English 9
MEREDITH WARDY
(714) 241-5000
MEREDITH.WARDY@SAUSD.US
OFFICE HOURS: WEDNESDAY 3-3:30PM
The year in a (tiny) nutshell:
Unit 1: Fiction (plot, setting, character, voice)
Unit 2: Themes (point of view, narrator, voice)
Unit 3: Irony and ambiguity/symbolism, allegory)
Unit 4: Intro to Mythology (Selected myths, “The Odyssey”)
Unit 5: Epic and Myth (“The Odyssey”)
Unit 6: Consumer and Workplace Docs (Business letter)
Unit 7: Literary Criticism/Biography and History (selected short
stories)
Unit 8: Poetry (selected poems, writing your own!)
Unit 9: Drama: Tragedy (Romeo and Juliet—the greatest love
story ever written…)
Unit 10: Novel (The House on Mango Street)
Grading Policies
Grade Categories
 Essays, writing, projects: 35%
 Tests, quizzes: 30%
 Class work, homework: 25%
 Independent Reading: 5%
 Class Participation: 5%
Turnitin.com
Class IDs and Passwords
Period 4:
 ID = 8542194
 PW = Jaguars2018
Period 5:
 ID = 8542199
 PW = Jaguars2018
Period 6:
ID = 8542209
 PW = Jaguars2018
My website!
 My school website is under the “Teachers” link at
http://www.sausd.k12.ca.us/segerstrom. (Search by
last name.)
 Turnitin.com and other relevant, helpful information
is under the “Links” tab on the left side of the page.
 The 9th Grade Materials link takes students to
relevant documents and PPTs.
Required Reading
Independent Reading
• Reading at home is required.
• IR assignments will be collected every six weeks.
• Some suggested titles: Harry Potter series, Catcher
in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451, The Kite Runner,
Flowers for Algernon, Lord of the Flies, Catch-22,
Divergent series, The Hunger Games, Call of the
Wild
 See list near classroom library for other great
suggestions! Also, visit my website for popular books
and authors!
REMIND APP
 www.remind.com
 A great way to stay in touch and be updated about all
the latest!
 Sign up before you leave if you want to be in the
loop! No obligation, of course.