Animal Farm by George Orwell camille.sylvester@washk12.org
Anthem by Ayn Rand A Christmas Carol by Charles Website: Dickens www.sylvestersstudyhall.weebly.com Plays: Zoom Meeting Room: The Miracle Worker by William Gibson https://zoom.us/j/8237692461 Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Short Stories
“Through the Tunnel” by Doris
Lessing “The Bridge” by Nicolai Chukovski “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell “To Build a Fire” by Jack London
Various Information and Historical Texts
What are we going to
write? ACT Prep Paragraphs and Essays Mrs. Sylvester’s Complex Sentence Patterns 9th Grade Language Arts ` Grading Policy Mrs. Sylvester’s 9th Grade Language Arts Class Contract. Please detach, sign, and All work must be completed. return this portion by next class. Assignments are not optional. Partially-completed work will Student name (printed): receive no credit. ______________________________________ Late work will be accepted until one month after a due date. Student Signature: In the case of cheating/plagiarism: _______________________________________ o 1st offense = redo for up to 75% credit Parent Signature: o Repeated offenses = no _______________________________________ credit; no redos.
About the Class Behavior Policy Class Expectations
1st offense = hallway conference with me This year, you will further develop your Be on-time, prepared, and on-task. 2nd offense = parent contact ability to use language for learning and You are responsible for your own 3rd offense = parent conference critical thinking and as a source of learning. 4th offense = removal from classroom to lifelong enjoyment. We will focus on Personal electronics are for principal’s office for the remainder of reading like a detective (with a special educational purposes only. class focus on rite of passage stories) and Always be honest and respectful. developing the critical thinking and Clean up your area and do not writing strategies needed to prepare you damage or draw on any classroom for both the ACT and real-world property. discussions. Our goals include the following: Course Materials I can read and comprehend grade- Required: level text. I can write for any task, audience, College rule notebook and purpose. Black pen or pencil I can participate in civil Folder (NOT a binder) discussions. Personal reading book I can present information in a logical, understandable way. Recommended (We will use these): I can correctly use standard academic language. Red pen 12-pack of colored pencils Red pen `