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Files:

• Syllabus
• Book Report (Fiction / Non-fiction)

Links:

• Comprehension Practice
• Vocab/Spelling
• Simple Stuff
• Harder Stuff

Dates:

• ​Sept. 27 - Deadline #1 (everything up to this point)​
• Oct. 15 - Mid-Term Exams
• Nov. 1 - Book Report #1 due​
• Nov. 8 - Deadline #2 (everything up to this point)​
• ​Dec. 17 - Final Exams

⬇︎⬇︎ Daily Agenda for Honors English 9 ⬇︎⬇︎
Talk to me or another student if you need more details.

Click here for the finals schedule.

December 17

1. Finals Exemption 
   - Use this if you're sure that you're exempt from the Final.
   - If you're not sure, check your grade and attendance first.
2. Review games (optional)
3. Final Exam (multiple choice)
   - 2nd block
   - 4th block
   - 8th block
4. ​Last-minute work
   Today is the LAST DAY to turn in things that I have to grade (like Reading Logs & writing assignments).
   You may still turn-in any self-graded assignments we did after Nov. 8, (like Comprehension Practice) tomorrow.

December 16 (Monday)

1. Pre-Final questions
2. ​Review games
3. Missing work 
   
   

December 12

1. Book Report presentations & feedback
2. Review games

December 10

1. Book Report presentations & feedback

December 9 (Monday)

1. Vocab 6c
2. Prep for the BR presentation
3. Turning in missing work

December 5

1. Silent Reading (prep for Book Report?)
2. Recognizing Subjects & Predicates notes & exercises
3. Topic & discussion
4. "One Reason #3" writing assignment

December 3

1. "Recognizing Verbs" notes & exercises
2. Topic & discussion
3. "One Reason #2" writing assignment [Sorry, I messed up the link.  Just ask me about this if you haven't done it.]

December 2 (Monday)

1. Vocab 6b
2. "One Reason #1" writing assignment

November 26

1. Intro to research paper topics
2. Basic requirements for the paper
3. Brainstorming ideas
4. Comprehension Practice 11a & 11b [Email me both screenshots before 8a.m. on Friday, 12/6.]

November 21

1. Silent Reading
2. Analyzing "The Cost of Survival"
3. Vocab 6a quiz
4. Trying each others' story quizzes
5. Evaluating other students' questions
6. Writing assignment: Life or Death

November 19
Click here for today's work.
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November 18 (Monday)

• Silent Reading
• Schedule for tomorrow
• Making up quiz-style questions over Vocab 6a (1-15)
  • Use a shared Google doc, and share it with me also.
  • 14 questions with four answer choices each
• Making your own Quizziz game called "Vocab 6a"

November 14

1. Silent Reading
2. Writing Coach 13.1 continued
3. "With a Little Help from My Friends"

November 12

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. "With a Little Help from My Friends"
3. Writing Coach  13.1 continued
4. Quizziz game?

November 11

1. Writing Coach exercises, 13.1
2. Comprehension Practice 9a & 9b [Email me both screenshots before 8a.m. on Friday, 11/15.]
3. Time to work on the writing assignment from last Thursday

November 7

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Harder Stuff: Lay/Lie
3. "American History" close reads & questions
   [If you miss class, email me to see which ones to do.]
4. Homework: Alternate ending

November 5

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Harder Stuff: Sit/Set & Raise/Rise
3. Start reading "American History."

November 4

1. This Friday is Deadline #2.
2. Labeling textbooks
3. "Music for My Mother" & email summary
4. Checklist apps (TickTick)
5. Comprehension Practice 8a & 8b [Email me both screenshots before 8a.m. on Friday, 11/8.]

October 31

1. Overdue books
2. Climate Survey
3. PreACT feedback
4. Create a Quizizz account.
5. Join this Quizizz class (2nd, 4th, 8th).
6. Time to work on book reports​​

October 29

1. PreACT (no class today)
2. 8th block: Recovering from the PreACT  :-)

CALCULATOR LIST for the PreACT
October 28

1. ​Discussing the PreACT (tomorrow)
2. Time to work on book reports (due this Friday)
3. Testing your presentation's colors & contrast on the big screen
4. ​Comprehension Practice 7a & 7b [Email me both screenshots before 8a.m. on Friday, 11/1.]

Starting Oct. 22, you'll turn in ALL assignments through email.  

• If it's online, email me a screenshot.
• If it's on paper (including the textbook), email me a picture of it.
• If it's writing, type directly in the email or use Word/Pages/Docs and email it to me as a PDF.​

October 22

• Silent Reading & Reading Log
• Turning in Animal Farm books
• "Grrr!"
• ​Time to work on your Book Report
• Homework: Explaining the story

October 21

1. Silent Reading
2. Vocab/Spelling "study set"
3. TinyCards 6 (due this Wednesday, 10/23)
4. Time to work on missing assignments

October 17

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. ​Discussing grades
3. Animal Farm movies
4. "Future Me" endings
5. Going over the Mid-Term Exam?

October 15

1. Mid-Term Exams (in any order)
   - Vocabulary (2nd, 4th, 8th)
   - Language (2nd, 4th, 8th)
   - Reading (2nd, 4th, 8th)
   - Essay (2nd, 4th, 8th)

October 10

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Review for the Mid-term Exam [About the exam] 
   - "Right on Target"
   - "Target of Fortune"
   - Kahoot, Quizlet Live & spelling races

October 8

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Making online flashcards
3. "Future Me"
4. Discussing characterization
5. Writing an ending to the story

October 7

1. NWEA testing
2. Comprehension Practice 
3. TinyCards 5

October 1 & 3

1. NWEA testing

September 30

1. ​Discussing grades
2. Survey or study for Vocab quiz
3. Vocab #4 quiz
4. Review/prep for the NWEA (Kahoot, Quizlet Live & Spelling Races)

September 26

1. Harder Stuff: FANBOYS (practice & quiz)
2. Progress reports & deadline (except today's homework)
3. Grade Check
4. "Around the World" discussion
5. 30-second movie

Homework: Simple Stuff 13-18

September 24

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. "Animal Farm" movie
3. Quiz Cards

September 19

1. Discussing next week
2. Harder Stuff: Then/Than (practice & quiz)
3. Discussing the book report
4. "Animal Farm" movie
5. Vocab/Spelling review?

September 17

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Harder Stuff: Good/Well (practice & quiz)
3. Chapter 10
4. Vocab/Spelling review?

September 16

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Vocab/Spelling quiz
3. New V/S flashcards
4. TinyCards
5. Time to work on Simple Stuff, Comprehension Practice, etc.

Don't forget the Weekly Work page is due on Wednesday.

September 12

1. Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Download Weekly Work 2.
3. Discussing WW 1
4. Harder Stuff: Who's/Whose (practice AND quiz)
5. Chapter 9
6. Vocab/Spelling review?
7. Writing homework: Changing the Rules (due on Monday)

September 9 & 10 (Monday AND Tuesday)

1. ​Vocab/Spelling quiz
2. Click here for the work for both days.

Don't forget the Weekly Work page is due on Wednesday.

September 5

1. ​​Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. Chapter 7
3. Writing to the prompt
4. Re-doing "Characters in Real Life"
5. Vocab/Spelling review

Don't forget the things on your Weekly Work sheet.

September 3

1. ​​Silent Reading & Reading Log
2. ​Explaining the new Weekly Work document
3. Chapter 6
4. Harder Stuff: Who/Whom (practice)

Don't forget your Simple Stuff & Comprehension Practice.

August 29

1. Reading log
2. Harder Stuff: Possessives (quiz)
3. Read chapter 5
4. Writing assignment: Characters in Real Life
5. Homework: Finish the writing assignment (due before 8a.m. on Monday).

August 27
​Click here for today's work.

August 26

1. ​Spelling/Vocab quiz
2. Harder Stuff: Possessives (practice exercise)
3. Simple Stuff (due before 8a.m. on Friday)
4. Homework: Comprehension Practice (due before 8a.m. on Wednesday)

August 22

1. Reading log (electronic)
2. Read chapter 3 and fill-in some notes.
3. Work on your Simple Stuff, Comprehension Practice, and anything else you're behind on.
4. Study the Vocab/Spelling words to get ready for Monday's quiz.

August 20

1. Start working on "Simple Stuff"
2. Electronic Reading Log
3. Read chapter 2 and fill-in some notes.
4. If you missed class, get a book from home or the library.
5. Homework: Comprehension Practice (due before 8a.m. Friday)

August 19

1. Syllabus email (before 8a.m. this Friday)
2. Vocab/spelling list #1 (on paper)
3. TinyCards 1
4. Homework: Comprehension Practice (due before 8a.m. Wednesday)

August 15

1. Reading log
2. Animal Farm notes
3. Read chapter 1.
4. ​Homework: "Student Inventory" 
   If you do it electronically, email it to me.  In the "To" box, just type "jbj" and hit Enter on your keyboard.

August 14

1. Reading log
2. QuickWrite
3. Homework: "Fakebook" 
   If you do it electronically, email it to me.  In the "To" box, just type "jbj" and hit Enter on your keyboard.

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