Ms. O'Dwyer - English 9 (2017-2018)

4/24 and 4/25  Homework: 1. Of Mice and Men Double-chunk extension (Due next class due to the limited time in class after the review) 2. Of Mice and Men chapter 1 plus 2 review (on top of packet) with all the chapter 3 work is due next class on the quiz day. The quiz is 20 questions and scantron. It is closed book and notes.  3. Last chance to submit (by midnight) your Unit 4 Revisions. Use turnitin.com and the revision section. EVEN (Midnight the 24th) ODD (Midnight the 25th) Chapter 4, 5 and 6 Handouts with Review were handed out in class today. Due today: page 165 "Key to Survival" notes from listening (6 minimum) Agenda: 1. Of Mice and Men chapters 1-3 Review (late page of packet) with mouse pic on back 2. Work on your Of Mice and Men Friendship Double-chunk. You may submit this by Google classroom, notebook paper or on the blue sheet. Please use academic language and revise any controversial CDs. CDs are to not contain profanity.

4/20 and 4/23 Homework: Of Mice and Men chapters 1-3 Review Quiz on Of Mice and Men chapters 1-3 on 4/26 EVEN and 4/27 ODD (Packets are due on the quiz day.) 6 minimum (notes on "Key to Survival" radio broadcast) This is in your Google classroom. Notes can be written in your workbook, on notebook paper or submitted through Google classroom.   Of Mice and Men double chunks will be due in two classes. If you have not started then start on this in order to not run out of time. Evidence (CDs) MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY PROFANITY OR CONTROVERSIAL LANGUAGE.   Due today: "Life of Pi" Analyze the Text in Groups (page 212) One submission per group Agenda: Priority (Late Unit 4 submissions) 1. Read "Life of Pi" on page 203 of your textbook. Then, do the Analyze the Text in your textbook. 2.  Work on your Of Mice and Men Friendship double-chunk. Pairs are authorized. You may you summaries or quotes for evidence (CDs). If you use quotes then follow the format o

Please note that Unit 4 essay revisions have been extended to midnight on turnitin.com under revision for Unit 4. EVEN (Midnight - April 24th) ODD (Midnight - April 25th)

Homework: Read the rest of Of Mice and Men chapter 3 and do the activities with chapter 3 including the chapter questions. Write a TS for your Of Mice and Men double-chunk friendship paragraph. Due today: Last chance late work as listed on the Blogger (OLD R and J work) Agenda: 1. Check "The Seventh Man" answers. Bring handouts to check next class period. 2. Listen to "The Key to Survival" as a class and take notes. (Use your workbook page 165, Google docs or notebook paper.) Listen again if you need more notes. Share out with a classmate. 3. Start your Of Mice and Men double-chunk paragraph on friendship.

4/16 and 4/17 Homework:   Read the next section of Chapter 3 (listed on you pacing guide) for Of Mice and Men and answer questions for those pages. Do any missing or absent work. Check the Blogger or Google classroom for deadline dates. Due today: Great Depression Pictures (The box with picture files is going back to the library tomorrow.) Agenda: 1. Finish reading "The Seventh Man". Fill out your 4 square chart or do work in your workbook. 2. Do page 145 Comprehension Check questions. 3. Do your -tion and Retelling worksheets. 4. Of Mice and Men Word search (Participation points)

Romeo and Juliet Act I and II work along with Perfect Mates is no longer being accepted for points in IC. Romeo and Juliet Act III viewing, Risky Teens, Is this love real? paragraph, Drama Terms, Character charts, Act IV work, V work and any other Romeo and Juliet unit assignments will not be accepted after April 18th (EVEN) and April 19th (ODD). Outside Reading Projects, Diamontes, and Unit 4 Essays will NOT be accepted past April 20th (EVEN) and April 23rd (ODD). This includes outside reading revisions (except period 7) since you are just getting them back on April 23rd. Period 7 will have one extra day. The Unit 4 Revision Essay Deadline has been extended to midnight on April 24th (EVEN) and midnight on April 25th (ODD). This will allow me time to grade late submissions. Of Mice and Men  chapters 1 and 2 questions, The Great Depression and Unit 2 (Whole class learning work) will not be accepted past April 30th (EVEN) and May 1st (ODD).

Homework: Read Of Mice and Men (Chapter 3) pages 38-48, do the true/false questions and chapter 3 questions for that section. BRING YOUR VOLUME 1, UNIT 2 TO CLASS TO AVOID MISSING WORK AND PARTICIPATION. Due today: 1. Great Depression Picture explanations: 2 paragraphs (6 sentences each minimum)One during the Great Depression Time and One in Modern Time (2018) 2. Chapter 2 Of Mice and Men questions Agenda: 1. Of Mice and Men chapter 1 and 2 Review 2. Introduction video for Unit 2 (See Pearson.)  3. "The Seventh Man" (Listening) Complete your 4 square chart in your notebook or on notebook paper. We started this in class today and we'll finish this next class period. Left top square: Annotations (if you don't have your workbook or have questions.) Possible CDs can go here, too. Left bottom square: Connections (What real life or situation in a movie/play/poem/TV show help you connect to this topic of survival?) Top right square: Vocabulary (Write d

4/11 Homework: Finish the agenda if you did not in class today. Finish Chapter 2 Of Mice and Men Questions. Agenda: 1. Jumpstart Question: See Google classroom  2. Do workbook pages 124 and 125 (Use your workbook if you were absent.) Volume 1, unit 2 3. Read the launch text "The Cost of Survival" on pages 126 and 127. 4. Do the summary on page 128 (Minimum 4 sentences) 5. Complete a 5 box flow map or picture flow map of Chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men .   Due today: John Steinbeck Notes (5 minimum) + DOK 3 Question + answer Absent or Late work

Homework: Bring your Unit 2 (Volume 1) to next class period. (4/11 ODD and 4/12 EVEN) Finish reading Of Mice and Men Chapter 2. Do questions. This is due next class period. Revise and or finish your picture paragraphs (minimum 6 sentences) I revised this so if you have at least half a page you should have at least 6 sentences. Extra credit for ODD: Due April 11th EVEN: This was due today, April 10th Due:  Late and Absent work Agenda: 1. Great Depression Pictures. Minimum 1 picture (You may use two different pictures if you want to change to have more to write.) Minimum 6 sentences per paragraph 1st paragraph: Be sure to imagine that you are a person in the picture during the time of The Great Depression. Describe how you feel and what you see. You may use dialogue and creativity. 2nd paragraph: Present Day (Imagine you are walking by this scene in 2018 or looking at it in a museum.) Describe that you see, how you feel and or how times have changed.  2. Listen to chapte