BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

First, a little about me:
I'm Sean Donoho, a 3rd year teacher at Pres.
email: sdonoho
@presentationhs.org

Overview of Honors English 9A
1. Effectively express ideas through language
2. Interpret the language of others

English 9A Reading list

• Short Story Packet
• The Odyssey, Homer
• The Lord of the Flies, William Golding or The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
• Non-Fiction Essay Packet

9A Major Assignments

• In class essays and freewrites 
• Introductory Literary Analysis Paragraphs for Short Stories
• Narrative Essay for Odyssey
• Formal for Lord of the Flies or Hunger Games
• Observational Essay for Non-Fiction Unit
• Grammar review and Vocabulary Tests

Where to find the specifics:
Go to my Canvas site. All students are automatically enrolled in Canvas, ask your daughter to show you.

You can also track grades through PowerSchool.

Overview of British Novel
Through the writing of essays, the students should be able to effectively express ideas through language.

This course will take a studious look at how British authors sought to understand their society and how we seek to understand our own.

British Novel Major Assignments

• Mid-term Short Essay  
• Court Trial for Frankenstein's Creature
• Character Case Study for Wuthering Heights
• Graphic Novel and Socratic Seminar 
• Criminal Case File for Suspects 

British Novel Reading List

• Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
• Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
• Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte 
• Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
• Murder on the Orient Express 

Where to find the specifics:
Go to the Presentation home page.
Click on "Students."
Click on "Google Apps for Education."
Click on the "English" tab.

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Overview for AP Literature