Task 1: Do Grade 9 Book Talk

Book Choice Form

Friday November 8th 2024

Task 1: Finish Spoken Word

Task 2: Making Choices Activity

 

 

Tuesday November 12th, 2024

Task 1: Students see their novel and work on Background Information Assignment in their group

You must keep track of your research and the websites that you visited. This is included with your PowerPoint.

Task 2: Students go into groups and create one document to be shared amongst all the other members of your group.

Task 3: Hand out the novels to the students

Wednesday November 13th, 2024

Task 1: Go over Literature Circle Roles

Task 2: Effective Questioning PowerPoint

Task 3: Effective Questioning Activity

You will be assigned Option A or Option B. You task will be to come up with discussion questions.

What are some questions that could spark a conversation?

Option A

Option B

 Thursday November 15th, 2024, and Friday November 16th, 2024

Task 4: Students start reading their novel in preparation for their first discussion.

Monday November 18th, 2024

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #1

Task 2: After the discussion, students start the Character Chart

Task 3: Complete Character Chart

Tuesday November 19th, 2024

Task 1: Novel Character Analysis

Start working on Characterization Worksheet

Wednesday November 20th, 2024

Task 1: Go over Quotation Integration

Task 2: Quotation Worksheet

Task 3: Students continue to work on Character Analysis Write

 

Thursday November 21st, 2024

Task 1: Students continue to work on Character Analysis Write

Task 2: Students prepare for Discussion #2

Friday November 22nd, 2024, and Monday November 25th, 2024

Task #1: Students participate in Discussion #2

Task 2: Students complete the Novel Inference Assignment and the Conflict Worksheets

INFERENCE WORKSHEET

CONFLICT WORKSHEET

Task 3- Irony Comic Assignment

Types of Irony

Wednesday November 27th, 2024, and Thursday November 28th, 2024

Task 1: Students work on Irony Comic Strip Assignment

Friday November 29th, 2024

Task 1: Symbols Worksheet

Task 2: Students start the Symbols Paragraph

Monday December 2nd, 2024, and Wednesday December 4th, 2024

 

Task 1: Students complete their Symbols Paragraph

Task 2: Prepare in Discussion #3 (Irony and Symbols)

 

Thursday December 5th, 2024, and Friday December 6th, 2024

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #3

Task 2: Watch Visual Literary Video

Task 2: Theme Worksheet

Use Canva or Picktochart

Link for Theme Statement: How to write a theme statement: Step by step guide (wordsbyevanporter.com)

Task 3: Students continue to work on Theme Infographic

Monday December 9th, 2024

Task 1: Prepare for Discussion #4 (Seminar Discussion)

Tuesday December 10th, 2024

Task 1: Start to go over Expository Essay PowerPoint

Task 3: Students work on the Outline for the Expository Essay

Wednesday December 11th, 2024

Task 1: Students participate in the Seminar Discussion

Task 2: Go over the Novel Merchandise Project

 

Task 2: Students need to go to download the Circuit program

Here is the link to go to first: Cricut Design Space

To set up your account your next step is as follows:

Username: RsideMakerspace@sd43.bc.ca

Password: R@pidsMakers

 

 

Thursday December 12th, 2024

1. Students work on their design (logo/icon) for their Merchandise Project

Friday December 13th, 2024

1. Students select their design and start printing their logo/icon.

2. Students work on their Essay Outline.

Task 2: Pre-Planning Essay Worksheet

Monday December 16th, 2024, and Tuesday December 17th, 2024

Task 1: Students work on the Outline for the Expository Essay

Task 2: Students select their design and start printing their logo/icon.

Wednesday December 18th, 2024

Task 1: Students write their Novel Essay

Task 2: If they finish their essay. Students head down to the Makerspace to work on their Merchandise items

 

Thursday December 19th, 2024, and Friday December 20th, 2024

Task 1: Seminar Discussions

Task 2: Students head down to the Makerspace to work on their Merchandise items

 

 

Monday January 6th, 2025

Work on Presentation of Merchandise Project

Task 2: Merchandise Pitch Brainstorm