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9th Grade Language Arts
Assignment Papers and Useful Links
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Propaganda Techniques
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"If You Can Convince Your Parents..."
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George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, is really an allegory for the Russian Revolution. The following is a link to the Russian Revolution PowerPoint Presentation that Mrs. Pomerinke and Mrs. Duggal presented in class on Thursday, March 6th.
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Scenes from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Final Scene Assignment This is your final performance assignment for the Romeo and Juliet unit. There are written and a performance components for this project. You may complete this as a group or as a one-person show. Remember, it is worth 200 points!
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Using a movie, current or classic, explain how a main character meets the three criteria of a tragic hero or heroine based in a five paragraph essay.
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Romeo crashes the Capulet Masquerade to see Rosaline. Instead, he falls madly in-love with Juliet. As we act out Act I, scene v, you will need to dress the part and wear your Elizabethan Mask.
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The House on Mango Street Compare-Contrast Essay Using the block (subject by subject) or point by point method or writing, compose an essay comparing and contrasting the character of Esperanza from The House on Mango Street with yourself. Choose one category from your comparison matrix to focus your essay on - Choose to compare your experiences with discrimination, your goals for the future, or your experiences growing up.
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As you actively read The House on Mango Street, you should be preparing for the weekly Socratic Seminars, the Compare-Contrast Essay, and the Test at the end of the quarter. Here are links to the documents in your The House on Mango Street Packet.
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We have a new writing handbook that 9th graders will be using The College
Writer. Below is a link to the publisher's web site. We will
have books and cds available to check out as needed:
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Click on the following link to download a great geography map game. It helps you locate countries, capitals, flags, etc. It's fun!
http://www.download.com/Seterra/3000-2056_4-10546978.html?tag=lst-0-1 |
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| Are you looking for a place to submit your poems and short stories? try the Anthology of Poetry. Click on the link below. The submission deadline this year is November 30th, 2007. | ||||||
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For help with grammar questions, click on the link to Grammar Slammer below: |
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| The web site listed below is an excellent quick reference for punctuation questions: | ||||||
| The King County Library System is an excellent resource for book lists, homework help. etc.: |
