English IV (that means “4” in Roman)
Junk we will be doing: Ready? Here we go…
--5 Novels
we will be reading and discussing and doing projects over the following novels:
*The Princess Bride
*Macbeth
*Christmas Carol
*When Crickets Cry
*The Scarlet Letter
You will also be keeping a spiral journal over each novel which will include notes over class discussions, a summary over what you read each week, 2 quotes that were meaningful to you from the week's reading, and why you chose the quotes. The journal will also be used to do any novel writing projects.
**You will have weekly quizzes over the pages assigned in the novels with a final at the end.
**Other projects I feel inclined to give you
--Writing Skills
You will learn to write and practice the following types of papers:
*writing prompts
*comparison/contrast papers
*5 paragraph papers
*persuasive papers
*summary/response papers
*reaction papers
*creative writing
*the much-feared research paper using MLA format (sounds scary)
**Lots of other stuff not listed above
--Greek/Latin Roots
You will learn the definitions of 5 Greek/Latin roots each week and take a test over them the last Language Class each week. You will not only need to learn the current week's roots, but also remember all previous weeks’ words
--Literature Book
You will read, discuss, and answer questions over stories and poems in the Literature Book
--Vocabulary Words
We will be going through a book called 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
--Novel Notecards
You will use the Novel Notecard book to write 2 notecards each week. You will then be tested over the current notecards as well as all previous notecards on the same day you take your Latin/Greek/Vocab tests. Look at the Novel Notecard Link to discover how to do the notecards each week.
I will email you an attachment with the novel summaries (85 pages) so you can print them off from week to week
--Film
--Literary Terms
You will be putting together a notebook complete with info on Lit terms such as: Soliloquy, Synecdoche and many others
