9th Grade English 2011-12

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Topics Covered in Class

Alliteration 
Alliteration (examples)
Anaphora 
Appositives
Appositives (examples)
Assonance 
Asyndeton
Eleven-sentence Body Paragraphs (formula)
Eleven-sentence Paragraphs (two models)
FAST words
Four-sentence Recipe for Opening and Closing Paragraphs   
Google Docs
     Tutorial #1
     Tutorial #2
MARCCRT (Seven Ways to Enhance Your Writing) 
Motifs
Musical Sounds in Writing  
Participles
Participles (basic)
Participles (identifying) 
Participles (examples)
Participles (creating and arranging)
Personal Letter Formats 
Polysyndeton   
Rubrics for Formal Essay
Self-assessment Recipe 
Sound Effects in Writing 
Sparknotes: No Fear TOTC

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April Poetry Madness

  • April Poetry Madness 2012

VIDEO LESSONS

  • Absolute Phrases
  • Direct Objects
  • Compound Subjects and Subject Complements

VIDEOS OF 9TH GRADE SPEECHES

  • Kiona: May 21
  • Gaelen: May 14
  • Chris: May 7
  • Harry: April 30
  • Kara: April 23
  • Jordan: April 16
  • Cassie: April 9
  • Schyler: April 2
  • Emmanuel: March 26
  • John: March 5
  • Inpyo: February 21
  • Andrew: February 13
  • Edward: February 6

Videos of English Scholars in Action

  • Fun in English Class
  • 9th Grade France Scrapbooks
  • 9th Grade Biologists' Presentation to the Stonington Shellfish Commission
  • Harry Leads a Discussion on "A Tale of Two Cities"
  • 9th Grade Dickens Scholars

Topics Covered in Class

  • 11-sentence formula (1)
  • alliteration (1)
  • anaphora (2)
  • asyndeton (1)
  • classmates' comments (1)
  • conflict (1)
  • connections (4)
  • english forum (1)
  • epiphora (1)
  • essay maps (2)
  • flat and round characters (1)
  • foreshadowing (1)
  • getting to know well (2)
  • graphic organizers (1)
  • listening (1)
  • literary elements (4)
  • mood (1)
  • motifs (1)
  • noting effective and powerful writing (1)
  • peer commenting (1)
  • reading aloud (1)
  • relaxing reading and serious reading (1)
  • rubrics (2)
  • seven ways to enhance writing (1)
  • theme (3)
  • themes and motifs (1)
  • tracking the speaker (1)
  • twitter (2)
  • visualizing (1)

Blog Archive

  • "Dear Classmates"
  • "Dear Teachers"
  • "Dear Mom and Dad"
  • Villanelle
  • "Ithaka" by C. P. Cavafy
  • SAT Words for Final Exam
  • Literary Terms for Final Exam
  • Grammar Terms for Final Exam
  • English Forum
  • English Lessons for Class of 2012
  • Schedule of English Classes
  • Slide Shows
  • Essay Map (Graphic Organizer)
  • Teaching, Learning, Living: Mr. Salsich's Blog

Poems for Study and Comment

  • "The Snowshoe Hair", by Mary Oliver
  • Fresh -- Naomi Shihab Nye
  • Week of January 30: "Letter Home", by Ellen Steinbaum
  • The Kiss, by Marcus Jackson
  • "Shoulders", by Naomi Shihab Nye
  • Jan 23-27 "At the Cancer Clinic", by Ted Kooser
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