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
