Secrets for Success

1.  BE PREPARED for CLASS EVERYDAY! This means coming to class

ON TIME, with ALL necessary materials, ready to work

“Be prepared and be honest” - John Wooden

“Being prepared means not having to make excuses.”

2.  Participation in this class is essential!

“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.

Most people never listen.” - Ernest Hemingway

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” - Pablo Picasso

3.  All work should be turned in on time or else…you may lose all

available credit for homework assignments and partial credit for major

assignments. Work may not be counted late if you have a plausible,

written excuse. If you are absent, you will have time to make up the

work, but YOU are responsible for getting the missed work. If you

have a question about your assignments, look to the website first!

“ ’I tried, but it didn’t work’ is a lot better than ‘ I wish I had tried.’ “

- from Things you will Learn if You Live Long Enough

“Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of

drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory.”

- Anonymous

4.  RESPECT is the cornerstone of this class. I expect nothing less!

“In order to respect others, you must first begin by respecting yourself.”

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather a person of value.”

- Albert Einstein

“You never really understand a person until you step into his shoes and

walk around awhile.” - Atticus Finch from, To Kill A Mockingbird

5.  RESPONSIBILITY is a terrible thing to waste. Exercise it!

“DON’T BLAME! You are responsible for your life.”

-from Cheatnotes on Life

“People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot

get along without it.” - John Steinbeck

6. Be a RISK-TAKER!

“ If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” - Erica Jong

“When we trust each other, communication is easy and effective.”

- Stephen R. Covey

7. CHECK the teacher site often for assignments, discussions, & MORE…

Mr. Sterner’s Teacher Site:

https://dsterner.

Mr Sterner’s e-mail address:

Unit/Theme / Reading / Writing / Speaking / Integrations
Knowledge Comes at a Price / Lord of the Flies
A Separate Peace
The Fault in Our Stars
Self-selected
Short Stories & Poetry / Personal/Expressive
Research Process
Persuasive
Style and Conventions / Debate
Literature Circles
Sm. Group Discussion / Propaganda
To be an American
How history shapes us
Through the
Eyes of Youth / The Book Thief
Night
Hunger Games
Romeo and Juliet
Short Stories & Poetry / Character Analysis
Persuasive
Personal/Expressive
Poetry
Critical Lens / Persuasive
Sm. Group Discussion
Acting/Drama / The Holocaust
World at War
Personal Identity Through History /

Inherit The Wind

The Chosen
Self-selected
Short Stories & Poetry / Literary Analysis
Personal Narrative
Persuasive / Acting/Drama
Sm. Group Discussion
Literature Circles / Evolution
Reform, A Changing World

Ordinary People as Heroes / Getting Away with Murder: The Emmett Till Case

To Kill A Mockingbird

Short Stories & Poetry

/ Personal/Expressive
Literary Analysis (Theme)
Character Dialogue / Debate/Discuss
Dramatic Dialogue
Sm. Group Discussions / Civil Rights

Course of Study

·  You will also read self-selected books throughout the year and make meaning from these readings.

·  You will also maintain a writer’s journal/notebook throughout the year (BRING TO CLASS DAILY).

Food For

Thought