Emily Gerrity's Classes

9th Grade- Section 12 We assembled and turned in our note assignment. If you were out grab an orange 1/2 sheet from box and follow the directions. After a quick vocabulary review and quiz reminder, we looked at a poem entitled “Passport Photo”. We discusses form as well as identified the following: stanzas, enjambment, simile, […]

9th Grade (Section 13) We assembled and turned in our note assignment. If you were out grab an orange 1/2 sheet from box and follow the directions. After a quick vocabulary review and quiz reminder, we looked at a poem entitled “Passport Photo”. We discussed form as well as identified the following: stanzas, enjambment, simile, […]

9th Grade- Section 12:  Today we discuss “Adventures of Mega Chicken” and the questions that were posed. We went through the traditional “plot summary” and identified the sections within our story. We also discussed the philosophy of if we need to leave our comfort zone to meet our “stalwart alter ego”.  We prepared for our […]

9th Grade- Section 12: After we shared and turned in setting postcards, we completed a writing pretest. If you were out please make sure you find the blue sheet in the 9th grade bin. This is just a pretest and counts for participation points only. We began “The Adventures of Mega Chicken” taking notes on […]

9th Grade Lit (Section 13) We shared and turned in our setting postcards. Students then began an in-class writing pre-test centered around formal writing. Students wrote a paragraph using a thesis, in text support, and details. PLease see me for this blue handout.  After, we reviewed vocabulary and began our final story of our travel […]

9th Grade Literature Section 12: We began class with a clip of the historical impacts of the Kokoda Trail leading into a discussion on tourism and eco tourism in Papua New Guinea. We discussed juxtoposition ( look it up!) and found the value in comparing narration to history within the story. After reviewing vocabulary and […]

9th Grade Literature Section 12: After watching a clip on Insect Harvesting we shared sensory postcards prior to turning them in. I completed a mini lesson on paraphrasing and together as a class we practiced the skill. We focused on pulling essential information and “the big picture” from each paragraph including names and dates. This […]