Search of Self

Students will be working on Reader Response Letter - due September 1.

Students will also work on "self web".

Our next assignment will be "SONG LYRICS"

Grade 9 Assignment

SONG LYRIC ASSIGNMENT

IN SEARCH OF SELF – “ALL THAT I AM”

“Nothing separates the generations more than music.  By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes.”  Bill Cosby

Music has defined many moments in my life and I am quite certain that each of you can say the same thing.  Your assignment is to find a song that speaks to you and helps you define yourself and “ALL THAT YOU ARE”.  You must select a song, print out the lyrics, determine the rhyme scheme and analyze what the song is really saying.  You must include why you chose the song that you did and why it helps define you at this moment in time.  You will present the song and your presentation to the class. 

Your song must be “school appropriate”.  I will not accept an assignment with lyrics that are racist, sexual or degrading in any way.  If you are uncertain about your song choice, please consult me before starting your assignment.

Welcome to Grade 9 English Language Arts

Welcome Students! 

The first day of school is Monday, August 29th (for everyone except Kindergarten - they start Tuesday)!
We will not have English until Tuesday, August 30th and we will go over course load, classroom procedures and we will begin with our first unit of study, "All That I Am - Seach of Self".  If you are reading this blog before we start, then please bring some ideas for your first assignment:

UNIT #ONE:  “All that I Am – The Search for Self”

SLO – I CAN CREATE A VISUAL USING CONCEPTS OF “ME”.

ACTIVITY:

Create a web of who you are by putting a circle in the center of the page with your name in it.  From there branch out of the web with different categories: favourite quote, favourite bed time story, picture of self, favourite song, personality description, hobbies, likes/dislikes.  Branch out as many different “legs” as you can.  You must have at least 15 “legs”.