January 14-18: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

This Week: We will learn some new strategies for analyzing poetry and review unit 9 vocabulary for the quiz on Friday.

Monday, January 14:

• Touchstone 3 in Computer Lab
• Unit 9 Vocab PowerPoint
• Vocab Homework: 10 original sentences (due Wednesday, January 16)

Tuesday, January 15:

• Vocab Practice: Choosing the Right Word
• TPFASTT Strategy
• "Harlem" by Langston Hughes
• "Dreams" by Langston Hughes

Wednesday, January 16:

• Vocab Homework Due at the BEGINNING of class
• Vocab Practice: Completing the Sentence
• "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

Thursday, January 17:

• "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe

Friday, January 18:

• Vocab Quiz: Unit 9

Next Week:

We will continue to practice and hone our poetry skills.

Important Dates:

• Wednesday, December 16: Signed Syllabus Due, Unit 9 Vocab Sentences Due
• Friday, December 18: Unit 9 Vocab Quiz
• Monday, December 21: No School - MLK Holiday
• Thursday, December 24: Poetry Terms Test