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Language Arts 9

Mrs. Karyn Williamson

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Random Facts for Parents

� Grades: 80% Assessment / 20% Practice Work

� Rewrites and Revisions

  • Essays can be revised one time with a conference prior to revising.
  • No rewrites on independent reading or timed writes.

� Late work policy

  • Daily Work can be turned in late for full credit until the beginning of the Embedded Assessment
  • Essays, Projects & Embedded Assessments can be turned in for full credit until the Friday before the end of the semester (Friday, January 18th & Friday, June 14th)
  • Tests & Quizzes:
    • Vocab Quizzes: One week to retake; Can retake one time.
    • Reading Quizzes: No retakes

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Course Content

�Unit One: Coming of Age Essay

�Unit Two: The novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

�Unit Three: Classic and contemporary short stories

�Unit Four: The play, Romeo & Juliet, by William Shakespeare

�Unit Five: Persuasive Writing

�Ongoing:

  • A variety of writing: persuasive, expository, narrative writing, & literary analysis
  • Through all of this, students will have several opportunities to develop their vocabulary and grammar skills.

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Classroom Growth Goal

With each unit there is corresponding vocabulary. Unit One Vocabulary in LA9 will focus primarily on literary terms which will build a foundation for the entire year.

My goal is that students show mastery of these terms and be able to recognize their use in short stories, essays, and novels and be able to use these terms to help create their own voice as a writer.

Strategies for learning vocabulary terms at home:

  • Flashcards
  • Quizlet
  • Pairing/Grouping
  • Mnemonic Devices

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Upcoming Important Dates

� October 8: Coming of Age Essay Due

� October 16: PSAT School-wide

� October 18: Unit One Vocabulary Test

� October 31: Day One TKAM Context Presentations

� November 1: Day Two TKAM Context Presentations

� November 25: AM Conferences (By appointment only)

� November 26: PM Conferences (In the gym; Open to all)

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Contact Me

�Phone: 253-804-5154

�Email: kwilliamson@auburn.wednet.edu

�Website: http://www.karynwilliamson.com

  • Syllabus
  • Calendar
  • Remind
  • Springboard PDFs
  • Google Classroom

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