The Switch to Digital Learning

Digital Learning!

Hey guys! From now until the end of the school year, you will be working exclusively on Google Classroom and Edmentum. The few helpful links you will need from our class blog are listed here for quick access:

     - PWP Genre Choices and Requirements

     - PWP Peer Editing Guidelines

     - MLA Format Help

Quarter 3: Understanding

Quarter 3: Understanding

The electronic copy of The Odyssey can be accessed under 'Scanned Class Documents'

Week One:
Wednesday and Thursday: 1/22&1/23
     - Finish Hercules Movie and Hero's Journey
     - Intro Big Question project (Honors Handout) (Academic Handout)
     - Big Question Due Dates (Honors)
HOMEWORK: Brainstorm question ideas for your BQ Project.

Week Two:
Friday and Monday: 1/24&1/27
     - PowerPoint (BQ Examples)
     - BQ Question Research Time
     - The Odyssey Book 4 and 5 (Pg 30-72)
HOMEWORK: Come prepared next class with a rough draft 'Final BQ' sheet.

Tuesday and Wednesday: 1/28&1/29
     - BQ Speed Dating
HOMEWORK: 'Final BQ' sheet due next class.

Thursday and Friday: 1/30&1/31
     - Source Information for BQ
     - MLA Citation Practice (Handed out in class)
     - The Odyssey Book 6 and 7 (Pg 73-83)
     - PWP#3 Assigned
          - Peer Editing: 2/13(A) and 2/14(B)
          - Due on GC: 2/17 (All Students)
          - Revisions due by: 3/12 (All Students)
HOMEWORK: Complete MLA Citation Handout if not completed in class.
                                Finish Odyssey assigned reading.

Week Three:
Monday and Tuesday: 2/3&2/4
     - PowerPoint (MLA Practice Questions)
     - Individual BQ Conferences
     - Workshop time

Wednesday and Thursday: 2/5&2/6
     - BQ Outline Introduction (Assigned on Google Classroom)
     - Library Database Introduction and workshop time.
     - Research Videos posted in Google Classroom

Friday and Monday: 2/7&2/10
     - PowerPoint
     - Odyssey Book 9-11
     - Vocab List #4 Intro

Tuesday and Wednesday: 2/11&2/12
     - PowerPoint (MLA Practice)
     - Odyssey Book 12&13
     - Workshop time
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 Peer Editing Next Class.

Thursday and Friday: 2/13&2/14
     - PWP#3 Peer Editing
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 due on Google Classroom by 2/17 - Midnight - ALL STUDENTS

Week Four:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 2/18&2/19
     - LCPS Timed Write
HOMEWORK: BQ Outline Due Thursday 2/20(A) and Friday 2/21(B)

Thursday and Friday: 2/20&2/21
     - BQ Research Time
     - PWP#3 Submitted to Turnitin.com

Week Five:
Monday and Tuesday: 2/24&2/25
     - PowerPoint
     - 9th Grade Teacher Mini-Lessons on BQ
     - Odyssey Book 14-17
     - Group Socratic Odyssey Questions - Summative
HOMEWORK: If group did not finish, Socratic Questions must be submitted to GC by next class.

Wednesday and Thursday: 2/26&2/27
     - PowerPoint
     - 9th Grade Teacher Mini-Lessons on BQ
     - Honors BQ Rubric Overview
     - Workshop Time
          - BQ Practice Presentations - 3/10(A) and 3/11(B)
          - PWP#3 Edits due by March 13th - All students

Friday and Monday: 2/28&3/2
     - PowerPoint
     - MLA in BQ Instructions
     - Workshop Time
          - BQ Practice Presentations - 3/10(A) and 3/11(B)
          - PWP#3 Edits due by March 13th - All students

Week Six:
Tuesday: NO SCHOOL

Wednesday and Thursday: 3/4&3/5
     - Vocab #4 Quiz
     - Odyssey Book 18-22

Friday and Monday: 3/6&3/9
     - Final Workshop Day for BQ.
     - Finish Odyssey (Book 23) - Reflection Questions assigned in GC.
HOMEWORK: Peer Presentations next class.

Week Seven:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 3/10&3/11
     - BQ Practice Presentations
HOMEWORK: BQ Presentations due on Google Classroom

Quarter 2: Justice

Quarter 2: Justice

The electronic copy of Of Mice and Men can be accessed under 'Scanned Class Documents'

Week One:
Wednesday and Thursday: 11/6&11/7
     - Socratic Seminar
     - Socratic Seminar Prep due

Friday and Monday: 11/8&11/11
     - PowerPoint (Poetry Out Loud Intro)
     - PWP#2 Assigned TODAY
        - Peer Editing: 12/3(A) & 12/4(B)
        - PWP#2 Due on GC: 12/5(A) & 12/6(B)
        - Comments Returned by Whittington by 12/12.
        - Final Day to Submit PWP#2 Revisions - 1/10 - ALL STUDENTS

- Poetry Out Loud Timeline
        - Choose a poem to memorize by 11/14(A) & 11/12 (B)
        - Rehearse your memorized poem in class in small groups on 11/20(A) & 11/21(B)
        - Preform poem in class (Required Summative) on 11/26(A) & 11/25(B)

Week Two:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 11/12&11/13
     - PowerPoint (Intro Of Mice and Men)
     - Read OMAM Chapter 1
     - Vocab List #3 Assigned - Quiz 12/11(A) and 12/12(B)
HOMEWORK: Finish Reading OMAM Chapter 1
                                 Have POL Poem Chosen by Next Class

Thursday and Friday: 11/14&11/15
     - PowerPoint (OMAM Group Research)
     - POL Presentation Choice Google Form
     - OMAM Chapter 1 Questions Assigned in GC - Due Next Class

Week Three:
Monday and Tuesday: 11/18&11/19
     - PowerPoint
     - OMAM Chapter 2 Guided Reading Questions Assigned in GC - Due by Friday 12am.
     - Workshop Time
        - PWP#2 Peer Editing - 12/3(A) and 12/4(B)
HOMEWORK: POL Practice Presentations Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 11/20&11/21
     - POL Small Group Presentations

Friday: 11/22
A Day Only:
     - OMAM Movie (Chapter 1&2)
     - Workshop Time

Week Four:
Monday and Tuesday: 11/25&11/26
     - POL Presentations!
HOMEWORK: PWP#2 Peer Editing on 12/3(A)&12/4(B) - Completed, printed copy REQUIRED.

Thanksgiving Break!

Week Five:
Monday: 12/2
B Day Only:
     - OMAM Movie Chapter 1&2
     - Workshop Time

Tuesday and Wednesday: 12/3&12/4
     - Begin OMAM Chapter 3 - OMAM Chapter 3 Questions Assigned in GC - Due by Friday 12am.
     - PWP#2 Peer Editing
     - Vocab List #3 Reminder - Quiz 12/11(A) and 12/12(B)
HOMEWORK:  OMAM Chap 3 Reading - pg 44-61

Thursday and Friday: 12/5&12/6
     - PowerPoint
     - Finish reading OMAM Chapter 3
     - PBA Timed Write Introduction
     - Submit PWP#2 to TurnItIn on LCPSGo
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: PWP#2 Due on Google Classroom - Friday by Midnight - ALL STUDENTS
                                 OMAM Chapter 3 Questions due - Friday by Midnight

Week Six:
Monday and Tuesday: 12/9&12/10
     - PBA Timed Write
HOMEWORK: Vocab List #3 Quiz Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 12/11&12/12
     - PowerPoint
     - Vocab List #3 Quiz
     - Of Mice and Men Chapter 4 Reading
     - Workshop Time - PWP#2 Revisions Returned from Mrs. Whittington
HOMEWORK: Finish Reading OMAM Chapter 4 (pg. 70-83).
                             PWP#2 Revisions Due by 1/10 ALL STUDENTS

Friday and Monday: 12/13&12/16
SNOW DAYS!

Week Seven:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 12/17&12/18
     - PowerPoint
     - OMAM Movie (Chapter 3&4)
     - Read Of Mice and Men Chapter 5
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: Chapter 5 Reading Questions on GC - Formative

Thursday and Friday: 12/19&12/20
     - Read Of Mice and Men Chapter 6
     - Socratic Seminar Prep
     - Workshop Time

Winter Break!

Week Eight:
Monday and Thursday: 1/6&1/9
     - Workshop Day
     - OMAM Socratic Seminar Prep
HOMEWORK: Complete Socratic Prep - OMAM Socratic NEXT CLASS
                                  PWP#2 Revisions due by Monday 1/13 (ALL STUDENTS)

Friday and Monday: 10/10&10/13
     - Of Mice and Men Socratic Seminar
HOMEWORK: PWP#2 Revisions due by Monday 1/13 (ALL STUDENTS)

Week Nine:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 1/14&1/15
     - PowerPoint (Greek Hero Notes, Storyboard Instructions)
     - The Odyssey Introduction
     - Book 1-3 Storyboard
HOMEWORK: Finish Storyboard if not completed in class.
                              *Remember, you can access the Odyssey online HERE

Thursday and Friday: 1/16&1/17
     - PowerPoint (Hero's Journey)
     - Apply Hero's Journey to Hercules
LAST DAY OF QUARTER

Quarter One: Schedule and Resources

Quarter 1: Short Stories

All stories can be accessed in 'Scanned Class Documents' above.

Introduction:
Thursday and Friday: 8/22&23
     - PowerPoint (Class Intro, Stations, Fish Cheeks Story)
     - Welcome Blog Post - Required Materials - Where I'm From Poem Example

Week One:
Monday and Tuesday: 8/26&27
     - PowerPoint (Syllabus and Blog)
     - Syllabus - Due Next Class
     - Blog Scavenger Hunt - Due Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 8/28&29
     - PowerPoint (Plot Diagram, Character Terms, Intro PWP 1-3)
     - Fish Cheeks Activities (Honors Only)

Week Two:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/3&9/4
     - PowerPoint (Valediction Story, Dialogue, Intro PWP 4-6)
     - Valediction Short Story
HOMEWORK: Please bring your headphones and a charged Chromebook next class!
                                Complete Fish Cheeks Assignment - due next class.

Thursday and Friday: 9/5&9/6
     - iReady Diagnostic Testing (on LCPSGO)
HOMEWORK: If not finished in class, finish iReady by Sunday at midnight.

Week Three:
Monday: 9/9   (A only. B days will complete this day on Monday 9/16.)
     - PowerPoint (Peer Edit Practice, Simile and Metaphor, House on Mango Street Story)
     - Name Writing Prompt on Google Classroom
HOMEWORK: Complete the Name Writing Prompt

Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/10&9/11
     - PowerPoint (The Veldt Story, Listen to the Veldt Here)
     - Veldt Imagery Assignment on GC
     - PWP#1 Assigned

PWP#1 DATES:
     - Peer Editing - 9/19(A) and 9/20(B)  - Mostly complete, printed draft required.
     - Polished Draft Due - 9/23(A) and 9/24(B) - Turn in on Google Classroom
     - Last Day to Submit Revisions - 10/18 - ALL STUDENTS

Thursday and Friday: 9/12&9/13
     - Veldt Video
     - Veldt Assignment on Google Classroom
     - Vocab List #1 introduced - Quiz Dates: 9/25(A) and 9/26(B)
HOMEWORK: Complete Veldt Assignment on Google Classroom

Week Four:
Monday: 9/16   (B only. A day students completed this day on 9/9.)
     - PowerPoint (Peer Edit Practice, Simile and Metaphor, House on Mango Street Story)
     - Name Writing Prompt on Google Classroom
HOMEWORK: Complete the Name Writing Prompt

Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/17&9/18
     - Workshop Day for PWP#1
HOMEWORK: Print PWP#1 for Peer Editing Next Class

Thursday and Friday: 9/19&9/20
     - PowerPoint (Peer Editing Rules&Checklists)
     - Peer Editing Checklists for All Genres
HOMEWORK: Make Edits to PWP#1 - Turn in on GC by 9/23(A) & 9/24(B) by Midnight.

Week Five:
Monday and Tuesday: 9/23&9/34
     - PowerPoint (Vocab Practice, Penpals)
     - Vocab Study
     - PenPal First Draft
HOMEWORK: Submit PWP#1 - Turn in on GC by 9/23(A) & 9/24(B) by Midnight.
                                 Vocab #1 Quiz Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 9/25&9/26
     - Vocab #1 Quiz
     - PenPal Final Drafts

Friday and Monday: 9/27&9/30
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Intro, PG 0-35)
     - PWP #1 Edits due by 10/18

Week Six:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/1&10/2
     - PowerPoint (LWD 35-70)
     - Vocab List #2 introduced - Quiz Dates 10/22(A) and 10/23(B)

Thursday and Friday: 10/3&10/4
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 7, Found Poetry, GC Response)
HOMEWORK: Finish Found Poetry and GC Response

Week Seven:
Monday and Tuesday: 10/7&10/8
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 6)
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: No PWP#1 Revisions will be accepted after 10/18.

Wednesday and Thursday: 10/9&10/10
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 5, Vocab #2 Practice)
     - Library Book Check Out
     - Vocab #2 Practice

Week Eight:
Friday and Tuesday: 10/11&10/15
     - PowerPoint (SOL Writing Practice, LWD Level 4)
     - Workshop Time
     -  Friday Homecoming Pep Rally!

Wednesday and Thursday: 10/16&10/17
     - PSAT Day (Wednesday)
     - Hey Kiddo Ted Talk
     - Vocab List #2 - GC Assignment - Quiz Dates: 10/22(A) and 10/23(B)
     - Workshop Time
FRIDAY 10/18 - LAST DAY TO TURN IN PWP#1 REVISIONS.

Week Nine:
Friday and Monday: 10/18&10/21
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 3, GC Assignment)
     - Extra Time? Workshop
HOMEWORK: Finish GC Level 3 Assignment - Friday 10/18 Last day to turn in PWP#1 Revisions.
                                 Vocab #2 Quiz NEXT CLASS

Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/22&10/23
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 2&1)
     - Vocab #2 Quiz

Thursday and Friday: 10/24&10/25
     - Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe - GC Assignment
     - Listen to the story HERE
HOMEWORK: Complete GC Acrostic Poem and share it to - Shelby.Whittington@lcps.org

Week Ten:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/29&10/30
     - PowerPoint (Poe Background, Annabel Lee, Socratic Seminar Intro&Prep)
     - Socratic Seminar Prep Assigned on GC
     - Socratic Seminar Requirements

Thursday and Friday: 10/31&11/1
     - PowerPoint (Continue Socratic Seminar Prep)
     - LAST DAY OF Q1
HOMEWORK: Short Stories Socratic Seminar NEXT CLASS - 11/6(A) and 11/7(B)

9th Grade English 2019-2020 School Year - Welcome!

Welcome to Mrs. Whittington's class blog! We will use this blog every day in class in order to access assignments and due dates.

Important Parts of the Blog to Explore:
- Syllabus
- Process Writing Project
- PWP Student Examples

First Day 'Where I'm From' Example:
- Mrs. Whittington's Poem

You can search other parts of the blog by using 'Labels' to the right. You can also search by date under 'Class Archive'.

Required Materials:

• A journal (spiral or composition) that you will write in daily. Make sure you always have it with you!
• Your own pens, pencils, and highlighters.
• Red pens to do corrections with.
• Loose leaf paper.
• A specific spot for your English materials. I do not mind if this is a folder or a binder, whatever works best for you. You just need to have a designated spot for your handouts so that you can locate them easily. 
• A silent reading book to be used every day - no eBooks. 
• Optional items needed in the classroom: Tissues, Lysol wipes, hand sanitizer; anything to help keep you and the other students healthy!

Mrs. Whittington's Dog, Mia!

I am looking forward to having all of you in class!

- Mrs. Whittington

End of Year Overview

Please scroll down for assignment details.

Quarter Four: Schedule and Resources

Quarter 4: Decision Making

End of Q3 Important Assignments:

     - All Students should be read up to Book 21 of the Odyssey.

     - Two notes on each book, except for book 8&9 

To read Romeo and Juliet on your own, use the link below. Make sure to follow along in class as we read. You can also find this link under the 'Scanned Class Documents' section at the top of the blog. Check back to this post throughout the quarter for reading updates.

Click Here: Romeo and Juliet Online Link

Week One:
Wednesday and Thursday: 4/3&4/4
     - Finish Reading the Odyssey
     - Vocab List #4 assigned
          - Quiz Date: 4/9(A) and 4/10(B)
HOMEWORK: Odyssey Book Notes due NEXT CLASS

Friday and Monday: 4/5&4/8
     - PowerPoint (Anticipation Guide, Sonnet, and Prologue of R&J)
HOMEWORK: Vocab Quiz NEXT CLASS  -- Honors: Finish Prologue Worksheet

Week Two:
Tuesday and Wednesday (4/9&4/10): Read Act One Scene 1
     - Vocab Quiz #4
     - PWP#5 Assigned

Thursday and Friday (4/11&4/12): Read Act One Scene 2&3
     - Answer Questions Posted on Google Classroom
     - PWP#5 Workshop Time
PWP#5 Peer Editing Date - 4/26(A) and 4/29(B)
PWP#5 Due on Google Classroom - 5/3 by Midnight - All Classes

Week Three:
Monday and Tuesday (4/22&4/23): Read Act One Scene 4&5
     - Act 1 Study Guide - REQUIRED (Handed out in Class)
     - Quizlet - Romeo and Juliet - Figurative Language Examples (A few will be on quiz)
     - Quizlet - Romeo and Juliet - Literary Terms and Definitions (A few will be on quiz)
     - Act 1 Additional Study Guide - Optional
HOMEWORK: Act 1 Quiz NEXT CLASS

Wednesday and Thursday (4/24&4/25): Read Act Two Prologue and Scene 1&2
     - Act 1 Quiz Today
     - Balcony Scene Questions
HOMEWORK: PWP#5 Peer Editing NEXT CLASS

Friday and Monday (4/26&4/29):
     - PWP#5 Peer Editing
     - Zeffirelli R&J Video through Balcony Scene

Week Four:
Tuesday and Wednesday (4/30&5/1): Read Act Two Scene 3&4
     - PWP Workshop Time
     - R&J Character Chart (handed out in class)
HOMEWORK: Complete R&J Character Chart - Due Next Class

Thursday and Friday (5/2&5/3): Read Act Two Scene 5&6
     - Character Chart Collected
     - Act 2 Study Guide - REQUIRED (Handed out in Class)
     - PWP#6 Assigned (And EOY Schedule)
HOMEWORK: PWP#5 due on GC by Midnight Friday
                                Act 2 Quiz NEXT CLASS

Week Five:
Monday and Tuesday (5/6&5/7): Read Act Three Scene 1
     - Act 2 Quiz
     - Workshop/Begin Luhrmann R&J (10min)

Wednesday and Thursday (5/8&5/9): Read Act Three Scene 2&3
     - Peer Edit #1 for PWP#6

Friday and Monday (5/10&5/13): Read Act Three Scene 4&5
     - Act 3 Study Guide - REQUIRED (Handed out in Class)
     - Workshop Time - PWP#5 Edits Returned on GC
HOMEWORK: Act 3 Quiz NEXT CLASS

Week Six:
Tuesday and Wednesday (5/14&5/15)
     - Irony Overview
     - Act 3 Quiz
     - Workshop Time
     - Continue Lurhmann R&J (30min)

Thursday and Friday (5/16&5/17): Read Act Four
     - Peer Edit #2 for PWP#6

Week Seven:
Monday and Tuesday (5/20&5/21): Read Act Five Scene 1&2
     - Continue Lurhmann R&J (30min)
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: Printed copy of PWP#6 needed next class for Peer Editing #3

Wednesday and Thursday (5/23&5/24): Read Act Five Scene 3
     - Peer Edit #3 for PWP#6
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: Complete PWP#5 Edits and PWP#6 by 5/29(A) / 5/30(B)

Friday and Tuesday (5/24&5/28)
     - Return Chromebooks
     - Workshop Time
     - Continue Lurhmann R&J (20min)
HOMEWORK: Any remaining PWP#5 Edits and PWP#6 due next class.

Week Eight:
Wednesday and Thursday (5/29&5/30)
     - Return Chromebooks
     - R&J Socratic Seminar Prep (Handed out in class)
     - Finish Lurhmann R&J (30min)

Friday and Monday (5/31&5/3)
     - Final Workshop Day
     - R&J Socratic Seminar Prep
HOMEWORK: Socratic Seminar Next Class - Complete the Socratic Prep

Week Nine:
Tuesday and Wednesday (5/4&5/5)
     - R&J Socratic Seminar

Thursday and Friday (5/6&5/7)
    - Last Day of School!
    - Gnomeo and Juliet