9th Grade U1W3Do Nows and Directions

Do Now: 1. Turn in you grammar practice packet 22. Get out your three subject notebook and open it to the first section which we use for

journaling3. Place MLA formatting up at the top, left hand corner of a new page

a. First Name Last Nameb. English 9c. Period 3d. 24 August 2015

4. You have five minutes to respond to the following:

Answer our main essential question for this unit:

How are we shaped as individuals by the culture and society in which we live?

Monday, 24 August 2015

Dictionary researcher/Paraphraser- This student will be responsible for locating the word in the

dictionary or another resource and putting the definition in their own wordsWord origins and word clues expert- This student will use a dictionary or another resource to find the word origin and

draw clues about its meaningSynonym finder/Example finder- This student will use a thesaurus or another resource to find synonyms for the

vocabulary word- If it so happens that a word does not have a synonym (like “personification”) this

student is responsible for finding examples Sentence writer- This student will write a sentence using the word correctly

Vocabulary Study Jobs

Academic Vocabulary● culture (n)● cosmopolitan (adj) ● vehemently (adj)● homily (n)● perplexed (adj)● commiserate (v)● obstinate (adj)● mutilated (adj)● deference (n)● forsaken (adj)

Literary Terms● theme ● universal theme ● tone● personification● conflict● gender roles● diction

Chinua Achebe

Nigeria

Facts from “The World Factbook” https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html

Nigeria in Facts- Africa’s most populous country

- composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the most populous and politically influential are

- Hausa and the Fulani 29%- Yoruba 21%- Igbo (ibo) 18%- Ijaw 10%- Kanuri 4%

- Languagues- Official Language: English- Hausa- Yoruba- Igbo (Ibo)- Fulani- over 500 additional indigenous

languages

- Urbanization- urban population 47.8%- rate of urbanization 4.66% annual

rate of change- Major urban areas

- Lagos 13,123,000- Kano 3,587,000- Ibada 3,160,000- Abuja (capital) 2,440,000- Port Harcourt 2,343,000

“Marriage is a Private Affair”

Open up your journals and set up a new page with an MLA heading. Answer the following questions:

Describe a time when you and your parents disagreed about something. Should you always listen to your parents? Or are parents always right?

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Close Reading

Reread the last two paragraphs silently to yourself. You may transfer any annotations you may have from yesterday’s reading.

Round 1

Turn to your partners and discuss the questions that you have. Make sure each person gets a turn to ask their questions. Feel free to add annotations or questions to your own paper.

Round 2

Reread the last paragraphs again, one section at a time! Trade off reading each section so that everyone has a chance to read.

Stop after each section and discuss…

- the personification of nature- make a list of what nature does in order- discuss: how does nature affect Okeke?

I suggest you write down the most important points of your discussion.

Round 3

Reread the close read AGAIN!!!! Switching readers each turn.

Stop after each section and discuss…

- diction- circle what you believe to be the most important words- look up definitions and synonyms as needed (I suggest you do this for

words that you know as well because a deeper understanding of the words will help you in the long run.

Round 4

Reread the sections again one last time.

Discuss: What happens after the story is over? Find specific evidence to back up your answer! Write down your response.

Round 5

Take a seat in our Socratic Seminar circle

Turn in your notebooks to our class bin. I will specifically be grading the notes you made for “Appostrophes in Contractions” from our website.

Please get out the S. Seminar rubric you used the previous Socratic Seminar. Reread your reflection on the back in the next three minutes silently.

Thursday, 27 August 2015

9th Grade Honors U1W3Do Nows and Directions