English I
Mrs. Kim Drain
Room 159
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Background
Pre-AP Trained
New Jersey Writing Institute
CRISS Trained
Teenager Trained (I have two of my
own)
• 12 years advertising experience
• English I, English II, Pre-AP English I & II,
English III
• Working on master’s degree at SHSU
Contact Information
•Conference Period: 5th period
(11:10-12:00)
Available before/after school
*Phone: 832-484-5411
•Email : kdrain1@kleinisd.net
Email me at above address to
join my class distribution list.
Please include your child’s name
and period.
Class Website
http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/
kdrain1
Up-to-date calendar, assignments,
handouts and PowerPoints
Parent Connection
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assignments
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Supplies Needed
• Binder with dividers
(or spiral notebook and
pocket folder)
• Notebook paper
• Pens and pencils
• Highlighters
A flash drive (USB) is very
convenient for computer
work!
• A-G – Tissues
• H - M -- 12 ct. colored
pencils
• N - S – Highlighters
(colors other than
yellow)
• T-Z – Colorful sticky
notes
Grading Policy
• Grade system
–Major grades are 60% of six weeks’
average
• May include vocabulary exams, novel
exams, essays, projects, writing
process
–Daily grades are 40% of six weeks’
average
• Quizzes, worksheets, participation
Areas of Study
• Current Unit: Short Story and Literary Elements
Review of literary terms. Expository writing.
• Novels and Plays:
• The Odyssey, Homer (textbook)
• Hunger Games*, Suzanne Collins
• Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare (textbook)
• To Kill a Mockingbird*, Harper Lee
*Students are encouraged to have their own copies of
asterisked books for annotating. Some also find it
helpful to have a copy of Cliff’s Complete or Spark
Notes’ No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet.
Fall Pictures
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