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General Grading Policy

Homework..................................15 % *(10) (does not include journals, minis, or more extensive writing assignments.)

Mini Essays & Journals………… 15% (15)

Vocabulary tests.....................15% *(10%)

Quizzes......................................20% (20%)

Tests/Essays/Projects...........25% (25%)

Class Participation.....................5% (5%)

Do Nows/ Exit Tickets………….5% (5%)

Please check regularly.

English 9 Honors

Projected Curriculum

Classical Literature, Multicultural Stories, Greek Theatre (The Foundation of Reading):

• Greek & Roman myths (Edith Hamilton’s Mythology)

• Selections from the Old Testament (for literary analysis & comparison)

• The Iliad (lecture summary & Mythology)

• The Odyssey (from Hamilton)

• Oedipus Rex

Novels:

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

• Jurassic Park (summer reading, but revisited when we read Jekyll & Hyde in the spring)

Drama:

• Oedipus Rex

• The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Poetry:

• “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

• Other poems will be used to augment the thematic or skills-based units we study

Short Stories:

• “The Most Dangerous Game”

• “Cask of Amontillado”

• “The Necklace”

• “The Scarlet Ibis”

• Other stories (and essays/ articles of non-fiction) will be added to augment the thematic or skills-based units we study

Non-Fiction /Informational Text:

• The Hot Zone (summer reading, but will be examined more thoroughly in the first semester).

Grammar:

• Parts of Speech

• Parts of the Sentence

• Pronoun Case, Gender, Number, Antecedent Agreement

• Introduction to Phrases (prepositional)

• Common Diction Errors

Forms of Writing:

• Critical Literary Analysis utilizing MLA format

• Expository

• Persuasive

• Research-based skills; college-prep writing

Parent Reading List

School Success / College Prep

How to Study in College : Walter Pauk

ISBN: 061837972X

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This classic text has helped over a million students turn adequate work into excellent work. How to Study in College details such study methods as visual thinking, active listening, concentration techniques, note-taking strategies, and test-taking techniques while incorporating material on life skills.

• The Seventh Edition includes an emphasis on life-long vocabulary development using the Word History System, which illustrates words through pictures on a page at the end of each chapter.

• Comprehensive coverage includes integrated and simplified presentation of study systems, giving more coverage to the Cornell note-taking systems, SQ3R, and the Questions in the Margins method.

Organizing From the Inside Out for Teens: Julie Morgenstern

ISBN: 0805064702

In an increasingly busy world, it's not just adults who need help getting their lives in order. As teenagers face unprecedented pressures, they find themselves struggling to balance schoolwork, friends, extracurricular activies, and time.

Jessi Morgenstern-Colòn knows about the organizational challenges facing her peers-and her mother, Julie Morgenstern, knows how to find solutions. Together, they offer an invaluable resource which adapts Julie's patented "Organizing from the Inside Out" method, including the three-step process "Analyze-Strategize-Attack" tailored for teens and a brand-new time management formula specifically designed for teens.

Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens is the only book in the marketplace addressing the crucial subject of organization as it relates to young people. Featuring quizzes, self-tests, anecdotes, advice from other teens, and lively graphics, this guide will prove indispensable to teens-and an answer to their parents' and teachers' prayers.

Reading Lists for College Bound Students: Doug Estell

ISBN: 0764561014

FROM THE PUBLISHER

You don’t have to major in rocket science to know that a pre-college reading program will boost your vocabulary, prepare you for entrance test, and help you succeed in college level courses. The trick is knowing which books are the most important to your long-term academic success. ARCO’s Reading Lists for College Bound Students also includes guidance for setting up your own personal reading program and a tear-out checklist to help guide your reading selection.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: Sean Covey ISBN: 0684856093

Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and much more. In addition, this book is stuffed with cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens will engage teenagers unlike any other book.

Adolescent Issues

For all parents of teenagers:

Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind. Dr. M.J. Bradley ISBN: 0-936197-44-7.

Bradley, a psychologist drawing on current brain research, argues that teenagers are basically nuts. While 95 percent of the brain develops in early childhood, the most advanced parts aren't completed until adolescence is nearly over. As a result, teens can appear unstable, dysfunctional and unpredictable, with temporarily impaired judgment and decision-making processes. In addition, Bradley argues, contemporary culture further challenges teens' thinking capabilities; the prevalence of sex, drugs and violence makes the teen's job of cognitive balancing even more precarious. The good news is that parents do make a difference, and Bradley clearly explains how parents can encourage and guide their kids through these tumultuous years. Stressing that teens are still "children," Bradley encourages parents to respond like "dispassionate cops," teaching and remaining calm even when teens behave outrageously. While Bradley's prose-which he admits might be shocking and offensive at times-may be initially off-putting to some, the book is compelling, lively and realistic. Using crisp, believable anecdotes that are alternately poignant and hysterically funny (while avoiding generic examples, jargon or psychobabble), Bradley homes in on real-life scenarios, showing parents, for instance, how to respond when their teen is "raging," and how to set curfews and limits. Bradley draws a vivid picture of what the teen is going through, and gives parents the tools to tackle contemporary issues together. This book is an invaluable parachute to parents diving into the teen years. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

For parents of daughters:

Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence: R. Wiseman ISBN: 1400047927

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review

Contrary to popular lore, girls are not made of sugar, spice, and all that's nice. Some -- especially those teetering on the brink of puberty -- seem to be composed of C-4 explosive and designer jeans. Aware of this tangled transformation, author Rosalind Wiseman's Queen Bees and Wannabes provides an insightful, useful, and sometimes painful primer for parents of teenage girls. Having spent more than ten years in the inner sanctums of adolescence -- the classrooms, bathrooms, cafeterias, and malls of America -- Wiseman decodes the gossip-and-clique-filled "Girl World" of teenagers. Much of what she finds there is a dangerous hierarchy -- from the "Queen Bee" who dictates rules such as who wears what and who dates whom, to the "Wannabe" trying ingratiate herself into a clique or the poor "Target" of a clique's wrath. And while these may seem to a parent like stock characters in a teen drama, Wiseman warns that these roles are "powerfully and painfully reinforced every moment of every day." What's a parent to do? Wiseman has plenty of practical advice (e.g., Never call boys "boys" -- they're "guys" now), including a strategy for parents to start opening channels of communication, but it requires careful attention and patience. Her highly readable and authoritative insights are sometimes shocking, but they provide parents an invaluable view into the modern adolescent world. Ultimately, this book can help you and your daughter navigate the barbed path that leads to womanhood -- together. (Jessica Leigh Lebos)

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression for Girls – Rachel Simmons ISBN: 0156027348

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Dirty looks and taunting notes are just a few examples of girl bullying that girls and women have long suffered through silently and painfully. With this book Rachel Simmons elevated the nation's consciousness and has shown millions of girls, parents, counselors, and teachers how to deal with this devastating problem. Poised to reach a wider audience in paperback, including the teenagers who are its subject, Odd Girl Out puts the spotlight on this issue, using real-life examples from both the perspective of the victim and of the bully.

From Peterson’s College Search:

A Parent Guide to the College Application Process: Help Your Child Prepare for College

Freshman Year

Your child's grades appear on official transcripts starting this year, so if you haven't already started doing so, it's time to take stock. If your child has particularly strong academic interests, encourage them, but don't lose focus on strengthening areas of weakness that can't be ignored, such as English or algebra.

Your child should also start exploring career goals so that courses can be chosen that will complement those goals and serve as good prerequisites for college - this is especially true for scientific and technical fields. Sit down with your teen and the school's course listings to sketch out a comprehensive academic program of all the classes your child should take in high school. Lay out preliminary plans for extracurricular activities as well, allowing flexibility for interests they may outgrow or new ones they may acquire. As you do this, allow your child's interests to shape the list!

September/October

Get involved

The initial weeks of high school can be a difficult adjustment, socially and academically. Keep an open dialogue about how classes are going. If your child is struggling, now's the time to get a handle on it. Similarly, you may want to talk to the school about placing your child in a more advanced class if the work seems too easy.

Help your child explore

As classes progress, encourage involvement in meaningful activities in and out of school. Allow your child to feel out what they're comfortable with and how much time they can dedicate without impacting schoolwork negatively.

Heap on the praise

Help your child begin keeping an activities record that lists participation in activities as well as accomplishments, awards, and leadership positions.

January

Provide support

Keep up regular conversations with your child about his or her academic progress. Grades should be up to par and course levels appropriate. If not, perhaps your child could use your help in establishing better study habits or creating a better study environment.

Be a motivator

Develop an improvement plan together if your child is struggling and remember that the best motivation is encouragement.

Remain open to change

One of the points of high school is for students to explore their interests. Determine if your child is enjoying what they're doing, and if any changes need to be made.

Think summer

You and your child should also start thinking about worthwhile summer plans such as a job, volunteer work, or traveling. Summer is a great time to begin exploring interests that tie in with college or career goals.

May/June

Look to the future

Together, review and evaluate the comprehensive academic program and activities record started earlier in the school year, make any necessary changes, and update accordingly.

Hit the books

As summer approaches, develop a summer reading list that will help with the academic transition to 10th grade, and finalize any summer plans that were in development.

Sophomore Year

Tenth grade is a banner year for most kids. For the most part, the classes your child takes this year will determine the courses your child will be qualified to take in grades 11 and 12.

In terms of preparing for college, it's an important time, since AP and honors classes require prerequisites that your child will need to be fulfilling this year and next. You and your child should have an open discussion and strategically map out classes together.

Sophomore year also marks the beginning of standardized testing. This year, students can take a practice PSAT/NMSQT — a preparatory step for the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT next year. For students planning on taking the ACT, the PLAN assessment is also administered in their sophomore year. If it hasn't already started, it's buckle-down time!

September

Encourage preliminary testing

Make sure your child gets in touch with the school guidance counselor about taking the PSAT/NMSQT. Although the "real" PSAT/NMSQT is taken in October of junior year, this is a great way for your child to get familiar with the test.

In ACT regions, they should ask about the PLAN schedule. The PLAN helps immensely in predicting your child's performance on the ACT.

Both tests will help your child prepare for the "big" tests next year.

Get a head start

It's also time to start checking out college fairs and possibly meeting with school representatives that come to town. Encourage your child to start investigating schools by attending one fair and a session or two with representatives at school. But don't push it — this might be way too early!

If your child seems okay with this, encourage the creation/modification of a list of colleges that are possible destinations.

October/November

Stay coordinated

Mark the date for the PSAT/NMSQT in big red letters on the wall calendar! Your child should be doing a little prep work for this test, but don't forget to maintain open dialogue on how classes and activities are going. Remember: this is a practice run.

December

Make plans for improvement

PSAT/NMSQT scores should be back by now and between you, your child, and the high school counselor, strategies for improving weak areas should be developed, if necessary.

January/February

Keep talking

Just as you've been doing all along, make sure that your child's classes seem to be an appropriate fit. If grades are slipping, perhaps the course levels are too high or study habits are poor.

Stay active

Take a look at extracurricular activities as well, not just from the standpoint of whether or not they're going well, but if they are having a negative impact on your child's studies and need to be cut back.

March

Consider additional testing

You and your child (and perhaps the school counselor) should discuss SAT Subject Tests and APs, although many students wait until their junior year. May and June are the usual test times and the most common test taken by sophomores is biology, as it is often a completed subject by this time.

April

Break out the sunscreen

Summer is coming up again, and your child should be considering what options are best for his summer plans. Vacations are nice, but so is earning money or enhancing one's transcript with a summer camp or program!

Check the schedule

If your child needs to, he or she should register for June SAT Subject Tests now.

May/June

Plan for the coming school year

Testing aside, gently oversee registration for next fall's classes and activities. Urge your child to select (or continue) the most challenging classes possible and to participate in at least one community service activity. Finalize any summer plans, and, just as you did last year, devise a summer reading list together that will help the transition into junior year.

Summer

Make the break a productive one

Your child should have a job or be participating in constructive activities throughout the summer. Summer study, jobs, and volunteer work always rate high with admission officials. If your child has a career goal in mind, see if you can help arrange a day where he or she can "shadow" someone who works in that field.

Do some early research

The Web provides good college entrance information, as well as online applications to many institutions. Summer is a great time for you and your child to check out some of the sites and bookmark your favorites.

Junior Year

This year the college search process really gets going. The combined exploration of the past two years along with your child's testing should help refine the list of colleges that you and your child have been working on. Poor grades will not be as easily forgiven as they were in previous years, and colleges will look for commitment and accomplishment outside of the classroom.

Just as you've been doing all along, help your child stay on top of things and continue to provide support and encouragement -- and constructive criticism, if needed.

September

Kick it up a notch

Make sure your child registers for the October PSAT. This is the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship program and great practice for the SAT.

Go to the fair

Check into college fairs and college representative visits to the school. (The school counselor should have a schedule.) Encourage your child to attend and to start becoming very familiar with the college resources available at school.

An important note

If you haven't done so yet, get a Social Security number for your child.

October/November

Keep driving the bus

If your child is taking the PSAT, make sure the date is in big bold letters on the family calendar. Diplomatically remind your child to read the Student Bulletin and to try some practice questions. Try to refrain from grilling your beloved offspring about how he or she thinks they did as soon as the test is over. Plan a not-test-related treat instead.

Get out of town

Schedule a day trip to visit nearby colleges. Don't worry if these are places where your child won't apply. The goal is to explore different types of schools. Aim for variety. Discuss which characteristics of schools are attractive and which aren't.

December

Get ready to buckle down

If you have questions about PSAT scores, contact your child's guidance counselor and, if necessary, discuss strategies for improving weak areas for the SAT. This is another year for college admission tests, so look into prep options for the SAT, ACT, and AP.

Look to the future

Help refine the list of colleges, with test results in mind. If you or any of your acquaintances have a college student at home for the winter break, ask them questions and encourage your child to do so as well.

Start thinking dollars and cents

Take an introductory look at financial aid forms just to see what you'll be doing this time next year.

January

Keep up communication

How's school going this year? Since classes are probably tougher than ever, continue to evaluate your child's academic progress. Does everything seem to be going alright? What does your child need if he or she is struggling?

Dream about summer

Start making initial summer plans for working, studying, volunteering, or attending a summer program. Try to make sure your child is involved in something that looks good on a college application.

February

Check the schedule

Look ahead to SAT or ACT registration deadlines. There may be one coming up quickly since some juniors take the SAT in March, which isn't a bad idea. Heed the February registration deadline.

March

Plan, prepare, and plan some more

Consider and plan spring vacation college visits. Hopefully, your child's spring break WON'T coincide with college breaks, so you can see some students and really get a gander at college life when you visit.

Get organized

Have your son or daughter start a "College Binder" by making an early list of target colleges in a notebook. Visits to college Web sites should increase and he or she should begin calling, writing, or e-mailing target colleges to request publications. Set aside an area where all the marketing materials can be organized and be easily referenced.

Remember those tests?

If you didn't do it last month, check upcoming SAT or ACT registration deadlines for tests your child still needs to take. Is there one on the horizon? Make note of the test and registration dates on your calendar.

If AP tests are coming up, make sure your child discusses plans to take exams with teachers and/or the guidance counselor, as needed.

Make plans

Discuss the lineup for senior-year classes. Urge your child to include at least one math course or lab science, as well as the most challenging courses possible. Both of you should recognize that colleges weigh senior classes and grades as heavily as the junior record.

April

Double-check

Does your child still need to take the SAT or ACT? Check for registration deadlines and upcoming test dates. If it hasn't already been done, have your child update his or her extracurricular activities record.

May

Prepping for tests

Does your child still need to get the SAT and/or ACT out of the way? (And yes, we will remind you every month until it's done!) Make sure no deadlines or test dates are being overlooked.

If your child needs to take the TOEFL as well, check the test dates and help your child get registered.

Explore some options

Assess the need for and affordability of special services, such as standardized test prep courses, independent college counselors, and private group tour programs.

June

Double-check…again

Make sure your child is registered for anything that still needs to be done. As always, if your child has a test coming up, mark the test and registration dates on the family calendar.

Think scholarships

Take advantage of the summer slow-down by visiting scholarship search and financial aid Web sites with your child, or by checking out comparable library resources.

Summer

Don't slow down

By now, your child should be accustomed to setting summers aside for employment or some other constructive activities. These are the types of activities that sit well with admission officials. This is also a good time to take some summer visits and plan fall college visits.

Work on your child's list

Keep your child on track with test preparation, if needed. He or she should continue requesting college publications. They should also begin planning, if not executing, any supplemental submissions that will be needed, such as audition tapes or art slides or portfolios. Review and update the list of target schools that you and your child have been developing, adding the pros and cons of each school.

Senior Year

Phew! Once your child reaches senior year, the college search kicks up a notch and will sometimes feel like a full-time job — with all of the toil, tedium, and triumphs that come with it. But this is the home stretch for both you and your future college graduate. It might be a lot of work, but it's a labor of love!

September

Take a moment with your child

Start the year off right by planning an evening out (perhaps dinner at a favorite restaurant) with your college-bound child. Go over your strategy for the school year. Discuss plans and goals and review your child's list of colleges. If necessary, find a few more colleges using an online college finder (or college lists) to make sure you haven't neglected any possible colleges.

Also discuss plans to attend college fairs and meet with any college reps who may be coming to the school. (The school guidance office will have a schedule.) Go over which college sites have been visited and which ones haven't. Finalize plans for college visits. If it all seems overwhelming, reassure your child (over dessert!) that you'll be there to support them every step of the way.

Start the application process

Does your child still need to take the ACT or SAT? Find out the dates and get them registered!

October

Make a decision on early decision

Go over options for early decision and early action and determine if it's an option you and your child want to pursue. Help your child complete the college list by adding application and financial aid due dates, then add the dates to the family calendar.

Move them in the "write" direction

Monitor the start of applications and encourage your child to mull over various application essay topics to determine if any can be overlapped to reduce the workload. Your child should also start requesting teacher recommendations now; that way, they'll be done well in advance of any deadlines.

Hit the road

Start making college visits to the top schools on the list of colleges, and schedule any interviews that can be completed on campus or with college alumni. Attend college fairs, gather more information, and take a little time to laugh about the process by renting a good comedy and taking a night off!

Think dollars and cents

Certain colleges require a supplemental financial aid form, known as the CSS/PROFILE. This has an earlier deadline than the FAFSA. Check the schools to which your child is applying to find out if you'll need to complete this form in addition to the FAFSA.

November

Nag (but just a little)

You might have to start nagging your teen about early application deadlines, if applicable. Narrow your college list to those schools to which applications will be sent. Try to use time over the Thanksgiving break to get in a campus visit. As your child starts working on (or completing) applications, offer to proofread and provide constructive criticism.

December

Start coordinating paperwork

If your child plans to have another go at the SAT or ACT, make sure they register. The January sitting (February for ACT) is their absolute last chance.

Keep an eye on the calendar

Get your federal financial aid forms (FAFSA) from the guidance office or the Web and attend workshops if there any available. Leave gentle reminders about any January or February application deadlines and have your child confirm that teachers and guidance staff are up-to-date with reference forms. Also make sure that transcripts are being sent to all short-list colleges.

Celebrate early

Usher in the New Year with a family toast to the future, whatever it may bring.

January

Remember "parent" deadlines

If you have everything you need, file your income taxes and begin filling out financial aid forms, such as the FAFSA. Finish and mail these forms as soon as possible — and never late! Keep in mind that many schools list earlier FAFSA filing dates than that which is listed on the form itself.

Finish up applications

Encourage your child to complete all of his or her applications, even those with later deadlines. Make copies of everything and save them! If SATs are being taken this month, find out if "rush" scores are required for any of your child's choice schools.

When the last application hits the mailbox, CELEBRATE!

February

Follow up

Unless confirmations have arrived, your child should consult colleges by phone or online to check the status of applications. They should keep track of who they speak with and find out if there are any materials that still need to be sent in.

March

Work through the waiting game

After nearly four years, the wait is nearly over! There may be some decision letters arriving this month and, hopefully, they will bring great news.

April

Stay cool

Resist the urge to open letters addressed to your child. Also, don't despair when thin envelopes show up — that doesn't always mean it's a rejection letter. Some schools send out enrollment forms later.

Remain supportive

If your child is accepted, cheer and applaud! If a rejection letter arrives, try to put things in perspective with a comment like "It's an extremely competitive college and your math test scores must have hurt." (Don't say something like "The admission folks at that school seemed like a bunch of Bozos from the get-go." Even if that's what you think!)

Take a second look

Compare financial aid offers and contact financial aid offices with any questions. If you feel you need to, appeal the awards. Plan crunch-time visits to campuses, as needed, to help with the big decision: which school to attend.

Follow up

Was your child placed on a waitlist? Make sure to return any waitlist cards and follow up with the admission offices regularly. Send updated records and other information, if available. Encourage your child to write an upbeat "Please take me, and this is why you should" letter. It may make a difference.

Take a deep breath

If you and your child have made a final decision about which school to attend, then congratulations! Now, make sure you send in any required deposit. Be sure not to dawdle and miss the May 1 deadline or your child may lose their spot to some other hopeful student. Last but not least, notify the schools that weren't chosen that your child won't be attending, particularly if an aid offer was made.

May

Polish off the details

Make sure your child takes any needed AP exams.

Remember P's and Q's

Encourage your child to write a thank you note to anyone who may have been especially helpful in the college-planning process. Guidance counselors are often unsung heroes, as are teachers who write recommendations, scholarship agencies, admission counselors, financial aid officers, secretaries, tours guides, or other students. Of course this isn't obligatory, but recipients are sure to be pleasantly surprised.

Buy some extra-long sheets

Stay on top of housing plans in case there are any forms that need to be returned. You and your child may also consider alternatives to the dorms, if there are any. Find out the dates for freshman orientation, as some schools have them in spring or summer. And of course, make sure your child knows when course registration is.

June

Play the waiting game

You and your child may both be a little jumpy around mail-delivery time each day. Keep your eye out for "the envelope," but also keep your cool.

Give your child (and yourself!) a pat on the back

Help your child organize a file to keep track of summer mailings from the college. Categories might include orientation, housing, course registration, and finances.

Attend to the details

Your child may want to consider summer courses to accelerate or place out of required courses, but make sure the college has confirmed that it will accept the credits. Also have your child confirm that the high school has forwarded a final transcript to the college.

Ready...set...go!

On a less stressful note, take your child shopping for supplies and dorm décor. Don't forget about suitcases for packing clothes!

Give yourself some well-deserved credit

After everything is done, sit down and have a good cry while you go back over all the masterpieces your child has created over the years. And remember, this is a good thing and you've done a GREAT JOB!

Parent / Guardian Information English 9 H

Student Name:

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Welcome, Parents!

English 9 Honors / pre-AP

Miss Arney

Informational Sheet

Extra Help

I have an open door policy for extra help; if my door is open, students may come at any time…not just when I “announce” it!

Extra help is available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 3PM in room 319. Other arrangements may be made; students simply need to ask.

Formal review sessions will be announced, posted on my website, and referenced in a Juptergrades-email.

Contact Information:

English Office................620-3841

Voice Mail............620-3800 X 4006

Home Number.................406-4532

E-mail Address... missarney1@

Or arneyd@

Website: ny/pearlriverhighschool/missdoreenarney

Homework / Classwork / Assignments posted at

Required Supplies

* 3-ring binder • Blue or black pen

* looseleaf • 3" square post-its

* 3x5 index cards • highlighters

* • Grammar for the SAT, ACT & More

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* Please note that during quarter 1, 10% of the quarterly average will be ascribed to summer reading. Adjustments are denoted in the parenthetical notes to the right of the percentages. I will also make adjustments if a particular category is more or less significant in any given quarter, particularly if there are fewer than (4) journals & miniature essays and vocabulary tests in a given quarter. In that case, quizzes and test percentages will be higher.

Questions/ Misc./ Notes to Self:

* Works may vary somewhat throughout the year; some additions, omissions, or substitutions may be made.

Vocabulary

20 SAT words / unit with the ultimate goal of achieving 300-400 words this year.

* Works may vary somewhat throughout the year; some additions, omissions, or substitutions may be made.

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