1. 11th Grade English FYI

2. Things we will do in class
-Read a bunch and write a bunch (obviously)

3. Materials for class -Notebook -Loose leaf paper. -Pen and pencil
-Binder
---Notes in notebook, ALWAYS date and title.
The more accessible your notebook is, the higher your grade will probably be.
-Keep it here unless you need your notes. (Which you probably will at some point)
-Turn in your notebook for notebook checks.

4. Vocab! Vocab! Vocab! -We will learn 5 new words per week
-On Monday we will pick a theme for a story
-On Friday you will turn in an original story in which you correctly use all 5 words.
(back of notebook)

5. Motivational Monday
-We will read/watch a short something to get us motivated for the new week. (poem, news story/article, etc.)
-You will write your reactions to these in your notebook

6. Outside Reading!
-You will read 4 young adult novels this year! (outside of class reading)
-Read something you haven’t previously read, or read a book from a genre you have never explored
-When you decide on a book, you will sign up with me
-We will do a short report and project on these to be presented to a group.

7. Some of the Literature we will explore:
-A beautifully written novel about the decadence of the
“Roarin’ Twenties”
-A cautionary tale about the American Dream
-Murder, rich people, poor people, scandal, recklessness, boot-legging!
-It’s a crazy ride that I hope you’ll enjoy. (:

8. -Hamlet, the brilliant but tormented Prince of Denmark encounters evidence that his uncle murdered his father
-Hamlet must then decide when, how and possibly if he will avenge his father’s death
- Hamlet embarks on a swift downward spiral in which he will question his own sanity and must find out who he can trust and who is an enemy–before it’s too late.
-Swordfights, treachery, love, murder, intrigue...Just another normal day in Denmark.

9. -A French Historical novel by Victor Hugo
-First published in 1862
-Considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century
-Outlines the struggles of the people of France around the June Rebellion in paris
-The novel describes the lives and relationships of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption.
Forgiveness, Rebellion, Love, Death, (Ms. Pezzella always cries at the end...but really, I will.)