Mrs. Walsh
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Phone: 815-784-5111x1407 Room: 418 Email: mwalsh@gkschools.org |
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| Subjects: Sophomore English, American Literature, Colonial American Literature, AP Literature and Composition. | ||
| Education: B.A., English NIU, M.A. English Education, NIU | ||
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Helpful Links: AP Literature & Composition Students: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_englit.html?englit Website specific for preparation for testing each May. Includes the following topics: # The Exam All English students: |
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| owl.english.purdue.edu | ||
| Online writing lab at Perdue University. Everything you wanted to know about writing but were afraid to ask. Examples include but are not limited to: grammar explanations, mechanics, citations, MLA style Bibliography format and Works Cited page. | ||
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| Lessons -Febraruy at a Glance | ||
| Sophomore English | ||
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Fiction : Detective Novel genre The Maltese Falcon The Killers Film Noir characteristics |
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| Colonial American Literature | ||
| Monthly Points of Interest: | 1607-1685 | |
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The Separatists The Puritans |
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American Literature: Monthly Points of Interest: Division & Discovery |
Mark Twain Ambrose Biece
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| AP Lit | ||
| Monthly Points of Interest: | Colonial America & The Novel | |
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Bradford, Winthrop, Edwards, Taylor
The Scarlet Letter . |
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| Major Projects Due: | "Letter" annotation | |
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| News & Notes: James Dean Trivia: | “Only the Gentle are truly strong.” |
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“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.”
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| Daily Schedule | ||
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| 1 | American Literature | Colonial American Literature |
| 2 | Plan | English 200 |
| 3 | English 200 | AP Literature & Composition |
| 4 | English 200 | Plan |
