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Welcome to Back to School Night 2012-2013

Welcome to Back to School Night 2012-2013. English 4 Mrs. Leibowitz. 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 2012-2013

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night2012-2013 English 4 Mrs. Leibowitz

  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 • Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut • Story of an Hour” – Kate Chopin • The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” – D.H. Lawrence • Sweat- Nora Zeale Hurston

  6. The Book of Love- Diane Ackerman • Playing in the Dark, “Black Matters” by Toni Morrison • Letters from Birmingham • Kennedy Inaugural Address • Reagan’s “Take Down this Wall.”

  7. My Dim-wit Cousin -Theodore Roethke • Utopia- WislawaSzymborska • My Last Duchess – Robert Browning • My Last Duke - Keating • My Ugly Love– Neruda

  8. Essential Questions • How do our gender and race affect our thinking and decision making? • What are the ingredients of a perfect world? • What defines romantic love? • What makes something comedic/absurd?

  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 • Presentations and Projects

  12. In Closing… • Ways to communicate with me: • Leibowitz Teacher page • E-mail: • mleibowitz@livingston.org

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