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2026-27 Classes (Syllabi are posted on Google Classroom.)

English 1
- Period 2 Google Classroom Code: 3u4ym5dt
- Period 4 Google Classroom Code: g2jmammn
- Period 8 Google Classroom Code: krr6kfio
Advanced Placement & Composition
- Period 1 Google Classroom Code: i75qlwzc
- Period 6 Google Classroom Code: yaylr2oa

SUPPLIES ( for all classes)

1-3 Subject Notebook (with perforated paper or a loose leaf binder)
Folder
3-6 black or blue pens (Bic-bold crystal recommended for easy writing)
2-3 Highlighter Pens
Annotation Post-it Notes (for marking important parts of our books)
School-issued chromebook

Greetings Students & Parents/Guardians!

I am looking forward to meeting you and delving into literature, writing composition and and critical thinking.

Here are a few things about me and my classroom:

I've been teaching writing and literature for 18 years, 11 years at the college level and 7 at the high school level.
I run a low-tech classroom. Chrome books will be used minimally in the classroom. Most of our reading will be hard copy texts and print-outs.
Students will be expected to read approximately twenty pages per night.
Students will be expected to write and take notes in their notebooks on a daily basis.
Students are encouraged to ask questions and share their thoughts, opinions, and feelings during class discussion.
I am available during daily office hours/second lunch to discuss assignments and provide students with extra support.
I will respond to emails within a 24 hour period; students should not expect immediate responses before 7am or after 3pm.

OUR BOOKSHELF

Here's a list of some of the books and short stories I plan to read with students this year:

English 1/ Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody; Speak by Laura Halse Anderson; Animal Farm by George Orwell; Julius Caesar by Willam Shakespeare; Maus I by Art Speigelmen; A Separate Peace by John Knowles selected short stories by Julia Alvarez, Tommy Orange, Justin Torres, Alice Walker, and Amy Tan, et al.

"Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan

AP Language & Composition/ The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Othello by William Shakespeare; Selected essays, speeches, and short stories.

I look forward to learning with you! kshields@summit.k12.nj

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