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English 9 - Semester 1

Day 1 - August 9, 2023:
 
Assignment #1: Email Your Teacher
 
Using your Office 365 Account, Email your teacher introducing yourself. Answer the following questions in your email?
 
What subject or subjects do you enjoy most at school?
 
What activities (sports, hobbies, etc) do you enjoy?
 
What do you appreciate about your family or friends?
 
What things do you do to serve your community?
 
This assignment is due by the end of the period.
 
Day 2 - August 10, 2023:
 
Assignment #2:  Join Khan Academy
 
Please be sure to use your district email address to make your account. 
 
Day 3 - August 11, 2023:
 
Assignment #3:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Nouns
 
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Nouns".
 
If you have issues with Khan Academy, please email me at [email protected].
 
Day 4 - August 14, 2023:
 
Assignment #4:  OneNote - Create a New Notebook
 
Using Your Office 365 Account, create a new notebook in OneNote. Be sure to title it "2022-2023 English 9".
 
Assignment #5:  OneNote - What is SOAPSTONE?
 
Day 5 - August 15, 2023:
 
Assignment #6:  OneNote - 1963: The Year That Changed Everything
 
Watch the following video in provide background information to the piece:
 
You will now read "1963: The Year That Changed Everything" (Pages 254-255). Then follow the directions to complete a SOAPSTONE for the summary on Page 256 and the QuickWrite on Page 257 and insert the pages into your OneNote.
 
Day 6 - August 16, 2023:
 
Assignment #7:  Khan Academy - Types of Nouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Types of Nouns". There are four assignment, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 9 - August 21, 2023:
 
Assignment #8:  OneNote - "I Have a Dream"
 
Watch the following video in provide background information to the piece:
https://youtu.be/I47Y6VHc3Ms
 
You will now read the "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  (Pages 261-264). Then follow the directions to complete a SOAPSTONE for the summary in your OneNote.
 
Day 11 - August 23, 2023:
 
Assignment #9:  Khan Academy - Irregular Plural Nouns (Part 1)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Irregular Plural Nouns: Base Plural and Irregular Endings". There are six assignment, three videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 15 - August 29, 2023:
Day 16 - August 30, 2023:
 
Assignment #10:  Khan Academy - Irregular Plural Nouns (Part 2)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Irregular Plural Nouns: Base Plural and Irregular Endings". There are six assignments, three videos, and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Test #2:  Khan Academy - Nouns Unit Test (100 pts)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the Unit Test. You may take the test multiple times to receive a higher score.
 
Day 18 - September 1, 2023:
 
Assignment #11:  OneNote - "A Quilt of a Country"
 
Today we will begin Unit 1 in the textbook by reading the article entitled "A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen. We will do a SOAPSTONE analysis in our OneNote by looking at the biographical information about the author as well as the background information.
 
Day 20 - September 6, 2023:
 
Assignment #12:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Verbs
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Introduction to Verbs". There are four assignments, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 22 - September 8, 2023:
 
Test #3:  "A Quilt of a Country"
 
Click on the following link to take the test:
 
Day 23 - September 11, 2023:
 
Test #4:  MAP Test #1
 
In order to monitor growth of Language Arts skill, students will take the NWEA MAP test today in Language Arts. This test will be part of their final exam for first semester.
 
Day 25 - September 13, 2023:
 
Assignment #13:  Khan Academy - Verb Tenses
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Verb Tenses". There are four assignments, four videos and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 26 - September 14, 2023:
 
Assignment #14:  OneNote: The Immigrant Contribution by John F. Kennedy
 
Today we will read "The Immigrant Contribution" by John F. Kennedy and complete a SOAPSTONE analysis of the essay. 
 
Day 29 - September 19, 2023:
 
Test #5:  "The Immigrant Contribution" by John F. Kennedy
 
Day 30 - September 20, 2023:
 
Assignment #15:  Khan Academy - Linking Verbs
 
Test #6:  Khan Academy - Verb Quiz #1
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Linking and Helping Verbs". There are three assignments, and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 31 - September 21, 2023:
 
Assignment #16:  OneNote: "American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer
 
Today we will read "American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer and complete a literary analysis of the short story. 
 
Day 35 - September 27, 2023:
 
Assignment #17:  Khan Academy - Irregular Verbs
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Irregular Verbs". There are six assignments, five videos and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
 Day 36 - September 28, 2023:
 
Test #7:  "American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer
 
Day 38 - October 2, 2023:
 
Assignment #18:  OneNote: Hamilton
 
Today we will do a plot analysis of the musical Hamilton in order to prepare for the first performance task of the semester.
 
Day 40 - October 4, 2023:
 
Assignment #19:  Khan Academy - Verb Aspect
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Verb Aspect". There are seven assignments, four videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 41 - October 6, 2022:
 
Performance Task #1:  Write a Nonfiction Narrative
 
Follow the directions on pages 52-56 in the textbook order to complete your narrative.
 
Day 45 - October 11, 2023:
 
Assignment #20:  Khan Academy - Verb Aspect (2)
 
Test #8:  Khan Academy - Verbs Unit Test (100 pts)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the Unit Test. You may take the test multiple times to receive a higher score.
 
Day 48 - October 16, 2023:
 
Assignment #21:  OneNote: True Colors Personality Test
 
Today we will be taking a test on the True Colors Personality Profile by Don Lowry.
 
Here are video summaries of the four personality types:
 
Orange:
 
Yellow:
 
Blue:
 
Green:
 
Day 49 - October 17, 2023:
 
Assignment #22:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 1)
 
Today we will wrapping up the OneNote on Chapter 1. There are two videos for Chapter 1 in the links below:
 
Narration Chapter 1 (Part 1) 
 
Narration Chapter 1 (Part 2)
 
Day 50 - October 18, 2023:
 
Assignment #23:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Introduction to Pronouns". There are four assignments, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 53 - October 23, 2023:
 
Assignment #24:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 2)
 
Today we will wrapping up the OneNote on Chapter 2. There are two videos for Chapter 2 in the links below:
 
Narration Chapter 2
 
OneNote: Chapter 2
 
Day 54 - October 24, 2023:
 
Assignment #25:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 3)
 
Narration Chapter 3
 
Day 55 - October 25, 2023:
 
Assignment #26:  Khan Academy - Possessive Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Possessive Pronouns". There are four assignments, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 56 - October 26, 2023:
 
Assignment #27:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 4)
 
Narration Chapter 4
 
Day 58 - October 30, 2023:
 
Assignment #28:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 5)
 
Narration Chapter 5
 
Day 60 - November 2, 2023:
 
Assignment #29:  Khan Academy - Relative Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Relative Pronouns". There are four assignments, three videos and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Test #9:  Khan Academy - Pronoun Unit Quiz (100 pts)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the Unit Test. You may take the test multiple times to receive a higher score.
 
Day 61 - November 3, 2023:
 
Assignment #30:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 6)
 
Narration Chapter 6
 
Day 62 - November 6, 2023:
 
Assignment #31:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 7)
 
Narration Chapter 7
 
Day 63 - November 7, 2023:
 
Assignment #32:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 8)
 
Narration Chapter 8
 
Day 64 - November 8, 2023:
 
Assignment #33:  Khan Academy - Subject, Object, Person, and Number
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Subject, Object, Person, and Number". There are six assignments, three videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 65 - November 9, 2023:
 
Assignment #34:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 9)
 
Narration Chapter 9
 
Day 66 - November 13, 2023:
 
Assignment #35:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 10)
 
Narration Chapter 10
 
Day 67 - November 14, 2023:
 
Assignment #36:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 11)
 
Narration Chapter 11
 
Day 68 - November 15, 2023:
 
Assignment #37:  Khan Academy - Indefinite Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Indefinite Pronouns". There are six assignments, three videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Test #10:  Khan Academy - Pronoun Unit Test (100 pts)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the Unit Test. You may take the test multiple times to receive a higher score.
 
Day 69 - November 16, 2023:
 
Assignment #38:  OneNote: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 12)
 
Narration Chapter 12
 
 
Day 70 - November 17, 2023:
 
Lord of the Flies Performance Task:
 

Step 1 – Choose a character (Ralph -Yellow, Jack – Orange, Piggy - Green, Simon - Blue) 

 

Step 2 – Choose the materials you are going to use on your mask (Plastic mask, palm fronds, paper mache, construction paper, miscellaneous craft material) 

 

Step 3 – Design the mask using the four symbols from the book (conch, fire, beast, piggy's glasses) 

 

Step 4 – Include a quote from the character that best describes their personality (look at Chapter 5) 

 

Step 5 – Write a poem of at least 8 lines x 5 words = 40 words total) using the adjectives from the "True Color Notes" 

 

Voiceover: You need to recite your poem for the presentation. 

 

Step 6 – Include pictures of your mask, as well as voices overs in your OneNote for your presentation.  

 

Answer the following questions for your presentation using Audio in your OneNote: 

 

How would you describe your character's personality? 

 

 

Why did you choose this character? 

 

How do you relate to this character? 

 

60 Points Total 

 

Due Date: Dec 14 

 
Day 71 - November 27, 2023:
 
Assignment #39:  OneNote: The Cost of Survival
 
Read Pages 126-127 of the textbook and complete pages 128 and 129, take pictures, and insert them into your OneNote.
 
Day 72 - November 28, 2023:
 
Assignment #40:  OneNote: The Seventh Man
 
Read Pages 133-144 of the textbook and complete pages 145, 146, and 148, take pictures, and insert them into your OneNote.
 
Day 79 - December 7, 2023:
 
Test #11:  "Seventh Man" by Huruki Murakami