English 11 @WJPS : June 2018

Monday, June 4, 2018

REGENTS PREP

SATURDAY 8-11.
Here is a short PowerPoint that reviews test structure, tips and tricks, and outlines for writing the argument essay and text analysis responses.

ELA REGENTS PREP PPT

NEXT BOOK: GIRL INTERRUPTED DUE THURS. MAY 3

Our next book is the memoir, Girl, Interrupted, by Susanna Kaysen.

Each student must purchase his or her OWN COPY of the text so you can complete at-home reading assignments and work on the various response assignments and final project. See required texts link for purchasing info via Amazon.com. You are urged to buy a used copy (for as little as a few cents, plus shipping) that is in good or better condition. New copies okay too :)

Please secure your own copy of this text as soon as you can. IT IS DUE THURSDAY MAY 3.

For a complete list of required texts, please see the "Required Texts" box on the home page of the blog.

Independent Reading Response (IRR) Choice Board

Every month you will complete an independent reading book, plus a minimum 500-word response. You will choose from the 15 options on the CHOICE BOARD. Do not repeat choices until all have been used. Please note: You must be signed into your WJPS email to view this document.

Responses are:

*A record that you read, understood and can analyze a book you read on your own.

*Original thought, not summary. Cited as necessary in response. Accompanied by an MLA Works Cited page. Typed in Times New Roman 12 font.

*In response to books you have not read before. You must not books that you have read in other courses in middle school or high school. The more you read, the smarter you become.

*In response to grade level or higher books. Books can be graphic novels (used only once, please) or Wattpad (used only once, please)

*Due at the end of every month. Look at the blog, classroom homework board, and listen for announcements as to when the responses are due.

*Graded as "projects".

Please see or email Mrs. Marks w/any questions.

REQUIRED TEXTS

Please purchase your own copy of each of the following texts. You will be reading in and out of class, and writing in the books, so please do not borrow them from the library. Many times you are able to buy used copies of these books on sites likes Amazon (links below the titles).

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O'Brien (a select number of books are available to borrow from the class library)

buy it on amazon

NIGHT by Elie Wiesel

buy it on Amazon

THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls

buy it on Amazon

GIRL, INTERRUPTED by Susanna Kaysen

buy it on Amazon

SLEEPERS by Lorenzo Carcaterra

buy it on Amazon

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