1. American Literature Ms. Sandvick

2. 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

3. 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

4. Course Overview Writing Reading Misc. Short Responses Anchor Pieces
Vocabulary
Analytical Essay
Short Stories
Socratic Seminar
Research Essay
Non-fiction articles
Historical Context

5. 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

6. Support System Area Support Day/Time Instruction Tutoring
Tuesday/Thursday 11:40
Technology
Remind 101
to 81010
Website
Organized by 9-wks

7. Upcoming PSAT
PSAT
Good practice for SAT
Test date: Saturday, Oct. 14