Weekend Notes:

Hi, all. I hope you're having a good weekend and enjoying the little sun that we have!

A few items for you:

**Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule", "important dates", and "course documents" links in order to prepare for the near future.

**Please, at your leisure, check out and preview the following website in order to prepare for the research project this coming week.

http://www.msu.edu/~robin333/webquest/index.html

**Please don't hesitate to contact me this weekend if you have questions regarding the novel notes that are due on Monday and/or the presentations. I'm here to help!

Prepare yourselves for Monday!

Heads-up for Monday (Oct. 5):

Mr. Robinson will absent from classes. Please expect the following for class:

1.) You will continue your novel reading and note-taking work in class. Expect to show your "1/2 novel and notes" assignments to Mr. Robinson on Tuesday.

2.) You will be given another Latin/Greek roots and key words packet in class by the sub. You are expected to look over all of the information and come to class on Tuesday with another round of completed flashcards using the packet. Use the same format for the flashcards as last week!

Special Note: GO STATE!!!!

Check out...

...the updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" link to the right in order to prepare for upcoming English 9a items!

1/2 Novel Check for Monday, Oct. 5:

Please be sure to have all of the following completed by Monday:

1.) 1/2 of your novel should be read.

2.) 1/2 of your "plot summaries" should be completed.

3.) 3 of your 6 "characters" should be completely filled out.

4.) 1 of your two "settings" should be completed...color picture and complete paragraph.

5.) 2 of your 4 "styles" should be documented.

**See your direction sheet if you're confused...or contact me!

HOMEWORK for Tuesday:

1.) Continue/Begin your reading and written analysis of your "choice novel".

2.) Bring 10 blank notecards of any size to class for Tuesday.

Check out...

...the updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links below and to the right in order preview next week's details and beyond!

Reminder...

PLEASE do not hesitate to contact me, ask questions, voice concerns, make comments, etc. this weekend (and ANY day!) regarding any English related item...especially the Personal Narratives that are due on MONDAY!

And remember, you will be turning in ALL of the accompanying materials: brainstorm sheet, outline, edited rough draft, and final draft.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Personal Narrative work:

Just so we're clear, guys and girls, here are the remaining requirements and due dates for the essays:

**DUE THURSDAY: completed rough drafts...and we'll revise/edit them during class that day. Don't forget to add at least 4 complex sentences and 2 bolded descriptive words!

**DUE MONDAY: Final drafts...plus ALL materials (brainstorm, outline, edited rough draft).

See you soon!

Reminders for Monday, Sept. 20

**Assignment: "Thank You Ma'm" and accompanying written assignment.

**Quiz: complete sentences, fragments, and run-on...study your notes!

**Test:
1.) key literary terms...all of your flashcards (definitions, examples, and pictures)
2.) short stories..."Cask...", "Most Dangerous...", "Interlopers", "Necklace",
"Gift...", "Thank you..."

Prepare, prepare, prepare! And, of course, feel free to contact me with questions, concerns, etc.

Key Literary Terms:

Ladies and gentlemen, be sure that you are finding English-related definitions for each of the 41 terms for your flashcards. Words like "aside" and "act" can obviously mean different things outside of the English context, but we're interested in "a short speech delivered from an actor to the audience" and "the largest unit of a play" as respective definitions instead.

Also, I understand that drawing pictures for each of these terms might be a bit difficult, but do your best and try to come up with a picture that'll help you remember the term and it's true meaning in the future!

I hope everyone's having a good weekend and enjoying the weather. Soon enough, it'll be cold out! See everyone tomorrow (Monday). Don't hesitate to email me or see me early tomorrow morning for questions/concerns.

Clarification...

...for all English 9a students:

1.) The assignment for "The Cask of Amontillado" is due tomorrow (Friday).

2.) The key literary terms flashcards are due on Monday, Sept. 14.

As always, check the "weekly schedule" link to the right for due date details!

GOOD LUCK

...with the first week of school, ladies and gentlemen. Let's get off to a good start!