english 9 i love what i do... i express this love through the quality of my teaching
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English 9
I love what I do . . .
I love what I do . . .
I express this love
through the quality of my teaching.
Background
■North East, PA■Vineyards
■Grape Pickers!
Communications Career
■Public Relations■Theater
■Advertising■Bookselling
Education
Grove City College
New YorkUniversity
OxfordUniversity
English 9
EssaysPersuasive and Informational
Narrative/Creative Writing Reader-response
Research Paper3-5 page Source Research Paper
About a literary topic (world, non-American)Using research and notetaking
MLA Documentation
Burgers & Bowties
Image credit: (hamburger) Photocorp; Beauties Limited
Essays
Arguable Point
Premise Promise
Reasons & Details X3
AP Echo
Scheme Sandwich
EssayBowtie Form
AP / Promise
Introduction
Broad to Narrow
Attention-Grabber
Beep! & AP EchoNarrow to Broad
ConclusionMemorable End
Reasons & Details
Reasons & Details
Reasons & Details
Blog
Students extend classroom discussion in class blog and practice online discourse
and citation skills.
Literature of the Early American Period1600 - 1850
Poetry, Epic,
Short story, Novel,
Historical Documents
Image credit: “Portrait of Bradstreet.” Painting by Ladonna Gulley Warrick <http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/Bradstreet/bradbio.htm>; “Portrait of Washington Irving.” Irving Elementary <http://www.mpsaz.org/irving/images/washington_irving1.jpg>.
Introduction to Shakespeare
The Tempest Romeo & Juliet
Image credits “William Hutt as Prospero.” http://jam.canoe.ca/Theatre/2005/12/24/1367288-sun.html; “Shakespeare Folio Portrait. Qmonkey.wordpress.com”; “Romeo+Juliet.” http://www.romeoandjuliet.com/
Reading Assignments
Premodern or poetic texts
up to 10 pages
Modern textsup to 20 pages
Reader-Responseto make meaning
Informal writing200-500 words
Visual art
In-class process drama
Discussion/reflection
Homework and Assignments
Overnight homework is due by the beginning of the next class period.
Not accepted late, per se
Next day = ✔ Two or fewer ✔s = full credit at
quarter’s end
Larger asssignments such as projects will be announced with criteria and
time to do quality work. They may be
submitted late for credit.
7% deducted per school day late
Homework and Assignments
Missed Classes and Make Up Are the Students' Responsibility
Work due in timecommensurate with
time missed.
Make up tests on Wednesdays before or after school.
www.charlesyoungs.com
Grammar, Writing, Research
© 2007 Pearson Education
Tutorials, Exercises, Paper Submission
Originality, Plagiarism, Citation Report
Freshman year is a major transition.
Don’t Stop Now
for coming this evening.
Thanks
Image credit: http://www.minervaquartet.co.uk/images/thanks/thanks_cover_1.jpg
Website Email Voicemail
Keep in touch.
Engender the possibility for students to be
literate, accomplished, responsible,
resilient individuals
in community with others.
MissonStatement
The American Heritage College
Dictionary, Fourth EditionNew York: Houghton Mifflin Co
ISBN: 06180984882002
$25.00
Roget's International Thesaurus
by Barbara Ann Kipfer and Robert L. Chapman
New York: HarperCollinsISBN: 0062736930
2001
$15.00
The Elements of Style
4th Edition
by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
New York: Allyn & Bacon;ISBN: 020530902X
2000
$15.00
Plain EnglishHandbook
9th Edition
by Walsh and Walsh
New York: McCormick MathersASIN: 0800917936
$10.00
Plain English Handbook
Ninth Edition
J Martyn Walsh & Kathleen Walsh
1-800-843-8855