Academy English 9

This assignment is for incoming 9th grade students of the Academy for Math, Science, and Engineering at Morris Hills High School who will be attending the summer sessions in late July.

***This reading should be completed prior to attending the summer session at the end of July***

***It is in addition to the Districtwide Assignment***

The Assignment

Read and Annotate

Read and annotate The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Be sure to take special notice of heroic and cowardly behaviors, the use of symbols and figurative language, and Tan’s overall message about the world around us.

Click on the book's image to access a free PDF file.

Preferred methods of annotating include using a Google Doc to track annotations or purchasing your own copy of the book to log your annotations on post-it notes. Another option is to utilize the free version of KAMI linked below alongside the digital text.

Please refer to the "Successful Annotating" page for resources, tutorials, and expectations.

The free version of KAMI can be downloaded here and used until you gain access to your MHRD account. It will give you everything you need to be able to complete your annotations digitally.

Using KAMI to Annotate Text

Questions?

Please email Ms. Pepperman at apepperman@mhrd.org