Short Stories

Homework Assignments: Week 8 English 9 Monday 10/15 Revise and write the second draft of your essay on “The Necklace” or “Raymond’s Run.” Due Tuesday. Tuesday 10/16 Complete Vocabulary #3. Check the vocabulary page to get the words and directions. Wednesday 10/17 Study for Vocabulary Quiz #3. Make sure you know the right definitions for all 30 words. Check the vocabulary page to get the definitions and see example sentences. The quiz will be on Friday. Thursday 10/18 Based on class discussion, the writing notes, and my comments on your essay, begin revising your essay. Final drafts are due on Monday. Friday 10/19 Read in your IR book. Finish the final draft of your essay on “The Necklace” or “Raymond’s Run.” Essays are due on Monday. Vocabulary Quiz #3 will be on Tuesday 10/23. Homework Assignments: Week 7 Monday 10/8 Work on the first draft of your essay on “The Necklace” or “Raymond’s Run.” Tuesday 10/9 Finish writing the first draft of your essay on “The Necklace” or “Raymond’s Run.” Due Friday. Wednesday 10/10 No homework—pack trip. Thursday 10/11 Finish the first draft of your essay. Due Friday. Friday 10/12 Read in your IR book. Homework Assignments: Week 6 Monday 10/1 Complete Vocabulary #2. See the vocabulary page for the words and directions. Tuesday 10/2 Read “The Gift of the Magi.” Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz on Wednesday. Begin studying all 20 words so that you are prepared for the vocabulary quiz on Friday. Wednesday 10/3 Finish reading “Raymond’s Run.” Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz on Thursday. Thursday 10/4 Finish studying for Vocabulary Quiz #2. Make sure you know the definitions for the words and that you can use them all in a sentence that shows the meaning of the word. Friday 10/5 Make a T chart and list at least 10 traits for Squeaky at the beginning of the story and 10 for her at the end. Then describe what lessons Squeaky has learned by the end of the story. Read in your IR book. Homework Assignments: Week 5 Monday 9/24 Refine your metaphor and complete the metaphor drawing assignment for “The Most Dangerous Game.” See the link for details. Due Tuesday. Tuesday 9/25 Finish reading “The Necklace” on page 221. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz on Wednesday. Wednesday 9/26 Complete the assignment on "The Necklace" and finish preparing for the group presentations of “The Most Dangerous Game.” Thursday 9/27 Finish studying for Vocabulary Quiz #1. Make sure you know the definitions for the words and that you can use them all in a sentence that shows the meaning of the word. Friday 9/28 Read in your IR book. Homework Assignments: Week 4 Monday 9/17 Read to the end of page 21 in “The Most Dangerous Game.” Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz on Tuesday. Tuesday 9/18 Finish reading “The Most Dangerous Game.” Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz on Tuesday. Wednesday 9/19 Complete Vocabulary #1. See the vocabulary page for the words and the directions. Thursday 9/20 Read in your IR book. Friday 9/21 Complete your metaphor drawing interpreting “The Most Dangerous Game.” Homework Assignments: Week 3 Monday 9/10 Finish your What’s in a Name essay. Be sure to use direct quotations from the passages we discussed in class and to make a clear, persuasive argument. Work on Cisneros presentation. Tuesday 9/11 Answer the questions on “Poison.” Work on your Cisneros presentation if you aren’t ready yet. Poison Questions. (okay to hand in Friday or Monday b/c of sleepover) Wednesday 9/12 Read “Thank You Ma’am” and answer the questions at the link. Due Monday b/c of sleepover. Thursday 9/13 Catch up night because of sleepover at school. Friday 9/14 Read in your IR book. Monday 9/17 Read to page ____ in “The Most Dangerous Game.” Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz on Friday.   Homework Assignments: Week 4 Tuesday Complete Vocabulary #1. For each of the vocabulary words, write down: a) guessed meaning, b) dictionary definition, c) sentence showing the meaning of the word. See the vocabulary link for the words. Finish reading “The Most Dangerous Game.”

Assignments “Poison” “Thank You, M'am” “The Most Dangerous Game” Quiz 1 Quiz 2 “The Necklace” introduction homework “The Gift of the Magi” “Raymond’s Run” “The Cask of Amontillado” “The Test” “Salvador Late or Early” v. “Snow” Metaphor Drawing clip art Visual Representation Essay Notes--DG Notes on "The Necklace" Literary Term Poster Due Dates Vocaculary Quiz #3: Tuesday 10/23 Character Analysis Pre-writing: Monday 10/8 (end of per.) First Draft: Friday 10/12 Second Draft: Tuesday 10/16 Final Draft: Monday 10/22 Major Assignments "The Most Dangerous Game" essay model paragraph Character Analysis notes on "Raymond's Run" Character Map WRG Essay Model Essay Grading Criteria