English 9 Mrs. Brown
Beaumont High School English 9
http://www.beaumontusd.k12.ca.us/bhs
 
English 9 Syllabus

Key:
AS= Applying Your Skills
Cornell notes template= take notes in Cornell format for terms and selection
Focus questions= Reading Focus and Literary Focus questions at the bottom of the pages
Warriner's= pages are from Warriner's Handbook Universal Access workbook (pages can be found in the online edition of the Holt textbook- see main Quia page)
Journal Prompts for novel

Please email me if you have any questions!

TurnItIn.com directions

All major assignments are due both to TurnItIn.com and to class unless otherwise noted.



ERWC Article
ERWC Activity Packet

Week of 6/1- Monday- Study / Review day
Tuesday- Finals p. 1 & 4
Wednesday- Finals p. 2 & 5
Thursday- Finals p. 3 & 6

Week of 5/25- Monday- No school
Tuesday- "Legal Alien" IR pg. 256-261
Wednesday- Response to Poetry pg. 612-620
Cornell notes
Thursday- Response to Poetry pg. 612-620
Cornell notes
Friday- Response to Poetry pg. 612-620
Drafting

Week of 5/18- Monday- Unit 3 Introduction pg. 500-509
Poetry handbook
Tuesday- Poetry handbook
Wednesday- "A Blessing" IR pg. 240-243
Thursday- "Women" IR pg. 245-249
Friday- "I Wandered" IR pg. 250-255

Week of 5/11- Monday- Research paper pg. 1032-1034
Tuesday- Research paper pg. 1034-1037
Notecards due Thursday
Wednesday- Research paper pg. 1037-1038
Thursday- Research paper pg. 1037-1038
First draft due tomorrow (turn in to Tii.com before class and bring printed copy to class)
Friday- Research paper pg. 1037-1038

Week of 5/4- Monday- Research paper pg. 1032-1034
Tuesday- Research paper pg. 1034-1037
Topic due tomorrow
Wednesday- Research paper pg. 1037-1038
Thesis statement due tomorrow
Thursday- Research paper pg. 1037-1038
Friday- Research paper pg. 1037-1038
Outline due Monday

Week of 4/27
Monday- The Odyssey, Sirens, Cattle of the Sun God pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Tuesday- Sirens, Cattle of the Sun God pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Wednesday- The Odyssey: Project pg. 898-908
Project due Friday
Thursday- The Odyssey: Project pg. 898-908
Project due Friday
Friday- The Odyssey: Assessment

Week of 4/20
Monday- The Odyssey, Cyclops pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Tuesday- The Odyssey, Cyclops pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Wednesday- The Odyssey, Circe; Land of the Dead pg. 898-908
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Thursday- The Odyssey, Circe; Land of the Dead pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Friday- The Odyssey, Circe; Land of the Dead pg. 909-950

Week of 4/13
Monday- The Odyssey, group projects
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Tuesday- The Odyssey, group projects
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Wednesday- Counseling presentation
Thursday- The Odyssey, Laertes, The Lotus Eaters pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Friday- The Odyssey, Laertes, The Lotus Eaters pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909

Week of 4/6
Monday- IR pg. 183-203
Tuesday- IR pg. 203-217
Wednesday- The Odyssey, Tell the Story pg. 898-908
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Thursday- The Odyssey, Calypso pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909
Friday- The Odyssey, Calypso pg. 909-950
focus questions, chart pg. 909

Week of 3/30
Monday- "Cinderella's Stepsisters" IR pg. 219-225
Tuesday-"Cinderella's Stepsisters" IR pg. 219-225
Wednesday- "Cinderella's Stepsisters" IR pg. 219-225, venn diagram
Thursday- "Cinderella's Stepsisters" IR pg. 219-225, rhetorical precis
Friday- WHC pg. 119-124

Week of 3/16
Monday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV
Tuesday-The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, quiz
Wednesday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V
Thursday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Assessment
Friday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,Projects due/presentations

Week of 3/9
Monday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act III
Tuesday-The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act III, quiz
Wednesday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV
Thursday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV
Friday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,Act IV

Week of 3/2
Monday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act II
Tuesday-The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act II
Wednesday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act II, QUIZ
Thursday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act III
Friday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,Act III

Week of 2/23
Monday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I
Tuesday-The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I
Wednesday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I
Thursday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I
Friday- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, QUIZ, Act II

Week of 2/9
Monday- To Kill a Mockingbird, QUIZ
Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 22-30
Wednesday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 22-30
Thursday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 31
Friday- To Kill a Mockingbird, final test

Week of 2/2
Monday- To Kill a Mockingbird, QUIZ
Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 14-15
Wednesday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 14-15
Thursday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 16-21
Friday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 16-21

Week of 1/26
Monday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 6-7
Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird, QUIZ, ch. 8-13
Wednesday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 8-13
Thursday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 8-13
Friday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 8-13

Week of 1/20
Monday- No school
Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 1
Wednesday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 1-5
Thursday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 6-7
Friday- To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 6-7

Week of 1/12
Monday- “The Gift of the Magi” IR pg. 160-169, theme
Tuesday-“The Gift of the Magi” IR pg. 160-169, theme
Wednesday- “The Gift of the Magi” IR pg. 160-169, essay
Thursday- Choices: Connect pg. 309
Friday- WHC pg. 105-118; quiz

Week of 1/5
Monday- “The Gift of the Magi” IR pg. 160-169, vocab
Tuesday-“The Gift of the Magi” IR pg. 160-169, chart
Wednesday- “The Gift of the Magi” IR pg. 160-169, chart
Thursday- AS pg. 307#1-9
Friday- WHC pg. 93-104



Assignments and due dates are subject to change.
Missed quizzes and tests must be made up within one week.
My Quia activities and quizzes
PARTS OF SPEECH - Practice Quiz
https://www.quia.com/quiz/1130570.html
Parts of Speech
https://www.quia.com/jg/1192158.html
Prefix Skills
https://www.quia.com/jg/1192159.html
Roots & Prefixes
https://www.quia.com/jg/1192169.html
Greek & Latin Roots Skills
https://www.quia.com/jg/1192160.html
Independent simple subject and predicate
https://www.quia.com/rr/1030020.html
Capitalization and Punctuation
https://www.quia.com/rr/1030004.html
Literary Elements
https://www.quia.com/rr/1030021.html
Roots & Prefixes
https://www.quia.com/jg/2671356.html
To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz #4 (Ch. 22-31)
https://www.quia.com/quiz/5240820.html
Romeo and Juliet final test
https://www.quia.com/quiz/4614990.html
The Odyssey, Part One
https://www.quia.com/quiz/4610227.html
Eng 9 Semester Two Practice Exam
https://www.quia.com/quiz/1043433.html
Eng 9 Semester One Practice Exam
https://www.quia.com/quiz/1219911.html
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Last updated  2015/09/14 08:45:53 PDT