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To turn in an electronic version of your independent reading project click here. 

Submit Independent Reading Project

Work Session for 9.10.21 

Click Here for Class Work for 9.10.21

Warm Up Activities 9-2-21

READ Independently or complete on the activities to the right. 
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JOIN THE CLASS QUIZLET:  for study sets on Units, vocabulary texts, SAT words, prefix, suffix, and root words. quizlet.com/join/tjqFhPhRq
Create a Favorites Book List on Destiny:
  1. go to cobb.mackinvia.com
  2. Open the Destiny Catalog
  3. Login with Cobb County Schools (blue button in the upper right hand corner)
  4. Begin searching Destiny based on your interests 
  5. Add books you like to your favorites!
  6. Get a pass to checkout a book from the Media Center

Brainstorm a book Review

Start writing a book review of a book you have read that you believe others will enjoy. Tell basic information about the book without giving away the entire plot! 
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Question of the Day 9/1/21 - Padlet Edition padlet.com/dawnwhipple/z9d6rh43cl7aw036


Writing a Short Story

Class Folder Here
Use the link above to access our Office 365 folder.  Find the document with your name on it and begin to write there. 
Your assignment is to write an original story from real or imagined experiences or events. Your story must include a variety of narrative techniques—such as suspense, point of view, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and/or irony—as well as telling details and a well-structured sequence of events.  Stories will be graded on plot structure, the effective use of dialogue, sensory details, and any of the narrative elements listed above.  Your work should be between 400-600 words. (No more than 800).



Independent Reading Projects

ENTER YOUR BOOK CHOICE HERE​
DIRECTIONS: You will read a book of your choice over the next three weeks.  Choose a project below to complete and submit by Thursday September 23, 2021.  Each project will include a written description of your project in a well formulated paragraph 5-8 sentences long.  Your paragraph will discuss the project your choice, the book you read and how your project best demonstrates the task below. Your paragraph will be supported by textual evidence.

  • Create a picture book based on your novel. Use either photographs, magazine pictures, drawings/etc. to represent things that happened in your novel. Put them together in booklet form with a front and back cover. Portray at least 10 main scenes/events in the novel and use a written caption with each picture to explain what is happening. Picture book should tell the whole story (ending & all).
  • Create a movie poster to go with a book you read. Select current actors and actresses to play major characters. On the back of the poster (or a separate sheet of paper), explain why you chose those particular actors and actresses for the parts.
  • Create a collage on the themes/ideas presented in your book. Give it a title, such as “A Search for Identity,” “Growing Up”/etc. (Poster-sized)
  • Create a diorama that shows a scene from your book. (A diorama is a scene in a box—it should be 3- D.
 
Standards:
ELAGSE9-10RL10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range
ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Email Etiquette 

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Today you will learn about email etiquette.  You will begin using your Office 365 Outlook email provided to you by Cobb County. You will also create an email signature. This is a real assignment make sure that you follow the guidelines given.  
  1. How to Create an Email Signature
    1. Sign in to Outlook.com and select Settings  > View all Outlook settings at the top of the page.
    2. Select Mail >Compose and reply.
    3. Under Email signature, type your signature and use the available formatting options to change its appearance.
    4.  Format Your Email Signature
      1. Your Email Signature should use the following
First Last Name
Grade
1st Block Teacher Last Name
2nd Block Teacher Last Name
3rd Block Teacher Last Name
4th Block Teacher Last Name
OPTIONAL – Insert a quote or motto
Write me an email at [email protected] 

Open the file below to find the guidelines for emails and what to write about. 


email_etiquette.pptx
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9th Lit PreCourse Reading Submissions

Directions: Read ONE of the following graphic novels and write an extended constructive response to the prompt.

Pre-Course reading due August 27, 2021.
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You are responsible for ensuring your access to the Cobb County provided Office 365. Click on  the pdf link to find out how to access your Office365 user name.

Directions to Login to Office365 from HOME
  1. go to www.cobbk12.org 
  2. Click on the PARENTS tab
  3. Click on Office 365 Sign In
  4. Type your Cobb County Email address and the same password you use on school laptops
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class blogs

Students are responsible for checking blogs weekly.  They are updated every Sunday. It is the best source for learning our weekly agenda and seeing vital information BEFORE class starts. 


9th Lit Blog 

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You can join our class Remind to get announcements about class assignments, projects and other important information.  

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CLASS DONATIONS NEEDED

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​Class donations are needed for the following items:
  • Kleenex
  • Hand 
  • Clorox Wipes

Office 365

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We will use Office 365 to have access to MS Word, PowerPoint, OneNote and more! 
Do you need to find your password?
​Use this link


Access the Atlanta Journal Constitution

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You can read the Atlanta Journal Constitution for FREE! Click on the website below with the Username: Whipple and Password: ajc1920
https://www.nieonline.com/ajc/index.cfm

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Use this link to access your SpringBoard textbook online, Common Lit, class apps, and other important information. clever.com/in/cobb/
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LOGIN to CTLS ENHANCED
click on the icon on the left in your desktop or if the icon is not present use the link below
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https://studentportal.educationincites.com/#/client/gacobb

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CommonLit
www.commonlit.org 


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Having Trouble submitting assignments to Schoology? Check out TechNotes

You will use Schoology in class often to create and submit assignments online. Please make sure that you are signed up for the correct BLOCK! 
www.schoology.com
AP Lit 1st Block 
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9th Lit 2nd Block 
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9th Lit 4th Block 
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Fundraising for Classroom Laptops 

Dream big or go home! Well I'm not ready to go home. I am a teacher and my kids are wunderkinds.  A wunderkind is a person who achieves great success, relatively young.
       I would like to purchase 30 laptops and a charging station to assist my students in writing papers, engaging in online disucssions, competing in digital escape rooms, afterschool tutoring and maybe learning how to type along the way.  I have the pleasure and honor of working with bright, intelligent, and eager young minds every day. They simply need an opportunity and the tools to be successful.  

www.gofundme.com/wy3dv3-computers-for-the-classroom
 
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