2020 English 9

 Today we are going to finish taking notes on literary elements, post words of the day, and begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game" (page 58 in your textbooks) and fill out short story outlines as we read. Short Outline Link - go HERE Examples of WORDS OF THE DAY Scruples (noun) Jake's scruples about the long run to Upper Lake did not impress Mr. Fielding, so Jake also ran around the lake and did planks for twenty minutes until he begged forgiveness for his crimes.  Nocturnal (adjective) The nocturnal sightings of the aliens, glowing and armed with lasers as they maybe, did not perturb the students from playing outside after midnight.

   Today we are going to create blogs (go to blogger.com), review UNIT 1, and take notes on Literary Elements. Homework: Look up vocabulary words and post on your blogs or in quizlet. Vocabulary Words - to look up and post on your blogs or quizlet Scruples Nocturnal Reciprocate Indolent Gaunt Futile Furtive Bland Palpable Gossamer Naive Unit I SHORT STORY              In this unit students will read short stories from various authors and look at literary devices employed in each story.  The short story is the most compact prose form and therefore the best to look at as an introduction to literature.  The devices the students discover in this unit will reappear throughout the semester when we discuss The Novel, DRAMA and POETRY.  The ultimate goal for students to acquire the basic understanding of the working of literary at a root and elementary level. Students will be ...

  Today we are going to discuss the English 9 course, what to expect this year, medieval torture devices. Then we will hand out books and look up vocabulary words (below). Vocabulary Words - to look up and post on quizlet Scruples Nocturnal Reciprocate Indolent Gaunt Futile Furtive Bland Palpable Gossamer Naive ENGLISH 9: Exploration of Literary and Nonfiction Genres Course Description Aligned to the Common Core Standards, English 9, a writing and reading-skills developmental course, integrates a variety of literary genres with various writing techniques and writing projects.  It is designed to strengthen the student’s comprehension of a wide range of reading materials found in high school and the world beyond, and to give students the opportunity to develop as a writer by introducing and incorporating many different writing strategies into the student’s own work.  The literary genres covered will include short stories, poetry, novels, as well as n...