WELCOME TO MRS. HOY'S ENGLISH CLASS!
Contained within this website is everything you will need to be successful in this class. This website is meant to give help when doing your homework, provide helpful suggestions and resources, and remind you of what EXACTLY is expected and when. This is also a place for parents to check up on what is going on in class. If you find yourself wishing something is available on these pages and you can't find it, let me know and I'm sure we can add it!
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Class Photos!
Blogging! Rules and all that jazz...
Your novel discussion group can earn points by blogging! To earn points you must do the following:
1. Your blog must add to the conversation about the novel--your words must have insight, meaning, and thoughfulness.
2. Conventions matter--your blog must use standard English conventions and spelling matters...no points will be awarded if your blog has errors in it.
3. You MUST have both your first and last name as well as your team name in your blog--no fair adding it in an additional blog. Any blog that doesn't have an identifiable author will be deleted.
1. Your blog must add to the conversation about the novel--your words must have insight, meaning, and thoughfulness.
2. Conventions matter--your blog must use standard English conventions and spelling matters...no points will be awarded if your blog has errors in it.
3. You MUST have both your first and last name as well as your team name in your blog--no fair adding it in an additional blog. Any blog that doesn't have an identifiable author will be deleted.
Reading Log Template
| monthy_reading_log_template.pdf |
Mrs. Hoy's edmodo.com group code: xx3iil
Come join the fun! Look for the weekly poll--get help--have fun discussions with your classmates!
Pine GT Magnet Website: pinepatriotsgtmagnet.weebly.com
Submit Your Website and Blogs
Let Everyone Know How Brilliant You Are!
Email Mrs. Hoy the link to your websites and blogs and I'll post them here on our website!
Email Mrs. Hoy the link to your websites and blogs and I'll post them here on our website!
Writer's Notebook Bingo Card!
| may_bingo_card.pdf |
To Access Documents
You need to have "adobe reader." If you don't, go to www.adobe.com, then click on the link to download adobe reader. This should be a free download. DO NOT PAY ANY MONEY FOR THIS! If you think you need to pay money, see me first and I'll show you what to do.
Spring Semester Essay Requirements
Over the course of the Spring Semester, you will need to turn in four (4) essays. You have five options to select from; once you've chosen one, you cannot choose it again--in otherwords, you may not turn in four narrative essays! Your choices are as follows:
- Narrative
- Cause and Effect
- Compare and Contrast
- Persuasive
- Problem and Solution
Monthly Essay Requirements
| cause-effect_essay.pdf |
| comparison-contrast_essay.pdf |
| persuasive_essay_outline.pdf |
| problem-solution_essay.pdf |
Writing Rubrics
| ideas_rubric.pdf |
| voice_rubric.pdf |
| organization_rubric.pdf |
| conventions_rubric.pdf |
Upcoming Deadlines and Events
All Students
June 1: May Essay Due
June 6: June Essay Due (LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!)
6th Grade
May 15: RoundTable Dress Rehearsal
May 22: Roundtable 6:00 p.m.
May 31: Travels with Charley Novel Project and Reading Logs Due
7th Grade
May 17 and 18 RoundTable Dress Rehearsal
May 22: Roundtable 6:00 p.m.
May 30/31: Undaunted Courage Novel Project and Reading Logs Due
8th Grade
May 23: Rountable 6:00 p.m.
May 30: World War Novel Study Novel Project and Reading Logs #2 Due
Advisory
Due Every Monday:
Planners signed by parents
Grade Sheets Completed
June 1: May Essay Due
June 6: June Essay Due (LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!)
6th Grade
May 15: RoundTable Dress Rehearsal
May 22: Roundtable 6:00 p.m.
May 31: Travels with Charley Novel Project and Reading Logs Due
7th Grade
May 17 and 18 RoundTable Dress Rehearsal
May 22: Roundtable 6:00 p.m.
May 30/31: Undaunted Courage Novel Project and Reading Logs Due
8th Grade
May 23: Rountable 6:00 p.m.
May 30: World War Novel Study Novel Project and Reading Logs #2 Due
Advisory
Due Every Monday:
Planners signed by parents
Grade Sheets Completed
Six Essential Questions
- How can you connect your own personal experiences, interests, passions, and ideals to your work in English?
- How does your writing help your reading, and how does your reading help your writing?
- How do the different elements of a piece of writing work together to make a whole?
- How is literature true to life? How is it not true to life?
- What common themes (ideas, problems, truths) can you find in literature from different times and places? What does this say about the human condition?
- How are you actively working toward being a better reader, writer, and thinker?
Contact Mrs. Hoy
jhoy@washoeschools.net
Copyright 2012 Mrs. Jennifer D. Hoy
