Course:  English Standard 9 Group A and B

Course Schedule: M/Tue/W/Thur

Office Hours: Friday --10-12

Essential Questions:  How do experiences shape personal identity?  

Standards/PIs:  

Writing: I can determine how much information is necessary to develop my topic.

I can structure my writing to present my ideas clearly and logically.

Student Assignments:  Read course syllabus, read teacher’s letter, type your 500-word letter to teachers by Thursday, September 17, Junior Scholastic article and questions, read independent book for 20 minutes each day.  

Links/Resources: Criteria sheet given out in class on Wed, 9/9 and Thur, 9/10 and posted on google classroom.  

Course:  English 9 Honors Period 3 Group A

Course Schedule: M/W

Office Hours: Friday: 10-12

Essential Questions:   How do experiences shape personal identity?  

Standards/PIs:  

Reading: I can identify a key scene or character in a text and explain why it is important.

I can identify a theme or main claim and find examples to support that theme/claim.

I can explain how the main claim develops over time through the use of specific details.

Writing: I can determine how much information is necessary to develop my topic.

I can structure my writing to present my ideas clearly and logically.

Student Assignments: Read course syllabus, sign it, and share with your parents, read teacher’s letter, type your 500-word letter to teacher by Wed, September 16.  Make sure your summer reading quote organizer is completely filled in by Friday, 9/11.  Review A Thousand Splendid Suns for the short answer test on Monday, 9/14.

Read chapter 1 Of Mice and Men together and fill in study packet questions.Complete vocabulary packet units 1 and 2.  

Links/Resources:  See summer reading google classroom. 

Course:  English 9 Honors Period 3 Group B

Course Schedule: Tue/Thur

Office Hours: Friday: 10-12

Essential Questions:   How do experiences shape personal identity?  

Standards/PIs:  

Reading: 

I can identify a key scene or character in a text and explain why it is important.

I can identify a theme or main claim and find examples to support that theme/claim.

I can explain how the main claim develops over time through the use of specific details.

Writing: I can determine how much information is necessary to develop my topic.

I can structure my writing to present my ideas clearly and logically.

Student Assignments: Read course syllabus, sign it, and share with your parents, read teacher’s letter, type your 500-word letter to teacher by Thur, September 17.  Make sure your summer reading quote organizer is completely filled in by Fri, 9/11.  Review A Thousand Splendid Suns for the short answer test on Tue, 9/15.

Read and listen to Of Mice and Men chapter 1 and fill in study guide questions.  Complete vocabulary packet units 1 and 2.  

Links/Resources:  See summer reading google classroom.