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Welcome to Back to School Night 2013-2014

Welcome to Back to School Night 2013-2014. English 1 Mrs . Ericksen. Goals of the Course. Students will read a variety literature Students will develop their writing skills Students will develop their speaking and listening skills Students will develop vocabulary. Plays. Novels.

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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 1 Mrs. Ericksen

  2. Goals of the Course • Students will read a variety literature • Students will develop their writing skills • Students will develop their speaking and listening skills • Students will develop vocabulary

  3. Plays

  4. Novels

  5. Short Stories • All Summer in a Day – Ray Bradbury • The Last Leaf - O. Henry • Another of Mike’s Girls – Robert Cormier • A & P- John Updike • Antaeus- Borden Deal

  6. Woodsong- Gary Paulsen • Literary Criticism on “Antigone” • Cat’s Eye- Margaret Atwood • Growing Up - Russell Baker • Paula - Isabel Allende • Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa- David Sedaris • An American Childhood - Annie Dillard • This Boy’s Life - Tobias Wolfe

  7. The Echoing Green – William Blake • Fifteen - William Stafford • Nothing Gold Can Stay - Robert Frost • Richard Cory - Edwin Arlington Robinson • Best Friends - Sharon Olds • The Names by Billy Collins

  8. Essential Questions • How do our age and experience influence our thinking? • To what extent can you really know someone? • What makes a good friend? • What makes something tragic?

  9. 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

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

  11. Grading • Homework and Classwork • Tests and Quizzes • Writing • Independent Reading • Presentations and Projects

  12. In Closing… • Ways to communicate with me: • Susan Ericksen Web pages • E-mail: • sericksen@livingston.org

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