"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats
The goal of this English class is to produce critical thinkers. Students are not only reading for comprehension but for meaning and relevancy of the work as a whole. Literature is also an example of good writing. The writing improves when a student reads. Vocabulary also improves because the student is learning to read in context. We want successful students who can think critically and communicate effectively.**** ATTENTION ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9****
I want to thank the students for their openness to learning, to their diligence, and to their patience! I want to continue the relaxed environment where questioning and discussion are primary to learning and for there to be a continued line of open communication. In pursuant of that goal, I want the students to bring in their essays so that I may personally review the theses and help them apply literary analysis. THE ESSAYS WILL NOT BE FORMALLY DUE ON SUNDAY! PLEASE BRING IN A THESIS, AN OUTLINE, AND A ROUGH DRAFT FOR MONDAY.
Academic English 9: The students have been identifying theme and identifying perspective through the review and critiquing of the Documentaries. The students have been assigned an essay that will need to be turned in through edmodo.com. The prompt, outline template, and rubric can be found on this site. The assignment is due by Sunday, October 26th. The students will finally watch The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. They will be responsible for responding to the movie in a written response which will be due by Sunday, November 3rd on edmodo.com.
Practical English Literature 10: The students will continue reading and responding to the novel, Friday Night Lights. They will work on identifying tone when responding to passages.
Public Speaking: Informational Speeches will commence nextweek. Speech dates have been given.
10th Grade SAT Prep: The students will take a final practice test to demonstrate their use of skills and strategies.
