• KEY:

  • M = Monday
  • T  = Tuesday
  • W  = Wednesday
  • TH  = Thursday
  • F = Friday
  • SAT. = Saturday
  • SUN. = Sunday
  • CW = Classwork
  • EXM = Exam
  • F-EXM = Final Exam
  • GW=Group work
  • HW = Homework
  • I-CD = in-class discussion (this may take place on WordPress and/or inside the classroom. Be sure to pay attention to instructions/directions).
  • PP = Project Presentation
  • RA = Remind App.
  • TBD = to be determined
  • TBU = to be updated
  • TKAM = To Kill a Mockingbird
  • TST = Test
  • Q = Quiz
  • WP = WordPress

DUE DATES

Unless noted otherwise, due dates are set, and only subject to change made by your teacher. This course will also have requirements that are not listed on this schedule. Be sure to pay attention in class to these changes. Remember 1st day late: 25% off your final grade and 2nd day late: 50%. After the 2nd day, you will receive a 0. Do not bother turning in anything after the second day.

REMIND WEBSITE & APP

For notice of immediate changes, assigned assignments, readings, projects, trips, due dates, etc. Please download the Remind Application ( Android | Apple ). This can be downloaded on your phones, tablets, and/or computers. Please be sure to tune into the website if you ever have any questions pertaining to assignments, coursework, and/or trips. I will answer questions and/or concerns in real time.

WORDPRESS WEBSITE & APP

WordPress is where you will upload some of your assignments, I-CD points, take quizzes, test, etc. Be sure you are checking the website periodically. More than likely, I will send out reminders using the Remind App. WordPress also has an app as well. You can download it on tablets and phones.

SCHEDULE

T 03.01.17

• Syllabus (Q)
• Syllabus Legal Guardian & Student Returned Signed (HW)
• SRI Test
• Rhetoric Devices, TBD, (based on class background)
• Introduction to Annotations, TBD (based on class background)
• Introduction to ELA 9 Classroom Website

W 04.01

• SRI Test (continued only if everyone was not able to complete it)
• Rhetoric Devices
• Annotations (Due during random comp. book check)
• ELA 9 Classroom Website
• TKAM (Read Chapters 1-4, you should be able to complete reading chapters 1-4 by SUN. 08, JANUARY). (HW)

TH 05.01

• Rhetoric Devices & Annotations
• ELA 9 Classroom Website
• Annotations (I-CD, HW)
• TKAM (Read Chapters 1-4)(HW)

F 06.01

• TKAM (Read Chapters 1-4)(HW)
• Annotations (I-CD, HW)

SAT.-SUN. 07-08.01

• TKAM (Read Chapters 1-4)(HW)
• Class discussion over Chapters 1-4

M 09.01

• TKAM (Chapters 1-4)(Q)
• TKAM, (I-CD)
• Class discussion over Chapters 1-4
• Class reading
• Annotations (I-CD, HW)

T 10.01

• TKAM (Chapters 1-4)(Q)
• TKAM, (I-CD)
• Assigned Reading, TKAM, (Chapters 4-8)
• Annotations (I-CD, HW)
• Class discussion over Chapters 1-4
• Class reading

W 11.01

• TKAM, (I-CD)
• Assigned Reading, TKAM, (Chapters 4-8)
• Annotations (I-CD, HW)
• Class reading and group reading

F 13.01

• TKAM (Chapters 4-8)
• TKAM, (I-CD)
• Assigned Reading, Thank You Ma’am, (Response & Analysis)(CW)
• Annotations (I-CD, HW)
• Class discussion over Chapters 1-4
• Class reading

T 17.01

• TKAM, (I-CD)
• Assigned Reading, TKAM, (Chapters 4-8)
• Class reading and group reading
• Research assigned (The Civil Rights Movement, Jim Crow Laws, and/or The Great Depression)(CW)(I-CD) Groups need to at least research 2 or more topics.

F 17.01

• Assigned Reading, TKAM, (Chapters 4-8)(I-CD)
• Class reading and group reading
• Research assigned (The Civil Rights Movement, Jim Crow Laws, and/or The Great Depression)(CW) Groups need to at least research 2 or more topics.

M 16.01

• Assigned Reading, TKAM, (Chapters 9-11)(I-CD)
• Class reading and group reading
• Research assigned (The Civil Rights Movement, Jim Crow Laws, and/or The Great Depression)(CW) Groups need to at least research 2 or more topics.

M 07.02-08.02

• TKAM, (Chapters 9-11)(Q)(Analysis of passages)

F 13.02

• Short Film/Research, Requiem for the American Dream, by Noam Chomsky (Available on Netflix, Apple Store, Google Play, etc. & for free viewing in class and after school)
• Introduction to Howard Zinn
• Graphic Novels: March Books 1, 2, & Three.

TH 16.02

• Short Film/Research, Requiem for the American Dream, by Noam Chomsky (Available on Netflix, Apple Store, Google Play, etc. & for free viewing in class and after school)
• Introduction to Howard Zinn
• Graphic Novels: March Books 1, 2, & Three.