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Welcome to PTSA Open House. Mrs. League 13 th Year Teaching; Freshman at Walton 112 and 111 American Literature. 112 American Lit Tests/Projects 30 Writings/Essays 30 Quizzes 20 Home/Classwork 10 Final Exam 10.
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Welcome to PTSA Open House Mrs. League 13th Year Teaching; Freshman at Walton 112 and 111 American Literature
112 American Lit Tests/Projects 30 Writings/Essays 30 Quizzes 20 Home/Classwork 10 Final Exam 10 111 American Lit Tests/Projects 35 Quizzes/Homework 30 & Classwork Writings/Essays 25 Final Exam 10 • Focus Report • delineates the student’s accomplishment in each category. • reveals not only the student’s areas of strength and weakness, but also his/her percentage of mastery.
Access the Walton Blog • Contact Info • Office Hours • Teacher Schedule Access the Class Blog Weekly Agenda Class Resources Vocabulary Resources
American Literature Chronologically organized – Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic periods of American literature this semester Nonfiction selections, poetry, autobiography, drama
Parallel Novels American Literature 111/112 1.) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (ISBN-10: 7543630575 and ISBN-13: 978-1593082079) 2.) The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (an autobiography) (ISBN-10: 1-59308-041-7 and ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-041-9) 3.) The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Robert Edwin Lee and Jerome Lawrence ISBN-10: 0-8090-1223-5 and ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-1223-7
Vocabulary Study 111 Level G 112 Level F Resources for Studying www.vocabtest.com Online quizzes http://www.vocabularyworkshop.com Provides interactive vocabulary quizzes, flashcards, games and puzzles. www.quizlet.com Provides interactive vocabulary quizzes, flashcards, games and puzzles.
SAT Test Dates Walton Test Dates 11th Grade Writing Test 9/24 PSAT 10/15 English Test Days Tuesdays and Thursdays
Communication is vital. Email Jasenda.League@cobbk12.org Class Blog http://leagueland.typepad.com/american_literature_112/ http://leagueland.typepad.com/american_literature_111/ Office Hours Tuesday 7:45-8:10 am, Thursday 3:30-4:00 pm, and all WEB days Parent conferences available upon request through the guidance department.