English Extras

Credit completion for Amy Barnes’ High School English Classes 2013-14: English 9/10, English 11/12

• Because I have combined my writing and literature classes into one class: English,  not all genres of writing and literature can be covered in a 2 hour a week class. 
• Therefore, I created these classes with only 3 hours in the WSLP and expect your family to have a 1 hour WSLP content class in your plan as well and be working on the following home component to show the WSLP advisers for a full credit at the end of the school year.
• The progress for this component should only focus on the following and not include homework I have assigned from my class.

Please do the following  9 activities (that’s about one per month in your WSLP progress) outside of class this year in order to receive a full credit in Amy Barnes’ English Classes: These can be completed in any order, saved in a portfolio, entered into monthly progress and shown to WSLP adviser at credit completion.

• Read a biography, at least 200 pages in length at a high school reading level. The title and author of this book should be added to a reading list that you have listed under resources on your WSLP plan, added into a monthly progress and show your WSLP adviser at the end of the year during credit completion meetings.
• Read an autobiography, at least 200 pages in length at a high school reading level. The title and author of this book should be added to a reading list that you have listed under resources on your WSLP plan, added into a monthly progress and show your WSLP adviser at the end of the year during credit completion meetings.
• Read a piece of historical fiction 200 pages in length at a high school reading level. The title and author of this book should be added to a reading list that you have listed under resources on your WSLP plan, added into a monthly progress and show your WSLP adviser at the end of the year during credit completion meetings.
• Read a variety of myths, fables, tall tales and fairy tales. The titles and authors of these should be added to a reading list that you have listed under resources on your WSLP plan, added into a monthly progress and show your WSLP adviser at the end of the year during credit completion meetings.
• Practice the following 5 paragraph essays upon subjects/ topics of your own choosing:  persuasive, narrative, descriptive and expository. Keep final drafts in a portfolio to show your WSLP adviser during credit completion week.
• At least one Book review. Keep final drafts in a portfolio to show your WSLP adviser during credit completion week.
• One creative/short story or 5 graphic novel pages. Keep final drafts in a portfolio to show your WSLP adviser during credit completion week.
• 4 poems. Keep final drafts in a portfolio to show your WSLP adviser during credit completion week.
• Practice taking notes from texts you are reading or online sources.