1. Ms. Moore’s Senior English Class
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Welcome

2. #1 Contact Information
Room 209
Canon-McMillan High School Staff Page
extension 5209

3. Levels of Education High School Diploma: Blackhawk School District
Bachelor’s Degree: Westminster College
4 years
(Teaching) Certification: Westminster College
1 year
Master’s Degree: California University of PA
2 years
Graduate Credits: Loyola U of LA

4. Goals for Senior English
READ WRITE GRADUATE

5. #2 Graduation Requirements (GRADUATE)
1. Cumulative grade average of 60% and above
2. Satisfactory completion of Graduation Project
3. The paper is due December 2016.
4. The presentation is due March 2017.
We will begin working on the paper in October.

6. #3 Grading Bell Ringers (Begin 8/23) tomorrow Homework Tests Quizzes
Papers
Projects

7. #4 Required Materials Pen or Pencil
If you do not have a writing utensil, I charge $.25 for one.
Binder or Folder
Notebook or Paper: Spiral Notebook or Loose Leaf
Note: Keep all materials until posted in Power School!
Extra papers available online and filed in crate(s).

8. #5 Policies & Procedures
1. Ask 1st/Act 2nd
Raise your hand and indicate what you need.
2. Keep It Clean
Demonstrate professional behavior at all times.
3. Keep It Real
Natural consequences will follow behaviors.
4. School Policy will be followed.
You are responsible for your own actions.

9. Touching or Taking Others’ BelongingsNO
Walking Around
Using Phone
Talking out of Turn
Entering Late
Leaving Early
Cheating
Lying
Lining up at Door
Moving Seats
Touching or Taking Others’ Belongings

10. #6 Course Overview (READ)
Taking Risks: Beowulf
Gender Roles: The Canterbury Tales
Chasing Success: The Catcher in the Rye
Voices of Protest: A Modest Proposal
Seeking Justice, Seeking Peace: Hamlet
Finding Ourselves in Nature: Tuesdays with Morrie & Dead Poets Society

11. #7 Course Overview (WRITE)
Personal Narrative/Common Application Essay
Research Paper/Presentation (Graduation Project)
Argumentative Essay
Literary Analysis & Presentation
Commonly Confused Words
MLA Format & Style
Integrating Quotes
Modifying Quotes (Brackets & Ellipsis)
Sentence Variety (Commas & Semicolons)

12. British Literature Trivia
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Good Luck

13. #1 Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon 1.1. What day of the week is it?
1.2. Where did the names of the days originate?
There are two sources.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

14. #2 Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon 2.1 What holiday is on October 31?
2.2 What was the original “holiday” being celebrated?
We still celebrate this holiday today because we currently enjoy both.
We usually listen to “Auld Lang Syne.”

15. #3 Unit 2-3: Middle Ages
3.1 What nursery song ends when “we all fall down”?
3.2 What is this song really about?
There are several correct answers or synonyms for the answer.

16. #4 Unit 4: Renaissance
4.1 What kind of joke incorporates the response, “who’s there”?
4.2 Who created this joke format?
This format was originally dialogue from a play.

17. #5 Universal Application
5.1. What language do we speak and read?
5.2 Which country is the largest: Great Britain, England, or the United Kingdom?
We read British Literature.
Britain = British

18. Trivia Answer #1 1.1. What day of the week is it?
Monday
1.2. Where did the names of the days come from?
Gods & Solar System
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Monday = Moon’s Day
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Tuesday = Tiw’s Day (God of War & Law)

19. Trivia Answer #2 2.1 What holiday is on October 31?
Halloween
2.2 What was the original “holiday” being celebrated?
New Year’s Eve (Gaelic Festival, Samhain)
Hint: We usually listen to “Auld Lang Syne.”
Auld lang syne means “times gone by.”
This holiday marked the change from life to death both seasonally and spiritually.

20. Trivia Answer #3 3.l What nursery song ends when “we all fall down”?
Ring around the Rosie
3.2 What is this song really about?
Bubonic Plague
There are several correct answers or synonyms for the answer.
The Black Plague or Black Death killed at least 20 million Europeans in five years.

21. Trivia Answer #4
4.1 What kind of joke incorporates the response, “who’s there”?
Knock, Knock Jokes
4.2 Who created this joke format?
William Shakespeare
This format was originally dialogue from a play.
Shakespeare is credited with contributing thousands of words and phrases to the English language.

22. Trivia Answer #5 5.1. What language do we speak and read?
English
5.2 Which country is the largest: Great Britain, England, or the United Kingdom?
United Kingdom
We read British Literature.
The United Kingdom includes (Great) Britain/England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The Britons called the island “Briton.”
Britain = British
The Angles called the island “Angle-land.”
England = English

23. Senior English Introductory Survey
Please turn trivia over.
Thanks!

24. Introductory Survey 1. Full Name/Nickname 2. Class/Level & Grade
Please write down what you prefer to be called.
2. Class/Level & Grade
If you have changed levels, please explain why.
3. Computer/Kind
Please use the library/academic center as needed.
4.Internet
5. Tablet
This can be used here or at home (e-text/project).

25. Introductory Survey 6. C-M Email Account 7. Remind (tomorrow)
Papers can be submitted electronically.
Chromeboooks/Noodletools require login.
7. Remind (tomorrow)
To be used for text or alerts.
8. Noodletools
This completes the research project
(Advanced MLA).
9. Smart Phone
To access apps and websites here and at home.

26. 9. Our Website: 2017English12A Smart Phone
Save, bookmark, shortcut, or favorite this link
Canon-McMillan School District/High School/Staff/Ms. Moore/Website
10. Names for partners

27. English 12 A Preview
Curriculum

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