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10TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH!
http://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/
www.wildelake.com
“Our language Frames us, for we resemble our words.”
Online Resources
AspenMI- MissingH- Handed inEX- excusedAB – Absent, please make up
My Websitehttp://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/
Turnitin.com www.turnitin.com
Face to Face Resources
Office hours Tuesday 2:10-2:45Available other days on requestExtra availability around paper time.
Writing LabTuesdays and Thursdays in Media LabTeacher Run
Important Features of the Class
15% Participation 10%Hw
CalendarVocabulary Reading
75% Other AssignmentsProjectsClassworkPapersQuizzes
County Assessment’s are Out!
Quarterlies are Out!
Cold Reading Written Assessment
Writing Focus on writing! Students will complete several writing assignments,
practicing the writing process Begin to focus on analytical and argument writing
How can you help? Ask your child about his assignments Read over the drafts with your child Encourage your child to come in after school for one on one writing conferences Check the class website – here you will find classroom schedules, important dates, hw, and handouts
Units Path of the Hero
Once and Future King
Tragic StanceOedipus RexMacbeth
Irony1984
Hopes and FearsInto Thin Air
9TH GRADE ENGLISH!
Ms. Curtis
“Our language Frames us, for we resemble our words.”
http://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/
www.wildelake.com
Welcome to English at the Lake!
What does your child need?Binder with 5 sections to stay organized
What will your child be doing in class?Grammar, Language, and usage activitiesReading non fiction and fiction Writing explanatory, narrative and argument
pieces.
How Can You Help Your Child Succeed in High School English
Talk to him/her about what we are doing in class
Check the class website – here you will find classroom schedules, important dateshw, and handouts
Check hw – students will have hw several nights a week
Encourage your child to reach out to us if struggling, we are always available to help before and after school
Face to Face Resources Office hours
Tuesday 2:10-2:45Available other days on requestExtra availability around paper time.
Media Center is open 7:00-7:20am, during lunches, and after school until 3:00pm for student use.
Writing LabTuesdays and Thursdays in Media LabTeacher Run
Online Resources
AspenMI- MissingH- Handed inEX- excusedAB – Absent, please make up
My Websitehttp://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/
Turnitin.com www.turnitin.com
Units Past/Present Memoirs
Night Coming of Age
To Kill a Mockingbird Drama as Social Commentary
A Raisin in the Sun Imaginary Worlds
The Invisible Man
