2. Website http://www.rtmsd.org/Domain/923 Throughout the year, I will be updating my website to include useful links to classroom content and copies of course materials distributed in class, as well as activities and assignments to assist your students with various concepts addressed by our curriculum.  Course Expectations  Homework Assignments  Extra Copies

3. Major Units of Study  Memoir  Archetypes: Folktales, Fables, Legends, & Mythology (The Pearl)  Anne Frank & the Holocaust (The Diary of a Young Girl)  Historical Fiction (Book Clubs)  Poetry  Shakespeare (The Tempest)

4. What do the letters in HAC represent?  Z = Collected or Checked assignment that is calculated as a zero, but CAN be made up  0 = Zero credit was earned for the assignment  X = Excused from the assignment  M = Excused for medical reasons  More than 100% = Bonus points were earned for this assignment

5. Post-its for Active Reading

6. Journals for Writing Workshop

7. Assignments  Graded work can be expected 2-3 nights per week. Reading should be a nightly routine (approximately 20+ minutes).  Major projects will always allow for a weekend before the due date.  Assignments are updated regularly on my website.  Students should be reviewing the concepts discussed in class 10-15 minutes per night.  Most assignments will be started in class, then completed at home independently.

8. Activities to Look Forward to…  iRead - Banned Books Week – September 25-30  Competitions - DelCo Young Authors/Young Poets; Cricket Magazine  Active Reading with Post-its  Memoir Writing  Reading & Writing Workshops  Acting Out Shakespeare!

9. Thank you so much for coming tonight! I anticipate a great year! Please feel free to contact us with any questions.