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                        Welcome to English Class! 
                                
    I look forward to getting to know you better as we embark on an exciting year together.  You can expect a rigorous program inviting you to explore, interpret, and enjoy the written word through rich and varied reading experiences.  You will grow as independent and creative thinkers while translating those thoughts into personal essays, narratives, responses to literature, informational reports, conversations with your peers, and oral presentations. 
     
    Our theme this year is self-discovery.  I hope the stories we read and the characters we meet will inspire you to discover that special person within—your gifts and your obstacles; your hopes and your fears; your humor and your humanity.  I shall enjoy sharing that journey with you.
     
     

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    Reading List:
    Academic English:
    Literature anthology selections
    Self-selected titles 
    Stand Tall by Joan Bauer
    The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
    The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
    Witness by Karen Hesse                                                    
     
    Honors English:
    Literature anthology selections
    Self-selected titles
    The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
    The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
    The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
    Witness by Karen Hesse
    The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
    Excerpts from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
     
     
     
     
    Writing Projects:
    Weekly Freewriting
    Bio-Poem poster
    Literary analysis/TDA
    Design-A-Monster creative writing
    Memoir
    Literary scrapbook
    Persuasive letter/Debate
    Poems of various types
    Dream House project
    Research writing
     
    Kristin L. Parke
        7th Grade English
    English Department Building Coordinator
    B.A. English
    M.Ed. Secondary Education
    PAWLP Writing Fellow
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Last Modified on August 24, 2019