About the English 9 Courses
Advanced Literary Concepts
Advanced Literary Concepts is a course designed to transition 9th grade students to the challenges of Honors English I. 1st SEMESTER UNITS:
Examples of readings for ALC: - Novels for the literature circles unit: The Martian by Andy Weir, World War Z by Max Brooks, Kindred by Octavia Butler, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Princess Bride by William Goldman, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - A wide variety of short fiction and nonfiction |
Honors English I
Honors English I is a course designed to challenge and stretch our advanced and hard-working students while covering the essentials of reading and writing. Students will take the North Carolina Final Exam for English I at the end of the semester. 2nd SEMESTER UNITS: 1. Literary Elements in Short Fiction 2. Novel Study - Theme and Symbolism 3. Drama - Shakespearean Drama and Poetry 4. Elements of Epic Poetry ONGOING UNITS: 1. Grammar 2. Vocabulary 3. Analytical Writing / Rhetorical Analysis Examples of readings for English I Honors: - Novels and longer works: Lord of the Flies by William Golding, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Anthem by Ayn Rand, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Odyssey by Homer - Poetry and short fiction by the following authors: Edgar Allan Poe, Maya Angelou, Natasha Trethewey, Guy de Maupassant, James Hurst, Stephen King, Langston Hughes, Flannery O'Connor, James Joyce, and many, many more! - Various nonfiction pieces including many contemporary news articles and analyses of current global issues |
About your teacher |
I'm Ms. Majeski and this is my third year teaching English at South Meck. I'm excited to be your teacher this year because I love teaching 9th grade! I'm originally from Charlotte, and I graduated from Butler High School in Matthews. I graduated from UNC Chapel Hill for both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees, so I'm a big Tar Heel fan. In my free time, I really enjoy running, art, thrift shopping, and reading (of course). I also love to travel, and I spend my summers leading study abroad trips for high school students with CIEE. You can contact me at any time by sending an email to: [email protected]. |