Reading Syllabus 2008/2009

Mr. King

Note: Some dates and material are subject to change. I will inform you of those changes if they occur.

8/25-8/29- Get to know each other, why have rules, positive posters, learning styles, the importance of reading

9/2-9/19- Novel: The Last Book in the Universe. Setting/character murals, context clues and text structures, events changed language, use of dictionaries, thesauruses, Internet, making predictions, comparison/contrast, recall, summaries, inferences, drawing conclusions,

9/22-10/10- Oral communications, speeches, debates, listening skills, how to influence an audience, speaking techniques, purpose, persuasive speaking

10/13/10/24- advertising techniques. Magazines, newspapers, propaganda/persuasive language, commercials/videos

10/27-11/4- Literary devices, music and lyrics, illustrated songs/music videos

11/10-11/26- New novel: Welcome to the Ark , flat, round, dynamic, static characters, author's point of view, pace, action, climax, tone, mood, word choices, syntax, symbolism

12/2-12/19- Reading and writing about literature, writing circles, pre-writing tasks, sentence and paragraph structures, editing and proofreading, rubrics, publication,

01/5-01/23- New novel: Elsewhere, novel options.

01/26-02/06-  Short stories.

02/09-02/027- Novel: Max the Mighty ,  novel options.

03/02-03/06 - Poetry, Dramatic readings and interpretations,

03/09-03/28- Ohio Achievement Test Preparation

03/30-04/03- Plays, script writing, drama

(SPRING BREAK- April 6-10)

04/13- 05/08- Continuation of plays, scripts, drama and OAT tests!!!

05/11- 05/29- Novel: The Big Empty or The Rag and Bone Shop - Mock trial.

06/01-06/05- Final exam review and tests.