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SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH WHO ARE WE? ENGLISH TEACHERS S House Amy Chapman Jenna Gasparino LaSonja Roberts Tisha Reichle Meredith Louria Rob Thais A House Jennifer Pust Michael Surrago Berkeley Blatz Terry Anderson M House Lauren Fairchild Christina Nation Megan Walker John Harris O House Amy Beeman-Solano Maria Stevens Stephanie Dew H House Ruth Magnuson Russell Rowton Kitaro Webb James Altuner I House Randy Denis Nathan Fulcher Gilda De La Cruz Pete Barraza Kathleen Faas WHAT DO WE TEACH? “COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH” READING SKILLS BOOKS WRITING SKILLS TYPES OF WRITING RESEARCH SPEAKING CREATIVE WRITING LINKS TO OTHER SUBJECTS LINKS TO THE REAL WORLD READING SKILLS A few samples: How to use Latin roots to figure out new word How to “mark up” a text. How to recognize and interpret a metaphor. How to detect irony. BOOKS Balance between old and new, between the “canon” and the multicultural, between men and women. Balance between fiction and non-fiction Outside Reading programs Summer Reading “A book is a ‘classic’ not because it’s old, but because it’s always new.” WRITING SKILLS A few samples: Using ink, full name, correctly capitalized title. Varying the length and structure of sentences. Using graceful transitions between ideas and paragraphs. Providing specific evidence and examples TYPES OF WRITING ESSAYS ABOUT LITERATURE AUTO/BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE PERSUASIVE ESSAYS RESEARCH ESSAYS RESEARCH/PERSUASIVE ESSAYS S.A.T.-STYLE ESSAYS JOURNALS READING LOGS OTHER “WRITING-TO-LEARN” RESEARCH 9TH -12TH GRADE SEQUENCE OF RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION SKILLS BEGINS NEXT YEAR The object of this addition to our curriculum is to prepare our students for one of the most common kinds of college writing. SPEAKING Class lessons discussions Reports, projects, recitations, readings Socratic seminars CREATIVE WRITING LINKED TO LITERATURE AND/OR UN-LINKED LINKS TO OTHER SUBJECTS 9th grade - English and Freshman Seminar 10th grade – English and World History 11th grade – Engl