Leo Mackey
English Department Head
St. Francis School
P.O. Box 460
Hr. Grace, NL, Ca
A0A 2MO
phone: (709) 596-3452
fax: (709) 596-2154
e-mail: leomackey@esdnl.ca










Have a great summer!

I have submitted all marks for grade 9 English to Mr. Littlejohn and report cards are printed.  After showing your sealed envelops to Cody Noseworthy before the basketball game on Monday, I took them home and had a nice quiet time reading your comments.  Thank you all so much for your kind words.  It was most encouraging.  And, yes!  Please do come back for a visit; we can be "friends" now if you'd like.




Course
Monthly Assignments (for all grade 9's)
Date
9-1 English

9-2 English

9-3 English

9-4 English




Please note that I am in my homeroom, 9-2, each day for the first half of lunch to help any grade 9 student with work except on DUTY DAYS.


Students are reminded to bring a dictionary to class--along with textbook, pen/pencil, coloured leads, and notebook--as part of their English supplies.


Course Outline: Please note that dates given are approximate and may have to change slightly.  Until confirmation in class, these dates are intended only as a guide for students and parents.



Month
Unit
Evaluation
End Date
Status
September
Poetry Unit
Unseen Poem
October 1
Done
October
The Pearl
Listening Test
November 2
Done
November
Remembrance Day

The Maestro

Short Story Unit
Poem/Essay Writing

In-class Essay

Unseen Story
November 16

November 23

November 30
Done

Done

Done
December
To Dance at the Palais Royale

Star Trek
Representation and Viewing


Acting
December 16


January 7
Done

Done
January
Essay Unit
In-class Essay
January 27
Done
February
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
Visual

Listening Test
February 19

February 24
Done

Done
March
Forbidden City

Research Project
In-class Essay

Research Paper
March 22

March 29
Done

Done
April
Romeo and Juliet
In-class Essay

Viewing Test

Acting Project
May 7

May 17

May 18
Done

Done

Done
May
Media Unit

Novel Study #3

Novel Study #4
Visual

Take-home essay (optional)

Take-home essay (optional)
June 3

June 7

June 7
Done
June
Review

Final Exam (CRT)

2-day Exam

Tuesday and Wednesday
June 15 and 16

DONE!


Course Evaluation:

Writing--15     Representing--10        Speaking--10    Listening--5    Reading--10     Viewing--10     Research--10    Observation--10         Final (CRT)--20