Welcome to Ms Kings LA 10 Honors Curriculum

Welcome to Ms. King’s LA 10 Honors Curriculum Night 2015 -2016

Honors Expectations for the year Rigor, Pre-AP Day to Day Practices Homework/Essays/Reading Voice Lessons

Goals/Focus Learning Academic excellence Responsibility Student Ownership Respect Compassion

Skills Writing (Essays, chunks, paragraphs, informal, synthesis, DWA, etc. ) Reading (Nonfiction, articles, short fiction, novels, etc. ) Speaking (Discussion, presentations, group work) Listening (Discussion, presentations, group work)

Books Regular reading plan Found on the syllabus Encouraged to purchase books, but also available in library Reading over breaks (Student Options): Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Chosen by Chaim Potok Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Other potential options will be added…

Contact Info Chelsea King Website: ckingla. weebly. com Email: kingce@svsd 410. org Phone: 425 -831 -8174

Welcome to Ms. King’s American Literature Curriculum Night 2015 -2016

Course Overview Relatively chronological study of American Literature Reading difficult fiction and nonfiction pieces Focus on synthesis writing Discussion and exploration of progressing American foundations, ideals, and values

Goals/Focus Learning Academic excellence Responsibility Student Ownership Respect Compassion

Books Textbook Nonfiction (articles, essays) Fiction (short fiction, novels, etc. )