Munising Public Schools
English 9

English 9 Information Page

MRS. NAYBACK AND MRS. HARLOCK
Syllabus
State of Michigan Objectives and Curriculum

News stories to grab (must have approval)
--Published stories in bold with links--

New teachers
New superintendent
Parkapalooza
New discipline structure
Tour da Woods (student perspective)

Newswriting worksheets and other materials:
Read an article and use 5 W H
Basic Rhetoric and Newswriting

Reading, Notetaking, and Writing strategies:

Cornell notetaking--what is it?
Cornell notetaking--online presentation
Cornell note taking graphic generator
A more technical Cornell graphic generator
Samples of student notes using Cornell style



Short Story Handouts:


Most Dangerous Game
Cask of Amontillado

Vocab sheet for various short stories

Grammar Practice:

Active and Passive

Active and Passive basics
Active vs. Passive verbs
Active and passive advanced study
Active and passive online verb drill
Sample active verb list
Active passive worksheet

Homophones
Homophones online drill
Homophone Practice


It vs. It's video
Grammar videos (mixture)


Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
Subject/Verb Agreement

Writing Evaluation Rubric

Longer Works:

The Oddessey
Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet overviews by act and scene
    Act I
    Act II
    Act III
             Act III scene i
             Act III scene ii
             Act III scene iii
             Act III scene iv
             Act III scene v
    Act IV
    Act V

Helpful weblinks
*Online/Modern Project ideas
*Project rubric
To Kill a Mockingbird

Companion Readings or activities for To Kill a Mockingbird:
Jocks and Prejudice