Real Time Test

Real Time Test:  Tuesday, Oct. 1

Test Format
Character Section (matching)
Quote Analysis (paragraph per quote analysis)
Internet Research (Study topics and understand how they are connected to the novel)
Essay (Is this a book about hope or a book about despair?  Examples for each)

Real Time Assignments

Due Tuesday, Sept. 17: 
Quiz today on the literary terms (Review PowerPoint and "Marriage is a Private Affair" Questions
Pages 1-middle of 22 of Real Time due today

Due Friday, Sept. 20:
Middle of page 22-middle of page 56 of Real Time due today

Due Monday, Sept. 23:
Middle of page 56- end of page 102 of Real Time due today

Due Wednesday, Sept. 25: 
Pages 105-136

Due Friday, Sept. 27:
Pages 139-185

END TEST:  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

We will be going to the computer lab # 438 on Thursday and Friday (9/19 & 9/20) to complete a webquest pertaining to Real Time.  The following websites will be used for the webquest:

Part I: Real Time Websiteshttp://www.answers.com/topic/pnina-moed-kass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Palestinian_suicide_attacks

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/history/

http://griid.org/2010/12/20/democrats-push-through-yet-another-anti-palestinian-resolution/

http://securitysolutions.com/news/security_exposing_hostile_intent/

Part II: Real Time Websites
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/kibbutz.html

http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/resource_center/index.asp

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005476

http://www.grouprecipes.com/91808/palestine-makluba.html

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/keffiyeh 

Questions for "Marriage is a Private Affair" due Friday, Sept. 13. 

Vocabulary Quiz on Literary Terms:  Tuesday, Sept. 17. Study!

 Please read the following pertaining to our first unit for your Grade 9 World Literature Course --

As 9^th grade English students, you will be exposed to many different cultures this year through films, literary works, and nonfiction.  What can we learn from reading articles and stories and from viewing films about different cultures?   Why is it so important for young students in today’s society to be exposed to these different cultures?  Although both of these questions will be revisited throughout the year, it is how I would like to begin your first marking period of 9^th grade English.

You will be using the film we will be watching, the articles we will be reviewing, and the short stories and novels we will be reading this marking period to help answer the above questions.  Eventually, you will answer the question in a formal thesis paper.  All of the tools you will need to be a successful high school English student will be given to you during the first marking period.

The following are the items we will be working on over the next marking period:

·         Quote Analysis

·         Critical Thinking Skills

·         Writing Skills (Thesis Statements, Paragraph Organization, MLA format, Citations, Works Cited Page, etc.)

·         Expanding Literary Term Vocabulary

To learn and strengthen these skills, we will use the following for our discussions:

·         “Marriage is a Private Affair”  (http://peopleandstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/marriage-is-a-private-affair.pdf) and other selections from World Literature: An Anthology of Great Short Stories, Drama, and Poetry 

·         Real Time

·         Osama

·         2013 summer and fall current event articles from around the world

·         Nonfiction Sample

 TAKING NOTES....

You are required to take notes while reading and viewing films.  During the first unit, your notes should focus on the essential questions listed above. 

The following will help you when it comes time to write our first thesis paper and therefore should also be a part of your notes: 

·         Where does the story take place? 

·         What culture is being discussed?

·         What is the conflict involved in the work?

·         Who are the main characters?  (spell the names correctly)

·         List the most important things you have learned about the country and culture being discussed. Include author and page number after each example.

·         Write down quotes you can use in a thesis paper to support new information you have learned about the culture being studied and quotes that will help support why it is important to study World Literature, foreign films, nonfiction pieces, and current events. Make sure the quotes you choose are significant.   It can be something someone says or it can be part of the narration.  Include author and page numbers. 

Final Exam Review Guide

Study vocabulary words from Units 4, 5, 6, and 7: 

The vocabulary words from Units 4, 5, 6, and 7 section of the exam will be given on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 during your regular English class.  Please bring your orange vocabulary book to class on that day.  I will be collecting them.

Study the definitions to the following terms:

Vignette

Imagery

Metaphor

Simile

Synesthesia

Oxymoron

Malapropism

Soliloquy

Aside

Concealment

Syntax

Diction

Round Character

Stock Character

Flat Character

Dynamic Character

Static Character

Foil

Blank Verse

Magical Realism

Allegory

Sonnet 

Couplet               

Prose

Allusion

Hyperbole

Refresh your memory on the following works:

The House on Mango Street

The Alchemist

The Whale Rider

A Doll’s House

Romeo and Juliet

Oedipus

The Minority Report

Rabbit Proof Fence

Use your tests, notes, powerpoints, webquests, library scavenger hunts, etc. from the second semester to study for this exam.  It will consist of the following types of questions:

Vocabulary (Study units 4, 5, 6, and 7!)  
                                                                             

Literary Terms (Study the terms listed!)  
                                                                                          

Open-ended Response  (know your characters!)     
                                                                      

Quote Analysis (know your characters, plot, and themes of the works!)  
                          

Essay (know your characters, plot, and themes of the works!)     
                 

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater Quiz -- Thursday,  May 30 (You must study for this quiz!  Study PowerPoint notes, webquest notes, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and Globe Theater notes and handouts.)

*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD.  It is about 40 minutes in length.  If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28.  I will let you borrow the CD for the period.  You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer.  You will need your headphones.

Romeo and Juliet End Test --Monday, June 3 *note change of end test from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3! (This will include an objective section and an essay section. Please have the handout on the philosophy of life for Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio completed prior to the end test...it can be used for one part of the essay section.) 

Romeo and Juliet Skit:   "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD

Online text of Romeo and Juliet: 
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

Study guide for Romeo and Juliet: 
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html

Romeo and Juliet

Upcoming activities and test dates are listed below.

Vocabulary Quiz:  Unit 7 -- Thursday, May 23 (study spelling, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech)

Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater Quiz -- Thursday,  May 30 (You must study for this quiz!  Study PowerPoint notes, webquest notes, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and Globe Theater notes and handouts.)

*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD.  It is about 40 minutes in length.  If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28.  I will let you borrow the CD for the period.  You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer.  You will need your headphones.

Romeo and Juliet End Test -- TBD (This will include an objective section and an essay section. Please have the handout on the philosophy of life for Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio completed prior to the end test...it can be used for one part of the essay section. 

Romeo and Juliet Skit:   "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD

Online text of Romeo and Juliet: 
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

Study guide for Romeo and Juliet: 
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html

Romeo and Juliet

We will be viewing, reading, and listening to Romeo and Juliet over the next couple of weeks.  I will be giving you a log entry assignment this week to think about as we are starting Romeo and Juliet.   The due date will be determined once we have finished the play. 

May is the month of many trips for some 9th grade students.  Please remember you are responsible for any work you miss in class.  If you miss a day of the film, you will need to borrow the play and read the scenes you have missed.  I would appreciate you reminding me a day in advance when you will be out of class due to a trip. 

Finish out your 9th grade year on a positive note...work hard...stay focused...and enjoy.  It has been a great year!