English 9 Block 2 Sem 2

Thursday, April 25

  1. The class marked the 4 apostrophes exercises from yesterday.
  2. The class reviewed the setting, characters, and literary terms for the play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  3. Characters and Setting Notes
  4. Literary Terms Notes
  5. A Midsummer Night's Dream Notes

Wednesday, April 24

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about apostrophes.
  2. Exercises 1-4 were assigned.
  3. The exercises are due tomorrow, Thursday, April 25.
  4. Apostrophes PowerPoint
  5. Apostrophes Exercises 1-4
  6. The class finished learning about life in Shakespeare's time.
  7. The class was introduced to the play A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Tuesday, April 23

  1. The class marked the colons exercises from yesterday.
  2. The class continued to learn about life in Shakespeare's time.

Monday, April 22

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about colons.
  2. Exercises 1-4 were assigned.
  3. The exercised are due tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23.
  4. Colon PowerPoint
  5. Colon Exercises 1-4
  6. The class continued learning about Shakespeare and life in his times.

Friday, April 19

  1. Today is a double block day.
  2. The class marked the commas exercises 5-8 from Wednesday.
  3. The class was introduced to and learned about semi-colons. 
  4. Exercises 1-4 were assigned and were marked this class.
  5. Semi-colon PowerPoint
  6. Semi-colons Exercises 1-4
  7. The class wrote the Shakespeare video quiz based on the video from Wednesday. If you were not here yesterday, you do not have to write the quiz. It will be omitted.
  8. The class learned about why we read Shakespeare and was introduced to Life in Shakespeare's time.
  9. Life in Shakespeare's Time PowerPoint

Thursday, April 18

  1. No class today due to assessment.

Wednesday, April 17

  1. The class was assigned commas exercises 5-8. The exercises are due tomorrow, Thursday, April 18.
  2. Commas Exercises 5-8
  3. The class was introduced to Shakespeare by watching a video and taking notes for a quiz tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 16

  1. The class finished writing the good copies of their essays.

Monday, April 15

  1. The class began the editing and revising portion of the essay writing process.
  2. Editing and Revising Notes
  3. Make sure to bring the novel to class as you will be handing it in with your good copy.

Friday, April 12

  1. The class continued to work on their essays. Today was the last day to put everything together. 
  2. The editing and revising process is next, followed by writing out the good copy.

Thursday, April 11

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about writing a conclusion for an essay.
  2. The class wrote their conclusions and then began to piece all of the pieces of their essays together into a rough copy.
  3. The Conclusion Notes

Wednesday, April 10

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about how to write an introduction for an expository essay.
  2. The class worked on writing their introductions as well as the paragraphs for their essays.
  3. Introduction Notes
  4. Introduction Outline Template
  5. Introduction Samples

Tuesday, April 9

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about how to put quotations into their writing for their essays.
  2. See the Transition Words and Quotations handout from yesterday for the Quotations material I went over today in class.
  3. The class continued to work on and write their TWTWB essays.

Monday, April 8

  1. The class marked the commas exercises 1-4 from Friday.
  2. The class began writing their essay, beginning with writing the body paragraph first. All work is rough copy work right now.
  3. Topic: Explain what this novel says about teenagers.
  4. Basic Essay Structure
  5. Paragraph Planning Template
  6. Paragraph Sample
  7. Writing Paragraphs
  8. Using Transition Words and Quotations

Friday, April 5

  1. The class wrote the TWTWB chapter 16-22 test.
  2. The class began a new grammar unit - punctuation - and was introduced to and learned about commas.
  3. Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Monday, April 8.
  4. Commas PowerPoint
  5. Punctuation Notes
  6. Commas Exercises 1-4

Thursday, April 4

  1. The class finished marking the TWTWB chapter 16-22 questions.
  2. Remember tomorrow's chapter 16-22 test. Remember to study the last of the terms from the notes you were given on Tuesday. If you don't have the notes, see Tuesday below.

Wednesday, April 3

  1. The class began marking the TWTWB chapter 16-22 questions.

Tuesday, April 2

  1. The class handed in their TWTWB chapter 16-22 questions. They will be marked tomorrow.
  2. The TWTWB chapter 16-22 test will be Friday, April 5.
  3. The class wrote the TWTWB chapter 16-22 paragraph assignment and handed it in at the end of class.
  4. Chapter 16-22 Paragraph Assignment
  5. Notes for the last terms on the test were also handed out.
  6. Terms Notes

Friday, March 15

  1. The class wrote the sentence structure test and marked it. If you missed the test, you'll have to write it during FLEX the first week back from Spring Break.
  2. The class worked on their chapter 16-22 questions for the remainder of the class.

Thursday, March 14

  1. The class finished watching the TWTWB movie.

Wednesday, March 13

  1. The class marked the sentence structure review from yesterday.
  2. The class began watching the Tomorrow, When the War Began movie.

Tuesday, March 12

  1. The class was assigned the sentence structure review. The review is due, Wednesday, March 13.
  2. Sentence Structure Review
  3. The sentence structure test will be Friday, March 15.
  4. The class began working on the TWTWB chapter 16-22 questions.
  5. TWTWB Chapter 16-22 Questions
  6. The questions are tentatively due Tuesday, April 2.

Monday, March 11

  1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 19 and 20 from Friday.
  2. The class marked the chapter 11-15 questions.

Friday, March 8

  1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 15-18 from yesterday.
  2. The class was introduced to and learned about complex sentences.
  3. Exercises 19 and 20 were assigned. The exercises are due Monday, March 11.
  4. Sentence Structure Exercises 19 and 20
  5. The class began/continued reading the last chapters to the end of the book. The last chapters are to be read for Monday, March 11.

Thursday, March 7

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about simple and compound sentences.
  2. Exercises 15-18 were assigned. The Exercises are due tomorrow, Friday, March 8.
  3. Sentence Structure Exercises 15-18
  4. The class was asked to begin reading to the end of the novel (chapters 16-22) for Monday, March 11.

Wednesday, March 6

  1. The class wrote the TWTWB chapter 11-15 test.

Tuesday, March 5

  1. The class had a link lesson.
  2. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 12,13,14,11.
  3. The class received their chapter 1-6 paragraphs and had feedback about them.

Monday, March 4

  1. The class was introduced to and learned about independent and subordinate clauses.
  2. Exercises 12,13,14,11 were assigned. The exercises are due tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5.
  3. Sentence Structure Exercises 12,13,14,11
  4. The class took notes for endings and other terms. for the chapters 11-15 test on Wednesday, March 6.
  5. Endings PowerPoint
  6. Other Terms PowerPoint
  7. The class began marking the chapter 11-15 questions. 

Friday, March 1

  1. The class finished marking the chapter 7-10 questions.
  2. The class worked on the TWTWB chapter 11-15 questions. The questions are due Monday, March 4.
  3. The chapter 11-15 test will be on Wednesday, March 6.

Thursday, February 29

  1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 9 and 10.
  2. The class marked the chapter 7-10 test.
  3. The class began marking the chapter 7-10 questions. Chapter 10 will be marked tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 28

  1. The class wrote the chapter 7-10 test for the novel.
  2. The whole class either continued to read chapters 11-15 and/or worked on the questions for chapters 11-15.

Tuesday, February 27

    1. The class took notes on characters and characterization as well as point-of-view/narration.
    2. Narration PowerPoint
    3. Point of View Notes PowerPoint
    4. The chapter 7-10 test will be tomorrow, Wednesday, February 28. Study the notes for characterization and point of view and make sure you have read the chapters.
    5. The class was introduced to and learned about compound simple subjects and predicates. See the PowerPoint from last Wednesday for notes.
    6. Exercises 9 and 10 were assigned. The exercises are due tomorrow, Wednesday, February 28.
    7. Exercises 9 and 10
    8. The class continued to read and/or work on the questions for chapters 11-15.

    Monday, February 26

    1. I am ill today, so I am at home.
    2. Students handed in their chapter 7-10 questions.
    3. Students began reading chapters 11-15 and/or began working on the chapter 11-15 questions.
    4. The questions are tentatively due at the end of class on Friday, March 1 but could be extended to Monday, March 4 if need be.
    5. Chapter 11-15 Questions

    Friday, February 23

    1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises from Tuesday.
    2. The class continued to work on the TWTWB chapter 7-10 questions.
    3. The questions are due Monday, February 26.

    Thursday, February 22

    1. The class worked on the sentence structure exercises from yesterday. They are due tomorrow now.
    2. The class continued to work on the chapter 7-10 questions.

    Wednesday, February 21

    1. The class was introduced to and learned about sentence structure and subjects and predicates.
    2. Exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 were assigned and are due tomorrow, Thursday, February 22.
    3. Sentence Structure Notes
    4. Sentence Structure PowerPoint
    5. Sentence Structure Package 1 Exercises
    6. The class continued to work on the TWTWB chapter 7-10 questions that were handed out yesterday.

    Tuesday, February 20

    1. The class wrote and marked the TWTWB chapter 1-6 test.
    2. The class finished their TWTWB chapter 1-6 paragraph from last week and handed it in.
    3. Some students started working on the chapter 7-10 questions.
    4. TWTWB Chapter 7-10 Questions

    Thursday, February 15

    1. The class began writing their chapter 1-6 paragraphs. The paragraphs will be finished Tuesday or Wednesday.
    2. The chapter 1-6 test is on Tuesday, February 20. Be sure to study the terms for plot and irony.
    3. Read chapters 7-10 for Tuesday, February 20.

    Wednesday, February 14

    1. The class wrote the parts of the sentence test.

    Tuesday, February 13

    1. The class finished marking the TWTWB chapter 1-6 questions.
    2. The class had a quick lesson on writing formal literary paragraphs.
    3. The class will start writing a literary paragraph on chapters 1-6 either tomorrow after the test or on Thursday.
    4. The parts of the sentence test is tomorrow, Wednesday, February 14.

    Monday, February 12

    1. The class marked the parts of the sentence review and began marking the TWTWB chapter 1-6 questions.

    Friday, February 9

    1. The class continued to work on the TWTWB chapter 1-6 questions.
    2. The questions are due Monday, February 12.
    3. Those people who finished the chapter 1-6 questions worked on the parts of the sentence review.
    4. The review is due Monday, February 12.
    5. The parts of the sentence test is Wednesday, February 14.

    Thursday, February 8

    1. The class was assigned the parts of the sentence review. The review is due Monday, February 12.
    2. Parts of the Sentence Review
    3. The class was introduced to and learned about the three types of irony and filled in their notes.
    4. Irony PowerPoint
    5. The class continued to work on completing their TWTWB chapter 1-6 questions. 

    Wednesday, February 7

    1. The class marked the conjunctions and interjections exercises from yesterday.
    2. The class continued to work on the TWTWB chapter 1-6 questions that are due Friday.

    Tuesday, February 6

    1. The class was introduced to and learned about conjunctions and interjections.
    2. Exercises 1,2,5, 7, and 1 were assigned. The exercises are due tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7.
    3. Conjunctions Exercise 1
    4. Exercise 2
    5. Exercise 5
    6. Exercise 7
    7. Interjections Exercise 1
    8. The class continued to work on the TWTWB chapter 1-6 questions.

    Monday, February 5

    1. The class marked the prepositions exercises from Friday.
    2. The class was introduced to and learned about the elements of plot.
    3. Elements of Plot PowerPoint
    4. Literary Terms Table
    5. The questions for chapters 1-6 were assigned. The questions are due at the end of the week.
    6. TWTWB Chapter 1-6 Questions

    Friday, February 2

    1. The class was introduced to and learned about prepositions.
    2. Exercises 1,2,3,5 were assigned. The exercises are due Monday, February 5.
    3. Prepositions Exercise 1
    4. Exercise 2
    5. Exercise 3
    6. Exercise 5
    7. The class continued to read chapters 1-6 of TWTWB for Monday.

    Thursday, February 1

    1. The class marked the adverbs exercises from yesterday.
    2. There was no grammar today due to time, but we will resume tomorrow.
    3. The class signed out the class novel, Tomorrow, When the War Began and began reading the first six chapters.
    4. The first six chapters must be read for Monday, February 5. There will be class time tomorrow as well to read these chapters.

    Wednesday, January 31

    1. The class marked the verbs exercises from yesterday.
    2. The class was introduced to and learned about adverbs.
    3. Exercises 1-3 were assigned. The exercises are due tomorrow, Thursday, February 1.
    4. Adverbs Exercise 1
    5. Exercise 2
    6. Exercise 3
    7. The class began the introduction to the novel Tomorrow, When the War Began.
    8. An opinion exercise regarding teenagers in a turbulent world was completed.

    Tuesday, January 30

    1. The class marked the nouns, pronouns, and adjectives exercises from yesterday.
    2.  The class was introduced to and learned about verbs.
    3. Exercises 1-4 were assigned.
    4. The exercises are due tomorrow, Wednesday, January 31.
    5. Verbs Exercise 1
    6. Exercise 2
    7. Exercise 3
    8. Exercise 4

    Monday, January 29

    1. The class was introduced to the course.
    2. Course Outline
    3. The class began the basic parts of the sentence grammar unit.
    4. Exercises for nouns, pronouns, and adjectives were assigned. The exercises are due tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30.
    5. Parts of the Sentence Notes
    6. Parts of the Sentence PowerPoint
    7. Nouns Exercise 1
    8. Exercise 2
    9. Exercise 3
    10. Pronouns Exercise 2
    11. Exercise 9
    12. Exercise 3
    13. Adjectives Exercise 1
    14. Exercise 2
    15. Exercise 3
    16. Remember to bring your own book for silent reading at the start of each class for tomorrow.

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