Emily Gerrity's Classes

Tuesday Nov 29th 9th Grade: We completed a peer edit for our essays. I also showed students the online OWL writing Lab – where we looked at transitions to add to our writing. Final Essay is due on December 6th (Tuesday!) and will include final copy, outline, peer edit sheet, and quote chart. 9th Grade […]

9th: Do you best to COMPLETE the first 4 paragraphs of your essay- the intro and 3 body paragraphs. It feels like most of you are basically done with this as we had two full days of writing in class. Print out if possible or e-mail me and I can print it for you! 11th […]

9th Grade: This week we are working on our essays. I am reviewing mini lessons on 1.) writing engaging hooks and 2.) embedding quotes into our writing. Otherwise, we have class work time for Writer’s Workshop. If you were out review this for guidance: outlining-essay HW: BE SURE to have a COMPLETED Rough Draft on […]

9th Grader: We have begun the writing process for our Australia Essay. By Monday, please ensure you come in with a complete outline. Review the PowerPoint for examples on thesis, topic sentences, and quote support. outlining-essay HW: Complete Outline 11th Graders: We enjoyed a number of IB Oral Presentations. If you were out be sure […]

9th Grade: All 9th grade classes watched the film “Rabbit Proof Fence”. If you were out you can either rent the film from me, or just opt out of using the film as one of the sources for your essay. HW: Green Film Guide is due next class! 11th Grade: We discussed the Human Condition […]

9th Grade: This week we completed our Convict Ballads and also completed our Settler Perspective with the reading of “The Drover’s Wife”. If you were out, know that you need to turn in your ballad. We also filled out our Theme Chart for all of the stories. Please follow the attached PP to find the […]

11th Grade: We spent the first half of class listening to and discussing Annabel Lee- such an amazing piece. Excellent class contributions talking about form and meaning. The second half of class was given to work on Found Poem. Remember Found poem should include original Gothic artwork that displays at least three characteristics of Gothic […]

11th LOTA: We have completed all of the stories in our packet. Today we discussed “The Cast of Amontillado”- e-mail me for the PP. Ensure you have reviewed the questions for Tell Tale and The Raven via the PP. Annotate in your packets according to the PP prompts. If you were out see me for […]