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Click here to take a survey about Mrs. Ricketts’ English 9 classes!
Click HERE for the English 9 Semester 2 Final Exam
Click HERE for the Modified English 9 Semester 2 Final Exam
Click on the links below (www.kricketts.keepandshare.com) Recommended Reading for College-Bound Students
Bring in typos from the newspaper, magazines, books, etc. for Extra Credit! Attend an event in the community, volunteer for a charity and write about your experience!
Writing Workshop (www.kricketts.keepandshare.com) Character Traits for Short Stories “For My People” Instructions Demonstration Speech Rubric
Instructions for Typed Revisions: 1) Highlight changes from the PQS feedback you received. “Insert Comment” and write “PQS” in the box. 2) Highlight changes you make yourself. “Insert Comment” and write “Author” in the box. 3) Circle ALL the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) (only if directed) 4) Make sure all 4 margins are 1” (File/Page Setup/Margins) – make that your Default (lower left corner of Margins option) 5) 12 point font, Times or Arial 6) MLA heading in upper left corner, single spaced (Your Name/My Name/Class/Date/Genre #) 7) Double space the body of your paper (Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing/Double) 8) NO EXCUSES for not having a typed paper. Email it to me, save it to some form of medium for me to print, or print it yourself.
Research sites Checklist for source credibility
Check out the new blog for the Author Assignment! Go to http://mrsricketts.blogspot.com/, create a username and password, and post a SCHOOL APPROPRIATE response to the Author Assignment.
PowerPoint Presentations (www.kricketts.keepandshare.com) Author Presentation – Research Project Works Cited template
Find course reading material online (www.kricketts.keepandshare.com) “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury” “The Open Window” by Saki “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant Odyssey by Homer Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare (a plain English version) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Chapter by Chapter) “The Story of the Bad Little Boy” by Mark Twain
Literature Notes Templates (www.kricketts.keepandshare.com)
To Kill a Mockingbird – Literature Notes (blank) To Kill a Mockingbird – Character Notes To Kill a Mockingbird – Character Map To Kill a Mockingbird – Map of Maycomb To Kill a Mockingbird – Vocabulary To Kill a Mockingbird – Allusions To Kill a Mockingbird – online text
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