UPDATE - 5/11
Hello 9th Grade English Families!
This was a very busy week and half as we wrote our final comparative literary analysis for Realistic Contemporary Fiction. We have spent many class period on this assignment and the final copy is due to turnitin.com tonight by 11:59 PM. This should be four paragraphs, in MLA format, with a Works Cited page. Students also took the time to look over past writing assignments and they each set a personalized goal. Today in class, we did final revisions to ensure that goal was met!
Next week, in shortened periods due to Keystone exams, we will complete our creative writing assignment that students have brainstormed throughout the unit. This will be a 1-2 page excerpt of creative writing of the realistic contemporary fiction genre.
After that, we take out Common Assessment #3 - a constructed response to see what they have learned, as far as writing goes, throughout this year.
Our final unit is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. We will look at Social Setting -- the unwritten rules of society -- and we will also explore the question How does society influence the people we become? Be on the lookout for the text To Kill a Mockingbird at home because students will be responsible for some reading outside of class.
Finally, students should have brought home their grade sheets this week. Please sign the grade sheets (if you have not already) and have your student bring them back by MONDAY!
Thank you for your support this year -- only five more weeks left of Freshman Year!
This was a very busy week and half as we wrote our final comparative literary analysis for Realistic Contemporary Fiction. We have spent many class period on this assignment and the final copy is due to turnitin.com tonight by 11:59 PM. This should be four paragraphs, in MLA format, with a Works Cited page. Students also took the time to look over past writing assignments and they each set a personalized goal. Today in class, we did final revisions to ensure that goal was met!
Next week, in shortened periods due to Keystone exams, we will complete our creative writing assignment that students have brainstormed throughout the unit. This will be a 1-2 page excerpt of creative writing of the realistic contemporary fiction genre.
After that, we take out Common Assessment #3 - a constructed response to see what they have learned, as far as writing goes, throughout this year.
Our final unit is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. We will look at Social Setting -- the unwritten rules of society -- and we will also explore the question How does society influence the people we become? Be on the lookout for the text To Kill a Mockingbird at home because students will be responsible for some reading outside of class.
Finally, students should have brought home their grade sheets this week. Please sign the grade sheets (if you have not already) and have your student bring them back by MONDAY!
Thank you for your support this year -- only five more weeks left of Freshman Year!
UPDATE - 4/6
Hello English 9 Families!
I cannot believe that we find ourselves at the end of the 3rd Marking Period! Today, your student received a grade sheet with their current marking period grade. They were also given the opportunity to make revisions to their most recent constructed response (Constructed Response 1 - Character and Theme). Students can go on to turnitin.com and look at our comments. Then, they can make corrections to their google document, highlighting any changes. Revisions must be highlighted in order to be accepted. All revisions MUST be turned in by Wednesday, April 11th at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com -- the assignment is called Realistic Contemporary Fiction - Constructed Response 1 - Characters and Theme Revision 1.
After next week, we will be 3/4 of the way through our study of Realistic Contemporary Fiction. At this point, students should be in their THIRD independent book. Please be sure your student is reading at least 15-20 minutes, per night.
Vocabulary (p. 38) is due on Monday -- it will be the first grade of the 4th Marking Period! Students must write definitions and look up parts of speech for each word. There is a quizlet available on the website.
Please let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy your weekend.
I cannot believe that we find ourselves at the end of the 3rd Marking Period! Today, your student received a grade sheet with their current marking period grade. They were also given the opportunity to make revisions to their most recent constructed response (Constructed Response 1 - Character and Theme). Students can go on to turnitin.com and look at our comments. Then, they can make corrections to their google document, highlighting any changes. Revisions must be highlighted in order to be accepted. All revisions MUST be turned in by Wednesday, April 11th at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com -- the assignment is called Realistic Contemporary Fiction - Constructed Response 1 - Characters and Theme Revision 1.
After next week, we will be 3/4 of the way through our study of Realistic Contemporary Fiction. At this point, students should be in their THIRD independent book. Please be sure your student is reading at least 15-20 minutes, per night.
Vocabulary (p. 38) is due on Monday -- it will be the first grade of the 4th Marking Period! Students must write definitions and look up parts of speech for each word. There is a quizlet available on the website.
Please let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy your weekend.
UPDATE 2/16
Hello English 9 Families!
This week we started out Realistic Contemporary Fiction unit, which will take us from now until the beginning of MAY! This week your student went to the library and picked out an independent reading book. Please check in with your student and make sure that they are reading 15-20 minutes per night from this book. With the in-class time included, they should finish this book by February 28th, if they are keeping up with the FOUR book goal we have set for them in this unit.
The idea is that, on average, students should be able to read a book at their independent reading level in a week's time. We give students a little over two weeks to read each book to account for other factors. Each time a student finishes a book, they will fill out a graphic organizer from the back of the Realistic Contemporary Fiction packet and once it is checked by the teacher, they will get extra credit and be able to pick a new book. If your student does NOT have a book from the library, please talk to him or her. This means that they were absent and need to be caught up OR they have an obligation to the library and were not allowed to pick a new book. Please let me know if you have any questions about this. All overdue books must be returned and obligations must be paid in order for students to pick book, and therefore, be prepared for class.
Over the four-day-weekend, students have to complete their first "mini-prompt" of the unit. The prompt is "What is the most important aspect of setting in your independent book and why? Use examples from the text and provide reasoning." This is available on page 7 of their Realistic Contemporary Fiction packet and they can use their notes from page 6 to help them. There is also a rubric and an example on page 7 to help them. This is worth 9 points and will be due at the start of class on Wednesday. Again, students should also be reading 15-20 minutes per day over the weekend.
Students can also study their first vocabulary list, found on page 5 of the packet. There is also a quizlet available on the Realistic Contemporary Fiction page of the website. The quiz will be on February 27th, when we go to the library for course selection.
Finally, tonight at 11:59 PM is the final call for any revisions to the Romeo and Juliet essay. Students turned this in on February 2nd, we graded them last week and then they had over a week to complete revisions. This means that they look at the comments on turnitin.com and made changes to their google document. Any changes made MUST BE HIGHLIGHTED to count. This shows me what they have changed in their writing. They can turn this in to turnitin.com in the bottom assignment (What Makes or Breaks a Relationship - Revision 2). If your student did not yet turn this in, he or she MUST turn it in by 11:59 PM to get a grade for this assignment. No late assignment OR revisions will be taken after tonight.
We are only two weeks away from the half-way point of Marking Period 3! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
This week we started out Realistic Contemporary Fiction unit, which will take us from now until the beginning of MAY! This week your student went to the library and picked out an independent reading book. Please check in with your student and make sure that they are reading 15-20 minutes per night from this book. With the in-class time included, they should finish this book by February 28th, if they are keeping up with the FOUR book goal we have set for them in this unit.
The idea is that, on average, students should be able to read a book at their independent reading level in a week's time. We give students a little over two weeks to read each book to account for other factors. Each time a student finishes a book, they will fill out a graphic organizer from the back of the Realistic Contemporary Fiction packet and once it is checked by the teacher, they will get extra credit and be able to pick a new book. If your student does NOT have a book from the library, please talk to him or her. This means that they were absent and need to be caught up OR they have an obligation to the library and were not allowed to pick a new book. Please let me know if you have any questions about this. All overdue books must be returned and obligations must be paid in order for students to pick book, and therefore, be prepared for class.
Over the four-day-weekend, students have to complete their first "mini-prompt" of the unit. The prompt is "What is the most important aspect of setting in your independent book and why? Use examples from the text and provide reasoning." This is available on page 7 of their Realistic Contemporary Fiction packet and they can use their notes from page 6 to help them. There is also a rubric and an example on page 7 to help them. This is worth 9 points and will be due at the start of class on Wednesday. Again, students should also be reading 15-20 minutes per day over the weekend.
Students can also study their first vocabulary list, found on page 5 of the packet. There is also a quizlet available on the Realistic Contemporary Fiction page of the website. The quiz will be on February 27th, when we go to the library for course selection.
Finally, tonight at 11:59 PM is the final call for any revisions to the Romeo and Juliet essay. Students turned this in on February 2nd, we graded them last week and then they had over a week to complete revisions. This means that they look at the comments on turnitin.com and made changes to their google document. Any changes made MUST BE HIGHLIGHTED to count. This shows me what they have changed in their writing. They can turn this in to turnitin.com in the bottom assignment (What Makes or Breaks a Relationship - Revision 2). If your student did not yet turn this in, he or she MUST turn it in by 11:59 PM to get a grade for this assignment. No late assignment OR revisions will be taken after tonight.
We are only two weeks away from the half-way point of Marking Period 3! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Update 1/12
Hey English 9 Families!
There are just TWO WEEKS left in the 2nd Marking Period! Today your student was sent home with an updated grade report for the Marking Period. Please sign this and have them return it by Wednesday 1/17 (this is a homework grade and will, in turn, help their marking period grade!). The other homework over the long weekend is a small assignment -- students should look at the Cornell Notes on Act 3, Scene 1 (read in class yesterday, watched in class today) and write a summary. Instructions on how to write a C-Note Summary are located on the website under the Cornell Notes tab. This will be checked on Tuesday, January 16th.
This week we took our Romeo and Juliet Act 1 and 2 Quiz. These have been graded and the scores are available on Home Access. There was a Multiple Choice/Short Answer section and a 15 point Constructed Response. Our next quiz, on Acts 3-5 will be on January 24th and it will be the last grade of the 2nd Marking Period.
Students should still be reading their independent book. Due to snow days, the due date for this has been pushed back two days. We expect that their independent book (that they've had since December 6th) should be completed by January 24th. We have had one day a week in class, as well, to read these. It is during these class days that we conference with students and they fill out a graphic organizer that they will use on their final writing prompt: What makes or breaks a relationship? At this point, they should have four lines of the organizer filled out. If students finish their independent book and show us an up-to-date graphic organizer, they earn 2 bonus point per book.
Hopefully this keeps you up to date with English class happenings; please let us know if you have any questions or need anything. Enjoy the long weekend!
There are just TWO WEEKS left in the 2nd Marking Period! Today your student was sent home with an updated grade report for the Marking Period. Please sign this and have them return it by Wednesday 1/17 (this is a homework grade and will, in turn, help their marking period grade!). The other homework over the long weekend is a small assignment -- students should look at the Cornell Notes on Act 3, Scene 1 (read in class yesterday, watched in class today) and write a summary. Instructions on how to write a C-Note Summary are located on the website under the Cornell Notes tab. This will be checked on Tuesday, January 16th.
This week we took our Romeo and Juliet Act 1 and 2 Quiz. These have been graded and the scores are available on Home Access. There was a Multiple Choice/Short Answer section and a 15 point Constructed Response. Our next quiz, on Acts 3-5 will be on January 24th and it will be the last grade of the 2nd Marking Period.
Students should still be reading their independent book. Due to snow days, the due date for this has been pushed back two days. We expect that their independent book (that they've had since December 6th) should be completed by January 24th. We have had one day a week in class, as well, to read these. It is during these class days that we conference with students and they fill out a graphic organizer that they will use on their final writing prompt: What makes or breaks a relationship? At this point, they should have four lines of the organizer filled out. If students finish their independent book and show us an up-to-date graphic organizer, they earn 2 bonus point per book.
Hopefully this keeps you up to date with English class happenings; please let us know if you have any questions or need anything. Enjoy the long weekend!
UPDATE - 1/3
Hello and Happy New Year!
We hope that you enjoyed your holidays! We're off to a very cold start to 2018, but the action is just starting to heat up in Romeo and Juliet! We have spent the first two days back from break reviewing Acts 1 and 2 for a quiz tomorrow. The quiz will be 40 points all together and will contain 8 multiple choice questions, three short answer, and a small constructed response. We have also set Friday aside for students who need more time to finish the writing piece. Friday will also be an independent reading day for your students independent book. Right now, they should be reading a book of their choice (any genre) and looking for what makes relationships strong and what breaks relationships down within that text. This independent book was assigned in the beginning of the unit and is expected to be finished by 1/22 when we are finished the play.
Students can use their packets to study for tomorrow's quiz. Our suggestion was to review their notes and write 1-2 sentence summaries for each scene so far. We suggest revisiting Act 1 last night and Act 2 tonight to spread the work out. If a student was absent, or they would like to check their work, we have provided some notes (from shmoop.com) in a sample on the website.
The final assignment that your student can be working on is a revision to their creative writing assignment for the mystery unit. These revisions are due on Friday 1/5 at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com and any changes they make must be highlighted. Students can login to their turnitin accounts and click on VIEW next to the assignment to see their grade and our comments.
Here's to a happy and healthy 2018!
We hope that you enjoyed your holidays! We're off to a very cold start to 2018, but the action is just starting to heat up in Romeo and Juliet! We have spent the first two days back from break reviewing Acts 1 and 2 for a quiz tomorrow. The quiz will be 40 points all together and will contain 8 multiple choice questions, three short answer, and a small constructed response. We have also set Friday aside for students who need more time to finish the writing piece. Friday will also be an independent reading day for your students independent book. Right now, they should be reading a book of their choice (any genre) and looking for what makes relationships strong and what breaks relationships down within that text. This independent book was assigned in the beginning of the unit and is expected to be finished by 1/22 when we are finished the play.
Students can use their packets to study for tomorrow's quiz. Our suggestion was to review their notes and write 1-2 sentence summaries for each scene so far. We suggest revisiting Act 1 last night and Act 2 tonight to spread the work out. If a student was absent, or they would like to check their work, we have provided some notes (from shmoop.com) in a sample on the website.
The final assignment that your student can be working on is a revision to their creative writing assignment for the mystery unit. These revisions are due on Friday 1/5 at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com and any changes they make must be highlighted. Students can login to their turnitin accounts and click on VIEW next to the assignment to see their grade and our comments.
Here's to a happy and healthy 2018!
UPDATE - 12/1
Hi 9th Grade Families!
We are two weeks away from the middle of the second marking period and we are just finishing up our mystery unit! Last week, students should have turned in their constructed response for mystery (what is the most defining literary element in mystery?), tonight at 11:59 PM their creative writing is due, and on Monday they will present a book talk on their independent reading book.
If you look on Home Access, a blank means that the assignment has been turned in and a zero means that the assignment has NOT been turned in. I know from time to time students tell their parents that a zero means it has not been graded, but that is not the case! The creative writing has some specific criteria that must be highlighted -- this is delineated on the website. The final piece of the mystery puzzle will be a book talk on Monday. Students will give a brief review of their mystery book and present a visual. There are samples of what this could look like on the website. Students can hand draw a visual, create a PowerPoint slide, or create a YouTube video (this is nice if students do not like to stand in front of the class). Monday's class will be spend discussing the books we have read throughout the mystery genre!
Please check in with your student and make sure that they have these assignments turned in. Together they make up 75 points and will be a large part of the second marking period! Maybe your student can practice their book talk for you this weekend.
Let me know if you have any questions -- enjoy your weekend!
We are two weeks away from the middle of the second marking period and we are just finishing up our mystery unit! Last week, students should have turned in their constructed response for mystery (what is the most defining literary element in mystery?), tonight at 11:59 PM their creative writing is due, and on Monday they will present a book talk on their independent reading book.
If you look on Home Access, a blank means that the assignment has been turned in and a zero means that the assignment has NOT been turned in. I know from time to time students tell their parents that a zero means it has not been graded, but that is not the case! The creative writing has some specific criteria that must be highlighted -- this is delineated on the website. The final piece of the mystery puzzle will be a book talk on Monday. Students will give a brief review of their mystery book and present a visual. There are samples of what this could look like on the website. Students can hand draw a visual, create a PowerPoint slide, or create a YouTube video (this is nice if students do not like to stand in front of the class). Monday's class will be spend discussing the books we have read throughout the mystery genre!
Please check in with your student and make sure that they have these assignments turned in. Together they make up 75 points and will be a large part of the second marking period! Maybe your student can practice their book talk for you this weekend.
Let me know if you have any questions -- enjoy your weekend!
UPDATE = 11/17/17
Hi 9th Grade Families!
Happy 2nd Marking Period! I hope all is well! We have a had a busy past two days setting up for our writing assignment -- by this point, your student should have finished his/her independent reading book for Mystery. We began our writing assignment by determining what is the most essential literary element in the mystery genre and students will use examples from "Philomel Cottage" by Agatha Christie and their independent book to defend their claim. Today we were working on a graphic organizer, and tomorrow we will start typing our constructed response. By the start of class tomorrow, students should complete pages 27-28 of their packet so they are prepared to write. This includes direct evidence from their independent book and our core text, "Philomel Cottage". There is a copy of this text on the website, if needed.
The start of class tomorrow also brings our second vocabulary quiz for mystery -- there is a quizlet available on the website for students to study.
Happy 2nd Marking Period! I hope all is well! We have a had a busy past two days setting up for our writing assignment -- by this point, your student should have finished his/her independent reading book for Mystery. We began our writing assignment by determining what is the most essential literary element in the mystery genre and students will use examples from "Philomel Cottage" by Agatha Christie and their independent book to defend their claim. Today we were working on a graphic organizer, and tomorrow we will start typing our constructed response. By the start of class tomorrow, students should complete pages 27-28 of their packet so they are prepared to write. This includes direct evidence from their independent book and our core text, "Philomel Cottage". There is a copy of this text on the website, if needed.
The start of class tomorrow also brings our second vocabulary quiz for mystery -- there is a quizlet available on the website for students to study.
UPDATE - 10/29/17
Hi English 9 Families!
I can't believe we only have two weeks left in the 1st marking period! This week we started our Mystery Unit -- students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl (there is also a video version of this on the website, if they want to check it out). Then, on Wednesday, they were off to the library to pick out their independent mystery book. Each student should have a mystery book with them this weekend, as it is their homework to read 15-20 minutes EACH NIGHT! Research shows that reading 20 minutes per day is the best and most reliable way to increase reading ability. We finished the week by starting the short story "Philomel Cottage" by Agatha Christie and looking at setting. Students read independently for part of class today analyzing the setting in their independent books.
This weekend your student should also complete page 7 in their mystery packet -- it is a prompt about setting in their independent book. What aspect of setting is most important to your independent reading book and why? There is a sample response on page 7, as well -- it only needs to be a three sentence response (topic sentence, blended evidence, and reasoning).
Please be sure to check Home Access to keep track of your child's grade as we near the end of the Marking Period. Vocabulary Assessment and Short Story Constructed Responses will be in Home Access by next week. Let me know if you have any questions.
I can't believe we only have two weeks left in the 1st marking period! This week we started our Mystery Unit -- students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl (there is also a video version of this on the website, if they want to check it out). Then, on Wednesday, they were off to the library to pick out their independent mystery book. Each student should have a mystery book with them this weekend, as it is their homework to read 15-20 minutes EACH NIGHT! Research shows that reading 20 minutes per day is the best and most reliable way to increase reading ability. We finished the week by starting the short story "Philomel Cottage" by Agatha Christie and looking at setting. Students read independently for part of class today analyzing the setting in their independent books.
This weekend your student should also complete page 7 in their mystery packet -- it is a prompt about setting in their independent book. What aspect of setting is most important to your independent reading book and why? There is a sample response on page 7, as well -- it only needs to be a three sentence response (topic sentence, blended evidence, and reasoning).
Please be sure to check Home Access to keep track of your child's grade as we near the end of the Marking Period. Vocabulary Assessment and Short Story Constructed Responses will be in Home Access by next week. Let me know if you have any questions.
UPDATE - 10/9/17
Hi 9th Grade Families!
It was very nice to meet some of you last week at Back-to-School Night! Last week was very eventful, as it also marked the halfway point of the first Marking Period. Be sure to check in on your student's grade via Home Access. This grade is updated regularly.
This week brings the close of our Short Story Unit -- we will read "The Cask of Amontillado" and study Author's Craft and Point of View. There will be a mini vocab quiz on Friday for "Marigolds" and "The Cask of Amontillado". We will be reviewing the Cornell Notes from the unit, as well as our 40 vocabulary words throughout next week.
Tonight, students should be working on their graphic organizer for the "Marigolds" prompt -- they do not have to type up the response, but they should continue the activity in class where we looked up evidence from the text to back up the Topic Sentence we wrote as a class regarding theme. If students need a textbook, there is a copy of the text on the website (www.missaubrey.weebly.com) under the short story tab. This will be collected and checked tomorrow.
The Short Story Assessment will take two days and that will be 10/19 and 10/20 -- in the coming days, study materials will be added to the short story page.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to better help your student! Here's to a great second half of the Marking Period!
It was very nice to meet some of you last week at Back-to-School Night! Last week was very eventful, as it also marked the halfway point of the first Marking Period. Be sure to check in on your student's grade via Home Access. This grade is updated regularly.
This week brings the close of our Short Story Unit -- we will read "The Cask of Amontillado" and study Author's Craft and Point of View. There will be a mini vocab quiz on Friday for "Marigolds" and "The Cask of Amontillado". We will be reviewing the Cornell Notes from the unit, as well as our 40 vocabulary words throughout next week.
Tonight, students should be working on their graphic organizer for the "Marigolds" prompt -- they do not have to type up the response, but they should continue the activity in class where we looked up evidence from the text to back up the Topic Sentence we wrote as a class regarding theme. If students need a textbook, there is a copy of the text on the website (www.missaubrey.weebly.com) under the short story tab. This will be collected and checked tomorrow.
The Short Story Assessment will take two days and that will be 10/19 and 10/20 -- in the coming days, study materials will be added to the short story page.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to better help your student! Here's to a great second half of the Marking Period!
UPDATE - 9/26/17
Hello 9th Grade English Families!
Today we finished reading our second short story of the year -- "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson. Tomorrow we will discuss the way that Jackson used conflict to develop a theme. We will also discuss the use of irony, specifically how Miss Strangeworth appeared to be a sweet little old lady, but in actually she was spreading evil gossip around the town.
Tomorrow also brings us our first vocabulary quiz of the year. Students will be assessed on the vocabulary words from "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Possibility of Evil". There are quizlets on the website for students to study (under the Short Stories tab).
http://missaubrey.weebly.com/short-stories1.html
This week the Summer Reading Assessments will be graded and students will use this preliminary writing sample to set goals for their own personal writing growth! We will complete a constructed response on "The Possibility of Evil", with our focus being writing strong topic sentences.
By the end of the week, we will start reading our third short story, "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier.
Mid-Marking period grades will be posted next Wednesday (10/4), so be on the lookout for that. I look forward to meeting everybody at Back-to-School Night next Thursday (10/5)!
Today we finished reading our second short story of the year -- "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson. Tomorrow we will discuss the way that Jackson used conflict to develop a theme. We will also discuss the use of irony, specifically how Miss Strangeworth appeared to be a sweet little old lady, but in actually she was spreading evil gossip around the town.
Tomorrow also brings us our first vocabulary quiz of the year. Students will be assessed on the vocabulary words from "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Possibility of Evil". There are quizlets on the website for students to study (under the Short Stories tab).
http://missaubrey.weebly.com/short-stories1.html
This week the Summer Reading Assessments will be graded and students will use this preliminary writing sample to set goals for their own personal writing growth! We will complete a constructed response on "The Possibility of Evil", with our focus being writing strong topic sentences.
By the end of the week, we will start reading our third short story, "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier.
Mid-Marking period grades will be posted next Wednesday (10/4), so be on the lookout for that. I look forward to meeting everybody at Back-to-School Night next Thursday (10/5)!
UPDATE - 9/8/17
Hello 9th Grade English Families!
We hope that by this point, your student is getting used to the high school routine! English class has been going very well. This week we started organizing our notes using the Cornell Notes method. Students should review their notes at home and make summaries of what they learned. They should also write down any questions they have about the content in the left hand column.
Yesterday, started reading our first short story: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. Students have their first ten vocabulary words -- there is a quizlet to study on our website (www.missaubrey.weebly.com it can be found under the short story tab). When we are finished with "The Most Dangerous Game", our focus will be discovering the THEME and then we will review requirements for a constructed response.
Our Summer Reading Assessment will begin on September 13th. If students have a copy of their self-selected book, they can bring it in at this time. They will be able to use it for the assessment if it is accessible, but it is not a necessity.
If you would like to receive reminders about Homework, Quizzes, Due Dates, etc., please join Remind101. You can do so by texting the class code to 81010 (be sure to include the @ sign).
Pd 1 - @aubchow1 Pd 2 - @2aubchow Pd 5- @5aubrey Pd 6 - @6aubchow
There are a few grades in Home Access at this point (more to be updated this weekend), please check frequently as we are starting to really get into the swing of things!
Let us know if you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to better help your child!
We hope that by this point, your student is getting used to the high school routine! English class has been going very well. This week we started organizing our notes using the Cornell Notes method. Students should review their notes at home and make summaries of what they learned. They should also write down any questions they have about the content in the left hand column.
Yesterday, started reading our first short story: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. Students have their first ten vocabulary words -- there is a quizlet to study on our website (www.missaubrey.weebly.com it can be found under the short story tab). When we are finished with "The Most Dangerous Game", our focus will be discovering the THEME and then we will review requirements for a constructed response.
Our Summer Reading Assessment will begin on September 13th. If students have a copy of their self-selected book, they can bring it in at this time. They will be able to use it for the assessment if it is accessible, but it is not a necessity.
If you would like to receive reminders about Homework, Quizzes, Due Dates, etc., please join Remind101. You can do so by texting the class code to 81010 (be sure to include the @ sign).
Pd 1 - @aubchow1 Pd 2 - @2aubchow Pd 5- @5aubrey Pd 6 - @6aubchow
There are a few grades in Home Access at this point (more to be updated this weekend), please check frequently as we are starting to really get into the swing of things!
Let us know if you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to better help your child!
BACK TO SCHOOL - 8/30
Dear English 9 Families,
Hello! My name is Kimberly Aubrey and I, along with my co-teacher, Rakhi Chowdhury, had a wonderful first day with your student today! We hope that they came home feeling comfortable and ready for a successful year. Today your students received a syllabus for the course and a plagiarism and academic dishonesty contract. We ask that both you and your student sign the plagiarism contract and the last page of the syllabus and return them to us by Tuesday, September 5th. There is also information about how to get organized for English this year.
We will spend the rest of the week getting to know each other and getting ready for the year ahead! On Friday we will take an English 9 Pre-test to see what knowledge students are bringing with them. This will count for a participation grade. The students will be given the same test at the end of the year to measure growth.
English 9 is an exciting year; over the past few years we have revamped the curriculum to include more opportunity for student choice. Students will be able to choose many of the books they use for class. We also will read classics, such as Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and there is a large focus on writing.
If you need any information about the course or to find out the homework for the day, extra copies of handouts, etc., you can visit our website: www.missaubrey.weebly.com. You can also join our Remind 101 app by sending your student's class code to 81010:
Pd 1 - @1AUBCHOW
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Hopefully your student had a great first day! We look forward to working with you throughout the 2017-2018 school year! Please let us know if you need anything at all.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Aubrey and Rakhi Chowdhury
Hello! My name is Kimberly Aubrey and I, along with my co-teacher, Rakhi Chowdhury, had a wonderful first day with your student today! We hope that they came home feeling comfortable and ready for a successful year. Today your students received a syllabus for the course and a plagiarism and academic dishonesty contract. We ask that both you and your student sign the plagiarism contract and the last page of the syllabus and return them to us by Tuesday, September 5th. There is also information about how to get organized for English this year.
We will spend the rest of the week getting to know each other and getting ready for the year ahead! On Friday we will take an English 9 Pre-test to see what knowledge students are bringing with them. This will count for a participation grade. The students will be given the same test at the end of the year to measure growth.
English 9 is an exciting year; over the past few years we have revamped the curriculum to include more opportunity for student choice. Students will be able to choose many of the books they use for class. We also will read classics, such as Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and there is a large focus on writing.
If you need any information about the course or to find out the homework for the day, extra copies of handouts, etc., you can visit our website: www.missaubrey.weebly.com. You can also join our Remind 101 app by sending your student's class code to 81010:
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Hopefully your student had a great first day! We look forward to working with you throughout the 2017-2018 school year! Please let us know if you need anything at all.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Aubrey and Rakhi Chowdhury