Starnes

jstarnes@latinpcs.org
 * English 9 -- Delta Δ **

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
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//** If you opt for the Full Band assignments, you must also complete the acoustic. Acoustic assignments are mandatory. **//

There will not be any homework this week. However, there is one last Full Band assignment; it is to complete the entire review packet. If you choose to do this last Full Band, you are choosing the desire for success. Not only will it prepare you for the final exam and help your grade, it will also take you one step closer to where you want to be.
 * REVIEW WEEK!**

//Acoustic:// **FINISH PROJECT!** //Acoustic:// Write 3 sentences and diagram them.
 * Due Monday, 5/21 LAST HW ASSIGNMENT!**
 * Due Thursday, 5/17**

//Full Band:// Write 6 sentences and diagram them. Three of these must have more than a subject, verb, and direct object.

//Acoustic:// 1. Partial Script 2. One Quotation for Justification paper
 * Due Wednesday, 5/16**

//Full Band:// One-paragraph response: What struck you the most having now read //Fahrenheit 451//?

//Acoustic:// 1. Choose the two topics for your group's project. These must be submitted either by email or on paper. 2. Finish the Ray Bradbury Interview handout.
 * Due Monday, 5/14**

//Acoustic:// Finish reading to page 147.
 * Due Friday, 5/11**

//Acoustic:// None.
 * Due Thursday, 5/10**

//Acoustic:// None.
 * Due Wednesday, 5/9**

//Acoustic:// Read to page 123 in F451
 * Due Monday, 5/7**

//Full Band:// Write a three-paragraph summary of the reading

//Acoustic:// Read pages 98-104 in F451 and study for the reading quiz
 * Due Friday, 5/4**

//Acoustic:// Read pages 89-95 in F451
 * Due Thursday, 5/3**

//Acoustic:// Reading questions for pages 81-89 of F451
 * Due Wednesday, 5/2**

//Acoustic:// Final draft due.
 * Due Monday, 4/30**

//Acoustic:// Read pages 76-80 in F451 and study for reading quiz
 * Due Friday, 4/27**

//Acoustic:// Read pages 67-71 in //Fahrenheit 451// and write a one-paragraph response. Finish Peer Conferences worksheet.
 * Due Thursday, 4/26**

//Acoustic:// If you haven't sent me a rough draft yet, please do so ASAP.
 * Due Wednesday, 4/25**

//Full Band:// Go for a 30 minute walk and write a one-paragraph reflection.

//Acoustic:// Yes, I know we do not have class today. However, your first drafts are due today and should be emailed to me so that I can have feedback for you tomorrow.
 * Due Tuesday, 4/24**

//Acoustic:// First Draft of Short Story due Tuesday via email.
 * Due Monday, 4/23**

//Acoustic:// Finish the group questions.
 * Due Friday, 4/20**

//Full Band:// Answer TWO of the other group questions on the "Meaning of Life" worksheet.

//Acoustic:// Film questions.
 * Due Thursday, 4/19**

//Acoustic:// Letter to Montag/Mildred/Clarisse assignment
 * Due Wednesday, 4/18**

//Acoustic:// Finish reading questions for pages 38-45
 * Due Friday, 4/13**

//Full Band:// Finalize your drawings of the Mechanical Hound!

//Acoustic:// Finish reading questions for pages 29-37.
 * Due Thursday, 4/12**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// Finish reading questions. STUDY FOR READING QUIZ on pages 21-28
 * Due Wednesday, 4/11**

//Full Band:// Draw a detailed drawing of what you envision the Mechanical Hound likes like. (Must use a piece of 81/2x11 blank paper)

//Acoustic:// 1. Read pages 16-21 in //Fahrenheit 451// 2. Finish any classwork you have not completed from today 3. Study for Reading Quiz on tonight's reading!
 * Due Monday, 4/9**

//Full Band:// none. //Acoustic:// Finish the reading questions for pages 1-7 if you have not.
 * Due Friday, 4/6**

//Full Band//: none

//Acoustic:// Pre-reading Worksheet
 * Due Thursday, 4/5**

//Full Band:// none

//Acoustic:// Write a one-paragraph response to **TWO** of the Socratic Seminar questions. [you will have two paragraphs total]
 * Due Friday, 3/23**

//Full Band:// Write a one-paragraph response to **FOUR** of the Socratic Seminar questions

//Acoustic:// Read and annotate to page 55
 * Due Wednesday, 3/21**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// Read and Annotate to page 48
 * Due Monday, 3/19**

//Full Band:// Two-paragraph response -- Do you believe Antigone did the right thing by honoring her brother? Or should she have obeyed Creon's decree? Justify your reasoning.

//Acoustic:// 1. Finish reading and annotating pages 32, 33, & 34
 * Due Friday, 3/16**

2. Study for the Reading Quiz tomorrow

//Full Band:// Read and Annotate the Aristotle reading and answer the questions that accompany it.

//Acoustic:// Read and Annotate pages 25-27 of //Antigone//
 * Due Thursday, 3/15**

//Full Band:// Read and Annotate the Aristotle reading and answer the questions that accompany it.

//Acoustic:// Read and annotate pages 15-21 of //Antigone//
 * Due Wednesday, 3/14**

//Full Band:// none. //Acoustic:// Watch the YouTube video about Oedipus Rex (link below) and answer the questions in the packet. [|Oedipus Rex Video]
 * Due Monday, 3/12**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// 1. Finish the "The Importance of Burial in Greek Religion" Worksheet.
 * Due Thursday, 3/8**

2. If you did not finish the "Oedipus Rex" questions, those are due as well.

//Full Band:// Why do you think Washington Latin believes it is important to read the classics, such as //Antigone//?

//Acoustic:// none.
 * Due Wednesday, 3/7**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// none.
 * Due Tuesday, 3/6 --> Yes, we have class today. We are operating on a Monday Schedule this week.**

//Full Band:// none.


 * Due Monday, 3/5**
 * //Acoustic://**
 * Shakespeare Project due. **


 * What you need to turn in (printed and stapled together) **
 * 1. Cover page **
 * 2. Summary **
 * 3. Theme **
 * 4. Script **
 * 5. One copy of your classroom activity **


 * //Full Band://**
 * none. **

//Acoustic://
 * Due Friday, 3/2**
 * Shakespeare Project due. **


 * What you need to turn in (printed and stapled together) **
 * 1. Cover page **
 * 2. Summary **
 * 3. Theme **
 * 4. Script **
 * 5. One copy of your classroom activity **

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// Finalize your Shakespeare projects.
 * Due Thursday, 3/1**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// One person must email me the activity your group will be teaching to the class.
 * Due Wednesday, 2/28**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// Individual Script due.
 * Due Monday, 2/26**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// Your group's THEME should be complete and shared with me on Google Docs
 * Due Friday, 2/23**

//Full Band:// Choose an excerpt of original Shakespearean text and analyze it.

//Acoustic:// Your group's summary should be complete and shared with me on Google Docs.
 * Due Thursday, 2/22**

//Full Band:// Why do you think we still read Shakespeare? (2 paragraphs)

//Acoustic:// Read your assigned ACT of //A Midsummer Night's Dream.// Write a 4-sentence summary of your act. This is a homework grade and will not count towards your project.
 * Due Wednesday, 2/21**

//Acoustic:// none.
 * Due Friday, 2/16**

//Acoustic:// Prepare for poem recitations.
 * Due Thursday, 2/15**

//Acoustic:// Practice reciting your poem in front of someone for **30 minutes**
 * Due Wednesday, 2/14**

//Acoustic:// Final Draft due
 * Due Friday, 2/9**

//Full Band:// None.

//Acoustic:// 1) Work on your final drafts 2) Record audio of you reciting your poem **5** times and email the recording to me
 * Due Thursday, 2/8**

//Full Band:// Choose a different poem from the POL website and use the 6-step method to analyze it

//Acoustic:// Write your poem by hand 3 times
 * Due Wednesday, 2/7**

//Full Band:// Write your poem by hand 10 times

//Acoustic:// Rough Draft due.
 * Due Monday, 2/5**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// Read chapter 23 and study for reading quiz.
 * Due Thursday, 2/2**

//Full Band:// none.

//Acoustic:// 1) Read Chapter 22 in //Things Fall Apart// 2) Have your poem selected and bring a printed copy to class 3) Work on your TFA essays
 * Due Wednesday, 2/1**

//Full Band:// Write a 2 paragraph summary of chapter 22

//Acoustic:// Choose an essay topic and finish reading chapter 21.
 * Due Monday, 1/29**

//Full Band:// None.

//Acoustic:// Write a one-paragraph summary of Chapter 19
 * Due Friday, 1/26**

//Full Band:// Read your Independent Reading book for 20 minutes and write 5 sentences about what you read. Be sure to include the title and author of your book.

//Acoustic:// Journal prompt on page 65 in TFA packet
 * Due Thursday 1/25**

//Full Band:// none

//Acoustic:// Finish questions 5, 8, 9, 10, and 12 in TFA packet (pg. 58-59) Read Chapter 17
 * Due Wednesday, 1/24**

//Full Band:// Why is it difficult for the Ibo people to take the Christians seriously? (One paragraph)

//Acoustic:// Finish reading chapter 15 and read chapter 16 in //Things Fall Apart//. Bring in an independent reading book.
 * Due Monday, 1/22**

//Full Band:// None.

//Acoustic:// Study for the test!
 * Due Friday, 1/19**

//Full Band:// Complete the study guide.

Study for the Test!
 * Due Thursday, 1/18**

//Acoustic:// Read and Annotate Chapter 13 in //Things Fall Apart.// Pg. 43 & 44 in TFA packet.
 * Due Wednesday, 1/17**

//Full Band:// pg. 45, 46, 48 in TFA packet.
 * These pages in the packet are challenging. Therefore, you are able to earn up to 30 extra credit points for your responses.

//Acoustic:// Finish reading chapter 11 and write a 2 paragraph summary.
 * Due Friday, 1/12**

//Full Band:// None.

//Acoustic:// Finish page 40 in your TFA packet Write your own fable -- 2-3 paragraphs
 * Due Thursday, 1/11**

//Full Band:// Write your own fable -- **5 paragraphs**

//Acoustic:// Finish reading Chapter 10 and complete pages 35 & 36 in the TFA packet
 * Due Wednesday, 1/10**

//Full Band:// 1-2 paragraph summary about Uzowulu's case

//Acoustic:// Read pages 63-86 in //Things Fall Apart//
 * Due Monday, 1/8**

Pages 29, 31, and 32

//Full Band:// Page 30 in the packet

//Acoustic:// Finish chapter 6 and complete page 23 in your TFA packets.
 * Due Thursday, 1/4**

//Full Band:// Write a two paragraph summary of chapter 6.


 * ENJOY THE BREAK! **

//Acoustic:// Finish letter to Unoka Catch up with your packet work -- These will be collected tomorrow
 * Due Wednesday, 12/20**

//Full Band:// None

The full band short story assignment. Make-up work in your packet. I'll be collecting your TFA packets on Wednesday.
 * Due Tuesday, 12/19**

//Acoustic:// Check PowerSchool for any missing assignments in Quarter Two. You may complete them and submit them to me for some credit.
 * Due Monday, 12/18**

//Full Band:// Keep working on the story!

//Acoustic:// Study for Quiz on Archetypes and Vocabulary for Chapters 1-4 Finish quiz review if you haven't
 * Due Friday, 12/15**

//Full Band: Due 12/18// If you were a character in a short story, which archetype would you be and why? Once you answer which archetype you would be, write that short story in 1-2 pages in length due Monday 12/18. The story can be about ANYTHING you want. This is an opportunity for you to practice your writing. This can only help you. It will not hurt your grade. Have fun with this should you choose to do it!

//Acoustic//: Before we start reading chapter 5, think about the role of women in society. In a **paragraph,** what is the role of women in society? What do you think the role of women is in Umuofia?
 * Due Thursday, 12/14**

//No Full Band assignment tonight.//

//Acoustic:// Finish the short response questions (pg. 19 in packet) Chapter 1-4 vocab (pg. 6 & 7 in packet)
 * Due Wednesday, 12/13**

//Full Band:// Elaborate on your response to the 3rd short response question. Provide an example from your life. How did this experience shape your views on tradition? Is tradition important? Why or why not? 1**-3 paragraphs**

//Acoustic//: pg. 16 in packet re-read and annotate chapter 3
 * Due Monday, 12/11**

//Full Band:// write a 2 paragraph summary of chapter 3 and complete pg. 16 in the packet

1) If you haven't finished the classwork (pg. 7,8, & 9 in the packet), do that. 2) Read and annotate Chapter 2
 * Due Friday, 12/8**

1) pg. 5 in your TFA packet (proverbs) 2) re-read Chapter 1 of //Things Fall Apart// & Annotate!
 * Due Thursday, 12/7**

1) If you earned a 75% or less on you Grammar test, you may do test corrections. These are due on Friday **12/8** 2) pg. 2-3 in your TFA packet (Archetypes)
 * Due Wednesday, 12/6**

Pre-Reading of //Things Fall Apart// (1st page of the packet) Compare and contrast the covers worksheet
 * Due Monday, 12/4**

Study for Grammar Test! Grammar Packet due Think about "culture" to prepare for tomorrow's Socratic Seminar
 * Due Friday, 12/1**

Questions 1,3,4, and 5 on the movie worksheet. Study for grammar test on Friday!
 * Due Thursday, 11/30**

Diagramming WS
 * Due Wednesday, 11/29**


 * Have a super rad Thanksgiving break!!!**

Final Draft Due. What you need to turn in (printed): 1. Outline 2. First Draft 3. Second Draft 4. Final Draft
 * Due Monday, 11/20**

Juror Trait Packet. Work on your paper.
 * Due Friday, 11/17**

Second Draft Due
 * Due Thursday, 11/16**

Work on your second draft Email your citations to me in a either a Word Doc or a Google Doc
 * Due Wednesday, 11/15**

First Draft Due Complete AND printed outline
 * Due Monday, 11/13**

You must have your sources chosen and cited in NoodleTools by **11:59 pm**
 * Due Friday, 11/10**

Parts III & IV in grammar packet/study guide Background Research Packet
 * Due Thursday, 11/9**

1. Choose your court case for your research paper. 2. Work through the //Verbs// section in your grammar packet.
 * Due Wednesday, 11/8**

Quote analysis packet due. Prepare for Socratic Seminar.
 * Due Monday, 11/6**

Work on quote analysis packet Write down TWO possible topics or issues you would like to discuss in next Monday's Socratic Seminar. They must be related to //12 Angry Men.// Keep in mind that you will be writing a reflection on this. So think of topics about which you are passionate about or in which you are genuinely interested.
 * Due Thursday, 11/2**
 * Due Wednesday, 11/1**

//12 Angry Men// Worksheet Study for Subjective Complements Quiz
 * Due Monday, 10/30**

5 sentence response to the following question: Consider the different definitions of "the slums" that we discussed in class.
 * Due Friday, 10/27**
 * Are "the slums" a breeding ground for criminals? **

nihil
 * Due Thursday, 10/26**

Subject Complements Worksheet AND Highlight the Stage Directions from pages 11-20
 * Due Wednesday, 10/25**

Annotated Bibliography revisions due -- only if this applies to you **Two Paragraph Response:** **How did you feel about today's Socratic Seminar?** **Did your opinion on Capital Punishment change?** **What is your view on Capital Punishment after our discussion?**
 * Due Monday, 10/23**

Review what we've read so far and fill out what you can on the Juror Packet. TRAITS ONLY.
 * Due Friday, 10/20**

Study for Court Terms Quiz Highlight the stage directions on pages 5-10 of 12 Angry Men
 * Due Thursday, 10/19**

Write a one-paragraph response to the following question:
 * Due Wednesday, 10/18**
 * What biases do you hold? Are there stereotypes that affect the way you think? You may not notice these; think hard. **

Annotated Bibliography is due today. Hand in a printed to me and share it on Google Drive with me as well.
 * Due Monday, 10/16**

Catch up with your annotating; I will be collecting your books TOMORROW. Have 1 of your citations complete!!
 * Due Friday, 10/13**

Re-read and catch up with annotations if you are behind. Work on your annotated bibliographies
 * Due Thursday, 10/12**

None. Go for a walk without your phones or music. Bring a book, find a rock, and read.
 * Due Wednesday, 10/11**

You **MUST** have your topic chosen before class begins tomorrow. Ms. Hamm will be with us in class tomorrow. Be prepared to take notes!
 * Due Friday, 10/6**


 * Due Thursday, 10/5**

Write two paragraphs for each answer.

1. We talked today about Western Education and what that entails. What are some aspects of your education that you believe should be universal and not exclusive to Western Civilization?

2. Malala writes, "Fiona told me that over two hundred journalists from around the world had come to the hospital to see me. Except for that one day when I tried to watch the BBC, I hadn't seen the news since I had arrived. But now I understood: I //was// the news" (Yousafzai 166). You (student) wake up and realize that you are all over the news. What is your cause? What are you fighting for and why?

Diagramming Worksheet Read & annotate chapters 29 & 30
 * Due Wednesday, 10/4**

Come in with THREE possible research topics for the Annotated Bibliography Read & annotate Chapters 26, 27, & 28
 * Due Monday, 10/2**

Read & annotate Chapters 22 & 23 Create a discussion question for both chapters
 * Due Friday, 9/29**

Read & annotate Chapters 20 & 21 Study for Quote ID quiz Create a discussion question for one of the two chapters
 * Due Thursday, 9/28**

Read & annotate Chapters 16, 17, 18, & 19 Diary Entry assignment
 * Due Wednesday, 9/27**

Read & annotate chapters 12, 13, 14, & 15 Highlight 3 sentences you find puzzling that you would like to discuss in class on Monday
 * Due Monday, 9/25**

Essay and outline due! Read & annotate chapters 9, 10, & 11 Read up to the ** PINK LINE ** in the article to prepare for tomorrow's Socratic Seminar
 * Due Friday, 9/22**

Study for Reading/Diagramming Quiz
 * Due Thursday, 9/21**


 * Due Wednesday, 9/20**
 * Read & annotate chapters 7 & 8 **
 * Extra Credit if you can name this band and write it at the top of your quiz **



Read & annotate* chapter 6 //*I will check for annotations// Outline for Essay!!!
 * Due Monday, 9/18**


 * Due Friday, 9/15**
 * No Homework. Enjoy the afternoon. Perhaps ambulate through a park. **

Read Chapter 1 & Study for Reading Quiz
 * Due Thursday, 9/14**

Read the Prologue in //I Am Malala// and write three sentences about what you read. Go for another 30 minute walk without your phone or music.
 * Due Monday, 9/11**

Study for LBITU Test!!!!!
 * Due Friday, 9/8**

There, They're, and Their Worksheet AND 1 paragraph response to someone else's poem. -- What did you like about this person's poem?
 * Due Thursday, 9/7**

In a paragraph (5 to 7 sentences), discuss one thing you agreed with or disagreed with during our Socratic Seminar today.
 * Due Wednesday, 9/6**
 * FINAL DRAFT OF JOURNEY POEM **
 * If you have not submitted a rough draft, please email me one by Saturday night so I can give you feedback before the final draft due date. **

Complete questions 1-3 on the back of the article we discussed in class today.
 * Due Friday, 9/1**

Rough draft of Journey Poem due Read & Annotate "The Problem With An Almost-Perfect Genetic World" > Come to class prepared to discuss this article
 * Due Thursday, 8/31**

Journey Poem Planner WS
 * Due Wednesday, 8/30**
 * Again, if you haven't gotten your syllabus signed, you MUST do this. I will begin to take off participation points each day it is not turned in.

Vocab WS (second side) //Both sides should be completed// Go for a walk without your cell phones or any music. If you have not turned in your syllabus, please do so by Monday. You will not get hw credit for it but you still must do this.
 * Due Monday, 8/28**

Vocab WS (front side only) Bring in an independent reading book Sign and return syllabus
 * Due Friday, 8/25**

"Letter to me" Bring //The Last Book in the Universe// to class.
 * Due Thursday, 8/24**

Welcome to English 9 with Mr. Starnes! Also, welcome to 9th Grade.
 * Wednesday, 8/23**

What do I need to do to prepare for my first day of high school?


 * Be sure to have read //The Last Book In The Universe// and bring the book to class!!!!!!**