"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn."--Benjamin Franklin
English I Supply List
- a 2 inch binder (for English work only) Your textbook will fit inside this binder
- a jump drive (USB drive) for storing and submitting assignments
- loose-leaf paper (2 packs)
- dividers (five colored preferably)
- blue or black pens or you may use pencils
- a library card from a Livingston Parish Library (These are free at the Albany-Springfield Library.)
- 2 magazines (appropriate for school)
English I Lessons for this year include the following: literature, research strategies, writing, grammar, sentence structure, mechanics (capitalization/punctuation), word order/usage, reading strategies, vocabulary, projects, and film.
For the English I/Semester 1 Syllabus, click the link below.
For October and November, we are going to...
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interview two teachers in order to write the interview narrative.
- listen to some great speeches given by some famous orators to help us with our argumentative essays
- read some really exciting short stories that will connect us to real-life situations and circumstances.
- watch video clips of some of the short stories we read in order to compare and contrast the genres
- create a photo story (a story board) about a short story (your choice) and present it to your classmates.
- turn our classroom into a photo gallery in order to teach about a certain literary time period.
We will read To Kill a Mockingbird and one other novel throughout the year. For the English I Novel Project list, click the link below.
Activities to do after reading Novel 1(2).docx
When writing your essays, you should always use the MLA Heading Format. Click on the link below for directions.