Course:  English Standard 9 Group A and B

Course Schedule: M/Tue/W/Thur

Office Hours: Friday --10-noon

Essential Questions:  How do experiences shape personal identity?  What is the importance of storytelling?  

Standards/PIs:  

Reading: I can identify a key scene or character in a text and explain why it is important.  I can identify a theme or main claim and find examples to support that theme/claim.  I can explain how the main claim develops over time through the use of specific details.

Language-I can learn new words to expand my vocabulary.  I can use end punctuation correctly.  I can use capitalization correctly.

Student Assignments:  Watch Up Heartbreak Hill and answer questions about the movie to prepare for the book.  

Left-over from last week--Read independent book for 15 minutes in class, start the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, complete study guide questions  on remote learning day, read independent book for 20 minutes each day.  Vocabulary packet #1

Links/Resources:  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, study guide questions, and vocabulary packet.  See google classroom for more detailed info.  

Course:  English 9 Honors Period 3 Group A

Course Schedule: M/W

Office Hours: Friday: 10-noon

Essential Questions:   What is the relationship between courage and responsibility?  What is justice? 

Standards/PIs:  

Speaking and Listening: I can listen to other speakers and offer an appropriate response that moves the conversation forward.  I can connect the conversation to the class text.  I can ask relevant questions and make observations of others’ statements to participate in conversation.  I can identify points of agreement and disagreement between my point of view and that of others.

Reading: I can identify a key scene or character in a text and explain why it is important. I can identify different points of view in a text. I can explain connections between literature and informational texts.

Research-Students will conduct research to solve a problem, address a question, or develop a position by gathering materials and evidence from diverse sources.

Language-I can learn new words to expand my vocabulary.  I can identify the parts of speech of words and use them correctly in my writing.  I can identify the parts of a sentence and understand their function in order to write in complete sentences.

Student Assignments: Summative assessments that students have been working on for a few weeks: 1930s party--share research,  Socratic seminar, and vocab quiz #2

Links/Resources:  See google classroom for more detailed info. 

Course:  English 9 Honors Period 3 Group B

Course Schedule: Tue/Thur

Office Hours: Friday: 10-noon

Essential Questions:   What is the relationship between courage and responsibility?  What is justice?  

Standards/PIs:  

Speaking and Listening: I can listen to other speakers and offer an appropriate response that moves the conversation forward.  I can connect the conversation to the class text.  I can ask relevant questions and make observations of others’ statements to participate in conversation.  I can identify points of agreement and disagreement between my point of view and that of others.

Reading: I can identify a key scene or character in a text and explain why it is important. I can identify different points of view in a text. I can explain connections between literature and informational texts.

Research-Students will conduct research to solve a problem, address a question, or develop a position by gathering materials and evidence from diverse sources.

Language-I can learn new words to expand my vocabulary.  I can identify the parts of speech of words and use them correctly in my writing.  I can identify the parts of a sentence and understand their function in order to write in complete sentences.

Student Assignments: Summative assessments that students have been working on for a few weeks: 1930s party--share research, Socratic seminar, and vocab quiz #2

Links/Resources:  See google classroom for more detailed info.