1. English 1 CP Dr. Sunga and Mrs. Schaefer

2. Agenda 1. Contact Information and Office Hours 2. English Department Writing Lab 3. English 1 Curriculum 4. Writing Assignments 5. Books 6. Teacher Page

3. Contact Info and Office Hours Emails: Dr. Sunga: msunga@livingston.orgmsunga@livingston.org Mrs. Schaefer: sschaefer@livingston.orgsschaefer@livingston.org Room B245: Before/After School or By Appointment Writing Lab in Media Center: A Days during the Unit Lunch

4. English Department Writing Lab Location: Media Center Time: Unit Lunch An English teacher is always on duty. Student must develop specific questions. Writing Lab teacher will provide feedback.

5. Threaded Units: Grades 9-12 MP1: Influences on Perception MP2: The Human Condition MP3: Ideal Relationships MP4: The Emotional Response

6. Essential Questions: Grade 9 MP1: How do our age and experience affect our thinking? MP2: To what extent can you really know someone? MP3: What makes a good friend? MP4: What makes something tragic?

7. Writing Assignments MP1: Personal Narrative MP2: Persuasive Essay MP3: Research Paper MP4: Literary Analysis

8. Anchor Texts Every marking period includes required short texts: Fiction Non-Fiction Poem

9. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

10. Our Town by Thornton Wilder

11. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

12. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

13. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

14. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

15. Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

16. Antigone by Sophocles

17. Teacher Page http://www.livingston.org//Domain/790 Course Syllabus Daily Agendas: Goals and Objectives Assignments Handouts Relevant Links