EOCT PRACTICE Practice some of these tests for Eng. and Lang. Arts. Dont forget to send me an e-mail everyday after logging in to schoolnotes.com and checking the EOCT practiice website.
Dear Parents/Students,
Welcome to my Ninth Grade English class. We have a semester full of excitement, reading, learning and success ahead of us. Please find below the classwork, homework, and project assignments we will be engaged in. Also encourage your students to complete all assignments by the due date.
Our reading program at Kendrick High is one of best in the state and we are required to read a total of 12 books or 500,000 words each semester. We will be reading the following as a class: Animal Farm, Gifted-Hands, Romeo and Juliet, and The Odyssey.
Your student is required to read any other six books of their choice, or books that have a total of 250,000 words.
A passing score on the RC Test for each book, and a book report on each book read, will go a long way to ensuring that your student passes this class.
Please click on the e-mail link at the top of this page to send me an e-mail with all your contact information so that I can keep you abreast of relevant updates concerning your student.
PS. Remember to include you email address so that I can send you a reply.
WARNING – DO NOT COPY FROM ANY SOURCE. YOUR REPORT MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS
You have read your book. Your next step will be to organize what you are going to say about it in your report. Writing the basic elements down in an outline format will help you to organize your thoughts.
What will you include in the outline? Follow all the instructions your teacher has given you. The following guidelines should be followed carefully.
Start with a description of the book. The description should include the following elements:
Write the title, the author, the date of publication and if the book was a best seller or won any literary award.
1. The setting—where does the story take place? Is it a real place or an imaginary one? If the author does not tell you exactly where the story is set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described?
2. The time period—is the story set in the present day or in an earlier time period? Perhaps it is even set in the future! Let your reader know.
3. The main character(s)—who is the story mostly about? Give a brief description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main character, but some books will have more than one.
4. The plot—what happens to the main character? WARNING! Be careful here. Do not fall into the boring trap of reporting every single thing that happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are some hints on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main character as the story opens. Next, identify the basic plot element of the story--is the main character trying to achieve something or overcome a particular problem? Thirdly, describe a few of the more important things that happen to the main character as he/she works toward that goal or solution. Finally, you might hint at the story's conclusion without completely giving away the ending.
5. The Theme - For the final section of your outline, give your reader a sense of the impression the book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve and whether or not he achieved it with you. What larger idea does the story illustrate? How does it do that? How did you feel about the author's style of writing, the setting, or the mood of the novel? You do not have to limit yourself to these areas. Pick something which caught your attention, and let your reader know your personal response to whatever it was.
6. Your report must have THREE paragraphs in all and 250 words or more.
KENDRICK HIGH SCHOOL - MRS. OSAKWE – ENGLISH 1
PROJECT FOR MONTH OF JANUARY – AUTOBIOGRAPHY
“THE STORY OF MY LIFE”
Page 1 - Cover Page
Page 2 - Table of Content
Page 3 - Acknowledgement and Dedication
Name all those who have played an important role in your life and express your appreciation. Dedicate this autobiography to someone special.
Page 4 - Imagine you are thirty years old and already married with two children. You have decided to write the story of your life, telling your children the history of your life in detail. Sometimes you ask your mother or someone who was there when you were born to tell what happened on that day. Recount the specific incidents that happened in your childhood that you think your children should know because it would help them understand life better. (Interview a family member to get this information.)
Page 5 - Include Pictures of you as a baby and as a toddler and other members of your family. Label every picture.
Page 6 - In this page you will be telling your children about your life as a student. Describe your high school days and how your high school graduation was celebrated. What were your GPA and your SAT or ACT scores. How many scholarships you got and which college you chose to go to and why.
Page 7 - In this page tell your children about your college days. What course did you major in? What profession did your training in college qualify you to practice? Did you do ahead to get a graduate degree and post-graduate degree?
Page 8 - Include a picture of your college. Label the picture
Page 9 - Tell your children how and where you met your wife/husband. The day you got married and how you felt when they were born. Why did you give them the names they have. What your plans for the future are – Where do you see yourself in the next thirty years.
Page 10 - The things you like about yourself. Other things you would like to change or improve on.
Page 11 - Tell about your role model and mentor
Page 12 - Back Page – Your most recent picture. A biographical sketch written by your friend or close relative (70 words or less).
*******Additional Information for Autobiography********
1.Typed, double space, 12 font size, times new roman, pages numbered, print 2 pages on one sheet.
2. Follow this lay out for your pages.
2. Glue your pages together to make it look like a mini book.
3. Design your front and back cover
4. GIVE EVERY PAGE A TITLE.
5. HAVE FUN!!
WEEK ONE - January 6-9, 2009
1. Return signed syllabus for 100%
2. Daily Language Practice Sentences:Wk 1 Days 1-5
3. Essay-1- "Myself" One full page H/W
4. Requirements: A three-ring notebook; writing materials; wide ruled notbook paper; writing folder with inside pockets and three prongs
5. Georgia Performance Standards handout
1. Daily Language Practice Sentences: Wk 2 Days 1-5
2. Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs & Adjectives
3. Reading Short Stories - The Red-headed League
4. Essay-2 "My Plans for High School and Beyond" One full page/3 paragraphs H/W
5. SRI Reading Test
1. Daily Language Practice Sentences: Wk 3 Days 1-5
2. Spelling Rules 1, & 2.
3. Parts of Speech: Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions & Interjections
4. Reading: Finish Tuck Everlasting
5. Group work - Literature Circles on TUCK...
6. Essay-3: Write Book Report - Use format in handout/rubric
7. Week 3 Test on Tuck. Complete study guide
1. Daily language practice Wk 4 Days 1-5
2. Vocabulary-Prefixes 1; 2; 3; 4.
3. Writing: Essay 4. Book Report of Tuck Everlasting. Follow the outline discussed in class.
4. Week 4 Test - SRI Test; TUCK RC Test
1. Daily Language Practice Wk 5 Days 1-5
2. Vocabulary-Suffixes 5,6,7, & 8.
3. Using The Writing Process,write a 250+ words, five paragraph biographical essay on a notable African American Author.
5. Parts of a Sentence: Unit 11 page. Complete exercises: 1,2,5,7,9,11,12,15,15,16,17,22
6. VENN Diagram - TUCK
7. RC Test on group RC Novel
1. H/W SAT Words #11-20: Write the word 3 times, part of speech, definitions, synonym, antonym, and make a sentence that reflects your understanding of the meaning of the word.
2. Daily Language Practice Wk 6 Days 1-5
3. Spelling Rules 1-3.
4. Read Gifted-hands and write a 70 word summary for each chapter (Chapters 1-10). Each summary must begin with a thesis statement and focus on the main conflict in that chapter.
1. SAT Words #31-40:
2. Spelling Practice #4,5,& 6
3. Phrases: prepositionsl, Appositive, & Verbal (Participial, Gerund, 7 Infinitive)
4. Read Gifted-hands chapters 11-20 and write a 70 word chapter summary for each chapter. Begin with a thesis statement and focus on the main conflict in each chapter.
1. Daily Language Practice-Wk 7: days 1-5
2. Word Roots 9,10,11,12, & 13.
3. Read ANIMAL FARM chapters 6,7,8,9,10.
4. Write chapter summaries for chptrs. 6-10. 50 words per chapter. Begin with a topic sentence about the most important event in the chapter. Then follow with five or more sentences of key details about the event.
5. H/W Essay#8. 250+ words "Identify a school rule that you believe to be irrelevant. Write a persuasive essay stating your position about the rule and give reasons for your opinion." Essay should be typed- font size 12 pti Times New Roman, 1" margin.
6. Read RC Book #4 and write chapter summaries.
7. RC Test on Animal Farm.
8. Week-8 test on friday. (PLEASE STUDY FOR THE TEST).
Mid-Term exams are scheduled for this week.
We will be reviewing all our work for the last 8 weeks We will take a practice EOCT for mid-term.
Please remember that the grade on the nine week report is permanent. It cannot be changed and assignments for this grading period cannot be made up after report cards go home. Students should try to keep their grades at 75% and above.
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SECOND NINE WEEKS
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WEEK TEN - March 9-13, 2009
1. DLP Wk 10 days 1-5
2. My Life Story - 12 page Project
3. Paraphrase Romeo and Juliet
4. Shakespeare Skit-Presentation
5. Shakespeare Skit-Paraphrase
WEEK ELEVEN - March 16-20, 2009
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1. Daily Language Practice Week 11: Days 1-5
2. Spelling Practice 4
3. Spelling Practice 5
4. RC-1 Romeo and Julit
5. RC-2 Personal Novel
6. Ghost - 70+ word. Journal Entry
7. The Old Man of the Temple-Page 209 #1-9
WEEK TWELVE- March 23-27, 2009
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1. DLP Week 12 Days 1-5.
2. Spelling practice 6
3. Spelling Practice 7
4. Clauses Unit 13: Exs 1,2,3,4,7.
5. Signed progress Report (25 points)
6. Poetry Power Point (PPP)
7. Poetry Power Point Presenation (PPPP)
WEEK FIFTEEN - April 20-May 1, 2009
1. DLP Week 15 - Days 1-5
2. Vocabulary Practice: Analogies 21 & 22.
3. Connotation/Denotation 23 &24
4. Commonly Misused Words 26,27,28 & 29.
5. Grammar Exercises: Unit 15. Verb Tense and Voice
Exs. 1,4,7,11,17,18, & 19
4. Practice EOC Test
5. Watch The Odyssey Movie and write one page essay on summary of the plot, themes, and symbolism in Greek mythology.
WEEK SEVENTEEN - May 11-15, 2009
1. Daily Language Practice Week 17 Days 1-5
2. SAT Words 51-60
3. The Odyssey: page 1018 # 1-9
4. The Odyssey: Page 1047: #1-8
5. RC Test-4 The Odyssey
6. Essay - "Mother's Day is just a marketing gimmick to satisfy the greed of the retailers." Take a position regarding the validity of this statement. Support your position with reasons and examples. 250+ words; 5 paragraphs. Remember to use the 5-steps to the writing process.
WEEK EIGHTEEN - May 18-22, 2009
1. Daily Language Practice 18 Days 1-5
2. SAT Words 61-70
2. Finals
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