Term+Two

=Year 9 English Term 2=

Week 1 16-20 April
Reading Mice and Men, Identify Context of a text, Understand a context of a text, Understand audience and purpose, Keep a running sheet of what happens in the book. Vocabulary and Spelling: Word Origins, Skillsworks: Pages 19 & 20

Tues 17 April
Welcome back to school after the holidays. Give an overview of what we will do this term. In class: Read Of Mice and Men. Discuss context/setting, Write a short personal reflective piece about your holiday. Discuss homework and use of dictionaries/thesaurus, mention word etymology and that there are etymological dictionaries. Homework: Skillsworks 1-6 due Friday 20 April

Wed 18 April Double
Type up personal reflective and send to me in Studywiz. Read beginning of Mice and Mouse

Fri 20 April Double
Test on Skills works 1-6. Mice and Men Cat 2: Persuasive for four periods.

Week 2 23-27 April
Understanding that language varies based on text type. Identify main issue or idea presented in a text Read a wide range of texts. Continue reading of “OMAM” Read short stories – I.D main issue or idea. Or Articles, blogs etc. Insight book: Page 50-53 Make a wanter poster for Lenny. Tues: CAT 2 Grammar and Punctuation: Adjectives and antonyms Parts of speech Wed - ANZAC DAY no class Wed - ANZAC DAY no class Fri Fri Skillworks: Page 21&22 [] (Parts of speech)

Week 3 30-4 May
Tues Camp Wed Camp Wed Camp Fri Camp Fri Camp Year 9 QLD Camp runs from Sunday 29 th  April – Friday 4 th  May 9 of my students will be in class.

Identify main issue or idea presented in a text Read a wide range of texts.

Comprehension: Imply and infer. Synonyms. Interactive Interpretation

Week 4 7-11 May

Identify similarities and differences in texts. Identification of the language used in a variety of texts. Analysis of why the language has been used for that specific text.
 * Reading:** Read a variety of texts.

Respond to a variety of texts in both written and oral format

Oral response: Cue cards Conventions: eye contact, voice projection, tone, expression Identify texts that support chosen topic. Decipher between relevant and irrelevant information. Identify key features/information of a text. Know the characteristics of and structures for anecdotes, reports, speeches and debates. Present using the anecdotes, reports, speeches and debates. Be able to form and express their own interpretation of a text, but also explain why another person or character may have another interpretation. Discussing and being aware that texts can be interpreted in various ways. Being able to confidently and comfortably use features of spoken language (tone, pace, etc) How to best appeal to their audience using appropriate tone, language, content, volume. How to read and produce a rubric or assessment criteria to be assessed on. Being able to identify the features of a spoken presentation that are key to assessment.
 * Speaking and listening**: //

With reading well under way of main novella, read short stories/articles/blogs etc with similar themes/ideas to “OMAM”


 * Oral Presentation: Covers an idea/theme/issue featured in “OMAM” – uses other material (short story, article etc) that relates to the idea.**
 * -Use Insight book Pages:36&37 for ideas (Links to “Lord of the Flies”, needs to link to “Of Mice and Men”.**

Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri

Week 5 14-18 May Some things from last week that are not done

Grammar and Punctuation: Adjectives, Brackets Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri Week 6 21-25 May Reading short stories, identifying the above.
 * Summative assessment assignment or task for “OMAM”** – covers skills learned in previous weeks.Orientation, complication, climax, resolution.
 * Coursework: Write short story.**

Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri Week 7 28 May-1 Jun
 * Insight book: Page6&7**
 * Insight book: Page104-108**

Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri Week 8 4-8 Jun
 * Writing:** Ability to write a substantial story with a beginning, middle and end.
 * Writing:** Understanding of audience and purpose prior to constructing a text.

Focus on George or Lennie from “OMAM”. Character study. Assignment on a favourite character/focus on writing characters. 8 ways of revealing a character (see server) Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri

Week 9 11-15 Jun Identify: key ideas in a text. - point of view in a text - character development - relationships within a text
 * Reading:** Be able to identify the author’s intended audience and purpose.


 * Writing:** Ability to recognise errors and inconsistency in word choices and structure. Self editing.

Preparation for essay. Practice question – what makes a good response?

Students edit their own practice essay in preparation for CAT 3. Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri Week 10 18-22 Jun Time allowed for catch up/ reports, CAT 3 OMAM Essay Response Vocab/Spelling Pages 37&38 Vocabulary and Spelling: Connotations Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri Week 11 25-29 June

Grammar and Punctuation: Parts of speech, adverbs, commas

Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri