Online Classwork Details

Students will be required to accept invitations for Google Classroom. Invitations were sent to gapps.northschuylkill.net emails. If you have not already accepted an invitation or cannot access that email address, you can add directly to Google Classroom using the codes listed below.

2nd Period: Advanced Writing bm6ek33

3rd Period: Honors English 10 b62hzkv

4th Period: Academic English 9 s6jju4s

5th & 6th Period (Double Period): Practical English 11 cvzqrsv

7th Period: Academic English 9 cvmpcdo

8th Period: Honors English 10 itbb556

Students and parents can contact me via ssmith@northschuylkill.net. You can also reach me during my office hours via Google Meet using the code below; office hours will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-3pm.
meet.google.com/ywi-kafr-wjf

Cancellation Work Suggestions

As we continue to receive information about the cancellation of in school sessions, here is some work that may help you continue to keep your skills strong.

Advanced Writing
Students can continue writing with any given topic in mind. Even though the class focuses on fiction, you can journal about this experience if interested. Below are some resources you can use.
https://thejohnfox.com/2016/05/creative-writing-exercises/

Honors English 10
You can finish writing your paper for the Take Home Test on Part One of To Kill a Mockingbird. I would also suggest finishing the rest of the novel. In a week, I will post some questions that will help with understanding thematic elements of the final chapters.

Academic English 9
If you have copies of Night at home, you can continue reading pages 23-46. If not, you can find an online PDF below. I will continue to post updates with additional page readings and study guides throughout the weeks.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Z2FwcHMuZ2pwcy5vcmd8bWNncmVnb3JtfGd4OjVmNWFmNjhiNjljYmJjMzY

Practical English 11
Luckily, since Shakespeare's works are close to 400 years old, his plays can be found online for free. Below are links for Act I, scene iv and Act I, scene v. The website is set up like the book with the original text on the left and the modern interpretation on the right.

Act I, scene iv: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/hamlet/page_50/

Act I, scene v: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/hamlet/page_60/

Week of January 6 to January 10

Feature Writing
Students must submit final papers by Monday 1/13.

Honors English 10
Students will finish Dystopian Unit with Propaganda projects due on Monday 1/13. Students will begin a preassessment of grammar before beginning with complements.

Academic English 9
Students will test on Gerunds on Wednesday 1/8 and will begin working on infinitives following the test.

Practical English 10
Students will spend the week preparing for the Keystone Literature Exam which will be given on Thursday 1/9 and Friday 1/10.