English 9A
Online Textbook, Turnitin.com
- English 9 Online Textbook (NOTE: Please use this to keep up with reading when absent or for homework!)
- Turnitin.com code: IN "ABOUT" TAB ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM
- Please turn in all electronic assignments to Google Classroom.
Required Reading
- Romeo and Juliet (English 9 Textbook--pages 1024-1101, or graphic novel)
- Odyssey--Selected Excerpts (English 9 textbook--pages 796-948)
Timeline of events (in true chronological order, and in the order by which the book reads)
Odyssey Film Part 1
Odyssey Film Part 2
Odyssey Film Part 3
- Independent Reading (choose one to read on your own)
Whirlgig
The Fault in our Stars
Dead End in Norvelt
Unwind
Marcello in the Real World
Jasper Jones
Wonder
Stargirl
In my Father's House
Lay that Trumpet Down
Trouble River
White Fang
Witch of Blackbird Pond
Captives
Slave Dancer
April and the Dragon Lady
Face in my Mirror
A Day No Pigs Would Die
My Forbidden Face
Required Writing
- Cause and Effect Essay (Related to Romeo and Juliet)
Cause and Effect Essay (Romeo and Juliet).docx (13429)
- Book Review on outside novel (time in class will be provided)
Independent Novel Critical Review.docx (14910)
Check out the New York Times book reviews for inspiration!
Academic Vocabulary (Discussed Throughout Reading)
- approximate rhyme
- end rhyme
- protagonist
- antagonist
- monologue
- soliloquy
- aside
- epic
- epic hero
- epic simile
- en medias res
- invocation
- tragedy
- stanza
- rhyme scheme
Language Terms (Practiced During Daily Warm-Ups)
- nouns
- pronouns
- adjectives
- prepositions
Understanding Prepositions.pptx (630367)
Final Exam
9A Final Exam Study Guide (due the day of the final exam for EC)
9A Final Exam Review Jeopardy (Part I)
9A FInal Exam Review Jeopardy (Part II)