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Hello! I am Shannon Murphy, teacher of English III and IV at Sugar Creek Charter High School. I am a graduate of East Carolina University with a double Bachelor's Degree in English and Secondary English Education, and a Master's Degree in Multicultural/Transnational Literature. I am certified to teach English as a second language, and three out of my eight years teaching were spent in Busan, South Korea. I am a lover of reading and writing, and I'm excited to share my passion with you all.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
English III & Honors English III
Prerequisite: English II
Students will study literature, historical documents, informational texts, poetry, drama, biographical works, and art from the United States to gain a better understanding of the U.S. in terms of history, literature and culture. They will develop the complex literacy skills necessary to compile information from sources into a meaningful and well written original text. By the end of English III, students are expected to read and understand increasingly complex texts at the high end of the 11th grade reading range. Students are required to take the North Carolina Final Exam for English III.
English IV & Honors English IV
Prerequisite: English III
Students will study literature, historical documents, informational texts, poetry, drama, biographical works, U.S. documents “of historical and literary significance,” a Shakespearean play, and art from Great Britain and Europe to better gain a basic understanding of the influence of Great Britain’s history on world literature and culture. They will master the complex literacy skills necessary to gather and evaluate information into various kinds of original writing. By the end of English IV, students are expected to read and understand increasingly complex texts at the upper end of the twelfth grade reading range. Students are required to take the North Carolina Final Exam for English IV.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
1st Block: ENG IV
2nd Block: Planning
3rd Block: ENG III
4th Block: ENG IV
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR CLASS:
- Laptop and Charger
- 2021-2022 Agenda/Planner
- Two 70 page notebooks OR One 150 page notebook
- Pocket Folder
- OPTIONAL: Binder (for your notebook/notebook paper and to file papers)
- Multi-colored highlighters
- Black/Blue Pens and/or Pencils
- Red pens
STUDENT RESOURCES:
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