Posted: December 9, 2013
Persuasive Essays are due on Wednesday, December 10. Essays must be typed and in MLA format. Don't forget: 10% will be deducted for each day the essay is late.
Ms. Kelly Notes
Language Arts 9
Notes
Posted: December 3, 2013
Persuasive Essay topics and outlines are due tomorrow. I went over a list of potential topics in class today, so you can choose one of those or the "Do Manners Matter" topic you wrote on last week.
Posted: December 3, 2013
Chapters 25 and 26 of To Kill a Mockingbird are to be read for Thursday.
Posted: November 21, 2013
Chapter 16 of To Kill a Mockingbird is to be read for Monday.
Don't forget to pass in your Jem writing assignments- they were due on Monday.
Posted: November 14, 2013
Energy drink labels (and write-ups) were due today
Independent Corrections sheets for your extended narratives are due by next Thursday (to get 5% added to your mark)
Signed immunization forms are due back tomorrow (even if you aren't getting the immunization)
Posted: November 14, 2013
To Kill a Mockingbird:
read Chapter 9 for tomorrow.
Jem writing assignments are due on Monday (I will collect your duotangs for the novel then).
Posted: November 12, 2013
Homework: read Chapter 7 of To Kill a Mockingbird for tomorrow.
I handed out lists of incomplete assignments to some of you today. Thursday is the deadline for getting these passed in.
Posted: November 8, 2013
Please have Chapters 4 and 5 of To Kill a Mockingbird read for Tuesday.
Posted: November 8, 2013
Extended Narratives were due today: 10% is deducted for each day late. Remember to bring in an excuse for your absence if you weren't here to pass it in today.
Energy Drink label assignment is due on Thursday, November 14th. See me for the assignment sheet if you were absent.
Posted: November 5, 2013
Extended Narratives are due on Friday, November 8th. Narratives are to be in MLA format (typed, double-spaced, etc. We went over the format for name and date in class). Please pass in your draft with the narrative- I will be looking for revisions.
Tuesday is the deadline for your reading goals. One week left!
Posted: November 5, 2013
Flash fiction horror stories were due on Monday (you had two class days last week to work on them). Remember: they should be 500 words or less, and are to be typed and double-spaced.
You worked on the To Kill a Mockingbird Setting searches for the past two classes, and they are due tomorrow. The previous note on my teacher page has the links to the search instructions and the worksheet.
Tuesday is the deadline for your reading goals.
Posted: October 22, 2013
Reading Like a Writer Assessment: Friday, October 25
Today I reviewed how to go through a piece of writing and annotate it for the effectiveness of various writing strategies (showing that you can "read like a writer"). The "Eleven" assignment you started in class is due tomorrow. On Friday, you will be given a new story and will be assessed on your ability to identify and comment on the effectiveness of voice, sensory details, conventional artistry and slowing down time.
Extended Narrative drafts are due on Monday- you will have classtime on Wednesday and Thursday to work on them.
Posted: October 17, 2013
Today I modelled the process for organizing your extended narratives, and had you give me feedback on organizing my narrative.
At this point, you should have completed the following things for your narrative:
decided on a place to base it on
created a storyboard
cut up the storyboard
rearranged the storyboard in a order you are happy with and glued/stapled it into your notebook
started to draft
Tomorrow we will be focusing on narrative leads.
Progress Reports go home tomorrow.
Posted: October 17, 2013
Due tomorrow:
Article of the Week #4 (iPads in the classroom)
"Sentry" reading comprehension questions and creative extension
Bring your independent novel to class tomorrow
Picture orders are due
Posted: October 16, 2013
Homework:
1. Read Like a Writer- "14 Black Birch Lane"
Highlight and label where the author uses the following writing techniques in the narrative:
conventional artistry
snapshot moments
emotion
2. Work on the storyboard for your extended narrative. You will need these storyboards tomorrow.