English II Honors
"The Summer I Was Sixteen" by Geraldine Connelly (original poem)
"The Summer I Was Thirty-Five" by Katherine McCook (model poem)
The Summer I Was Sixteen Poetry Assignment - hard copy (typed or handwritten neatly) due Thurs. 9/7
"Summer Bummer" by Joe Queenan
"Summer Bummer" Questions
Why Practice (How to) Write Syntheses
"Summer Bummer" Synthesis Assignment - 8-12 sentences due Mon. 9/18 in a Google Doc (not printed)
(Model syntheses coming soon)
Goodreads Popular Teen Nonfiction List
Backman Non-Fiction Library List
Working in small groups of three or four, browse the nonfiction lists linked above. Look up reviews or summaries of specific titles that intrigue you. Then as a group, make a list of your top three choices for our first quarter independent reading book club. If you know of other titles not listed--and nonfiction books you have not read before--then you may include those as well. Nonfiction only, please. We will ask Mrs. Heinz to help us procure copies of the book for everyone in the group. An even better option will be, if possible, to purchase your own copies. Submit your group member names and your top three choices on a piece of paper by the end of class on _________ (TBA).
"The Summer I Was Thirty-Five" by Katherine McCook (model poem)
The Summer I Was Sixteen Poetry Assignment - hard copy (typed or handwritten neatly) due Thurs. 9/7
"Summer Bummer" by Joe Queenan
"Summer Bummer" Questions
Why Practice (How to) Write Syntheses
"Summer Bummer" Synthesis Assignment - 8-12 sentences due Mon. 9/18 in a Google Doc (not printed)
(Model syntheses coming soon)
Goodreads Popular Teen Nonfiction List
Backman Non-Fiction Library List
Working in small groups of three or four, browse the nonfiction lists linked above. Look up reviews or summaries of specific titles that intrigue you. Then as a group, make a list of your top three choices for our first quarter independent reading book club. If you know of other titles not listed--and nonfiction books you have not read before--then you may include those as well. Nonfiction only, please. We will ask Mrs. Heinz to help us procure copies of the book for everyone in the group. An even better option will be, if possible, to purchase your own copies. Submit your group member names and your top three choices on a piece of paper by the end of class on _________ (TBA).