English 1 is a survey of literature course. We will study short stories, essays, speeches, poetry, plays, novels and do a lot of writing! As the year progresses, students will grow as readers and writers in a variety of genres and formats.
English 1 is a required course and helps students prepare for college or career utilizing the Iowa Core standards. Major works read in English 1 include To Kill a Mockingbird and Romeo & Juliet. Since NFV is a 1:1 school, we will use a variety of websites to enhance our classroom. We will also utilize the online textbook. Links to all of these recourses & an explanation of each are below. |
Websites for English 1Pearson Success Net: This is our online textbook. Students are provided login information in class.
Google Classroom: This is our communication platform. Students use their school email and password to login. Assignments and other announcements are posted here & students automatically receive email. Mrs. Straube's Webpage: This site houses all of the unit plans, handouts, calendars, and other pertinent information for English 1. Kidblogs: This website houses the blogs we will be utilizing to store some of our in-class writings. Student logins are created in class. Turnitin.com: This is a plagiarism, grammar, and peer review website that the school subscribes to help students become better writers. The username is the student's email address, and the student creates the password. |