August 13-17: 9th Grade Literature & Composition

This Week: We will finish up summer reading with character analyses of some of the major characters in The House of the Scorpion on Monday and Tuesday and an in-class writing assessment on Wednesday. On Thursday, we will begin our short story unit with an introduction to this literary genre.

Monday, August 13:

• Root Word of the Day
• Summer Reading - The House of the Scorpion: Character Analysis

Tuesday, August 14:

• Root Wood of the Day
• Summer Reading - The House of the Scorpion: Character Analysis

Wednesday, August 15:

• Summer Reading - The House of the Scorpion: R.A.F.T. narrative writing assignment

Thursday, August 16:

• Root Word of the Day
• Intro to short stories and terms of narrative
• PowerPoint: Short Stories
• Notes

Friday, August 17:

• Watch Wallace and Grommet: The Wrong Trousers
• Complete plot diagram

Next Week:

We will kick off our Short Story unit with a close reading of "The Most Dangerous Game."