parent_letter_for_soph._comp..doc | |
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Supplies needed for this class-- non-spiral composition notebook/journal
- glue sticks - small pencil sharpener - pen, pencils (no gels) - 100 index cards http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
Note: The Columbia High School English department recently aligned their curriculum with the National Common Core Standards. Click the link listed above to see the new standards. Begin on page 35. |
Falling Behind?Talk to your counselor about one of the many after school resources offered at Columbia High School.
- Homework Club - Specialized Tutoring - Peer Mentors - 21st Century Grant Program * teachers are also available 30 min. before/after class Get Involved! "Based upon a literature review and an analysis of best practices, it seems almost self-evident that student engagement, including extracurricular activities, has a positive impact on student academic performance. NSSE reports, for example, have been widely used to study the relationship between student engagement and academic performance" (National Survey of Student Engagement [NSSE] 2007 & 2008). |
ON-LINE RESOURCES- The two web sites below are great resources that allow a student to practice taking tests, writing assignments, and reviewing proper sentence structure, grammar rules, and English language development in general.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/eoc_english1.htm#writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm
rhetorical devices handbook
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm
rhetorical devices handbook
participation_sheet_example.doc | |
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1- Sound Devices
(8 line rhyming poem that uses alliteration, "ono" words, and internal rhyming through assonance or consonance)
2- Personified Narrative
(15 line narrative poem that tells a story from the perspective of an inanimate object- must rhyme and use dialogue)
3- Extended Metaphor
(8 lines- does not need to rhyme)
4- Ode
(Three 10 line stanzas using an ABABCDECDE rhyme scheme)
5- Imagery
(15 lines- use sensory detail, strong vocabulary, color, and consistent verb tense)
6- Concrete
(3-5 lines- must use a hyperbole- must be in the shape of the topic without drawing actual lines)
7- Acrostic
(your name)
8- Class Poem (What is Love?)
(8 line rhyming poem that uses alliteration, "ono" words, and internal rhyming through assonance or consonance)
2- Personified Narrative
(15 line narrative poem that tells a story from the perspective of an inanimate object- must rhyme and use dialogue)
3- Extended Metaphor
(8 lines- does not need to rhyme)
4- Ode
(Three 10 line stanzas using an ABABCDECDE rhyme scheme)
5- Imagery
(15 lines- use sensory detail, strong vocabulary, color, and consistent verb tense)
6- Concrete
(3-5 lines- must use a hyperbole- must be in the shape of the topic without drawing actual lines)
7- Acrostic
(your name)
8- Class Poem (What is Love?)