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Teacher Schedule for 2025-2026 School Year
| Semester | Block | Course | School |
| 1 | 1 | College Prep English 1 Inclusion w/Mrs. Abdill | MHS |
| 1 | 2 | Advanced English 1 | MHS |
| 1 | 3 | College Prep English 1 Inclusion w/ Mrs. Abdill | MHS |
| 2 | 1 | College Prep English 1 Inclusion w/ Mrs. Abdill | MHS |
| 2 | 3 | Advanced English 1 | MHS |
| 2 | 4 | Advanced English 1 | MHS |
Late Work Policy:
CP Classes: 5 points will be deducted per day for ten days after due date. Work turned in after 10 days will receive a grade from 0-50 (depending on what is submitted). Late work will be accepted up to 3 days before end of marking period. Work submitted after, will not be graded.
Adv. Classes: 10 points will be deducted per day for five days after due date. Work turned in after 10 days will receive a grade from 0-50 (depending on what is submitted). Late work will be accepted up to 3 days before end of marking period. Work submitted after, will not be graded.
Some things that we study in this course are:
Literature:
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1. The Most Dangerous Game (short story)
2. The Necklace (short story)
3. Marigolds (short story)
4. Cask of Amontillado (short story)
5. The Black Cat (short story; Fall Semester only; on Halloween)
6. The Gift of the Magi (short story)
7. A Sound of Thunder (short story)
8. Primal Screen (Essay/ Adv. only)
9. Spending Spree (Essay)
10. Human Trafficking (News Article)
11. Studying the Teenage Mind (News Article)
12. Articles on Finland Education and US. Education (Adv. only)
*** Various Informational Text/Media forms will be used to connect to short stories.
Epic Poem:
The Odyssey by Homer
Greek Mythology
Drama:
Romeo and Juliet
Renaissance Movement Study
Novels:
The Martian Chronicles (Advanced English only; Summer Reading)
Blackwater (CP English only)
Fahrenheit 451 (Advanced English only)
We Beat the Street (nonfiction/ CP level)
The Pact (nonfiction/Advanced English only)
Literature Circle Jobs:
*Discussion Director
*Passage Picker
*Summarizer
*Word Smith
*Connector
*Illustrator
Argumentative, persuasive, narrative and lit. analysis writing
Research Similation Tasks
Oral Presentations, resume/cover letter writing...etc.
