Welcome Back!

Welcome back! I hope you had an enjoyable summer and are refreshed and ready to start an exciting new year of learning. To view my course expectations please download the appropriate file.

Course Expectations:
English 10
English 10 Basic
English 11

English 11 Handouts:
AGENDA FOR ENGLISH 11 MEDIA CENTER DAY! THIS IS HOMEWORK AND IS DUE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH!

Why is Literature Important?

American Culture Survey

Finals!

Finals time is finally here!! But it's not summer yet...Be sure to study!
English 9: Study Guide Packet provided in class
English 10 and 10 Basic: Crossword, Word Search , essay review

Letter to the Editor (English 9)

Tips for writing Letters to the Editor

Article Questions and Peer Review of Letter

Business Letter Format

Lesson Plans

Here are my Lesson Plans. Please be aware that there may be changes but this at least provides a rough outline of what is going on in class each week.
Week of 9-8-08 ~ Week of 9-15-08
Week of 9-22-08 ~ Week of 9-29-08
Week of 10-6-08 ~ Week of 10-13-08
Week of 10-20-08 ~ Week of 10-27-08
Week of 11-3-08 ~ Week of 11-10-08
Week of 11-17-08 ~ Week of 11-24-08
Week of 12-1-08 ~ Week of 12-8-08
Week of 12-15-08 ~ Winter Break!
Week of 1-5-09 ~ Week of 1-12-09
Mid-terms!
Week of 1-26-09
Week of 2-2-09
Week of 2-9-09
Week of 2-16-09
Week of 2-23-09
Week of 3-2-09
Week of 3-9-09
Week of 3-16-09
Week of 3-23-09
Week of 3-30-09
Week of 4-6-09
Spring Break!
Week of 4-20-09
Week of 4-27-09
Week of 5-4-09
Week of 5-11-09
Week of 5-18-09
Week of 5-25-09
Week of 6-1-09
Final Exams (June 5 - June 10)!
Summer Break!!

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Essay Requirements

Romeo and Juliet (English 9)

In our freshman classes we are reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet! Questions are posted for every act. If you are absent or have lost your worksheet, download the appropriate
file:
Prologue
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5

~ "Not the Last Word" Article by Carolyn Gage
~ "A Fatal Passion" Article by Thomas Meyer-Fields and Cindy Dampier
~ In-class Essay requirements
This is due Tuesday, May 19th!

Unit test is also Tuesday, May 19th!
Extra Credit Opportunity!! Stay after school Wednesday, May 20th and Thursday, May 21st to view West Side Story for 20 points of extra credit.

Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt! This is due Friday, May 8th.