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=Welcome to Mrs. Mertz English 9 class!!!= Check this Wiki often for assignments, discussion boards, classroom documents and any notifications. Below is a tentaive schedule for Unit 1, which lasts 6 weeks. I reserve the right to switch things up when it is necessary for the class.
 * __Unit 1__**:
 * Week 1 &2:**
 * Classroom rules and expectations
 * Syllabus, calendar and behavior contract
 * Get to know you activities
 * Reading interest inventory
 * ARI
 * SMART goal examples
 * Set up journals
 * Reading Comprehension Assessment
 * Grammar assessment


 * Week 2:**
 * DOL
 * Journal
 * Vocabulary for "Give a Boy a Gun" by,
 * Background information and biography for
 * Read 1-50 of "Give a Boy a Gun"
 * Point-of-view
 * Inferences
 * Narrative- Writing a narrative introducing yourself
 * Symbolism-Create an illustration using five examples of symbolism
 * Choose independent reading book and create SMART goal
 * Essential Question


 * Week 3:**
 * DOL
 * Journal
 * Vocabulary for "Give a Boy a Gun"
 * Read 51-100 of "Give a Boy a Gun"
 * Comprehension Assessment Story
 * Foreshadowing
 * Conflict
 * Main idea
 * Peer edit narrative paper
 * Track SMART goal


 * Week 4:**
 * DOL
 * Journal
 * Vocabulary for "Give a Boy a Gun"
 * Read 101-140 of "Give a Boy a Gun"
 * Comprehension Assessment
 * Main idea
 * Determining Purpose
 * Determing audience
 * Turn in Narrative and illustration
 * Track SMART goal
 * Essential Questions


 * Week 5:**
 * DOL
 * Journal
 * Vocabulary for "Give a Boy a Gun"
 * Read 141-188
 * Comprehension Assessment
 * Vocabulary assessment
 * Theme
 * Analyze literature using textual citation and supporting evidence
 * Track SMART goal


 * Week 6:**
 * DOL
 * Journal
 * "Give a Boy a Gun" assessment- short answer/essay
 * Benchmark Review
 * Benchmark
 * Track SMART goal
 * Essential questions


 * __Unit 2__**:
 * Week 1:**
 * Vocabulary Assessment
 * Benchmark Pretest
 * Frederick Douglass Biography
 * Week 2:**
 * Vocab Packet
 * Fourth of July Speech
 * Jim Crow Laws
 * Conferences
 * Finish GBAG
 * Week 3:**
 * Vocab Packet
 * GBAG Assessment (Objective Summary)
 * TMKB
 * Literary Themes
 * Narrative
 * Week 4:**
 * Vocab Frayer Squares
 * Literary Themes
 * TKMB
 * Narrative
 * Week 5:**
 * Vocab Category Sort
 * Narrative due


 * Week 6:**
 * Vocab Quiz
 * Benchmark Post test
 * Finish TKMB movie

Week 1:
 * __Unit 3__**
 * Benchmark Pretest
 * Jamestown Assessment
 * Thanksgiving Break


 * Week 2:**
 * Anticipation Guide for "Night."
 * Vocab sentences
 * Propaganda KWL
 * Prediciton Frames
 * Jamestown Assessment
 * Start "Night"


 * Week 3:**
 * "Night" literature guide
 * Vocab Frayer Squares
 * Jamestown Assessment
 * Elie Wiesel Webquest
 * "Night" chapter 1&2


 * Week 4:**
 * "Night" literature guide
 * Vocab Frayer squares
 * Webquest due
 * Jamestown Assessment
 * "Night" chapters 3-6


 * Week 5:**
 * "Night" literature guide
 * Vocab category sort
 * "Night" chapters 7-10
 * Jamestown Assessment
 * Oprah interview
 * Anti-Hitler propaganda project


 * Week 6:**
 * Benchmark Post test
 * Independent Reading projects due
 * Independent Reading project presentations
 * Vocab quiz
 * Jamestown Assessment
 * Propaganda due

__Unit 4__ Week 1:
 * Benchmark Pretest
 * Introduce new Independent Reading projects
 * Romeo and Juliet Agree/Disagree
 * Jamestown Assessment
 * Name Shield activity

Week 2:
 * Prologue and Act I of Romeo and Juliet
 * Rewrite the scene
 * Persuasive writing
 * Independent Reading Projects

Week 3:
 * Act II for Romeo and Juliet
 * Watch some of the movie
 * Word origin activity
 * Persuasive writing

Week 4:
 * Read Act III Romeo and Juliet
 * Watch movie
 * Masquerade Ball activity
 * Independent Reading Projects
 * COmpare/Contrast writing

Week 5:
 * Read Act IV Romeo and Juliet
 * watch movie
 * Dear Diary activity
 * Vocabulary
 * Brainstorm character analysis
 * Tattoo activity

Week 6:
 * Read Act V Romeo and Juliet
 * Finish Movie
 * Write Character Analysis
 * Benchmark Posttest
 * Watch DeCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet
 * Compare/Contrast writing