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This is our English support page. Below you will find the online version of the core texts for each grade level.
This is our English support page. Below you will find the online version of the core texts for each grade level.
LINKS TO CORE TEXTS:
Grade 9:
To Kill A Mockingbird- Harper Lee- http://books.google.com/books?id=0NEbHGREK7cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=to+kill+a+mockingbird+full+text&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tztYUqHJNvb-4APc94GQAQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Frankenstein- Mary Shelley- http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42324/42324-h/42324-h.htm
MacBeth- William Shakespeare- http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1533/pg1533.html
Odyssey- Homer- http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13725/13725-h/13725-h.htm
Grade 10:
Raisin in the Sun- Lorraine Hansberry- http://books.google.com/books?id=uhqXaQkT2NUC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=raisin+in+the+sun+full+text&source=bl&ots=yduayYaxpw&sig=VgRcjRyK7WQe8oOfM0J5wocCI-8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SztYUp-ACa-24APP2oCYCg&sqi=2&pjf=1&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=raisin%20in%20the%20sun%20full%20text&f=false
Catcher in the Rye- JD Salinger- http://books.google.com/books?id=R9cE0eu6EAIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=catcher+in+the+rye+full+text&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zDtYUt-3D_Ow4AO7toDwCA&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Farenheit 451- Ray Bradburry- http://books.google.com/books?id=b-o_K_AFJiUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=fahrenheit+451+full+text&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9TtYUpqIGdXi4APZ-ICYBw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=fahrenheit%20451%20full%20text&f=false
Othello- William Shakespeare- http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2267/pg2267.html
Julius Caesar- William Shakespeare- http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2263/pg2263.html
Grade 11:
The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne- http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33/pg33.html
Maus I- Art Spiegelman-
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Mark Twain- http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32325/32325-h/32325-h.htm
The Great Gatsby- F Scott Fitzgerald-http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/contents.html
GRADE 12: Teacher’s Choice
Please see attached teacher websites for daily homework assignments/major assignments:
Websites of Co-Taught English Classes:
FRESHMEN:
Mrs. LaCava- n/a
Ms. Gomes- https://sites.google.com/a/newmilfordps.org/mrs-gomes
Mrs. Norem-http://www.newmilfordps.org/subsite/nhs/teacher/394
SOPHOMORES:
Mr. Thompson- n/a
JUNIORS:
Ms.Proehl - http://msproehl.wikispaces.com/
Ms. Riccio-https://sites.google.com/a/newmilfordps.org/ms-gina-riccio-bronn/
SENIORS:
Mr. Duncan-http://www.newmilfordps.org/subsite/nhs/teacher/97
ELECTIVE CLASSES:
Mr. Casagrande- https://www.sites.google.com/a/newmilfordps.org/casagrande/
Mr. Strack- https://sites.google.com/a/newmilfordps.org/mr-strack/home
SPECIAL EDUCATION ENGLISH CO-TEACHERS/MS READING/MS ENGLISH:
Mrs. O’Grady-http://www.newmilfordps.org/subsite/nhs/teacher/535
Ms. Clavette- http://www.newmilfordps.org/subsite/nhs/teacher/532
Ms. Wales-http://www.newmilfordps.org/subsite/nhs/teacher/539
Mr. Garner-http://www.newmilfordps.org/subsite/nhs/teacher/306
Helpful links and resources:
Graphic Organizers-
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/
MLA Format-
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/mla/mla_format.htm
Argumentative Essay-
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/
http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr4.htm
Common Core
COMMON CORE READING 9-10
COMMON CORE WRITING 9-10
COMMON CORE WRITING 11-12
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.3 Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.2 Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.3 Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.
COMMON CORE WRITING 9-10
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1a Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1b Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1c Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1d Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
COMMON CORE WRITING 11-12
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1a Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1b Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1c Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1d Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.