Welcome to Mr. Lambe's Grade Nine Language Arts Site This WeekWe are starting our study or Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Students researched different components of Shakespearean study today and will present their findings in a creative fashion tomorrow.
We will be viewing the following presentations in class prior to engaging in Shakespearean study:
shakespeare2009.pptshakespeare2.pptDrama.pptOn Friday students will be videotaped by the Department of Education. Please download and sign this document in order to ensure that your child can participate.
Intermediate-ELA-student-release-form.pdfEssay Study. Attached are the three extra essays that we explored:
darksucker.pdfnagasaki.pdfgeeks.pdfWe have focused on the following main elements of essay writing:
- Coherence and Unity
- Transition Terms
- Thesis Statements
- Mood and Tone
We have also studied news articles. I have attached the questions on the articles found on p. 277 that we worked through in class:
news.pdf
Research. Students have been given a few extra days to work on their research projects. Please look through the rules for APA Method:
APA-style-guide-updated-12.pdf
I have also attached a sample paper that effectively uses APA:
APASamplePaper093.pdf
The following is the differentiated project for the novel Speak:
DI-activities-for-speak.pdf
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