English I Pre-APMrs. Kim Drain – Room 159

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Background

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Pre-AP Trained

New Jersey WritingInstitute

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Teenager TrainedI have two of my own

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English I, English II,Pre-AP English II,English IIIGraduate studentat SHSU

Contact Information

Email me to join my class distribution list. Please include your child’s name and period.

•Conference Period: 5th (11:10-12:00) Available before/after school

kdrain1@kleinisd.ne

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832-484-5411

And More Information …

Class WebsiteUp-to-date calendar, assignments,

handouts and PowerPoints

Parent ConnectionMonitor student grades and assignments online

http://classroom.klei

nisd.net/webs/kdrain1

kleinisd.netParent

Connection

●Three-ring binder with dividers●Wide rule notebook paper●Highlighters●Blue/black and red pens, pencils ●Folder with pockets and brads●Flash drive (USB)

Supplies Needed●$11 for Vocabulary Workshop Workbook----------------------------- To Share …●A-H - 12-count colored pencils ●I-N = 2 highlighters (colors other than yellow preferred)●O-S = tissues ●T-Z = brightly colored sticky notes

Major grades are 60% of six weeks’ average

• May include vocabulary exams, novel exams, essays, projects, writing process

Daily grades are 40% of six weeks’ average

• Quizzes, worksheets, participation,• journals, notecards

Grading Policy

•Current Unit: The House on Mango Street•Novels and Plays:

• The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros• The Odyssey*, Homer• The Lord of the Flies, William Golding• The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho• The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas (Bantam

Classic)• Romeo and Juliet*, William Shakespeare• To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

*Asterisked pieces are in the textbook. Students will need to obtain all other books listed.

Areas of Study

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