9th Grade Lit. & Comp.

Week of August 9 – 13

Essential Questions
1. What are the elements of a short story?
2. How do authors effectively use literary elements to create purpose and meaning in a short fiction text?
3. How does understanding the parts and meanings of words help students comprehend oral and written
language?
Standards - RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, L3

Monday, 8/9
1. DGP Warm-up: Parts of Speech Review & Capitalization/Punctuation
2. Complete Vocab. Lesson 1 definitions
3. Elements of Plot (notes) – define plot, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
4. Literary Terms (notes); Define characterization, irony, conflict

Tuesday, 8/10
1. DGP 1 Warm-up: Parts of Speech
2. Anticipation Guide for “The Sniper” (Complete only the “before” section)
3. Historical/Social context of “The Sniper”
4. Read “The Sniper.” Complete the “after” section for anticipation guide.
5. DUE: Anticipation Guide for “The Sniper”
6. DUE: Complete “The Sniper” questions.
1. Literary Terms (notes); Define theme

Wednesday, 8/11
1. DGP 1 Warm-up: Sentence Parts and Phrases
2. Review subject/verb
3. DUE: Vocab 1 Activity
4. Literary Terms (notes); define symbolism, simile, and metaphor
2. DUE: “The Scarlet Ibis” Anticipation Guide
3. Introduce “The Scarlet Ibis” and begin reading.
 Complete Scavenger Hunt as you read.
HW: Complete Quizlet for vocab. Complete notecards for extra credit.

Thursday, 8/12
1. DGP 1 Warm-up: Clauses and Sentence Type
2. Review types of sentences and independent/dependent clauses
3. Vocab 1 Quiz
5. Finish reading “The Scarlet Ibis”
 DUE: Complete Scavenger Hunt for “The Scarlet Ibis.”
4. Review RACES paragraph

Friday, 8/13
1. DGP 1 Warm-up: Diagramming
2. DUE: Independent/Dependent Clauses
3. Review RACES paragraph.
4. DUE: Writing Prompt #2 – Expectations (write in RACES format)
5. DUE: Define Vocab. 2 words