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We currently do not offer an English IV class as the kids in our small school that are college bound usually take a college credit class; however, there are still a few kids who need a fourth English credit to graduate. I am teaching a class we call Communications that has been made with some creative writing as well as speech. We have 90 minute class periods so there usually isn't much instruction because I can just give the assignment and they work. I do not like this set up as it gives too much free time. So next year, my principal has proposed maybe changing the class to a "Career English" class. I am wondering what suggestions anyone may have for assignments. I already do a career unit with my Juniors where they choose their career, research it, and do a paper so I would like to see if anyone has some ideas of other things could be done for this class. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks
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Vet Teacher On 1/28/14, Senior English wrote: > We currently do not offer an English IV class as the kids in > our small school that are college bound usually take a > college credit class; however, there are still a few kids > who need a fourth English credit to graduate. I am teaching > a class we call Communications that has been made with so...See More
Jan 30, 2014
prepare them for college writing The resume and cover letter ideas are good ones, but add a college application essay and a researched argumentation essay in which they have to take a position and support it. This cultivates skills they will need in college and in life. On 1/28/14, Senior English wrote: > We currently do not offer an English IV class as the kids in > our sma...See More
Feb 5, 2014
Senior English These are all wonderful ideas, however, I should have clarified a little more...I already do all of this (except for the emails) along with the career unit that is taught to all of my Juniors. I do it Junior year because I definitely get all Juniors in class. I only get a few Seniors in my Communications class. So would it be redundant to have them...See More
Feb 16, 2014
Kathy M I teach a standard level Senior English class. I start the year with a poetry unit, then move to short story, and go into the novel. Throughout these units, we analyze how film uses the same elements as authors and poets using 20 minute film clips. We do a Shakespeare unit and a full fledged film unit, followed by a unit on the use and misuse of me...See More
Feb 17, 2014
more suggestions On 2/16/14, Senior English wrote: > These are all wonderful ideas, however, I should have clarified a > little more...I already do all of this (except for the emails) > along with the career unit that is taught to all of my Juniors. I > do it Junior year because I definitely get all Juniors in class. I > only get a few Seniors in my ...See More
Feb 19, 2014


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