2. Welcome 2011/2012! MRS. CALLANAN Room 207 Literature and Language Arts

3. English 9 Strategic Class  Welcome from Mrs. Callanan  Explanation of Strategic

4. First Six Weeks  Short Stories  Focus on plot, character, setting, theme  Grammar  Compare and contrast essay  Autobiographical essay

5. Second Six Weeks SSSShort Stories CCCComparing Themes PPPPersuasive Essay LLLLiterary Analysis MMMMythology

6. Weeks 13-18  Mythology Continued  The Epic  The Odyssey  Writing a response to literature  Finals  End of first semester

7. Second semester IIIInformational material CCCConsumer and workplace documents EEEEssay Persuading with Cause and Effect WWWWriting a Research Paper TTTThe House on Mango Street LLLLiterary Analysis

8. Second Semseter PPPPoetry Analysis WWWWriting their own Poetry DDDDrama: Tragedy RRRRomeo and Juliet EEEExpository Essay FFFFinals

9. Thank you for coming! I am looking forward to a great school year!