This class is an exploration of the transition from childhood to adulthood. What are your individual strengths and challenges? How are you influenced by your family, friends, and various environments? How much do you know about your history and heritage? What are your core beliefs and values, and how do those shape how you deal with challenges? What are your goals for completing high school and the immediate years after high school? To help us on this journey, we’ll read four novels focused on different aspects of "coming of age" and Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" about success. Students will be assigned a variety of papers and essays throughout the year to relate course topics and readings to their own experiences. (1 English credit)



Wednesday, March 26, 2014

HW #12 Read "Flight" Ch. 13-15 and answer questions on worksheet

Also, be sure to talk to someone in your family about ideas for your oral history project.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Project Proposal

Go to this link to get guiding questions that will help you create your project proposal.

Monday, March 24, 2014

HW #11 Read "Flight" Ch 10, 11, 12; Write 2-paragraph, typed summary and complete chart


  • Use the examples for the chapters we filled in on the chart in class today to complete Ch. 10, 11, and 12. 
  • Also, type a 2-paragraph, summary of the main events of the chapters and your reactions to what is happening in Zits' life.

Monday, March 10, 2014

HW #5 Read "Flight" Chapter 3 and complete chapter questions

* Complete the simile/metaphor handout for Ch. 1 and 2 if you did not complete it in class.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

HW #3 IRP week 2; HW #4 Read "Flight" Chapters 1 and 2 (2 paragraph typed summary and prediction)

#3 Read your IRP book and write your response to week 2 (both questions)

#4 Read "Flight" up to the end of chapter 2.  Type, double-space, a two-paragraph response (1 paragraph should be a summary of the two chapters and the second paragraph should be your predictions about what will happen next and in the book in general).

HW #2 (20) Vocab sentences

Write 20 detailed sentences using the vocabulary list form this week.