Emily Gerrity's Classes

9th Grade: We completed our discussion on “Home was a Horse Stall”. Students completed their timeline and presented on causes and effects from the article. We also made  meaningful connections between text to world events. Students picked up novels and we began to read. Homework: Please read pages 3-37 11th Grade LOTA: We presented our […]

9th Grade: 9a:We completed our discussion on “Home was a Horse Stall”. Students completed their timeline and presented on causes and effects from the article. We also made some meaningful connections between text to world events. Students picked up novels and we began to read. Other classes completed the article and began the timeline activity. […]

9th grade Week Update: I am so impressed with the hard work students have done to work on their writing. I went over the OWL Purdue 7-12 website and we reviewed transitions and wrote a Works Cited Page. Furthermore, we finished and edited our drafts and to me, these essays are looking quite formal. We […]

LOTA Week Update: Last class students turned in their Dickinson Passage Analysis, Annotations, and Rewritten final Portfolio Piece. WOW! Your homework was to spend five minutes experiencing nature, but it seems most were too busy to even open a window to get some fresh air! 🙂 So….the show must go on. Try to get some […]

9th Graders: Today, through the writing process, we examines introductions and body paragraphs and worked to edit this within our essay. Please review the powerpoint for examples and important information. Also, review your handout and the rubric as a checklist to ensure you are on track. Outlining Essay HW: Complete rough draft 11th Grade: We […]

9th Grade: Today we completed our discussion on the Stolen Generation and began our outline. 9A was able to get on computers to begin drafting essays. All classes should have completed outlines for next class. If you were out, review the first 6 slides: Outlining Essay Homework: Ensure your thesis, topic sentences, and quotes align […]

9th Grade: Today we completed the film “Rabbit Proof Fence”; HW: Complete Viewing Guide and your THEME CHART!!! Next week we begin our Australia Essay and you will need your theme chart in class. 11th Grade: IF you were out please review your pink schedule to keep on track of the poems that are expected […]

9th Grade: We completed our discussion on the Convict Perspective and transitioned to the Settler Perspective by reading Lawson’s poem “Ballad of a Drover”. We read for last classes HW “The Drover’s Wife” and today story boarded 4-6 significant and compelling scenes that display life as a Settler- these are to be colored symbolically and […]