McLean School of Maryland

ENGLISH 9

For the week of May 21st: Study roots for Wednesday’s test and study for final exam.

For Friday, May 18th: Study roots for recap test next week on Wednesday for lessons 13, 14, 15; study for final exam.

For Thursday, May 17th: Study roots for recap test next week on Wednesday for lessons 13, 14, 15.

For Wednesday, May 16th: Finish a complete rough draft of our essay and include the works cited page, too. Study roots for recap test next week for lessons 13, 14, 15.

For Tuesday, May 15th: Study roots for recap test next week for lessons 13, 14, 15; for Tuesday, finish your works cited page we started in class; study for final exam.

For Monday, May 14th: Study roots for recap test lessons 13, 14, 15; be sure to have all 3 rough draft body paragraphs completed (setup, example, explain); one should be a direct quote using quotation marks, one should be an indented quote, and one should be a paraphrase (we did these in class but some of you didn’t finish). If any part is missing, you will not earn any points for the assignment. Begin studying for final exam.

For Friday, May 11th: Study roots, lesson 15 for test; finish the indented quote paragraph we started in class on Thursday.

For Thursday, May 10th:Study your roots; work on the one paragraph we started in class today. You should have the setup, example with documentation, and the explanation of the source/quote part of the paragraph finished.

For Wednesday, May 9th: Study your roots; work on the one paragraph we started in class today. You should have the setup and the example part of the paragraph.

For Tuesday, May 8th: Have a source for each one of your body paragraphs: one should be a long quote of about 4-6 lines; one could be a story you’d like to put in your own words (a paraphrase) and one should be about a 1-2 sentence quote. Be sure you save the web addresses. Study roots.

For Monday, May 7th: Research at least one to two topics for your possible research essay. Keep track of possible sites you could use; I need to see them on Monday (save to a Word document).

For Friday, May 4th: Study roots for Friday’s test; decide on an essay topic to research (may have two topics—may need a backup if your first topic doesn’t work)

For Thursday, May 3rd: Study roots for Friday’s test.

For Wednesday, May 2nd: We’ll finish the rewrite of a body paragraph in class on Thursday (unless I gave you different directions); we’ll be sure you have changed it by adding more details and making the sentences sharper, crisper—more direct. Just fixing what I wrote on your paragraph will earn you nothing.

For Tuesday, May 1st: Finish the worksheet with the problems from the essays. Do not do the last one; we’ll do that one together. Study your new roots.

For Monday, April 30th: No homework; enjoy

For Friday, April 27th: (WE DO NOT MEET ON THURSDAY) Root test, lesson 13; final copy of your essay will be due before the bell rings to end class. Everyone must at least proofread one more time before printing.

For Wednesday, April 25th: Study roots—test Friday; You may work on your rough draft paragraphs; make sure you do your own work—no help. The entire essay is due on Wednesday (rough is OK). I’ve changed the due date for the final copy to Friday before class is over. Again, you may work on it at home, but please, do your own work—that’s how YOU learn.

For Tuesday, April 24th: Study roots—test Friday; You may work on your rough draft paragraphs; make sure you do your own work—no help. We have our double period day on Tuesday and we’ll work on the essay extensively—the essay will be due on Wednesday. You will print it at the beginning of class, but you will have about 15 minutes to look it over before printing.

For Monday, April 23rd: You may work on your rough draft body paragraphs but not the intro or conclusion; make sure you do your own work—no help. Figure it out; these are just rough drafts.

For Thursday, April 19th: Write out a RD working thesis for your 5-paragraph essay topic. You may use mine as a model, but you cannot copy every word.

For Wednesday, April 18th: From our brainstorm work, select three possible topics that you can use for each of three body paragraphs. Study your Latin phrases and review Roman Numerals for a test on Wednesday.

For Tuesday, April 17th: Brainstorm and write down 3-5 topic ideas for our essay about what you’d like to tell incoming freshman to McLean about what it’s like to be a 9th grader here. Study your Latin phrases and review Roman Numerals for a test on Wednesday.

For Monday, April 16th: Study your Latin phrases and review Roman Numerals for a test on Wednesday. .

For Friday, April 13th: Study your Latin phrases and review Roman Numerals for a test next week.

For Thursday, April 12th: Study your Latin phrases and review Roman Numerals for a test next week.

For Wednesday, April 11th: Study your Latin phrases and review Roman Numerals for a test next week.

NO HOMEWORK UNTIL AFTER WE COME BACK FROM BREAK! ENJOY!

For Monday, March 26th: No homework;enjoy

For Friday, March 23rd: Study for roots test (Recap 10, 11, 12); side 2 of crossword puzzle is optional.

For Thursday, March 22nd: Complete the crossword puzzle for root practice; look over your partner process paragraph and make final edits.

For Wednesday, March 21st: Practice roots; read over your RD paragraph and note any sentences that seem disconnected or not well thought out. Note where you think you should add or delete things; note transitions and note steps in the process. We will do most of the editing in class on Wednesday.

For Tuesday, March 20th: Complete side 2 of the Recap practice sheet; Recap test for lessons 10,11,12 will be on Friday. Do not do any writing for the partner process paragraph.

For Monday, March 19th: Without your partner’s input, freewrite a process paragraph based on your notes and outline—it should be rough—don’t worry about grammar, punctuation, mechanics, etc. It’s a freewrite.

For Friday, March 16th: Roots test lesson 12; continue working on your list of ideas for your two process paper topics (try to add more to the one that you didn’t have much of in class today).

For Thursday, March 15th: study roots; look over process paper topics and select one or let the list of topics possibly trigger another idea for a process

For Wednesday, March 14th: study roots; work on partner process paper as instructed

For Tuesday, March 13th: study new roots; make sure you can contact your partner

For Monday, March 12th: No homework; enjoy a bag of pretzels and dream of what could be!

For Friday, March 9th: Study for Friday’s roots test (lesson 11)

For Thursday, March 8th: Study your roots for Friday’s test lesson 11

For Wednesday, March, 7th: Make a matching roots practice (do not fill in the answers); study roots for Friday’s test

For Tuesday, March 6th: Study roots for Friday’s test lesson 11.

For Monday, March 5th: None, except for Alex who has to rewrite his English textbook in Latin!

For Friday, March 2nd: complete the puzzle; study for Friday’s roots test (lesson 10)

For Thursday, March 1st: study for Friday’s roots test (lesson 10)

For Wednesday, Feb. 29th: Study roots for Friday’s test

For Tuesday, Feb. 28th: study mechanics and punctuation for Tuesday’s test; study roots for Friday’s test.

GO TO THE GAME SATURDAY NIGHT!

For Monday, Feb. 27th:: review mechanics—test on Tuesday.

For Friday, Feb. 24th:study lessons 7, 8, 9 roots for Recap Test on Friday (15 roots write out the definitions / 10 sentences); review mechanics—test on Tuesday next week.

For Thursday, Feb. 23rd: study and do worksheet for lessons 7, 8, 9 roots for Recap Test on Friday (15 roots / 10 sentences); review mechanics—test on Tuesday next week.

For Wednesday, Feb. 22nd: study and do worksheet for lessons 7, 8, 9 roots for Recap Test on Friday (15 roots / 10 sentences); review mechanics—possible test on Thursday.

For Tuesday, Feb. 21st: complete both sides of the recap practice for lessons 7,8,9; finish your rewrite, you may print it here on Tuesday—get a flashdrive!

For Wednesday, Feb. 15th: Study your roots, test on Wednesday; work on your rewrite if you have time; we’ll do some work in class, too

For Tuesday, Feb. 14th: Study your roots, test on Wednesday; finish the essay problem sheet that we started in class.

For Monday, Feb. 13th:study the new roots for lesson 9; test on Wednesday (the following week we have recap #3, lessons 7, 8, 9)

For Friday, Feb. 10th: Study new roots, test Friday.

For Thursday, Feb. 9th: Study new roots, test Friday.

For Wednesday, Feb. 8th: Study new roots, test Friday.

For Tuesday, Feb. 7th: Study new roots; finish your essay. You will have time to proofread and print in class on Tuesday, but the essay has to be finished before you come to class.

For Monday, Feb. 6th: A complete rough draft essay (but in pretty good shape) from beginning to end is due on Monday. Print it out (you can print BEFORE 1st period).

For Friday, Feb. 3rd: Have all three body paragraphs complete (can be rough, but should be getting better, too); study roots for lesson 7 test on Friday with sentences

For Thursday, Feb. 2nd: Complete your second body paragraph (can be rough); study roots for lesson 7 test on Friday with sentences

For Wed., Feb. 1st: Complete one good body paragraph; Study roots for lesson 7 test on Friday with sentences (back to normal roots test).

For Tuesday, Jan. 31st: Finish a good outline just like the one on page 178 in your book except that EVERYTHING you write must be a sentence. Study roots for lesson 7 test on Friday with sentences (back to normal roots test)

For Monday, Jan. 30th: TYPE up a sketch outline for the essay topic we are working on (it will still be rough, but follow the instructions I have in class and you’ll be fine)

For Friday, Jan. 27th: study Latin phrases and Roman numerals for Friday’s test; make sure you have 3 rough draft, freewrite-brainstorm body paragraphs; add anything you can think of to any of the body paragraphs you’ve written. They still do not have to make sense yet.

For Thursday, Jan. 26th: Write 1 freewrite paragraph for one of your points (not one you did in class); the minimum number of lines is 10; study Latin phrases and Roman numerals for Friday’s test

For Wednesday, Jan. 25th:Study the Latin phrases and review Roman numerals for Friday’s test. Think about which three topic/subject points you’d like to use for your 5-paragraph essay about changes for the school.

For Tuesday, Jan. 24th: Write at least one idea under each column heading that I had on the board today for our possible topic sections. Study the Latin phrases and review Roman numerals for Friday’s test. Think about which three topic/subject points you’d like to use for your 5-paragraph essay about changes for the school.

For Monday, Jan. 23rd: Brainstorm and think about topics for our 5-paragraph essay: What would we like to see changed at McLean. Try to come up with possible solutions. Jot down any ideas so you don’t forget them.

For Friday, Jan. 20th: Study roots for recap test on Friday, lessons 4, 5, 6 (15 roots and 10 sentences on test)

For Thursday, Jan 19th: Finish the 3rd body paragraph outline in your textbook; Study roots for recap test on Friday, lessons 4, 5, 6 (15 roots and 10 sentences on test)

For Wednesday, Jan. 18th: Study roots for recap test on Friday, lessons 4, 5, 6 (15 roots and 10 sentences on test)

For Tuesday, Jan. 17th: (You’re off Monday) Begin review roots for lessons 4, 5, and 6: recap test next week

For Friday, Jan. 13th: Study roots, lesson 6 for Friday’s test

For Thursday, Jan. 12th: Review mechanics—test Thursday. study roots for lesson 6, test on Friday; finish crossword puzzle.

For Wednesday, Jan. 11th: Review mechanics—test Thursday. study roots for lesson 6, test on Friday

For Tuesday, Jan. 10th: study roots for lesson 6 test on Friday; review apostrophe, semi-colon and colon usage. Test later this week.

For Monday, Jan. 9th: complete the worksheet about apostrophes; you must do ALL the sentences. You cannot skip one because you don’t know how to do it; THINK…figure it out and put something down!

For Friday, Jan. 6th: Roots test on lessons 4 and 5 (no sentences). May review the mechanics we started going over in class. Test next week.

For Thursday, Jan. 5th: study roots for lessons 4 and 5; we’ll have a test on Friday covering just the roots (no sentences). This is a review test; we already studied lessons 4 and 5 but need to review for the Recap Test of lessons 4, 5, and 6. Review grammar, punctuation, and sentence structures we learned during first semester.

For rest of semester: study for mid-term exam; over the weekend you study your roots and prefixes; on Mon and Tues of next week we’ll review grammar together (feel free to take your book home and study, too).

For Wednesday, Dec. 7th: Review notes we took about sentence types by clause structure, test on Wednesday. Study new roots for a test on Thursday; Study for the mid-term exam

Tuesday, Dec. 6th: Study new roots for a test on Thursday; Study for the mid-term exam; review notes we took about sentence types by clause structure, test on Wednesday.

For Monday, Dec. 5th: Study new roots for a test on Thursday; Study for the mid-term exam; review notes we took about sentence types by clause structure.

For Friday, Dec. 2nd: Study for the mid-term exam; review notes we took about sentence types by clause structure.

For Thursday, Dec. 1st: Study for the mid-term exam; review notes we took about sentence types by clause structure.

For Wed., Nov. 30th:Look over the notes we took in class about clauses. The mid-term exam will be in 12 school days. You should review all roots and prefixes, review run-on and fragment information, and agreement with subject / verbs, pronouns / antecedents. You have the mid-term exam review sheet; use it and study.

Over Thanksgiving Break Be aware that the mid-term exam will be in 12 school days after we come back from Thanksgiving break. You should review all roots and prefixes, review run-on and fragment information, and agreement with subject / verbs, pronouns / antecedents.