1. Teacher/Student Introductions
Seating Chart
Choose your seat, WISELY!

2. Introduction to English
Mr. Larson
Ms. Gabriel

3. Homework: English Supplies
Folder
Notebook
Blue or Black pen
Pencil
Highlighter
Access to Collab.

4. The Three R’s RESPECT!!!! Now you’ve done it! The Classroom
Other Students
Yourself!
Now you’ve done it!
Warning
Out of the room!
Detention + Phone call
Student Services

5. Grammar Parts of Speech Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns
Conjunctions
Interjections
This will only be taught on Fridays!

6. Writing Always bring your composition notebook!!!! Sentences
Types and Structure
Paragraphs
Essays
a minimum of (3) five paragraph themes

7. Novels Flowers for Algernon The Old Man and the Sea The Hobbit
Daniel Keyes
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
A Non-Fiction Novel from our selection

8. Drama William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream Play Format
Acts, Scenes, etc.
Staging
Performance?

9. Short Story Reading Comprehension Plotline Literary Elements
Setting, Conflict, etc.
Literary Elements
i.e., Irony

10. Mythology Read myths from a variety of cultures
Become familiar with the different types of:
Heroes
Supernatural forces
Monsters
Values/Morals

11. Poetry Types of Poetry Literary Elements Haiku Cinquain Memory Bio
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia

12. Grading and Homework Everyone has a chance to get an “A”.
Scale: percentage based on points.
Everyone should get at least a “C”.
School View
Moodle

13. Summer Reading 5 pts. – Due Friday
Each student was supposed to read one of these novels:
Enders Game
The Raft
Okay for Now
Lost in the Sun
Small as an Elephant
Each student will need to create (3) questions from their novel.
Each question will be written separately on a note card. (Title of novel provided)
Please provide the answer on the back of the card.