Welcome to CHS Open House

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Welcome to CHS Open House

• April Brewington
• English 11
• Room 204

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Contact Information

• Email address
• Brewington.april_at_chandler.k12.az.
  www.chandlerschools.schoolwires.net/chs
• (best way to contact me)
• Phone number
• 480-812-7779
• (please do not call during class time)

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Course Description

• English 11 offers an integrated program of
  writing and literature, focusing on the study of
  American Literature and persuasive/argumentative
  writing. Students will also write a compare and
  contrast composition, research paper, narrative,
  and a literary analysis.
• CUSD Course Catalog

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Textbooks

• McDougal Littell
• Literature
• Write Source
• Sadler-Oxford Vocabulary Level F

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Required reading

• Fall Semester
• The Crucible
• A Raisin in the Sun
• Into the Wild
• Various short pieces
• One independent novel

• Spring Semester
• The Great Gatsby
• The Bean Trees
• Their Eyes Were Watching God
• Various short pieces
• One independent novel

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Modes of Writing

• Fall Semester
• Personal narrative
• Diagnostic
• Persuasive
• Research paper
• Literary analysis

• Spring Semester
• Literary analysis
• Persuasive
• Expository
• Narrative

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SAT Testing www.collegeboard.com

• Test Date                            Registration
  Deadline 
• October 1, 2011                              Septe
  mber 9, 2011
• November 5, 2011                         
  October 7, 2011   
•  December 3, 2011                         
  November 8, 2011
• January 28, 2012                             Decem
  ber 30, 2011  
• March 10, 2012                                Febr
  uary 10, 2012
• May 5, 2012                                     Ap
  ril 6, 2012
• June 2, 2012                                   
  May 8, 2012 

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ACT Testing
www.actstudent.org
Test Date                 Registration
Deadline September 10, 2011                 August
12, 2011 October 22, 2011            
September 16, 2011 December 10, 2011          
November 4, 2011 February 11,
2011                   January 13, 2012 April
14, 2012                          March 9,
2012 June 9, 2012                          May
4, 2012
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Policies to highlight

• Essays may be revised after teacher-student
  conference within one week of returning paper.
• No late homework accepted
• Grades are semester cumulative and figured by
  percentages
• Semester 80 Final exam20
• Essays/projects 30 In-class/participation
  25
• Homework 15 Tests 15
• Quizzes 15
• These percentages are subject to change

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Assessment Standards

• Essays will be assessed using the AIMS 6 1
  rubric
• Essays will be assessed using different sections
  of the rubric
• Major projects will be evaluated using a
  teacher-created, content specific rubric

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Thank you for coming tonight.

• Please check you students grades online often,
  and email or call me if you have any questions.
• There is a wish list of items that will help me
  provide for my students if you wish to donate,
  please make a note and send the item(s) to school
  with your student.

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Wish List

• Markers
• Colored Paper
• Used Magazines
• Glue Sticks
• Tissues
• Pencils