January 7-11: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

This Week: Welcome back! We will begin our semester by reflecting on our last semester. What were our strengths and weaknesses? How can we build on our successes? On Tuesday, we will be in the lab for SRI testing, and we will begin our first unit for the semester (Poetry) on Wednesday.

Monday, January 7:

• Review Syllabus and Expectations
• Reflective Letter (due Friday, January 11)
• PowerPoint
• Assignment
• Sentence Structure Reference Sheet

Tuesday, January 8:

• SRI testing in lab (meet in Ms. Egbert's room)
• Work on Reflective Letter

Wednesday, January 9:

• Begin Poetry Unit!
• Poetry Terms
• PowerPoint
• Notes Page

Thursday, January 10:

• Exploring Sound Devices
• "Right Hand Man" - Hamilton

Friday, January 11:

• Reflective Letter DUE at the BEGINNING of class!
• What is Poetry?
• "Poetry" by Pablo Neruda
• excerpt from "Poemcrazy" by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge

Next Week:

We will continue to practice and hone our poetry skills. We will also begin Vocabulary for this semester with Unit 9.

Important Dates:

• Friday, January 11: Reflective Letter Due
• Wednesday, December 16: Signed Syllabus Due, Unit 9 Vocab Sentences Due
• Friday, December 18: Unit 9 Vocab Quiz