Welcome to Ms. Singleton's English 9 Quia page! Below you will find contact information, my schedule, and weekly class objectives.
English 9
Instructor: Ms. Singleton
Contact Information:
Email- patricials@wcs.k12.va.us
Phone- 276-739-3200
Spring 2013
Second and Forth Period
My Schedule
1st Period- Conference 8:10 to 8:57
2nd Period- English 9 Elective 9:02 to 10:34
3rd Period- English 9 Honors 10:39 to 12:36
4th Period- English 9 Elective 12:41 to 2:13
5th Period- Conference 2:18 to 2:55
Parking lot Duty in East Lot - Everyday from 2:55 to 3:20
1/10-1/11
Thursday- Complete Bellringer #1: Have you ever disliked someone for a silly reason?
Read "The Cask of Amontillado"
Complete chart from workbook.
Friday-Bellringer #2: Have you ever liked someone immediately when you saw them?
Read "Checkouts" and complete assignment in the workbook
1/14-1/18
Monday- Bellringer # 3: People often say that our generation, as a whole, feels like they are entitled, and that they don't have a good work ethic. What do you think?
Read excerpt from "A White House Diary" and discuss Mrs. Johnson's word choice and attitude. How does she feel? How are we suppose to feel?
Write about a tragic or stressful situation that occurred in your life in which you stayed calm (five sentence minimum). Listen to each of your peers read about their life event and then write a sentence reaction to each one.
Tuesday- Bellringer #4: How often do you daydream? What do you daydream about?
Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and discuss it with classmates. What do you think about Walter Mitty? What do other people think about him?
Complete the character exercise on page 59 and complete the assignment on page 67.
Wednesday- Snow Day
Thursday- Bellringer#5: How did you spend your Snow Day?
What do you remember from class on Tuesday?
Today we will continue to read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and compete page 60 and 67 in our Reader's Notebooks.
Friday- Bellringer #6: Do you have any friends or relatives that other people think are strange but you think are amazing?
Read "Uncle Marcos" and complete the workbook pages 69-71. How has knowing Uncle Marcos changed Clara's life?
1/21-1/25
Monday- Bellringer #7: Create your own dance move and describe it in five sentences. Hand your journal to another student and ask them to learn your dance move.
Today we will be reviewing for our Unit 1 Test. Students need to me familiar with the differences between fiction and nonfiction, the events in the stories we read, and the different purposes of fiction and nonfiction.
Tuesday- Bellringer #8: Did you notice anything strange on your way to school today?
Students will take their Unit 1 test today.
After students finish the test, they will participate in a powerpoint introducing Harper Lee. After the introduction, we will begin reading To Kill A Mockingbird.
2/4-2/8
Monday: Snow Day
Tuesday: Bellringer #13 Pretend time were a person. Would time be a man or a woman? What would he or she look like? Describe his or her personality.
*Complete and discuss Bellringer
*What is the most dangerous game?
*Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game" in class.
*Work on your own sequel to
Wednesday: Bellrinder #14 Read the newspaper silently for five minutes and write about an article that you enjoyed or didn't enjoy.
*Read "The Most Dangerous Game"
*Work on your sequel
Thursday: Bellringer # 15 What is your most prized possession?
*Finish sequels
*Work on assignments that correspond to "The Most Dangerous Game"
*Begin discussing O. Henry
*What do you think a magi is?
*Read "The Gift of the Magi"
Friday: Bellringer #16 Friday Free Write
*Go over Bellringer
*Complete assignments that correspond to "The Gift of the Magi"
*Discuss Mark Twain. What do you know about Mark Twain?
*Read "The Invalid's Story"
3/18-3/22
Monday: Bellringer What do you know about The Great Depression?
*Picture assignment
*Take notes on Harper Lee powerpoint
*Read Chapter 1 of TKM
Tuesday: Bellringer What does it mean to be innocent?
*Read Chapter 2 of To Kill a Mockingbird
Wednesday: Bellrinder
Thursday: Bellringer
Friday: Bellringer
4/29-5/3
Monday: Bellringer: What did you do over the weekend?
*Complete To Kill A Mockingbird questions
*Take To Kill A Mockingbird Test
*Work on Persuasive Essay
Tuesday: Bellringer Rate your ability to follow directions on a scale from one to ten. Why are you so good at/bad at following directions? (Five sentences)
*Work on Persuasive essay
*Edited rough draft is due at the end of class.
Wednesday: Bellringer
*Finish Persuasive essay
Thursday: Bellringer
*Begin watching To Kill A Mockingbird
*Make sure you have ten differences between the novel and the movie
Friday: Bellringer
*Finish watching To Kill A Mockingbird
*Turn in your review of To Kill A Mockingbird. Make sure you've included your differences and your recommendation.
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