English+I+(9th+grade)

ENG I Online Textbook Textbook login should be: MHS(YOUR LUNCH CODE) Textbook pswd should be: English9



__ Weekly Schedule (subject to change) __ Tuesday, Nov. 14:
 * 1) Complete your essay!
 * Scroll down to ensure you have included EVERYTHING required
 * Be sure to SHARE your essay via Google Docs
 * Edit (insert comments in your classmate's paper - I will be looking for the edits, AND then the revisions for your grade)
 * When finished, NOW you may share your essay with me for a final grade. ***Do NOT expect that I will grade your essay today - it typically takes about two weeks for a turn around on essays with the amount of students that I have!***
 * __**You will need to submit (share) your FINAL essay with revisions by THIS FRIDAY, Nov. 17**__ (you will be back in the computer lab on Friday to complete what you need to do).
 * [[file:Suggestions for using TRANSITIONS in Academic Writing (6).docx]]
 * 1) Open/Download the document below (*Your download will appear in the lower left corner of your screen)
 * [[file:-Scarlet Ibis- Poetry 180.docx]]
 * **Copy (CTRL-C) and paste (CTRL-V) the entire document into a NEW Google Doc of your own! Retitle the document in GoogleDocs in the upper lefthand corner with your name and 'Poetry'.**
 * Answer the questions that follow both poems.
 * *The poems are COLOR CODED with answers, so be sure to complete the assignment using Google Docs, since you may NOT print color!
 * **IF YOU DO NOT GET TO THIS ASSIGNMENT TODAY, YOU WILL HAVE FRIDAY ON THE COMPUTERS TO COMPLETE/BEGIN IT! BUT, do NOT sit here doing NOTHING, if you finish the essay requirements.**


 * Wed., Aug. 30:** Intro the class, syllabus, seating arrangements, etc.
 * Thurs., Aug. 31:** Textbook, Syllabus & Classroom Scavenger Hunt
 * Fri., Sept. 1:** LRC - Library Orientation w/ Mrs. Szuch/Complete Scavenger Hunt (in-class/graded)


 * Mon., Sept. 4:** NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
 * Tues., Sept. 5:** SLO Test
 * Wed., Sept. 6:** Introductory Notes for Elements of Fiction
 * Thurs., Sept. 7:** Finish Notes
 * Fri., Sept. 8: QUIZ ** covering notes for Elements of Fiction


 * Mon., Sept. 11:** Read "The Interlopers", vocabulary and critical thinking questions
 * Tues., Sept. 12:** Writer's Workshop
 * Wed., Sept. 13:** Finish reading "The Interlopers"
 * Thurs., Sept. 14:** Continue Writer's Workshop
 * Fri., Sept. 15: NO SCHOOL - students only/Teacher Prof. Dev. Day **


 * Mon., Sept. 18:** 3 Level Guide w/ "The Interlopers"
 * Tues., Sept. 19:** Writing Workshop: Group Summaries
 * Wed., Sept. 20:** Review Game for "The Interlopers"
 * Thurs., Sept. 21** ** QUIZ ("The Interlopers") **
 * Fri., Sept. 22:** Online Textbook login/Benchmark Test (Pre-Test)


 * Mon., Sept. 25:** Begin "The Most Dangerous Game" with analysis questions
 * Tues., Sept. 26:** Writing Workshop
 * Wed., Sept. 27:** Finish "The Most Dangerous Game" with analysis questions
 * Thurs., Sept. 28:** Writing Workshop
 * Fri., Sept. 29:** Reading Workshop *Independent book is REQUIRED


 * Mon., Oct. 2** Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"
 * Tues., Oct. 3:** Complete TMDG packet in class
 * Wed., Oct. 4:** TMDG review guide and discussion
 * Thurs., Oct. 5:** TMDG Quiz
 * Fri., Oct. 6 :** Reading Day with journal entries


 * Mon., Oct. 9** Poe's Bio (in-class finish for HW)
 * Tues., Oct. 10:** "The Cask of Amontillado" vocab (due for HW)
 * Wed., Oct. 11:** Begin "...Cask..."
 * Thurs., Oct. 12:** NO SCHOOL
 * Fri., Oct. 13 :** NO SCHOOL


 * Mon., Oct. 23:** Brainstorming activity for essay
 * Tues., Oct. 24:** Computer lab (typing of summaries)
 * Wed., Oct. 25:** Reading Day (see below for journal prompts *You MUST have your book finished by Halloween)
 * Thurs., Oct. 26:** Computer lab (finish typing summaries)
 * Fri., Oct. 27:** Computer lab (finish typing character traits & empathy *See below prompt(s))

**Mon., Oct. 30: (Computer Lab) Continue working on the essay *Essay information is below -you MUST SCROLL DOWN!**

**Tues., Oct. 31:** Books must be finished! Finish journal entries (below) AND begin writing your Book Talks (rubric distributed in class) **Wed., Nov. 1:** (Computer Lab) Continue essay w/ conclusions **Thurs., Nov. 2 :** Computer lab (finish essay) **Fri., Nov. 3: NO SCHOOL**

Mon., Nov. 13: Finish Book Talks Tues., Nov. 14: Computer Lab (Finish Essay #1) + Poetry 180 Activity Wed., Nov. 15: LRC to pick new books for Q2/Journal Prompt Thurs., Nov. 16: "Scarlet Ibis" quiz + independent reading of book Fri., Nov. 17: Final copy of essay #1 is due


 * JOIN THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR YOUR CLASS to access assignments!**
 * Poetry 180 (due Tues., Nov. 21)**
 * Common Lit (due Tues., Nov. 21)**
 * Essay #1 (due Fri., Nov. 17)**

Mon., Nov. 20: CLAB 127C Tues., Nov. 21: CLAB 127C

Reading Workshop Journal Entries

__** Sept., 29, 2017 **__

Considering what has happened so far, what are two inferences you can make regarding the characters? For each inference, provide a line of textual evidence directly from the book that supports your inference.

__ Oct. 6, 2017 __

What is a current conflict in your story? Provide two lines of textual evidence that convey this conflict.

Oct. 20, 2017

Consider the protagonist of your novel. How would you characterize this person? In other words, how would you describe him/her? After your description, please provide two lines of textual evidence that support your description.

Oct. 25, 2017

Consider the setting of a key scene or incident in your novel. Describe the setting AND explain the impact that setting has on the plot. (Just like we did with “The Most Dangerous Game”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, and “Interlopers”.

Questions 1-4 are about the BOOK specifically:
 * What you should include in your Book Talk **
 * 1) What is the book about?
 * 2) Who is the narrator?
 * 3) What is the author’s purpose? (To frighten, to develop empathy, to inform, to entertain, to tell a story, etc.)
 * 4) What surprised you?

Questions 5-8 are about the ideas in your HEAD - connect the book to your OWN thoughts:
 * 1) What information does the author assume I already know when I begin this book (NO, it is NOT how to read…)?
 * 2) What changed, challenged, or confirmed your thinking?
 * 3) What did you notice that was not expected?
 * 4) What did the story teach you about yourself?

Questions 9-10 are about how the book made you FEEL or what the story meant to you as a person:
 * 1) What connections did you make between the story and your own experience(s)?
 * 2) How does the book/story help you to be a better person/reader/student?

ENG I Essay One

Q1 essay will require you to use SPECIFIC evidence (examples) from each of the three stories we have read thus far, “The Interlopers”, “The Most Dangerous Game”, and “The Cask of Amontillado”.

You will use each of these stories to develop an essay that reflects how authors develop their stories and characters to build empathy from the reader.

Task #1

Brainstorm (list/bullet point) the traits of each of the following characters. You will have a list of traits for all EIGHT characters.

o “The Interlopers” (Georg and Ulrich)

o “The Most Dangerous Game” (Rainsford and Zaroff)

o “The Cask of Amontillado” (Montressor and Fortunato)


 * You should use the book to help you remember the types of people these characters are in terms of their actions, motivations, thoughts, desires, conflicts, etc.

Task #2

· Brainstorm ways each author helped to develop empathy for the characters in each of their respective stories.

· Thus, you will have a list that totals ideas for EACH story – three in total!

· Think about the plot and conflict in each story to help you establish how the author helped the reader develop a sense of empathy for the characters, conflicts and resolutions in each story.

Task #3 Task #4
 * 1) Create a new Google Doc and title the document ENG I Quarter One Essay.
 * 2) Summarize EACH story in ONE paragraph. Meaning, you will have three (3) SEPARATE paragraphs. *You may want to open-up your online textbook to review each story once you finish to ensure you have included ALL THE IMPORTANT details from each story!
 * 3) Summarize the character traits of all SIX characters in one paragraph.
 * 4) Summarize how the author helps YOU THE READER develop empathy in EACH story. You may have more than one paragraph for this section because you will need to explain how the empathy is developed with examples from each story. NOTE: this section should include an explanation of what empathy means!
 * 1) Remove ALL contractions (can’t; won’t; isn’t; didn’t…), all 1st/2nd person p.o.v. (I/me/we/you/your) and words such as ‘good’; ‘bad’; ‘things’!
 * 2) You should have AT LEAST SEVEN paragraphs at this point in your rough draft:
 * 3) Summaries of each story = 3 paragraphs (exposition [characters/setting], conflict, resolution, theme)
 * 4) Summary of character traits = 1 paragraph (vengeful, cruel, hopeful, vulnerable, etc.)
 * 5) Information about empathy in each story (*about how YOU the reader feel about the situations each character find themselves in)
 * 6) Review ALL of your paragraphs for EVIDENCE/SUPPORT coming directing from the stories.
 * 7) You should have at least one (1) citation per story somewhere in your essay where you directly quote from the book OR where you have paraphrased.
 * 8) Here is how an in-text citation should look (Connell 214)
 * 9) Return to the BEGINNING of the summary. It is time to write your INTRODUCTION.
 * The introduction must include multiple sentences identifying the topic of your paper, the stories the paper includes, some information about the character’s and how the author develops empathy.

Use my WEBSITE to ensure you have completed ALL tasks for the essay! ONCE, you feel that you have completed all tasks, please remember to WRITE A CONCLUSION!

On THURSDAY, Nov. 2: Rough Drafts WILL BE CHECKED for 45pts! All information for this essay is ON MY WEBSITE and You have been working on this on the computers for over a week!

SHARE YOUR essay WITH A FRIEND and complete the following:
 * NO contractions, use of “I” (1st person) or “you”/”you’re”/”your”
 * Read your friend’s essay and INSERT COMMENTS regarding:
 * Introduction - does it exist AND include the topic of the essay (empathy), introduce the stories (all 3 by title)?
 * Body paragraphs:
 * Topic Sentences
 * Summaries of EACH story (is there TOO much? Too little information?)
 * Theme
 * Summaries of character traits
 * Information about how the authors ALL develop empathy FROM the reader
 * Review ALL of your paragraphs for EVIDENCE/SUPPORT coming directing from the stories.
 * You should have at least one (1) citation per story somewhere in your essay where you directly quote from the book OR where you have paraphrased.
 * Here is how an in-text citation should look (Connell 214)

A GOOD Intro: Authors develop empathy through their characters’ traits and interactions. In addition, plots and conflicts help the reader understand ……

DO NOTs of Introductions In my essay I will talk about This essay is about In the stories The short story about…. Transitions: Also,Another,Besides, Therefore,However,

CITATIONS are REQUIRED According to Zaroff, “I hunt only the scum of the earth because they say, ‘Duh’” (Connell 214).

Stories should read like this in your essay: “The Interlopers” “The Cask of Amontillado” “The Most Dangerous Game”