English 9- Group 2 (Period 7-HR12)

Instructor: Mrs. Thuren
Department: Tiegerman High School - Richmond Hill
Terms: Spring 2020; Summer 2020

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ELA 9 Packet (modification level 2)

In the event of a school closure for an extended period of time, please utilize this packet to complete assignments. There are ten days worth of assignments, these will be collected (or printed out from NearPod) when we return to school.

Essay Test- March 26th

We will be having a Regents essay test on Thursday, March 26th.

Similar to what we have been practicing in class, students will first work with their group to read through the four articles from the English Regents exam and underline textual support for both the "for" and "against" sides of the argument. We will begin this part within the next week or so.

Students will then INDEPENDENTLY complete their planning page (most likely as a homework assignment).

The test will be utilizing that planning page to formulate a complete essay. The essay will be graded based on the English Regents exam's Part 2 rubric.

Take-Home Quiz DUE FRIDAY

Essay Test

There will be an essay test on Thursday, March 26th.

Students will work together in groups to read the articles and plan their essay. On March 26th, students will independently write their essay using their planning pages.

This Week in English (March 9-13, 2020)

This week, both the 9th and 10th grade classes will be exploring a past ELA Regents, specifically the Part 2 argumentative essay. We will be working together this week as a class to go through the four articles provided in this essay, identifying textual support for both the "for" and "against" sides of the argument (9th graders will be utilizing the August 2018 Regents, 10th graders will be utilizing the June 2019 Regents). We will be completing a planning page/outline for the essay and will practice writing the essay together as a class.

Students will be completing a take-home quiz this week on two-text evidence support. It is due on FRIDAY, MARCH 13- if it is not handed in on this day, a grade of ZERO will be given!

two text example 2

9th grade two text example

Two-text Evidence Homework for the Week

Monday: NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday: Pages 80-83: Answer the "Opinion/Argument" prompt ONLY, complete the graphic organizer on page 120, then write a complete response on a separate sheet of looseleaf

Wednesday: Pages 84-87: Answer the "Opinion/Argument" prompt ONLY, complete the graphic organizer on page 120, then write a complete response on a separate sheet of looseleaf

Thursday: Pages 96-99: Answer the "Opinion/Argument" prompt ONLY, complete the graphic organizer on page 120, then write a complete response on a separate sheet of looseleaf

This Week in English (March 2-6, 2020)

Monday- Finish one-text evidence support quiz

Tuesday through Friday- Two-text evidence support practice (in class and for homework)

**Two-text Evidence Support Quiz- MONDAY MARCH 9** This quiz will be based off of the practice we do in class and as homework, therefore there is NO STUDY GUIDE!

This Week in English (Feb. 24-28, 2020)

This week, the students will practice and review how to utilize a single text to support their claims.

There will be a quiz on Thursday on one-text arguments.

There will be a quiz on March 5th on two-text arguments.

English 9 Homework for the Week

For each assignment: read the passage and use the graphic organizer to help you plan your response for the argument prompt. Then write your response on looseleaf. The graphic organizer and response will be collected the following day.

The due dates are as follows:

Monday's HW: "Dust Bowl- North Texas"- due 2/11

Tuesday's HW: "Front-Page News"- due 2/12

Wednesday's HW: "Amaterasu the Sun Goddess"- due 2/13

This Week in English (Feb. 10-14, 2020)

This week, we will be focusing on practicing how to write an introduction, body paragraph and conclusion paragraph. We will discuss topic sentences, detail sentences, and conclusion sentences.

This week for homework (only Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), students will be given one-text argument practice. There will be a one-text argument writing quiz on Thursday, February 27th (similar to the homework assignments).

This Week in English (Feb. 3-7, 2020)

This week, the 9th and 10th graders will review and discuss the proper format of introduction paragraphs, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraphs in order to help prepare them for their Argumentative Essay practice.

REMINDER: This Thursday is our quiz on terms from our Argumentative Essay notes. STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY THEIR NOTES TO PREPARE FOR THIS QUIZ!

argument notes

QUIZ- Feb. 6, 2020

There will be a QUIZ Thursday, February 6th on the terms we will be discussing for our argumentative essays. You will also be expected to complete a sample graphic organizer/outline.

*Since this is a quiz, you should utilize your CLASS NOTES as your study guide (there will NOT be a separate study guide).*