Welcome to Ms. Casey's Classes

ccasey@gboe.org

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Welcome to Language Arts

 

Class Rules

 Students should be in their seats by the time the bell in rings.

If you need to leave the class for the bathroom or to go to the nurse, raise your hand. I will fill out a hall pass for you.

Respect every person and object in the class and outside the class.

NO cellphones, iPods, iPhones, iPads, smartphones, etc. If you need something for a medical reason, a note from the nurse is required.

Late Policy

If, for whatever reason, an assignment cannot be handed in during class, students will have until the end of the school day (2:50pm) to hand in the assignment.

 For every day an assignment is late, students will lose half a letter grade (A will become A-, B- will become C+, etc.).

 Again, if you are struggling with an assignment, please let me know BEFORE the due date.

 If there is a computer/printer issue, discuss it with me. If you can, bring the assignment in on a USB or CD.

 

 

American Studies/English 2 - 1A

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the work, lives and times of the major authors of the United States. The focus is upon those significant works that have shaped our culture. Additional emphasis is placed upon the interrelationship of literature and elements of the cultural and historical background of the various periods. Mechanics and usage will be reinforced through separate units and the process of structuring a research paper.

Current Unit: Julius Caesar

Upcoming Unit: American Romanticism

Upcoming Assignments: Research Paper

Files:

Study Guide for Test 1

 

American Studies/English 3 - 2A, 2B, 4B

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the work, lives and times of the major authors of the United States. The focus is upon those significant works that have shaped our culture. Additional emphasis is placed upon the interrelationship of literature and elements of the cultural and historical background of the various periods. Students will continue to develop and reinforce those Language Arts skills and techniques which will enable them to write and speak in a clear, effective, and organized style.

2 A

Current Unit: Harlem Renaissance

Upcoming Unit: The Great Gatsby

Upcoming Assignments: Research Paper

Files:

2 B

Current Unit: Harlem Renaissance

Upcoming Unit: The Great Gatsby

Upcoming Assignments: Research Paper

Files:

4 B

Current Unit: Harlem Renaissance

Upcoming Unit: The Great Gatsby

Upcoming Assignments: Research Paper

Files:

 

LA Skills - 3B

Course Description:

Students will continue to develop and reinforce those Language Arts skills and techniques which will enable them to write and speak in a clear, effective, and organized style.

Current Unit: Research Paper Skills

 

 

Suggested Links & Resources

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Online Textbook for English 2 & English 3 

McDougal Littel: Grade 11

Activation Code:

Literature Websites & Destinations:

Poe Cottage

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Mark Twain House & Museum

Emily Dickinson Museum

Visit Sleepy Hollow

Shakespeare:

William Shakespeare: The Complete Works

enotes: Twelfth Night Text

History Sites:

US History.org

Research Paper Tips:

MLA Guide - University of Arizona

Parenthetical Notation

Research Guide for Students

 

 

 

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