Mr. Sullivan
English Instructor
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Greetings Everyone,

Welcome to Mr. Sullivan's English Class! We are beginning an exciting academic year! This year, we are exploring a host of interesting novels, plays, short stories, essays, and poems. We will hone our writing skills in a variety of areas, with the goal of raising all of our students' communication and literacy skills to the proficient or advanced levels.

Materials Required

All students should bring the following materials to class:

• A Dedicated Journal Composition Notebook.
• A three ring binder with dividers
• A spiral notebook for class notes
• Pens and pencils
• Novels MUST be brought to class every day! 

• New! Student Handbooks have been distributed to students.  Students, you are encouraged to use these books to review school expectations, complete necessary forms, and to refer to the school calendar. Share this resource with your parents and/or guardians!

Check the Document Manager for important classroom documents and presentations!

Course Descriptions

 ENGLISH 9, ENGLISH 9 HONORS

These courses are designed to present language, world literature, and composition to ninth graders and meet college preparatory requirements. A foundation in the skills of writing, research, and oral presentations will be developed, utilizing resources in the library media center and emphasizing grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. The literature component is novel-based and designed to increase reading and comprehension skills using a range of developmentally appropriate literary and informational texts such as poetry, essays, plays and short stories.

ENGLISH 10, ENGLISH 10 HONORS

These courses are designed to present world literature, language, composition, and communication skills to tenth graders and meet college preparatory requirements. The goal of the novel-based curriculum is to increase a student's capacity to read for meaning and understanding. Students will receive instruction in the standard English conventions as outlined in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and will be required to complete research papers. Emphasis will be made on preparation for the English Language Arts MCAS test administered in the spring of the sophomore year.


ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION® 11

This course is designed to follow The College Board's guidelines for Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition. The course provides an opportunity for serious study of diverse works from a variety of genres and periods. Representative works from the sixteenth through the twenty-first centuries will make up the curriculum's core content. Students enrolled in the Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition® course are expected to take the Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition® national exam. This allows students the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSTION 12

This course is designed to follow The College Board's guidelines for Advanced Placement English  Language & Composition. AP English Language and Composition requires students to analyze and evaluate complex texts and arguments and to create their own effective arguments. Students enrolled in the Advanced Placement English Language & Composition® course are expected to take the Advanced Placement English Language & Composition® national exam. This allows students the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities.

Freshman News! 

April 1st 2013

Welcome to Mr. Sullivan's Freshman English class. Please refer to the materials list above. Refer to this space for upcoming news and details on our course of study.

This month students in Grade 9 are continuing to read the modern fantasy novel Five People You Meet In Heaven about about a man's search his life's meaning. Students are now completing the novel and are completing a literature circle assignment for this reading. The literature circle assignment includes the writing of the pre-group journal (summary, response, and prediction) as well as one of 6 different assigned roles. Novel completion is due on Friday. Students also need to hand in their completed 5 paragraph essays.

Next week students will begin reading A Raisin in the Sun. 

Sophomore News

April 1st 2013

 Welcome to Mr. Sullivan's Sophomore English Class. Please refer to the materials list above. Check back to this space for Sophomore news and information on our course of study.

This month students in Grade 10H are contnuing the compelling young adult novel Catcher in the Rye, the story of a young highschool girl with a terrible secret. Students are to complete a Final Project for this reading Due next Tueday April 9th.

Students are completing a lit circle for the final chapters.The literature circle assignment includes the writing of the pre-group journal (summary, response, and prediction) as well as one of 6 different assigned roles. Lit circles are due on Thursday.  

April 1st 2013

Welcome to Mr. Sullivan's AP English class. Please check the materials list above for required materials. 

This week Juniors are completing F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Students will complete a Lit Circle for final Chapters on Tuesday. The literature circle assignment includes the writing of the pre-group journal (summary, response, and prediction) as well as one of 6 different assigned roles.

Additionally, students will complete the an Essay in the Barron's book on a prompt related to Gatsby. this is due on Friday.