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WELCOME TO OPEN HOUSE
2011!Jackie [email protected]
“Thinking is not driven by answers but by questions.”
ENGLISH 9/9HAREA OF FOCUS
•English 9 is a transition year from language arts skills to true literary study. • Emphasis is placed on literary analysis, written and verbal expression, and preparing students for the Regents exam.
•The English Regents is given in 10th grade for honors level classes and 11th grade for Regents level classes
Sample projects and assignments:
Romeo and Juliet parody project
Graded discussions
Critical lens essays
Outside Reading projects
Exams and quizzes
Structure of class
Most reading is completed outside of class.
Emphasis in class on literary analysis and writing instruction.
Some emphasis on Regents preparation, particularly essay writing.
Class participation—in both whole and small groups—is expected and an integral part of the class.
This website offers personalized grammar instruction!
Interactive Grammar Website:
Using their own writing as a guide, students and teachers work together to identify grammar weaknesses. Students can then complete the quizzes that target their needs, and skip quizzes on concepts they have already mastered.
Edline At Edline you will find all the information you need!
AssignmentsProject and essay due
datesExam datesGradesHelpful
information/useful links
Review SheetsNotes
Texts We Love!
Romeo and Juliet
The Catcher in the Rye
The House on Mango Street
A Raisin in the Sun
The Old Man and The Seahttp://www.fanpix.net/0663727/013891316/romeo-and-juliet-touch-hands-picture.html
Sample Quizzes
Regents level Honors level
Why is Mme. Loisel unhappy when she receives an invitation to an evening reception?
What reason does she give her friend for not returning the necklace immediately?
What does she finally learn about the necklace?
Why is Mme. Loisel unhappy when she receives an invitation to an evening reception?
How is Mme. Loisel treated at the party? At what point does she become aware
that the necklace is gone?
What reason does she give her friend for
not returning the necklace immediately?
What does she finally learn about the necklace?
Sample Discussion QuestionsRegents Level
Symbolism/Motif: Identify what you feel to be the most important symbol or motif in the novel. Identify it and explain what it represents.
Plot: Identify the climax of the novel, and support your answer with an explanation and quotations.
Identify what you believe to be the most important conflict in the novel. Label the conflict, and provide quotations to express EACH side of the conflict. (2 quotations) Then explain WHY it is so important to the story.
Read! Write! Think!
“Thinking is not driven by answers but by questions.”
(http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/books/handbook-high-school.cfm)
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