Welcome to Doth Grin Honors 9 Blog

Welcome to Gilbert High School and also this blog/web site, the critical link between you and Mr. Tyler this year.
Some key things to this page:
1) You will need to have an active e-mail account, preferably Yahoo, Cox, or Gmail (Please do not use AOL for this site if at all possible). You need to e-mail me as soon as possible so you can be eligible for e-mails from me and also eligible to use the blogging capabilities of this site later this year.
2) Please note the Assignment Advisor section of this page.
3) Look over some of the posts on this page from last year, so you have a flavor of what the class will be about. Be careful, however, in attempting to use assignment handouts, as several will be changed this year.
4) Bookmark this site and check it daily, especially if you are absent.
5) Items will be posted according to unit, assignment, or situation, as evidenced in the archive material on this page.

Final Exam Week

Final Exam Essay: Friday, May 16th
Archetypes Handout
Tone Handout

Section 1: Final Exam Multiple Choice Exam: Monday, May 19th

Section 2: Final Exam Multiple Choice Exam: Wednesday, May 21st

Non-Fiction Unit Begins

The final three weeks of school are upon us, and the non-fiction unit has also kicked in to full gear.
Get the full color planner now (this is also being e-mailed to all of you due to the nature of the upcoming weeks)

The non-fiction stories are in a packet and will not be available online.

Due Tuesday 5.6: “Don’t Hang Up, That’s My Mom Calling” (from handout)
Due Wednesday 5.7: “Delusions of Grandeur” (from handout)
Due Thursday 5.8: “At the Heart of a Historic Movement” (from handout)

We will also continue working on improving writing and also the basics of MLA.
Do not forget: Root Test 1-7 next week! (see root lists further down this page)

Final Week of the Poetry Unit

We wind down the poetry unit this week with the end of the project.
Also, the new planner is now available.
The project is due Wednesday.
The individual poem and AP multiple choice questions are due Friday by 11:59 pm
Subject line should be mc questions.
Please name your file with your last name and mc questions:
Example: tyler_mcquestions or tyler mcquestions

The poetry explication is due Friday.

Poetry Unit Week 3/Research Project

This week will continue to be busy: We will be reading "The Raven" and doing a poetry sound elements assignment (due Tuesday 4.22) from Poe's epic work. The Raven is available on line. Click the link on the title to get to it, or simply use "Google". We will be watching the "Simpsons" version of the Raven as well.

Research Project:
Wed. 4.23: (No homework except project on Tuesday 4.22) Biographical Data and Ten Poems due
Fri. 4.25: Part 2 Ten Poem Annotation Check

TP-CASTT; Lyric Poetry vs. Narrative Poetry

Due to the nature of recent in-class activities, some students may not be able to complete their TP-CASTT in class.
Here are links to the poems for this assignment:
"Kidnap Poem"
"Beware, Do Not Read this Poem"
"The Seven Ages of Man"
"My Papa's Waltz"
"The Gift"

Due Monday: the Lyric Poetry and Narrative Poetry assignment. It will be distributed Thursday, but you may download today!

Poetry Unit Week 2

The unit kicks into high gear this week, so keep up with the site and your planner!
Monday, April 14th: Ms. Kemp returns with an expository essay based on the poem "The Road Not Taken". The essay will be on "The effects of tone on communication in daily life". Students who have questions can e-mail Ms. Kemp at mskemp@asu.edu.

Tuesday, April 15th: TP-CASTT practice on a poem from the text book.

Wednesday, April 16th: Expository essay due (Ms. Kemp assignment); Poetry MC practice quiz (in-class); TP-CASTT assignment due 4.17 (students may use a poem from the book or a song)

Thursday, April 17th: Poetry Focus Project begins; students will also be doing an immediate assignment "Lyric Poetry vs. Narrative Poetry", which will be due on Monday, April 21st