MEREDITH WARDY(714) 241-5000

MEREDITH.WARDY@SAUSD.USOFFICE HOURS: WEDNESDAY 3 -4PM

English 9

Required Reading

Independent Reading

• Reading at home is required.• IR assignments will be collected every six

weeks.• Some suggested titles: Harry Potter series,

Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451, The Kite Runner, Flowers for Algernon, Lord of the Flies, Catch-22, Divergent series, The Hunger Games, Call of the Wild

Grades by Percentage

 100%- 90% = A89% - 80% = B79% - 70% = C69% - 60% = D 59% - 0% = F

Accessing the Parent Portal

The parent portal allows you to check grades and attendance through Aeries. To sign up you must have the following:

Must have a valid e-mail addressThe telephone number the school uses to

contact youA verification code (this needs to be given to

you by your child’s counselor)Use the instructions to create a new account

Major Units and Themes in Literature

Elements of Fiction (plot, setting, character, narrator, and voice)

Comparing Themes (informational writing: compare/contrast)

Irony, Ambiguity, and Allegory (response to literature and oral presentation)

Mythology (How do we make sense of the world around us? Accompanied by argumentative project)

The Epic (Homer’s Odyssey)

Major Units and Themes in Literature, cont.

Consumer and Workplace Documents (business letter)

Literary criticism: Evaluating Style, Biographical and Historical Approach (informative writing, research)

Poetry (Cummings, Dickinson, Frost, Shakespeare)

Drama: Tragedy (Romeo and Juliet)Novel (The House on Mango Street)Conflict is Inevitable (Hope by Elie Wiesel, “I

Have A Dream” speech)

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Shmoop Learning guides http://www.shmoop.com/ Quizlet View flashcards online or on your phone http://quizlet.com/

Famous Quotes and Authors http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/ Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/ Segerstrom High School Library on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Segerstrom-High-School-Library/106

822476087805?rf=157553590943344 Santa Ana Public Library http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/library/