English 9 (Period 4) Assignments
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- Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
- Department
- English
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ENGLISH 9 *Prerequisite: NoneGrade 9 1 YearInstruction in English 9 introduces students to reading and writing at the high school level. Students develop comprehension and critical thinking skills through analysis of all major literary genres. Students develop writing skills while mastering the basic principles of grammar, vocabulary building and construction of sentences, paragraphs and essays. English 9 instruction establishes appreciation for literature and grammatical competence while enhancing communication skills.
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- Be typed in 12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial font
- Be double spaced
- Have a minimum of 2 body paragraphs (so 4 paragraphs total including your intro and conclusion)
- Have your name, date, and class period on them
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Know the first ten terms on your poetry terms list (poetry, speaker, ballad, epic poetry, free verse, haiku, limerick, ode, sonnet, couplet).
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- Is double spaced
- Has 12 pt Times New Roman or Arial font
- Is printed before class on Thursday
- Has your rubric stapled to the back
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- Full sentence + colon:
- Introductory phrase + comma,
- Flow/ weave
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Make a book cover for your SSR book! Your book cover must focus on a specific symbol from your book. If you are unsure of what a symbol for your book is at this point in your reading, you may look it up. In addition to this, you must write a detailed paragraph explaining how your book cover showcases the symbol you chose, and why this symbol is important to your novel.
To get the full 15 points, your book cover must be detailed, have a lot of effort put into it, and your paragraph must be grammatically correct and in complete sentences!
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Think about the concept of Hubris! Write two detailed paragraphs discussing a character from a novel, movie, or television show, and how their excessive pride causes their downfall.
To receive full credit, your two paragraphs must be detailed and typed with few to no grammatical errors.
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Your assignment is to send me an email! Email me at [email protected]. Your email must follow all of these guidelines:
- Must have a clear subject line
- Must be addressed to me with an appropriate salutation (Example: Dear Ms. Hanley,)
- Must be formatted correctly
- Must have an appropriate closing (Example - Sincerely, “Your Name”)
- Must be free of spelling and grammar errors.
- Must be 4-5 sentences long.
- Must be sent from your Mary Star Email Address!!!
You can email me about anything regarding our class, something you would like me to know about you, any questions or concerns you have about your grade, or any other information you think I should know about you and your experience so far at Mary Star. If you have your phone in class with you today, you can use your phone to send me this email with the rest of our class time. If you do not, draft out your email on a sheet of paper, and send it to me when you have access to a phone or computer. This is due by the beginning of the school day (8:00am) on Monday, 9/23!
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- Think of your favorite book. Write one paragraph where you discuss the novel’s theme, one paragraph where you discuss the climax of the novel, and one paragraph where you describe the setting of the novel. You will be writing three paragraphs total. Paragraphs must be detailed with no spelling or grammar errors to receive full credit. Paragraphs may be typed or handwritten.
- Think of your favorite book. Choose one Round Character and one Flat Character from that novel. Write one paragraph for each character where you explain why one character is Flat and one character is Round. You will be writing two paragraphs total. Paragraphs must be detailed with no spelling or grammar errors to receive full credit. Paragraphs may be typed or handwritten.
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In the top right corner, you will have your “have-do-be” section. Include all you want to have, all you want to do, and all you want to be.
In the lower left corner, you will have your inspirations. Include people, ideas, music, books, or quotes that inspire you.
In the lower right corner, you will have five little known facts about you!
This is due Friday, 8/23! We will finish most of it in class, it is your job to print out a picture of you to put in the middle for homework!
These will go inside of your Writer’s Journals (due 8/27)