9th Grade English and 9th Grade Academic English: Students will complete the newspaper project this week. Students will be able to apply tone and purpose when writing their article for the commemorative newspaper on the Holocaust. They will be able to incorporate the novel and/or the movie into their article, demonstrating their knowledge and analysis of the author's theme. Students will work in groups to create the front page of a newspaper. They will be responsible for completing Vocabulary Unit 3 by Friday. Students will need to dissect and define the words for usage, not just for memorization. They will be required to identify affixes and roots of each word and to know how a word can be used. Sentences demonstrating usage will be due by Monday, October 29th.
Public Speaking: Students will practice transitioning in and moderating a Panel Discussion on Monday for preparation of informing, moderating, and utilizing their resources for the formal Panel Discussion on their given date. Students will be required to use the information gathered from the discussion for their informational speech. They will have one week to prepare for the Informational Speech which will begin on Monday, November 5th.
