Hello Grade 9 Honors English Students! I will be posting all assignments on this blog. This will help save paper, help you if you are absent from class, and keep you posted on upcoming assignments and due dates. Please get comfortable using this blog. Below are the list of assignments and due dates for the first week of school.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 --
9th Grade Orientation
Wednesday, September 3, 2008--
Due today: Current Events around the World - Part I of Summer Work
These were the requirements for Part I of your summer work:
You must have 6 articles (one per week), each dealing with a different topic.
You must have a copy of the article, including the date and the source.
You are expected to reflect on each article and comment in a thoughtful, mature manner. You are not to summarize the article. Instead, offer your opinions regarding the topic.
Each reflection should be a minimum of two well-developed paragraphs: minimum of four to five sentences in each paragraph.
All reflections must be typed – Times New Roman, size 12 font, double-spaced!
All articles are to be stapled to the appropriate reflection.
If you are in both the Honors English and Honors World History classes, provide both Mrs. Hatler and Mrs. Sutton with a copy of the articles and typed responses.
Spelling, grammar, mechanics will count!
Students will be receiving a handout on course rules and requirements today.
Thursday, September 4, 2008 --
Today's class discussion will focus on allegories and fables. This is in preparation to reading Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist.
Students will receive The Alchemist and a commencement speech by Steve Jobs. The introduction to The Alchemist and the commencement speech by Steve Jobs are to be read by Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.
Friday, September 5, 2008 --
In-class Writing Assignment -- Persuasive Letter (20 Points)
Today in class you will be writing a persuasive letter to your classmates explaining to them why your novel is a must read for all 9 Honors World Literature students. You will not be summarizing the entire novel (hopefully, you will persuade your classmates into actually reading the book and we don’t want to give away too much information!). Instead, you will explain what you have learned about the culture you have read about and why it is significant for us to know this information. This letter will be used for your speech on Monday. Therefore, take a look at the requirements for the speech. Make sure you look at the second part of the requirements – Effective Information. These are all things you should think about when writing your letter. Good Luck! You will only have the period to prepare the letter and a few minutes on Monday to look over the letter before you read it to the class.
Effective Delivery Strategies (10 points):
Eye contact
Body language
Volume
Intonation
Articulation
Effective Information(10 points):
No Summary
2-3 Significant Points w/ examples
Transition words
Opening (attention getter)
Closing (clincher)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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