American Literature Ms. Sandvick
About Me Moved to Kingwood in 1991 Attended Hidden Hollow Creekwood Kingwood High School Graduated an Oklahoma Sooner Ninth year teaching in Humble ISD and tenth year overall
English III - Purpose Preparing for the English IV and College Courses Literature How does this piece relate to me? How does this piece relate to the world? Why are we reading this? How can we learn from it? Writing Vocabulary / Grammar
Course Overview Writing Reading Misc. Short Responses Anchor Pieces Vocabulary Analytical Essay Short Stories Socratic Seminar Research Essay Non-fiction articles Historical Context
Course Overview Required Pieces (in the order we will read them): The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—Mark Twain The Great Gatsby—F. Scott Fitzgerald The Crucible—Arthur Miller The Catcher in the Rye—J. D. Salinger
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Upcoming PSAT PSAT Good practice for SAT Test date: Saturday, Oct. 14