2. WELCOME TO ENGLISH ROOM 202

3. MRS. COURTNEY SEE POLCAR HONORS ENGLISH 7 (3*&5*) COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH 8 (6*)

4. Background & Education

5. Important Information Contact Info: Courtney.polcar@chagrinschools.orgCourtney.polcar@chagrinschools.org OR (440) 893-7695 (ext 4327) Web Page: http://www.chagrin-falls.k12.oh.us/Polcar.aspxhttp://www.chagrin-falls.k12.oh.us/Polcar.aspx Includes a monthly newsletter and wonderful resources, as well as a link to HW calendar. Infinite Campus: Please check this each week as it is updated. There should never be a zero, as I take all late work because all assignments have tremendous value. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/u/2/hhttps://classroom.google.com/u/2/h

6. UNITS OF LITERARY STUDY: MYTHOLOGY ARTHURIAN LEGEND SHAKESPEARE/ DRAMA POETRY CONFLICT (NONFICTION, HISTORICAL FICTION) SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION & INVENTION CONVENTION Literature

7. WRITING: WRITING BOOT CAMP (4Xs) GRAMMAR & MECHANICS NARRATIVES (MYTHS,FLASH FICTION, POETRY, & SHORT STORIES) LITERARY ANALYSIS (POW, COMPARE & CONTRAST, CAUSE & EFFECT, SUMMARIES, THEME,& POV) POETRY ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING (THE GREAT DEBATE, SOCRATIC SEMINAR,CONFLICT/ RESOLUTION, MOCK TRIALS, & EDITORIALS) RESEARCH ( CHARACTER TREE, MYTH MUSEUM, KING ARTHUR-FACT VS. FICTION, SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, AUTHORS, CURRENT EVENT CRISIS, THE INVENTION CONVENTION, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR DEBATES AND SOCRATIC SEMINARS) Writing

8. Vocabulary: Stems, Academic, & Literary Terms (2 weeks-A) Grammar: Parts of Speech, Sentence types & structure, & Diagramming (2 week-B) Reading Log: 200 independent minutes, signed, 2 Literary Elements, 6 Vocab (2wk- A) IR Book or OR Book: Independent Reading/ Outside Reading ongoing every quarter POW (Power Of Words):Becoming a word addict! Researching & analyzing (2wk- B) The Great Debate:Take a stand! Persuasive Writing & Debate topics (Weekly) Socratic Seminar: Students driven formal discussion: Research,Question, Claim, Evidence, Connect ( 1-2 times a quarter) Key Ideas or Concepts

10. THANKS FOR COMING! courtney.polcar@chagrinschools.org