ATLAS ONGOING OUSIDE READING IS REQUIRED IN ALL ENGLISH CLASSES. THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE AVAILABLE BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHOOSE FROM: SPEAK - LAURIE ANDERSON THE HOBBIT - J.R.R. TOLKIEN ENDER'S GAME - ORSON SCOTT CARD ELLEN FOSTER - KAYE GIBBONS THE CALL OF THE WILD - JACK LONDON CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (THE LION, THE WITHCH, AND THE WARDROBE) - C.S. LEWIS ANGELA'S ASHES - FRANK MCCOURT FAST FOOD NATION - ERIC SCHLOSSER THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER - MARK TWAIN THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS - ANN BRASHARES STAR GIRL - JERRY SPINNELI OUT OF THE DUST - KAREN HESSE A CHILD CALLED IT - DAVE PELZER THE PRIVELEGE OF YOUTH - DAVE PELZER THE LOST CHILD - DAVE PELZER ATLAS STUDENTS: English Classes: SEMESTER 1 CREDIT: 1.Do ALL 4 columns of nonnegotiables with a grade of 90 or above ON EACH. 2.Finish TAKS practice with an average of 90 or above. 3.Make a Professional Profile: college application, college essay,an updated Resume'and a completed job application. 4. KWL charts on the novel: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE 5. 3 Short Story Packets: use grade level English book (85 or above) 6. 2 Novels and 2 TYPED Questionnairs may be substituded for one packet LITERARY ELEMENTS: PERSONIFICATION STEREOTYPE FORESHADOW IMAGERY PLOT CONOTATION DENOTATION CLIMAX PROTAGONIST ANTAGONIST SEMESTER 2 CREDIT: 1. (15) Daily grammar sheets with date on each 2. (15) Daily journals with date on each 3. (3) Action magazines completed 4. (2) Chad Foster books and questionaires completed 5. (3) Short story: grade level packets 6. CAROLINE OR CHANGE - typed summary with 85 or above LITERARY ELEMENTS ALLITERATION DIALECT FLASHBACK ANALOGY ARCHAIC LANGUAGE ANALOGY HISTORICAL FICTION SATIRE DIALOG SEMESTER 3 CREDIT: 1. (10) In Class Reader Trek 4 2. Novel study/KWL/10 questions/Power point 3. TAKS online 4. (3) short story packets or 2 page typed letter 5. (3) compositions 6. Test on nonnegotiables 7. Test on literary elements 8. Reading level test LITERARY ELEMENTS: 1. HOMONYMS 2. SYNONYMS 3. ANTONYMS 4. CHARACTERIZATION: ROUND,FLAT,FOIL STATIC,STOCK, DYNAMIC, ARCHETYPES NON NEGOTIABLES: they're where two desert their wear too dessert there were to it's then whether definetly its than weather defiantly hole you're one choose whole your won chose our does lose quite are dose loose quiet hour principle principal