Welcome to Sophomore CP

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Welcome to Sophomore CP!

• What will we do this year?
• What is expected of me this year?
• How do I succeed in this class?
• How will I be graded?
• What will I get out of it?
• Will this be a good year?

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What is expected of me this year?

• Work Hard
• Never Give Up
• Believe in Yourself
• Be Prepared
• Bring a notebook, pen or pencil, and the book
  were reading

• Be Respectful
• Of yourself
• Use your potential
• Of your fellow classmates
• Be nice!
• Of me
• Be prepared
• Be on time

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Grading Procedures

• Homework will be checked and graded daily
• Homework and class work will be 25 of your grade
• All papers must be typed
• 5 points off for late assignments
• All papers can be rewritten for a better grade

• If you are absent from class (whether in school
  or not) you are responsible to see me or the
  class aide
• All tests, quizzes, and papers will be assigned
  specific points and will count for 65 of your
  grade
• Class participation will be 10 of your grade

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What will we do this year?

• Writing
• Thesis papers
• Research papers
• Short stories
• Personal essays
• Oral presentations
• Cooperative Groups

• MCAS
• Sample questions
• Sample writing
• Analyze sample tests and sample responses
• Open Responses

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What about reading?

• Term One
• Early America and the Origins of Democracy
  (1620-1820)
• Early colonists writings
• Religious writings
• The Crucible
• Writings from the Revolution
• Romanticism and the birth of American Literature
  - Emphasizing nature and emotionalism (1820-1860)
• Gothic literature
• Fireside Poets
• Transcendentalists

• Term Two
• Realism and the American Civil War Questioning
  self and society (1860-1914)
• Birth of feminism
• Rise of African-American voices
• Emphasis on progress and the self-made man

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What about reading? - 2

• Term Four
• Contemporary Literature and the post-war society
  Questioning how to belong (1950-present)
• Literature about diverse heritage
• Literature about nature
• Literature about the culture of consumerism

• Term Three
• Modern Literature and the chaos of war America
  isolated and disillusioned searching for answers
  - (1914-1950)
• Post-war literature
• New forms and subjects
• Americans abroad
• MCAS preparation

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How do I succeed in this class?

• Pay attention
• Class notes are important and will be checked!
• Do All Your Homework
• Homework is 25 of your term grade
• Homework is checked almost every day
• Reading homework checked with Bell Ringer
  questions

• Ask Questions!
• Ask questions and keep asking until you are no
  longer confused!
• Come for extra help!
• My free periods are 3, 6 7
• Im available most days after-school until 300

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What Will I Get Out of This?

• Better Grades
• Higher Self-Esteem
• Strong Sense of Achievement
• Joy of Learning
• A Strong sense of what it means to BE AN AMERICAN
• Positive Notes, Phone Calls, and Emails to Your
  Parents - I really do it!
• Better MCAS scores - It really works!

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This Year Will Be Great Because You Will...

• Enjoy American Literature!
• Improve your writing skills!
• Better understand literature, even poetry!
• Do well on the MCAS!
• Have Fun!