Monday, June 2, 2008

9th Grade Lit/Comp

9th Grade Lit/Comp

Please post on one or more of the following books:

Cold Sassy Tree by Burns
A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry
The Chosen by Potok
Three Weeks With My Brother by Sparks

or
Ethan Frome by Wharton for honors

World Literature

World Literature

Please post on one or more of the following books:

A Northern Light by Donnelly
The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time) by Jordan
Rocket Boys by Hickam
No End in Sight: My Life as a Blind Iditarod Racer by Sedoris and Steber

British Literature

British Literature

Please post on one or more of the following books:

Hornet Flight by Follett
Angela's Ashes by McCourt
All Creatures Great and Small by Herriot
Rebecca by du Maurier

American Literature

American Literature

Please post on one or more of the following books:

Death of a Salesman by Miller
The Moon is Down by Steinbeck
The Oxbow Incident by Clark
A Break with Charity by Rinaldi

Welcome to the 2008-2009 Required Reading Blog

Dear Students,
We hope that you enjoyed your required reading experience! We want you to be able to communicate with your peers about the books that you have read. Please follow the instructions below in order to blog appropriately.
Happy blogging!
Cheers,
The Harrison English Faculty

Instructions:
1. Please look on the right side of the screen for your class section. Click on your class.

2. At the bottom of the first post of your section, please click the link that reads Comment. *Note: You may comment on a peer's post if your idea further enhances that theme, or if you want to start a new idea, please comment directly from the class page.

3. In the title section, type the name of your book, your last name, and your teacher's last name.

4. In the text section, please write your comments about your particular book.
*Note: All commentary MUST be school appropriate. Any abuse of this site will result in disciplinary referral.
*Note: All commentary should be grammatically correct.

5. In the bottom right section, click on "show all" to find the appropriate label for your comment. You can also make a new label based on the title of your book.

6. Read through your post for quality and appropriateness of commentary.

7. Publish your post.


Please email peyten.dobbs@cobbk12.org if you have any problems. Please make sure to ask for help plenty of time in advance of your deadline!