ENGLISH 9R

Welcome to English 9R!! This year is unique as it marks your first official year in high school!! What you do this year will have an impact on college admission and while you do not have a state assessment this year, everything we do this year will help prepare you for the English Regents Exam. You will take the English Regents in 11th grade, an exam you need to pass to graduate.

The curriculum includes:

GRAMMAR: (review of past topics, including Parts of Speech, Subject/Verb Agreement, Punctuation (commas, dashes, hyphens, apostrophes), and Parallel Structure)

LITERATURE: Titles include The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Antigone by Sophocles, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, “Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, and “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury. We will also be reading poetry, articles, and some non-fiction texts, as well.

WRITING: Genres include personal essays, text-based analysis, and editorials.

VOCABULARY: words in context, Greek and Latin roots, academic vocabulary

SUPPLIES

You will need the following:

Pens (blue or black/colorful), highlighter

A folder, charged laptop

A Notebook (spiral with perforated sheets or a binder)

A marble notebook, post-it notes

GRADE CALCULATION

Your grade is made up of the following components:

Homework (15%)

Quizzes (30%)

As per Common Core, we are to provide instruction in the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives), active and passive voice, verb voice and mood and ensure they can demonstrate a command in the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.

Exams/Major Assessments (40%)

Work Habits (15%)

Science 7:

Topics Covered:

Unit 1……………Matter Unit 2……………Properties and Changes in Matter

Unit 3…………...Periodic Table of Elements Midterm Exam Unit 4……………Earth in the Universe Unit 5….........Inside Dynamic Earth Unit 6.……………Earth’s Changing Surface Unit 7…………….Weather & Climate Final Exam Standards: Grades 3-8 Science Learning Standards | New York State Education Department (nysed.gov) Required Laboratory Investigations: 1. “All Mixed Up” – Chemistry 2. “How’s the Weather Up There?” – Earth Science

Grading Policy:

50% - Major (LABs/test/quizzes/major projects)

40% - Participation/Effort

10% - Homework

Homework Policy:

Homework is assigned to reinforce classroom learning when

necessary. Assignments are reviewed in class on the due date.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, late homework can

be made up.

Science 8:

Topics Covered:

Unit 1……………Food Unit 2……………Light Unit 3…………...Cells Midterm Exam     Unit 4……………Energy Unit 5….........Ecology & Evolution Unit 6.……………Ecology Unit 7…………….Final Review Final Exam Standards: Grades 3-8 Science Learning Standards | New York State Education Department (nysed.gov) Required Laboratory Investigations: 1. “Cool It” 2. “Its Alive”

Grading Policy:

50% - Major (LABs, test/quizzes, major projects)

40% - Participation

10% - Homework

Homework Policy:

Homework is assigned to reinforce classroom learning when

necessary. Assignments are reviewed in class on the due date.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, late homework

cannot be made up.