Google Classroom

All communication pertaining to the 9 CP-A class will be given through Google Classroom. Students should access the 9 CP-A English Google Classroom for reading assignments, writing assignments, handouts, and PowerPoints.

The Adventures of Ulysses

We will begin reading The Adventures of Ulysses during the week of January 5.  All information and resources needed for the studying of The Adventures of Ulysses can be found on Google Classroom.

The following are the first reading due dates:

Pages viii-40 due Wednesday, January 7
Pages 41-70 due Friday, January 9
Pages 71-105 due Monday, January 12
Pages 106-146 due Thursday, January 15
Complete the book for Tuesday, January 20

Your marking period assessment will be January 22, 2015.  This will include information pertaining to the Poetic Language PowerPoint (Terms) from All Quiet on the Western Front, information pertaining to MLA Formatting and your research paper, and terms/information found on The Adventures of Ulysses PowerPoint. You will also have a section pertaining to the plot of The Adventures of Ulysses.  This will be the last grade of the marking period.  Please remember -- the marking period assessment counts more than a regular marking period test.

Research Update

*Rough draft (10 points) with a works cited page is due on Tuesday, December 16.

*Final draft (50 points) with a works cited page is due on Monday, December 21.

All students are required to complete a research paper.  If a final paper is not turned in to turnitin.com by Monday, December 21, I will be calling home to let your parents know.

You will work on the final draft at home or during your lunch periods.  No class time is allotted for the final draft.  

Research

This is the last week we will be working on the research paper.  You will be required to work on your final draft on your own and submit it to turnitin.com by the due date provided in class.

Due:  Sunday, December 7 by 11:59PM -- Note-sheets  submitted via Google Classroom
Due:  Monday, December 8 by your class period -- printed Works Cited page

Week of December 8, 2014 -- We will be working on a thesis statement, an organizational outline, and the rough draft.  A completed rough draft will be due on Monday, December 15.

The Research Paper Process

The next couple of week you will be introduced to the research paper process.  You will first learn about the High Point Media Center Databases.  You will then learn the proper way to take notes, create a works cited page, create a thesis statement, and create an organizational outline.  Once you have completed your organizational outline, you will begin writing a rough draft following the MLA format guide.  We will discuss how to write a proper introductions (which will include your thesis statement),  how to incorporate paraphrased and quoted material, how to include in-text citations with the proper MLA format, proper transition between paragraphs, and finally how to write a conclusion. Once we review and evaluate the rough drafts as a class, you will be asked to make revisions and turn in your paper to www.turnitin.com (a database that checks for plagiarism).  I will provide you with the necessary login information for www.turnitin.com when we get closer to writing the final draft.

Most of the research process and rough draft writing will be completed in class.  However, there will be times when you will be asked to finish certain tasks at home.  Please pay attention in class for due date.  All handouts on the research paper process can be accessed at Google Classroom (https://classroom.google.com ).

All Quiet on the Western Front

Reading Assignments for All Quiet on the Western Front :

Due Wednesday, November 12 -- Chapter 7

Due Thursday, November 13 -- Summaries of Chapters 8 & 9 (I will provide a copy of these summaries in class on Wednesday) and read Chapter 10 (start on Page 239 where it says "a few days later..." and read to page 269)

Due Friday, November 14 -- We will read the end of the novel together and discuss the situational irony. You will also complete a handout pertaining to situational irony.

Monday, November 17-- Test for All Quiet on the Western Front on the chapters you have read.

The test will include matching, true/false, and multiple choice questions on the plot. It will also include a literary device/poetic device section( review your PowerPoint notes on both Literary Terms and Poetic Devices found in All Quiet on the Western Front). You will also have to analyze certain quotes from the chapters you have read.  This will be the writing portion of the test.

After we complete the above tasks from the All Quiet on the Western Front Unit, you will begin the research paper process.

All Quiet on the Western Front

We will begin reading bits and pieces of All Quiet on the Western Front (WWI novel) during the week of October 27th and November 3rd.  You will need to read the following chapters:

Due Wednesday, October 29:  Chapter 1

Due Thursday, October 30:  Chapter 2

Due Monday, November 3:  Chapter 4

Due Wednesday, November 5:  Chapter 6 (This is a longer chapter...don't wait until the last minute)

All quizzes and work for All Quiet on the Western Front will go on the second marking period.

Outside Resources/Study Guides:

 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/suss97677  
(The above link is for the Gale On-Line database from the High Point On-line Resources .  Look in your planner for the password you must use.  Once you have access to it, Click on The Gale Virtual Reference Library only.  Once you get into the Reference Library, type in All Quiet on the Western Front in the Search box.)

 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/all_quiet.pdf