Week 12 · As you come in… Grab a “do now” sheet from the wooden stool. Combine the following sentences into one: 1. Moons orbit around planets. Planets orbit around the sun.

Week 12

9th Grade Literature

As you come in…

Grab a “do now” sheet from the wooden stool.

Combine the following sentences into one:

1. Moons orbit around planets. Planets orbit around the

sun.

2. The signs show where my house is. The signs show

where you can park.

Answers

1. Moons orbit around planets, and planets orbit

around the sun.

2. The signs show where my house is and where you

can park.

Announcements

AVID applications due TODAY!

Many of you did not turn in your short story final draft

or the graphic organizer

THIS IS A BIG GRADE…GET THIS IN ASAP!

Independent Reading

15 minutes

DEAD QUIET…NO CELL

PHONES!

Reading Log:

Date

Page #’s

Three complete sentence

answer to choice question

Vocabulary Practice

Kahoot Review! Quiz Monday ☺

Top 3 get candy

First place gets 3 points extra credit added to test.

You may team up or work individually.

Analyzing Primary v. Secondary

Sources

Read the two passages about the Jim Crow Laws starting on

page 195.

As you read: Underline words and phrases that define the

concept of Jim Crow.

Identify which passage is a primary or secondary source.

Identify which passage is more effective in relaying the

information.

GROUP: Categorize each of the Jim Crow Laws.

As you come in…

Answer the following in 3-5

complete sentences:

1. Summarize what the Jim

Crow laws were in one

sentence.

2. Do you believe we are all

truly free today? Explain.

Vocabulary Quiz

You have 5 minutes to

study.

Quiz yourself or a partner.

When you finish your quiz:

Transition right into

independent reading.

Independent Reading

15 minutes

DEAD QUIET…PHONES AWAY!

Reading Log:

Date

Page numbers

1-sentence summary

MLK: Letter from Birmingham Jail

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama

for peacefully protesting for civil rights.

Clergymen (men of the church) from Alabama criticized

King’s methods of protesting (peacefully)

They did agree that racial injustices exist.

King suffered through harsh conditions in the Birmingham jail.

He wrote the letter to defend his non-violent protests.

Non-Violent Civil Disobedience

Breaking unjust segregation laws, non-violently

Inspired by Gandhi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aAhGGY6Dec

Letter From Birmingham Jail: Pg. 206-208

https://www.youtube.com/wa

tch?v=yHnKeajhoIw&t=6s

Annotation Key:

Allusion = …….

Diction/Tone = Circle

Claims = __________

Evidence = ……..

Letter From Birmingham Jail: Pg. 209

Answer questions #1-4 & 6

(skip #5).

Answer in complete

sentences!

Rip this out, put your name

on it, and turn it in when

you are done.

As you come in…

A colon (:) is often used to signify the introduction of a list.

Using the example below, rewrite each sentence with correct

semicolon usage.

EX) I have two books: “Harry Potter” and “Maze Runner”.

1. The recipe calls for three basic spices garlic, parsley, and

thyme.

2. Two actors have refused Oscars Kevin Hart and Jada Pinkett

Smith.

QHT: New Vocabulary

Questioning: I have never

heard this word before, and I

do not know what it means.

Heard it: I have heard this

word before, and I somewhat

know what it means.

Teach it: I know this word so

well that I could teach it!

As you come in…

A colon (:) is often used to signify the introduction of a list.

Using the example below, rewrite each sentence with

correct semicolon usage.

EX) I have two books: “Harry Potter” and “Maze Runner”.

1. You have two things to do when you get home take the

trash out and sweep the kitchen.

2. I have three favorite rappers Lil’ Uzi, Lil’ Keed, and Kodak

Black.

Independent Reading

15 Minutes

DEAD QUIET…PHONES

AWAY!

Independent Reading:

Date

Page numbers

1-sentence summary

Vocabulary Practice

Complete the following on your “Day 4 Vocabulary

Practice” box:

1. Write down each of your vocabulary terms #1-10

2. Write a SYNONYM for each term.

**NO GOOGLE!

MLK: Letter From Birmingham Jail

Finish answering questions 1-6 (except for #5) on page

208 of your textbook.

Social Movement Mini Project

Today: Posters Tomorrow: Presentations

2 days ONLY! No extension!

Project Grade (Summative)

Purpose: Context, application and usage of primary

and secondary sources, researching skills, speaking

and listening skills.

As you come in…

A colon (:) is often used to signify the introduction of a list.

Using the example below, rewrite each sentence with

correct semicolon usage.

EX) I have two books: “Harry Potter” and “Maze Runner”.

1. I have two favorite foods pizza and tacos.

2. Make your own sentence correctly using a colon ☺

Turn in…

MLK’s Letter From

Birmingham Jail questions

(#1-6 on p. 209…rip this

out and put your name on

it.)

Short story and graphic

organizer!!! This is now 5

days late!

Independent Reading

15 Minutes

DEAD QUIET…PHONES

AWAY!

Independent Reading:

Date

Page numbers

1-sentence summary

Vocabulary Practice

Complete the following in your “Day 5 Vocabulary

Practice” box:

1. Write each of your new terms #1-10.

2. Write an ANTONYM for each term. You may use Google for this ☺

3. Turn in your do now sheet when you are done.

Social Movements Mini Project

Finish your poster TODAY…NO EXCUSES!

If you were absent yesterday, you must ask your group whatthey would like you to work on.

What to do when you finish:

Write notes for your presentation.

Decide who will say what during your presentation.

Practice your presentation (3 minutes)

PRESENTATIONS ON MONDAY!

“To Kill a Mockingbird”

Chapter one

Exposition: introduce setting and characters