9th Grade ELA-Period 1 Assignments
- Instructors
- Ms. Katie Kane Moran
- Ms. Kelsie Whitehall
- Term
- 2020 - 2021 Term 2
- Department
- English Department
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Opt-Out Form
Please show this form to your parents/guardians.
If your parents do not want you to watch the film please have them "X" the No in the form or send an email.
If your parents do not want you to watch the film please have them "X" the No in the form or send an email.
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Ain't I a Woman Analysis Writing
Write a well developed paragraph that answers the following question:
How does Sojourner Truth use rhetoric to persuade the audience in the speech “Ain’t I a Woman”?
How does Sojourner Truth use rhetoric to persuade the audience in the speech “Ain’t I a Woman”?
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Ain't I a Woman Analysis
Answer the folowing analysis questions about the speech "Ain't I a Woman". Be sure to justify your response with evidence from the speech.
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Argument Assessment
Please copy and paste your response here so you do not lose any work.
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Central Idea Practice
Choose ONE of the short passages below and identify the central idea/theme. Write a short paragraph that explains the central idea of the passage with evidence and reasoning.
Use TEAL to guide your writing.
Use the "Universal Theme" sheet to help you identify the central idea.
Use TEAL to guide your writing.
Use the "Universal Theme" sheet to help you identify the central idea.
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Argument Project
Review the argument project attached and use the resources to guide your work.
Attachments:
1. Argument Project
2. Argument Template
3. Argument Topics
4. Argument Rubric
Attachments:
1. Argument Project
2. Argument Template
3. Argument Topics
4. Argument Rubric
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Are TV shows the new novels?
Use your annotations as well as the introduction template to guide your introduction for your Argument Response.
The introduction part of your response is due by the end of class today.
The introduction part of your response is due by the end of class today.
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Final Draft-Text-Analysis for New Husbands.
Write a well-developed, text-based response of two to three paragraphs. In your response, identify a central idea in the text and analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea to the following question:
How does the author of New Husbands use the writing strategy of characterization to support the central idea of assimilation?
Steps for Final Draft:
1. Copy and Paste your paragraph from "NEW HUSBANDS CENTRAL IDEA TEAL PARAGRAPHS" under the Culture and Assimilation topic.
2. Copy and Paste your topic sentence, evidence, analysis and link from the "EXIT TICKET ANALYZING OUR EVIDENCE" under the Culture and Assimilation topic.
3. Review teacher feedback and make revisions for both paragraphs.
4. Complete the conclusion portion of the TEXT-ANALYSIS TEMPLATE.
***Please make sure to use the template as a guide for the structure of your writing.
How does the author of New Husbands use the writing strategy of characterization to support the central idea of assimilation?
Steps for Final Draft:
1. Copy and Paste your paragraph from "NEW HUSBANDS CENTRAL IDEA TEAL PARAGRAPHS" under the Culture and Assimilation topic.
2. Copy and Paste your topic sentence, evidence, analysis and link from the "EXIT TICKET ANALYZING OUR EVIDENCE" under the Culture and Assimilation topic.
3. Review teacher feedback and make revisions for both paragraphs.
4. Complete the conclusion portion of the TEXT-ANALYSIS TEMPLATE.
***Please make sure to use the template as a guide for the structure of your writing.
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S.T.A.L.E. Characterization Graphic Organizer
1. Choose a character you want to analyze (Dave or Agatha).
2. Use your annotations of "New Husbands" and ideas discussed and read to fill in the S.T.A.L.E graphic organizer that shows the characteristics of Dave or Agatha.
BE SURE TO BE SPECFIC IN YOUR RESPONSES.
2. Use your annotations of "New Husbands" and ideas discussed and read to fill in the S.T.A.L.E graphic organizer that shows the characteristics of Dave or Agatha.
BE SURE TO BE SPECFIC IN YOUR RESPONSES.
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Asynchronous Exit Ticket 10.19.2020
Please answer the questions on the exit ticket in a paragraph.
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Exit Ticket- Which poem did you think was more powerful? Why? Be sure to cite evidence from the poem(s) to support your claim.
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MAST Core Values Public Service Announcement
Create a flip grid video or blog post that shares which MAST Core Value is most important to you and tells the reasons why that core value connects to you and how you show that core value in your everyday life.
Below are the resources you can use for the assignment:
1. Flip grid code and model video from Ms. Whitehall
2. Blog Post Example
3. If you are creating a blog post use the Blog Post Drive Document.
4. The PSA assignment and rubric to refer to.
5. MAST Core Values
Below are the resources you can use for the assignment:
1. Flip grid code and model video from Ms. Whitehall
2. Blog Post Example
3. If you are creating a blog post use the Blog Post Drive Document.
4. The PSA assignment and rubric to refer to.
5. MAST Core Values