commas PowerPoint
  5. Commas Exercise 1
  6. Exercise 2
  7. Exercise 3
  8. Exercise 4
  9. The class watched act 3 of the MSND movie.

Thursday, February 1

  1. The class finished reading act 3 of MSND.

Tuesday, January 30

  1. The class wrote the rewrite of the sentence structure test from last Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 23

  1. The class wrote the sentence structure test. There will be a rewrite of the test on Tuesday, January 30.
  2. The class read scene 1 of act 3 of the play.

Mon/Wed, January 17/19

  1. No school. Snow days.
  2. MSND Act 2 Questions due Tuesday, January 22.
  3. Sentence Structure test on Tuesday, January 23.

Monday, January 15

  1. The class finished watching act 2 of the MSND movie.
  2. The class was assigned the act 2 questions.
  3. The questions are due Wednesday, January 17.
  4. MSND Act 2 Questions

Thursday, January 11

  1. The class marked the sentence structure review from last class.
  2. The class watched part of act2 of the MSND movie.

Tuesday, January 9

  1. The class marked the MSND act 1 questions.
  2. The class read act2, scene 1 of the play.
  3. The class was assigned the sentence structure review. The review is due Thursday, January 11.
  4. Sentence Structure Review

Friday, December 22

  1. The class watched act 1 of MSND.
  2. The class began working on act 1 questions for MSND.
  3. The questions are due Tuesday, January 9.
  4. MSND Act 1 Questions

Wednesday, December 20

  1. The class marked sentence structure exercises 19 and 20.
  2. The class began reading act 1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Monday, December 18

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about complex sentences.
  2. Exercises 19 and 2o were assigned. The exercises are due Wednesday, December 20.
  3. Exercises 19 and 20
  4. The class were given some handouts and learned about the play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  5. Students volunteered to choose character parts to read for the play. 
  6. 9 Strategies for Reading Shakespeare
  7. A Midsummer Night's Dream Introduction
  8. Literary Terms For Shakespeare
  9. Characters and Setting of MSND

Thursday, December 14

  1. The class finished the introduction to Shakespeare's lifetime presentation.

Tuesday, December 12

  1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 15-18 from last Friday.
  2. The class continued learning about life in Shakespeare's time.

Friday, December 8

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about simple and compound sentences.
  2. Exercises 15-18 were assigned. The exercises are due Tuesday, December 12.
  3. Exercises 15-18
  4. The class continued watching a DVD about Shakespeare.

Wednesday, December 6

  1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 12,13,14,11 from Monday.
  2. Due to my absence, the class watched a documentary about William Shakespeare.
  3. Sentence structure exercises and the introduction to life in Shakespeare's time will continue on Friday.

Monday, December 4

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about independent clauses, subordinate clauses, and phrases.
  2. Exercises 12,13,14,11 were assigned. 
  3. The exercises are due Wednesday, December 6.
  4. Exercises 12,13,14,11
  5. The class continued with its introduction to life in Shakespeare's time.

Thursday, November 30

  1. The class was introduced to life in Shakespeare's time.

Tuesday, November 28

  1. The class wrote the TWTWB chapter 16-22 test.

Thursday, November 23

  1. The class finished their notes for prose literary terms in preparation for the last test for the novel.
  2. The TWTWB chapter 16-22 test will be on Tuesday, November 28.
  3. Make sure to study the following terms: persuasion, sarcasm, setting, slang, subjective, suspense, symbol, symbolism, theme, and thesis.

Tuesday, November 21

  1. The class marked the TWTWB chapter 16-22 questions.

Friday, November 17

  1. The class watched the rest of the TWTWB movie.

Wednesday, November 15

  1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 9 and 10 from last class.
  2. The class handed in their questions for the last part of the novel.
  3. The class began watching the movie for TWTWB.

Thursday, November 9

  1. The class wrote the TWTWB chapters 11-15 test.
  2. The class continued to work on their last set of questions that are due Wednesday, November 15.

Tuesday, November 7

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about compound subjects and predicates.
  2. Exercises 9 and 10 were assigned. The exercises are due Thursday, November 9.
  3. Exercises 9 and 10
  4. The class worked on the questions to chapters 16-22.
  5. The questions will be due Wednesday, November 15.
  6. TWTWB Chapter 16-22 Questions

Friday, November 3

  1. The class marked sentence structure exercises 1-6 and 8.
  2. The class continued reading the last of the chapters. The rest of the book needs to be read by Tuesday, November 7.

Wednesday, November 1

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about sentence structure: subjects and predicates.
  2. Exercises 1-6 and 8 were assigned. The exercises are due Friday, November 3
  3. Sentence Structure Notes
  4. Sentence Structure PowerPoint
  5. Sentence Structure Exercises 1-6 and 8
  6. The class was assigned to read the rest of the novel for Tuesday, November 7.

Tuesday, October 31

  1. The class wrote the parts of the sentence test.
  2. The class took notes for characters and point of view/narration.
  3. The class marked the TWTWB chapter 11-15 questions.

Thursday, October 26

  1. The class marked the parts of the sentence review.
  2. The test is on Tuesday, October 31.

Tuesday, October 24

  1. The class wrote the TWTWB chapters 7-10 test.

Thursday, October 19

  1. The class was assigned the parts of the sentence review. The review is due Tuesday, October 24
  2. Parts of the Sentence Review
  3. The chapter 11-15 questions are now due Tuesday, October 31.
  4. There will be a chapter 7-10 test Tuesday, October 24. Be sure to study the definitions for narrators/point of view, character(s), and presentation. (16 in total).
  5. The parts of the sentence test will be on Tuesday, October 31.

Tuesday, October 17

  1. The class marked the conjunctions and interjections exercises from Friday.
  2. The class was assigned the chapter 11-15 questions.
  3. TWTWB Chapter 11-15 Questions
  4. The questions are due Tuesday, October 24

Friday, October 13

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about conjunctions and interjections.
  2. Conjunctions exercises 1,2,5,7 and interjections exercise 1 were assigned. 
  3. the exercises are due Tuesday, October 17.
  4. Conjunctions Exercise 1
  5. Conjunctions Exercise 2
  6. Conjunctions Exercise 5
  7. Conjunctions Exercise 7
  8. Interjections Exercise 1
  9. The class was assigned to read chapters 11-15 of the novel for Tuesday, October 17.

Wednesday, October 11

  1. The class marked the prepositions exercises.
  2. The class marked the TWTWB chapter 7-10 questions.
  3. There is no homework.

Thursday, October 5

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about prepositions.
  2. The exercises are due Wednesday, October 11
  3. Exercise 1
  4. Exercise 2
  5. Exercise 3
  6. Exercise 5
  7. The class continued to work on the chapter 7-10 questions. 
Tuesday, October 3

  1. The class marked the chapters 1-6 test from last week.
  2. The class received and worked on the chapters 7-10 questions.
  3. TWTWB Chapter 7-10 Questions
  4. The questions are due Wednesday, October 11.

Thursday, September 28

  1. The class wrote the chapters 1-6 test. 
  2. If you missed the test today, you have to make it up either afterschool or during FLEX next week.
  3. Make sure you have read chapters 7-10 for Tuesday.

Tuesday, September 26

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about adverbs.
  2. Exercises 1-3 were assigned. The exercises were marked this class.
  3. Adverbs Exercise 1
  4. Adverbs Exercise 2
  5. Adverbs Exercise 3
  6. Chapters 7-10 were assigned for reading for Thursday.
  7. There will be a TWTWB chapter 1-6 test on Thursday, September 28. Make sure you study the definitions for the elements of plot and of irony. See your notes.

Friday, September 22

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about Irony and added definitions to their literary terms chart.
  2. Irony PowerPoint
  3. The class marked the chapter 1-6 questions of TWTWB.

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

  1. The class marked the verbs exercises from last class.
  2. The class worked on the TWTWB ch.1-6 questions. 
  3. The questions are due Friday, September 22.

Monday, September 18, 2023

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about verbs.
  2. Exercises 2,3,4,5 were assigned. The exercises are due Wednesday, September 20.
  3. Verbs Exercise 2
  4. Verbs Exercise 3
  5. Verbs Exercise 4
  6. Verbs Exercise 5
  7. The class was assigned the questions to chapters 1-6 that were assigned for reading last week.
  8. The questions are due Friday, September 22.
  9. TWTWB Chapter 1-6 Questions

Thursday, September 14, 2023

  1. The class marked the pronouns exercises from Tuesday.
  2. The class signed out their novels - Tomorrow, When the War Began.
  3. The class was assigned chapters 1-6 to read for Monday, September 18.
  4. The class was introduced to and learned about terms and definitions for elements of plot.
  5. Elements of Plot PowerPoint
  6. Literary Terms Notes Table Blank

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

  1. The class marked the nouns and adjectives exercises from last class.
  2. The class was introduced to and learned about pronouns. 
  3. Exercises 2,9, and 3 were assigned. The exercises are due Thursday, September 14.
  4. Pronouns Exercise 2
  5. Pronouns Exercise 9
  6. Pronouns Exercise 3

Friday, September 8, 2023

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about nouns. Exercises 1-3 were assigned. The exercises will be marked on Tuesday, September 12.
  2. Nouns Exercise 1
  3. Nouns Exercise 2
  4. Nouns Exercise 3
  5. The class was introduced to and learned about adjectives. Exercises 1-3 were assigned. The exercises will be marked on Tuesday, September 12.
  6. Adjectives Exercise 1
  7. Adjectives Exercise 2
  8. Adjectives Exercise 3

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

  1. The class was introduced to the course, filled in a sheet about personal pronouns, and introduced themselves to Mr. Petek in a small writing assignment.
  2. English 9 Course Outline
  3. English 9 Course Outline PowerPoint