Good Morning

Today we are working on the following:
 - students were given marks for All That I Am Webs
- working on Song assignments - some students will be able to present this afternoon and the rest tomorrow.

Rhyme Patterns:  http://www.loske.org/html/school/english/rhyme.pdf
- Reading short story "Borders"
- given book assignment/project

Tuesday, September 6

Working on:
1. Hand back letters and go over - run-ons, capitals...
2. Presentations
3. Accpetance - read short story (very short) with five comp questions
4. Song Lyric Assignment - go over "I Am My Hair" as an example.  Handout - assignment and rhyme schemes.
5. Working on song lyric assignment.
6. Short Story "Borders"

Your identity is who you are.  It has been built by you and shaped by your family, friends and community.  By exploring who you are and finding out more about your friends, classmates and others as individuals you gain a stronger sense of self.  In turn, by knowing yourself, you can consider who you want to become and be open to changes (and conflicts) that you will encounter as you journey through life.

Possible Questions for Deeper Understanding:

• From where does our sense of identity come?
• What makes each person unique and interesting?
• How do people express their individuality?
• How do people change as they journey through life?
• How do we keep our self-identity yet, at the same time, become part of a community?

I Am My Hair

http://www.directlyrics.com/lady-gaga-hair-lyrics.html

Homework

"Search of Self" web is due Tuesday.
Students need to search for a song that expresses something about themselves..

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”.

Three more days - one project to finish!

Students must turn in their movie review assignment today by 9:00am. Late assignments will not be accepted.

We are finishIng the year with a linguistic inquiry assignment. Yesterday the students picked their topic and started work! Most students picked a partner, and they are creating a board game.

Sample topics: new language, Dictionary, Old English, comparison of British and Canadian spellings...

Students have two classes today to work and one on Monday!

Then we play and grade them on Tuesday!!

City of Ember

We just finished viewing City of Ember.  Students will have time to work on their written review tomorrow.

Non-Fiction PP Presentation

Required Reading - non-fiction book; 20-30 articles or 15-20 Chicken Soup stories

Required Components:
/5     Introduction - grab the interest of the reader...  title, author(s)...
/5     Print out of slide presentation
/20   20 slides
/5     Grammar/mechanics
/5     Factual information related to topic on one slides
/5     Personal responses

Presentation
/5     Volume
/5     Expression
/5     Eye Contact and Fluency

/60     TOTAL

DUE:FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH

June 6-10th

Monday - Test
Tuesday - hand in comparison for 2 movies and play chart, practice memoriztion of lines and discussing components of PP, and reading for non-fiction power point presentation
Wednesday- working on non-fiction power point - reading and/or presentation
Thursday  - working on non-fiction presentation
Friday - presentations