Mrs. Moore’s Senior English Class

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2. Complete the survey.

3. Sit by window if you need a seat.

Welcome

#1 Contact Information

• Room 209

• Canon-McMillan High School Staff Page

• 724-745-1400 extension 5209

• moorem@cmsd.k12.pa.us

• https://sites.google.com/site/209mrsmoore Create a bookmark or a shortcut for this site.

Levels of Education• High School Diploma: Blackhawk School District

K-12

• Associate Degree 2 years

• Bachelor’s Degree: Westminster College 4 years

• (Teaching) Certification: Westminster College 1 year

• Master’s Degree: California University of PA 2 years

• Doctoral Degree Many years

Goals for Senior English

READ

WRITE

GRADUATE

#2 Graduation Requirements (GRADUATE)

• 1. Cumulative grade average of 60% and above

• 2. Satisfactory completion of Graduation Project

• 3. The paper is due December 2013.

• 4. The presentation is due February 2014.

• We will begin working on the paper in October.

#3 Grading

• Bell Ringers (Begin 8/27)

• Homework

• Tests

• Quizzes

• Papers

• Projects

#4 Required Materials

• Pen or Pencil

• If you do not have a writing utensil, I charge $.25 for one.

• Binder or Folder

• Notebook or Paper: Spiral Notebook or Loose Leaf

• Note: Keep all materials until posted in Power School!

#5 Policies & Procedures

• 1. Ask 1st/Act 2nd

Raise your hand and indicate what you need.

• 2. Keep It Clean Demonstrate professional behavior at all times.

• 3. Keep It Real Natural consequences will follow behaviors.

• 4. School Policy will be followed. You are responsible for your own actions.

 

NO 

Walking Around

 Using Phone

 Talking out

of Turn 

Entering Late

 Leaving

Early

 

NO

Cheating 

Lying 

Lining up at Door

 Moving Seats

 Touching or

Taking Others’

Belongings

#6 Course Overview (READ)

• Beowulf: Epic Poem

• The Canterbury Tales: Poetry & Short Stories

• Arthurian Legends: Poetry & Short Stories

• Macbeth: Shakespearean Tragedy

• Brave New World: Novel

• Tuesdays With Morrie: Novel & Poetry

• Dead Poets Society: Film & Poetry

#7 Course Overview (WRITE)

• Personal Narrative/Common Application Essay

• Résumé and/or Cover Letter

• Research Paper (Graduation Project)

• Literary Analysis

• Commonly Confused Words

• MLA Format & Style

• Integrating Quotes

• Modifying Quotes (Brackets & Ellipsis)

• Commas vs. Semicolons

British Literature Trivia

Turn the survey over.

Good Luck

#1 Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon

• 1.1. What day of the week is it?

• 1.2. Where did the names of the days originate?

• There are two sources.

• Saturday, Sunday, Monday

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

#2 Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon

• 2.1 What holiday is on October 31?

• 2.2 What was the original “holiday” being celebrated?

• We still celebrate this holiday today.

• We usually listen to “Auld Lang Syne.”

#3 Unit 2-3: Middle Ages

• 3.l What nursery song ends when “we all fall down”?

• 3.2 What is this song really about?

• There are several correct answers or synonyms for the answer.

#4 Unit 4: Renaissance

• 4.1 What kind of joke incorporates the response, “who’s there”?

• 4.2 Who created this joke format?

• This format was originally dialogue from a play.

#5 Universal Application

• 5.1. What language do we speak and read?

• 5.2 True or False: England is larger than Britain.

• We are in English class. England = English

• We read British Literature. Britain = British

Trivia Answer #1

• 1.1. What day of the week is it? Monday

• 1.2. Where did the names of the days come from? Gods & Solar System

• Saturday, Sunday, Monday Monday = Moon’s Day

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

• Tuesday = Tiw’s Day (God of War & Law)

Trivia Answer #2

• 2.1 What holiday is on October 31? Halloween

• 2.2 What was the original “holiday” being celebrated? New Year’s Eve (Gaelic Festival, Samhain)

• Hint: We usually listen to “Auld Lang Syne.” Auld lang syne means “times gone by.”

• This holiday marked the change from life to death both seasonally and spiritually.

Trivia Answer #3

• 3.l What nursery song ends when “we all fall down”? Ring around the Rosie

• 3.2 What is this song really about? Bubonic Plague

• There are several correct answers or synonyms for the answer.

• The Black Plague or Black Death killed at least 20 million Europeans in five years.

Trivia Answer #4

• 4.1 What kind of joke incorporates the response, “who’s there”? Knock, Knock Jokes

• 4.2 Who created this joke format? William Shakespeare

• This format was originally dialogue from Macbeth.

• Shakespeare is credited with contributing thousands of words and phrases to the English language.

Trivia Answer #5

• 5.1. What language do we speak and read? English

• 5.2 True or False: England is larger than Britain. False

• The Angles called the island “Angle-land”. England = English

• The Britons called the island “Briton”. Britain = British

• The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.