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Welcome! . English 9. Today’s Agenda. Welcome back Review calendar Second semester overview Second semester skills checklist. This week in English 9. This week in English 9. Second semester overview. Empathy Empathy Empathy by the crate Empathy by the bucket. Second semester overview.

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  1. Welcome! English 9

  2. Today’s Agenda • Welcome back • Review calendar • Second semester overview • Second semester skills checklist Read Write Speak Listen

  3. This week in English 9 • This week in English 9 Read Write Speak Listen

  4. Second semester overview • Empathy • Empathy • Empathy by the crate • Empathy by the bucket Read Write Speak Listen

  5. Second semester overview • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee • Wow! What a great book! • Read, write, discuss together • The bone-crushing expository essay Read Write Speak Listen

  6. Second semester overview • The empathy project • What is it like to live somebody else’s life? • Kind of a lot of work but: • Spread out over the semester. • Lots of class time to work. • Even people who don’t like school, enjoy this project. • Many students describe this as the best part of freshman English. Read Write Speak Listen

  7. Second semester overview • Romeo and Juliet • Be still my heart. I am all a-flutter! • Everybody will “get it.” Many of you will like it. • Lots of fun, almost exclusively done in class. • Many teachers named Fitzgerald describe this as the best part of freshman English. Read Write Speak Listen

  8. Second semester overview • Choice book / poetry unit • I couldn’t decide between the two, but I think we’ll have time to do both. • Another choice book opportunity – this time the list is more focused on novels. • A survey of poetry (which will make you physically stronger and more attractive to people you’d like to date). Read Write Speak Listen

  9. Skills checklist • We’ll start a new checklist for second semester. • Rate yourself on a scale of 1-5. • Set reading, writing, and academic goals for the semester. You are in charge of your learning. Ste goals that will help you. Read Write Speak Listen

  10. Homework • Finish the checklist if you didn’t have time in class. Read Write Speak Listen

  11. Bye! • Come back tomorrow! Read Write Speak Listen

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