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Welcome to Back to School Night 2013-2014

Welcome to Back to School Night 2013-2014. English 3 Mrs. Glucksman & Mrs. Ericksen. What Do We Do In This Course?. Goals of the Course American Literature Essential Questions Student Expectations Homework Grading. Goals of the Course. Students will read great American literature

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Welcome to Back to School Night 2013-2014

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night2013-2014 English 3 Mrs. Glucksman & Mrs. Ericksen

  2. What Do We Do In This Course? • Goals of the Course • American Literature • Essential Questions • Student Expectations • Homework • Grading

  3. Goals of the Course • Students will read great American literature • Students will develop their analytical skills • Students will develop their writing skills • Students will extend their knowledge of grammar • Students will develop their speaking and listening skills • Students will develop vocabulary

  4. American Literature A Sampling of Texts and Ideas: • Plays: All of My Sons, and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (two of three), Fences by August Wilson • Novels and Short Stories: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne • Primary Documents: Columbus Journal, Declaration of Independence, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” • Poetry: “On the Burning of our House” by Anne Bradstreet • Essays: By Emerson, Thoreau, Staples, Quindlen • Ideas: Logic and ethical dilemmas

  5. Essential Questions • 1. How do time and place affect our thinking and behavior? • 2. Is “liberty and justice” available to all? If not, why not? • 3. What is a good citizen? • 4. What is beauty?

  6. Student Expectations Students are expected: • to put forth their best effort in this class • to read the texts and complete all work on time. • to participate in class discussions and presentations • to take the initiative (to take responsibility for their learning)

  7. Homework • Homework significantly impacts students’ grades. • Livingston School District Policy: • 15 percent of each marking period’s grades

  8. Grading • Homework • Tests and quizzes • Writing; long term projects and timed essays • SAT and HSPA preparation • Presentations

  9. What Can Parents Do? Try to: • make sure your child goes to bed at a reasonable time • has a hearty breakfast • encourage your child to ask for help when needed

  10. In Closing… • Ways to communicate with us: • Glucksman & Ericksen Web pages • E-mail: Please include both teachers on all communications • fglucksman@livingston.orgsericksen@livingston.org

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