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Welcome to Ms Shimon's Class"Words are absolutely necessary for thinking, and with a minimum of words there is a minimum of thought. -- Aubrey Douglas
"If all my possessions were to be taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would regain all the others." --Daniel Webster "If you cannot write well, you cannot think well, and if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you." --George Orwell |
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Email: bshimon@jeffco.k12.co.us
Voicemail: 303-982-5140 ext. 52340 English 9 Course Description: This introductory, year-long English class is required for all 9th grade students. This course will cover the following literature genres: short stories, epics, nonfiction, drama, novels, and poetry. The following writing genres will also be covered: narrative, expository, descriptive and technical. A research project will be included, as will public speaking, vocabulary, and grammar. WORRIED ABOUT YOUR GRADE? *Pay attention to deadlines. Assignments are due at the beginning of class. Assignments that are turned in up to one day late are deducted 10%. After that, all late assignments are 50% off. *Most tests can be retaken and many assignments can be redone. *Extra credit is available, and can be used to raise total grade up to one letter grade. |
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