to English 10

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Welcome to English 10 Sheila Brock
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
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• My Fathers Hands
• Article from Readers Digest
• Man who suffered due to illiteracy

Rhetorical Devices Multiple Intelligences
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Multiple Intelligences
pizza by Thomas Armstrong
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Short Story
The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst
Discussion/Debate Rhetorical Devices Literary
analysis
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Current Book
Journey of the Sparrows by Fran Leeper Buss
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Reading Strategies

• Activating Prior Knowledge
• Discussing
• Response writing
• Connecting
• Questioning
• Predicting
• Visualizing
• Inferring
• Summarizing

S. I. P. form
Text Coding
Post-it Notes
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Writing

• Rhetorical devices
• Grammar

• Assessment of Summer Reading

Essay topic A characters traits help him/her
to overcome challenges.
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Vocabulary
Word Castles
Vocabulary oral defense
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Grading

• Assignments are graded with variable grade points
• From small assignments worth 10 points
• To major essays, tests, projects worth 200 points

• Late assignments lose points every school day

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Suggestions for maintaining high grades

• Read assigned literature on time
• Conference with me on essays
• If absent, check the absent board

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Questions?
Email brocks_at_lkgeorge.org