Mounds View High School

English 9 - Morrissette

January Class Agenda and Assignments


Day / Date Daily Agenda Assignments
Monday 12/31 No School - Winter Break Letter to Self - DUE THURS., 1/3
Tuesday 1/1 No School - Winter Break  Letter to Self - DUE THURS., 1/3
Wednesday 1/2  1.  Finish Letter to Self  Letter to Self - DUE THURS., 1/3
Thursday 1/3 1.  Writing - What is Literature?
2.  Discussion - responses
3.  Check out Maus I
4.  Holocaust K.W.L. worksheet
Maus Lead-in Information Worksheet - DUE FRI., 1/4
Friday 1/4 1.  Holocaust Notes
2.  Propaganda posters - viewing
3.  Propaganda posters - reflection/discussion
4.  Discuss Lead-in Info worksheet
Read Ch. 1; complete Ch. 1 Study Guide - DUE MON., 1/7


Day / Date Daily Agenda Assignments
Monday 1/7 1.  Dialect Notes
2.  Dialect/Standard English Rewrites Activity
3.  Ticket Discussion - Ch. 1
Read Ch. 2-3; complete Ch. 2-3 Study Guide - DUE WEDS., 1/9; Ch. 1-3 Quiz - WEDS., 1/9
Tuesday 1/8 1.  Flashback Notes
2.  Animal Selves/ Animal Metaphor in Maus
3.  Niemoeller poem work
Read Ch. 2-3; complete Ch. 2-3 Study Guide - DUE WEDS., 1/9; Ch. 1-3 Quiz - WEDS., 1/9
Wednesday 1/9 1. Ch. 1-3 Quiz/correct
2.  Niemoeller poem regroup
3.  Ticket Discussion - ch. 2-3
Read Ch. 4-5; complete Ch. 4-5 Study Guide - DUE FRI., 1/11
Thursday 1/10 1. Reading Day - Ch. 4-5 Read Ch. 4-5; complete Ch. 4-5 Study Guide - DUE FRI., 1/11
Friday 1/11 1.  Go Over Material for the English 9 Final Exam
2.  Ticket Discussion - Ch. 4-5
3.  Metaphorical Thinking
Read Ch. 6; complete Ch. 6 Study Guide - DUE MON., 1/14; Ch. 4-6 Quiz - MON., 1/14; Start reviewing for the final


Day / Date Daily Agenda Assignments
Monday 1/14 1.  Ch. 4-6 Quiz/ correct
2.  Writing - Maus reflections
3.  Ticket Discussion - Ch. 6
Start reviewing/studying for the final (THURS., 1/17: pers. 1,3; FRI. 1/18: pers. 6)
Tuesday 1/15 1.  Collect Discussion Tickets
2.  Complete Final Exam Study Guide
Start reviewing/studying for the final (THURS., 1/17: pers. 1,3; FRI. 1/18: pers. 6)
Wednesday 1/16 1.  Participation Points - Self Evaluation
2.  Go over final exam study guide
3.  Review Trivia Game
Start reviewing/studying for the final (THURS., 1/17: pers. 1,3; FRI. 1/18: pers. 6)
Thursday 1/17 1.  Final Test
Friday 1/18 1.  Final Test


Day / Date Daily Agenda Assignments
Monday 1/21 No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday 1/22 No School - Secondary Transition Day
Wednesday 1/23 1.  Introductions
2.  Class Expectations / Course syllabus
Signed Academic Contract - DUE FRI.  
Thursday 1/24 1.  Writing - Bless Me, Ultima Intro Writing
2.  Discussion
3.  Complete Bless Me, Ultima Lead In Info worksheet
Signed Academic Contract - DUE FRI.  
Friday 1/25 1.  Bless Me, Ultima Background Info - Notes
2.  BMU Background reading
3.  Lead In Info sheet
Binder Check - MON.: make sure you have a binder and section dividers (as explained in your class syllabus)

Day / Date Daily Agenda Assignments
Monday 1/28 1.  Themes in BMU/Lit. terms - Notes
2.  Binder Check
3.  Read Ch. 1-2 in BMU
Read Ch. 2-5 (Dos - Cinco) in BMU; complete Ch. 3-5 Study Guide - DUE WEDS.  
Tuesday 1/29 1.  Magical Realism - Notes
2.  Magical Realism analysis - film clip
3.  Individual/Group writing 
Read Ch. 2-5 (Dos - Cinco) in BMU; complete Ch. 3-5 Study Guide - DUE WEDS.
Wednesday 1/30 1.  Magical Realism group writing - Part II
2.  Ch. 3-5 Quiz
3.  Discussion / Study Guide Ch. 3-5
Read Ch. 6-9 (Seis - Nueve) in BMU; complete Ch. 6-9 Study Guide - DUE FRI.
Thursday 1/31 1.  Magical Realism in BMU - analysis
2.  Reading / work time
Read Ch. 6-9 (Seis - Nueve) in BMU; complete Ch. 6-9 Study Guide - DUE FRI.
Friday 2/1 1.  Ch. 6-9 Quiz
2.  Chapter Questions
3.  Reading Ch. 10
Finish reading Ch. 10; complete 3-2-1 worksheet for the chapter - DUE MON.