Mrs. Serena
Anna.serena@sanjuan.edu
Honors Freshmen
Class Reading Possibilities
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Iliad
Odyssey
Anthem
Christmas Carol
Great Expectations
Illustrated Man*
War of the Worlds
Time Machine
Rebecca
Wuthering Heights
House on Mango Street
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Of Mice and Men
Lord of the Flies
The Secret Sharer
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer
Night’s Dream or Romeo and
Juliet
 Outside reading
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 Poetry
 Short Stories
 Nonfiction
Freshmen
Class Reading Possibilities
 Illustrated Man
 Poetry
 Secret Sharer
 Nonfiction
 House on Mango Street
 Outside Reading
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 Speak
 Of Mice and Men
 A Christmas Carol
 Shakespeare’s Romeo and
Juliet or A Midsummer
Night’s Dream
AP Literature and Composition
 Western Civilization Approach
 Ancient Greeks
 Judeo-Christian Influence
 Middle Ages
 Renaissance
 Age of Reason/Enlightenment
 Romanticism
 Victorian Age
 Realism
 Existentialism
Senior
Class Reading Possibilities
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Oedipus Rex
Death of a Salesman
Macbeth
Franenstein
Importance of Being Earnest
1984
Heart of Darkenss
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Awakening
The Stranger
The AP Lit & Comp Test
 All reading and writing is provided to thoroughly
prepare students for the test.
 45% Multiple Choic:e 55 Questions, 1 hour
 55% Free Response: 3 Essays, 2 hours
 Poetry, Prose, Novels
 Some will help students think about post high school
 College Application, personal statement, etc.
 College and Career unit
Freshmen Writing
 Research papers
 Print Sources
 General Internet Sources
 Online Database Sources
 Expository Writing
 CSU’s ERWC units
 Literary Analysis
 Short stories, novels, poems
San Juan Apps for Education
Google Drive
 All students have access
 Easy editing w/ Documents
 Transition from class to home
 No printing
 Internet access necessary!
Remind 101
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Communication Procedure
Student: Investigate independently
Student: Talk to teacher (email or in person)
If email doesn’t quite do it, go in person
Be polite but don’t give up.
Parent: email
If email doesn’t quite do it, in person
We can schedule a meeting
with counselor and student
Assignment Policies:
 Assignment Policies:
 Essays that do not follow proper MLA formatting
and/or are missing a Works Cited page will lose 10%
of their essay grade
 Cheating:
 1st: earned zero on the assignment and a referral.
 2nd: earned F in English and a required parent
conference as per the school’s policy.
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Turnitin.com
Essay Help
 Don’t wait until the last minute!
 Email
 Live help on document
 Helpful Materials
 http://www.sanjuan.edu/Page/24957
 More to come!
Homework and Late Work:
 Students will often be expected to complete reading or
essay work for homework.
 Late Work: You may turn in only one late
assignment per semesterat full credit, but you
must notify me in advance and turn it in the following
day. Otherwise, late work will never be
accepted. A malfunctioning computer or printer is
not an acceptable reason for late work.
Grading:
 Citizenship: I follow the criteria
set forth by BVHS
 Academic: Majority of grade is
based on assessments (essays),
the balance of the grade is
based on quizzes, homework
and classwork.
Grades are posted regularly in class
throughout each semester. Q will be
updated every 2 weeks or so, depending on
my work load.
Ways to Help
 Tissues (2-ply)
 Support our Library
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Fundraisers
 Used book sale
 E-waste
 Barnes and Noble
This information is posted on my school website:
http://www.sanjuan.edu/domain/5374
If you have any questions, please email me:
anna.serena@sanjuan.edu