Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays after school &
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays after school &
Asynchronous Wednesdays in the morning
Asynchronous Wednesdays in the morning
Remind App Text the following code to 81010
Remind App Text the following code to 81010
1st Period English II: @a36894
1st Period English II: @a36894
2nd Period English I: @ag376d
2nd Period English I: @ag376d
3rd period English I: @hk79a6
3rd period English I: @hk79a6
Learning Platform: Google Classroom
Learning Platform: Google Classroom
1st Period Class Code: wad6qtk
1st Period Class Code: wad6qtk
2nd Period Class Code: x5jnksi
2nd Period Class Code: x5jnksi
3rd Period Class Code: o3ugijz
3rd Period Class Code: o3ugijz
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-3:30
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-3:30
Communication
Communication
Website: My PLT will send weekly announcements by email briefly summarizing what was just completed and the learning goals for the upcoming week. These weekly emails will be posted to my teacher website which is available on the school directory.
Website: My PLT will send weekly announcements by email briefly summarizing what was just completed and the learning goals for the upcoming week. These weekly emails will be posted to my teacher website which is available on the school directory.
Email: Students and parents can reach me by email; I will respond within 24 hours Monday-Friday. I may not be able to respond on a weekend, but please leave a message and I will respond on Monday.
Email: Students and parents can reach me by email; I will respond within 24 hours Monday-Friday. I may not be able to respond on a weekend, but please leave a message and I will respond on Monday.
Remind: You may also reach me on the Remind app. Parents and students can send me a message, and I'll promptly respond during normal office hours.
Remind: You may also reach me on the Remind app. Parents and students can send me a message, and I'll promptly respond during normal office hours.
English I Honors & Academic Unit: 1
English I Honors & Academic Unit: 1
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
What connections exist between home and family?
What connections exist between home and family?
What defines a home? What influences how we define a home?
What defines a home? What influences how we define a home?
How does the concept of home differ from a structure?
How does the concept of home differ from a structure?
What defines a family?
What defines a family?
What influences how we define a family?
What influences how we define a family?
How are ideas of home and family both biological and psychological?
How are ideas of home and family both biological and psychological?
English II Honors & Academic Unit:1
English II Honors & Academic Unit:1
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
How can conformity and rebellion be forces of survival for both the self and the group?
How can conformity and rebellion be forces of survival for both the self and the group?
Are conformity and rebellion catalysts for change or conduits for complacency?
Are conformity and rebellion catalysts for change or conduits for complacency?
How does conformity and rebellion relate to issues of fate and free will?
How does conformity and rebellion relate to issues of fate and free will?
What do we control in our destinies and what is already determined for us?
What do we control in our destinies and what is already determined for us?
English I Unit 2: To Kill A Mockingbird
English I Unit 2: To Kill A Mockingbird
Essential Questions
Essential Questions
- How does an individual’s culture shape his or her identity?
- Who am I versus who everyone else thinks I am? What defines an individual’s culture?
- How do cultural stereotypes impact personal identity? How does one gain a sense of self identity and community identity?
English II Unit:2
English II Unit:2
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
Essential Questions
Essential Questions
- How much of one’s identity is the result of cultural understandings versus individual choices?
- How is identity both personal and communal?
- What is the appropriate tension between assimilation and abandonment of one’s culture in times of change?
- How do understandings of cultural pasts influence personal values and the choices we make in the present?