Mrs.+Olson's+Language+Arts

**__Attention ALL students attending Rampart Next Year:__**

 * Here is your summer reading list AND assignment:**
 * [[file:MYP I_ALL FRESHMEN_Summer Reading List.pdf]]
 * [[file:MYP I_Summer Reading Assignment_Typeable Word Doc.dot]]
 * The assignment will be collected within the first two weeks of ninth grade in your English class. Happy reading!**

**__Unit question__: How can I learn from others****?**

 * __Area of Interaction__: Health and Social Education**
 * Annotation Grade:**
 * 1. Character Acronyms.**
 * **Create an Acronym for each character in your notebook. Add descriptive words for each character that begin with each letter of the character's name. Continue adding to these lists throughout the novel.**
 * You should have acronyms for: Atticus, Scout, Jem, Dill, Boo Radley, Stephanie, Rachel, Calpurnia, Caroline, Walter, Maudie, Jack, Alexandra, Dubose, Dolphus, Bob Ewell, Mayella, Tom Robinson,**
 * 2. Annotations within your book:**
 * 1) **Underline important lines/quotes**
 * 2) **Highlight your confusion**
 * 3) **Ask questions in the book- what are you wondering?**
 * 4) **Identify figurative langugage (especially Allusions)**
 * 5) **Write a 2-3 sentence chapter summary for each chapter at the beginning of that chapter.**

"12 Angry Men"
 * Friday, 5/17-Thursday, 5/23**

__Homework__: Catch up on missing/late work!!
 * Monday, 5/13 (Purple) and Tuesday, 5/14 (Green)**
 * SCRAPBOOK PROJECT DUE!**
 * Turn in Scrapbook Projects- Gallery Walk
 * TKM Movie- film worksheet

__Homework__: Scrapbook Due next Class
 * Thursday, 5/9 (Purple) and Friday, 5/10 (Green)**
 * Final Test over __To Kill a Mockingbird__
 * Scrapbook Work Time

__Homework:__ Study! Final Test next class! Final Annotation Check next class!
 * Monday, 5/6 (Green) and Tuesday, 5/7 (Purple)**
 * Test Reveiw Day**

__Homework__: Read/Annotate chapters 28-31 (Finish the book!) Last Annotation Check will be the day of the final test (May 9th for Purple and May 10th for Green). Work on your Scrapbook!
 * Thursday, 5/2 (Green) and Friday, 5/3 (Purple)**
 * Work time on Scrapbooks.
 * Discuss chapters 23-25
 * Read chapters 26-27
 * Quote Identification practice
 * How to study for the test
 * [[file:TKAM-Study-Guide-PPT.ppt]]
 * [[file:TKM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS.docx]]

__Homework__: Read and annotate chapters 24-25.
 * Tuesday, 4/30 (Green) and Wednesday, 5/1 (Purple)**
 * Work time on Scrapbook.
 * Review Scrapbook examples with Rubric.
 * Discuss chapters 20-22.
 * Read/Annotate chapter 23

__Homework__: Read and annotate chapters 21-22 (Both VERY short chapters!)
 * Friday, 4/26 (Green) and Monday, 4/29 (Purple)**
 * Work on rough drafts of journal entries
 * Discuss chapters 18-19
 * Read/annotate chapter 20
 * View Atticus's Speech

__Homework__: Read and annotate chapter 19.
 * Wednesday, 4/24 (Green) and Thursday, 4/15 (Purple)**
 * Begin work on a rough draft for journal entry #1 of the Scrapbook Project.
 * Present and turn in "Two Voice Poems" that we started last time.
 * Annotation and Character Acronym Check- Chapters 9-17.
 * Discuss Chapters 16-17
 * Read Chapter 18

__Homework__: Read and annotate Chapter 17 (and chapter 16 if you didn't finish in class). There will be an Annotation Check next class.
 * Monday, 4/22 (Green) and Tuesday, 4/23 (Purple)**
 * Quiz, Chapters 13-15
 * Turn in "Atticus vs. The Mob Graphic Organizer"
 * Assign: Two Voice Poem- Will complete in class.
 * [[file:Atticus vs. The Mob 2 Voice Poem.docx]]
 * Discuss Chapters 13-15
 * Read Chapter 16

__Homework__: Read/Annotate Chapters 14-15. Complete the "Atticus vs. The Mob Graphic Organizer".
 * Wednesday, 4/17 (Green) and Thursday, 4/18 (Purple)**
 * Read/Annotate Chapter 13.
 * Assign "Atticus vs. The Mob Graphic Organizer". DUE NEXT CLASS.
 * [[file:Atticus vs. The Mob graphic organizer.docx]]

__Homework__: Read/Annotate Chapter 12. Character Acronym Notes.
 * Monday, 4/15 (Green) and Tuesday, 4/16 (Purple)**
 * Lit. Circles- Ch. 9-10
 * Read/Annotate Chapter 11

__Homework__: Read and annotate chapter 10
 * Thursday, 4/11 (Green) and Friday, 4/12 (Purple)**
 * Assign Scrapbook Project
 * [[file:Scrapbook Project and Rubric.docx]]
 * Annotation Check, Chapters 1-8
 * Quiz, Chapters 7-8
 * Discuss Chapters 7/8
 * Read Chapter 9

__Homework__: Read chapter 8, and finish what you did not finish in class. There will be an annotation check next class for chapters 1-8, as well as a quiz over chapters 7 and 8.
 * Wednesday, 4/10 (White Day)**
 * Discussion over chapters 5 and 6.
 * Please read and annotate chapter 7 in class today.

__Homework__: Read and Annotate chapter 6. Character Acronyms.
 * Friday, 4/5 (Green) and Monday, 4/6 (Purple)**
 * Tension in the South: Jim Crow
 * [[file:Jim Crow Laws.pptx]]
 * Reveiw chapters 3-4
 * Read chapter 5

__Homework__: Read chapter 4. Character Acronyms and Annotating.
 * Wednesday, 4/3 (Green) and Thursday, 4/4 (Purple)**
 * Quiz over chapters 1 and 2
 * Acceptance/Rejection Spectrum activity
 * Read chapter 3 as a class

__Homework__: Read chapter 2. Character Acronyms and Annotating.
 * Monday, 4/1 (Green) and Tuesday, 4/2 (Purple)**
 * Read chapter 1 in To Kill a Mockingbird

__**Writing Tools**__ Here's a resource to help you figure out what information you need to write down for each source while doing research:



Here is a great resource for transition words and phrases: Transitions

MLA Format- Everything you need to know about how to format your paper, do a Works Cited page, and insert parenthetical citations: MLA: The Owl at Purdue An editing checklist: Non-negotiable rules of formal, Expository writing-

Graphic Organizer to help you write an organized paragraph:

Graphic Organizer to help with Thesis Statement writing and Paragraph writing:

**Final Project** Here is the Final Assessment Task and Rubric for this unit: