1. MEREDITH WARDY (714) 241-5000 MEREDITH.WARDY@SAUSD.US OFFICE HOURS: WEDNESDAY 3-4PM English 9

2. Required Reading

3. Independent Reading Reading at home is required. IR assignments will be collected every six weeks. Some suggested titles: Harry Potter series, Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451, The Kite Runner, Flowers for Algernon, Lord of the Flies, Catch-22, Divergent series, The Hunger Games, Call of the Wild

4. Grades by Percentage 100%- 90%= A 89% - 80%= B 79% - 70%= C 69% - 60%= D 59% - 0% = F

5. Accessing the Parent Portal The parent portal allows you to check grades and attendance through Aeries. To sign up you must have the following: Must have a valid e-mail address The telephone number the school uses to contact you A verification code (this needs to be given to you by your child’s counselor) Use the instructions to create a new account

6. Major Units and Themes in Literature Elements of Fiction (plot, setting, character, narrator, and voice) Comparing Themes (informational writing: compare/contrast) Irony, Ambiguity, and Allegory (response to literature and oral presentation) Mythology (How do we make sense of the world around us? Accompanied by argumentative project) The Epic (Homer’s Odyssey)

7. Major Units and Themes in Literature, cont. Consumer and Workplace Documents (business letter) Literary criticism: Evaluating Style, Biographical and Historical Approach (informative writing, research) Poetry (Cummings, Dickinson, Frost, Shakespeare) Drama: Tragedy (Romeo and Juliet) Novel (The House on Mango Street) Conflict is Inevitable (Hope by Elie Wiesel, “I Have A Dream” speech)

8. Interesting links Visit my school website for more! Shmoop Learning guides http://www.shmoop.com/ Quizlet View flashcards online or on your phone http://quizlet.com/ Famous Quotes and Authors http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/ Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/ Segerstrom High School Library on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Segerstrom-High-School- Library/106822476087805?rf=157553590943344 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Segerstrom-High-School- Library/106822476087805?rf=157553590943344 Santa Ana Public Library http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/library/