10 th Grade Honors English!

1. “Our language Frames us, for we resemble our words.” kaitlyn_curtis@hcpss.org http://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/ www.wildelake.com 10th Grade Honors English!

2. Online Resources • Aspen • MI- Missing • H- Handed in • EX- excused • AB – Absent, please make up • My Website • http://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/ • Turnitin.com • www.turnitin.com

3. Face to Face Resources • Office hours • Tuesday 2:10-2:45 • Available other days on request • Extra availability around paper time. • Writing Lab • Tuesdays and Thursdays in Media Lab • Teacher Run

4. Important Features of the Class • 15% Participation • 10%Hw • Calendar • Vocabulary • Reading • 75% Other Assignments • Projects • Classwork • Papers • Quizzes • County Assessment’s are Out!

5. Quarterlies are Out! • Cold Reading • Written Assessment

6. 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

7. Units • Path of the Hero • Once and Future King • Tragic Stance • Oedipus Rex • Macbeth • Irony • 1984 • Hopes and Fears Into Thin Air

8. “Our language Frames us, for we resemble our words.” Ms. Curtis 9th Grade English! kaitlyn_curtis@hcpss.org http://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/ www.wildelake.com

9. 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 activities • Reading non fiction and fiction • Writing explanatory, narrative and argument pieces.

10. 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

11. Face to Face Resources • Office hours • Tuesday 2:10-2:45 • Available other days on request • Extra availability around paper time. • Media Center is open 7:00-7:20am, during lunches, and after school until 3:00pm for student use. • Writing Lab • Tuesdays and Thursdays in Media Lab • Teacher Run

12. Online Resources • Aspen • MI- Missing • H- Handed in • EX- excused • AB – Absent, please make up • My Website • http://10thgradeenglish.wordpress.com/ • Turnitin.com • www.turnitin.com

13. 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