English I
Year Overview
SEMESTER ONE.
Beginning-of-year stuff: Getting-to-know-you activities, CommonLit assessment
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd: Compare/contrast essay
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Persuasive essay
End-of-semester stuff: The hero's journey; finals week
SEMESTER TWO.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Graphic organizer
TBD -- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie or The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier: TBD
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare: Poetry booklet
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Sue Monk Kidd
John Steinbeck
Harper Lee
Sherman Alexie
Robert Cormier
William Shakespeare
Routines
Daily warm-ups: This will include grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, parts of speech, and vocabulary.
Class novels: Each novel will take us four to six weeks to complete. This cycle will include reading the book, completing smaller assignments along the way, and then ending with a final essay or project. In English class, essays and projects are our final exams for each novel.