Emily Gerrity's Classes

9th Grade (Section 13) We shared our Assignment #4′s today! After a final book discussion and wrap up of questions I introduced our final creative assignment- the shadow box. Please see me for a green handout if you were out. I showed examples from student’s in the past. At the end of class we began […]

9th Grade (Section 12) We shared our Assignment #4’s today! After a final book discussion and wrap up of questions I introduced our final creative assignment- the shadow box. Please see me for a green handout if you were out. At the end we played around with tanka poetry and wrote a tanka for the […]

  9th Grade (All sections) We began today with looking at the poetic language of our novel. Annotating literary elements as well as how diction contributes to tone and mood, we looked at what language can reveal about characters and plot. After, we looked at Tanka poetry, played some tanka games and wrote a  poem […]

9th Grade Literature (Section 13) Today we begin with out Literature circle discussions and assignment #3 share outs. We discussed the lengthy reading of the novel reviewing passages about our themes. After, we reviewed Zen Parables, or short stories with morals. Students read and responded to several parables with a partner, and then crafted their […]

9th Grade Literature (Section 12) Today we begin with out Literature circle Discussions and assignment #3 share outs. We discussed the lengthly reading of the novel reviewing passages about our themes. After, we reviewed Zen Parables, or short stories with morals. Students read and responded to several parables with a partner, and then crafted their […]

9th Grade (All sections) I handed back our Australia essays: we looked at a sample exemplary student essay and went over strengths in our own writing, as well as areas we can improve. You may make changes to your writing and resubmit it by the end of next week. I also completed our notes on […]

9th Grade (section 13) We began with a brain activity to get our minds back into our unit of study. In our groups we shared assignment #2 and I stamped theme charts- please make sure you get your chart stamped if you were out. We went over some discussion questions and completed the notes for […]

9th Grade (section 12) We began with a brain activity to get our minds back into our unit of study. In our groups we shared assignment #2 and I stamped theme charts- please make sure you get your chart stamped if you were out. We went over some discussion questions and completed the notes for […]