Welcome to English 11. You've come a long way and worked very hard to get where you are; you should feel proud of yourself!
Mrs. Hall
English 11
Tracy.Hall@pgcps.org
Notebooks, Folders, and Supplies
Notebooks
Each student is required to have a 3-ring binder and lined paper for this course. It must be at least a one inch binder complete with divider tabs and will be set up as follows:
Section one Reference hand-outs. The first hand-outs should be the student guidelines, grading policy and this sheet.
Section two Warm-ups (There may be quizzes related to the warm-ups, so please indicate the topic.)
Section three Class notes. It is vital that you take notes in order to be successful in this class.
Section four Classwork and any homework I hand back.
Section five SAT Words
You will also be required to have a composition book for Journal Entries and Reading Logs. Journals can take place during class or for homework, depending on the assignment. Your composition book will be checked four times throughout each quarter.
Folders
I will keep a folder in the classroom for each student. It will contain all major writing assignments and tests. You will have access to this folder, but are not allowed to take anything from the folder out of this classroom. If you request one, I will give you a log to record the grades you get from the assignments/tests contained in the folder so you can keep track of your progress. Where will this log be placed in your notebook?
Supply List
Required
3 ring binder (at least one inch)
Divider tabs
Composition book
Blue or black pen
Number 2 pencil
Highlighter
Post-it Notes
Recommended
college-level dictionary
college-level thesarus
colored pencils/markers
White-Out
Ruler
You will also need to be aware that we will be reading novels. The novels can either be from the library (school or public) or purchased.
Journal and Reading Logs
Your composition book will include both Journals and Reading Logs. Please do not mix these together (i.e. your journal will be in the first half and reading logs in the second half).
I will check your Journals and Reading Logs four times each quarter. I will choose at least one journal and one reading log on which to focus. Reading logs will be checked for grammar as well and content and journals will be checked for completion.
Journals
Journals are brief responses that allow students to share their ideas and personal views on a given subject. The idea is to allow students to express their ideas freely. Even though they are not graded for grammar, they should be written in Standard English. Each journal must be at least three sentences in length.
Reading Logs
You will be required to read one (1) novel a quarter outside of the daily curriculum. These novels must be from the approved reading list. The Approved Reading List has been updated and several titles have been added.
In your composition book, you will respond to these novels in the following way:
Each novel will be divided into quarters.** After reading each quarter of the novel, you will write two paragraphs in the format below:
Author and title
Page numbers
Paragraph 1 a brief summary of the excerpt
Paragraph 2 your reflection on the excerpt (This could include how you felt about the section, something important or meaningful you found, a connection you made with your life, the world, or another work, etc.)
For example, if a book is 280 pages, you should complete a reading log after every 70 pages.
It must be in the above format or you will not receive credit.
The journals/reading logs will be collected and graded 2 times per quarter. Each journal entry is 10 points and each reading log is 50 points. I will need to see 2 Reading Logs each time your composition book is collected (which means youve read ~100 pages of your book each time). Two books must be completed by the end of each quarter. The dates will be given at the beginning of the quarter and posted in the room and on my schoolnotes page. The journal entries will vary per collection period.
** Please see the Approved Reading List for more information.
Approved Reading List
You MUST choose a book from this list every quarter.
Biography
Fighting Back Blier, R.
Profiles in Courage Kennedy, JF
*Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography and Other Writings Franklin, B
The Names Momaday, NS
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Douglass, F
*Black Boy Wright, R
Dust on the Tracks - Hurston, ZN
Black Elk Speaks - Neihardt, I.
Abe Lincoln Grows Up - Sandburg, C
Drama
Murder in the Cathedral Eliot, TS
Anna Christie ONeill, E
Our Town Wilder, T
Glass Menagerie Williams, T
A Streetcar Named Desire Williams, T
Death of a Salesman Miller, A
Raisin in the Sun Hansberry, L
Inherit the Wind - Lawrence and Lee
Anna Christie - O'Neill, E
Novel
My Antonia Cather, W
Childhoods End Clarke, A
Silas Marner Eliot, G
The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald, FS
A Different Kind of Christmas Haley, A
The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne, N
House of Seven Gables - Hawthorne, N
Ceremony Silko, L
The Awakening Chopin, K
*The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, J
*The Good Earth Buck, P
*Moby Dick Melville, H
*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Twain, M
Ethan Frome Wharton, E
*Native Son Wright, R
*Invisible Man Ellison, R
The Sun Also Rises Hemingway, E
Farewell to Arms - Hemingway, E
The Chosen Potok, C
Annie Johsn - Kincaid, J
A Separate Peace - Knowles, J
The Contender - Lipsyte, R
Stand and Deliver - Edwards, N
The Joy Luck Club - Tan, A
* = Book can be counted for two quarters
Note: If one of the above books has fewer than 200 pages, please divide it so that you can still have 4 reading logs (ex. A Streetcar Named Desire has 144 pages, so you should complete a reading log every 36 pages). If it has more than 200 pages but still only counts as one book, , please do the same (ex. Ceremony has 272 pages, so complete your reading log every 68 pages). Books that count as two for the quarter should be divided into 8 Reading Logs (ex. Invisible Man has 608 pages, so your reading log should be completed every 76 pages).
4th Quarter Due Dates
April 10 or 11
May 8 or 9
Reading logs are extra credit this quarter! The book must still be from the approved list.
Langston Hughes
5 Paragraph Essay
Compare "I, Too" with "I Hear America Singing". Be sure to analyze each poems' vision of America.
Example layout:
Introduction - Introduce two poems and include thesis statement.
Body Paragprah 1 - Comparison one - can talk about style, tone, content, etc.
Body Paragraph 2 - Comparison two - can talk about style, tone, content, etc.
Body Paragraph 3 - Views of America found in each poem.
Conclusion - Sum up your paper
A Venn Diagram will help with your prewriting process.
Typing is not required but is preferred.
"Mexicans Begin Jogging" and "Legal Alien"
In class paragraph:
Choose one tone word that represents "Mexicans Begin Jogging" or "Legal Alien." How does the author's diction help to establish the tone?
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Choose a quote from the poem to accompany your senior yearbook photo. Explain why you made that choice.
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