Mrs. Martyn

Los Gatos High School

Composition/Literature 9v2.0

Weekly Agenda:   

10/06/08-10/10/08
Weekly Focus: Rites of Passage

Last Updated: 10/02/08

Friday 10/03/08
In Class:

Outside Reading Project DUE! (50 pts.)

Begin Rites of Passage Unit (Bill Moyers/George Lucas Video Interview)

Homework:

Work on your ORIGINAL short story!

Monday, 10/06/08
In Class:

SSR

Homework:

Spelling Lists this week: Weeks 7&8 (quiz Monday 10/13)

Read All "Rites of Passage" packet and do worksheet on last page of packet.

Tuesday, 10/07/08
In Class:

Read "Brothers are the Same" Lit. Textbook p.359

Grammar: Preposition Review p.23-25

Homework:

Work on your ORIGINAL Short Story (bring second rough draft to class tomorrow!)

Wednesday, 10/08/08
In Class:

Original Short Story Draft Check in: peer edit/development

"Brothers are the Same" Selection Review and "Cultural Influences" classwork

Homework:

Revise Short Story Draft: Final Draft Due Friday (10/10)

Thursday, 10/09/08
In Class:

Read "Through the Tunnel" Lit. Textbook p.373

Selection Review

Homework:

Finish Original Short Story (Due Tomorrow)

Friday, 10/10/08
In Class:

Original Short Story Final Draft Due (100 points)

Grammar: Conjunctions and Interjections Review p.26-31

Create your own "Rite of Passage" Ritual Worksheet

Homework:

Rest! Read your outside reading book.

Study Spelling words and grammar for Monday's quizzes!

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