ms. temmy kim senior english seminar – block a1 & b1 [email protected]
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• B.A. in English from Rutgers University
• M.A. in Teaching from The College of New Jersey
• This is my tenth year of teaching at MHS. I have taught 9th, 10th, & 11th graders.
• This is my first year teaching Seniors, and I LOVE IT!!!
Mr. Kim’s Background
I am a mother, too!EDEN
(18 Months)
•The absolute best way to contact me is by email.
•After school help: Thursday in B1107•Available Period A4•Appointments can be made in advance
for a different time.
Contact Information
Curriculum: Classical & British Lit
First Semester Concepts
Chris Abani’s Song for Night
Violence
Sophocles’ Oedipus the King
Tragedy, Tragic Hero, Humanity
Beowulf Epic Hero, Leadership
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Society, Humor in writing
Shakespeare’s Macbeth Tragedy, Greed, Power, and Corruption
Curriculum: Contemporary LitSecond Semester Themes and Concepts
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest Gaines)
Community, Power, Responsibility, Influence
The Things They Carried (Tim O’Brien)
War, Burden, Values, Reflection, Perspective
Other potential literature:The Handmaid’s Tale, Things Fall Apart, Jasmine, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next, The Stranger & Cry, The Beloved Country.
Senior Speech Communication, Persuasion, Relating to your Audience
•There are no midterm exams this year.•Please check Parent Resource to keep up-
to-date with your child’s grade
GradesYear Grade % of Year
1st Marking Period 22%
2nd Marking Period 22%
3rd Marking Period 22%
4th Marking Period 22%
Final Exam 12%
•Complete assignments fully, to the best of your ability, and on time
•Come prepared to class with a binder, pen, pencil, paper and the book we’re reading
•Personal integrity is key on all assignments
•Do your best and have fun!
Expectations
•3 lates equal a teacher detention. •6 lates equal an office referral.•Any plagiarism will result in a zero for
the assignment and school disciplinary action
•Grades throughout senior year are reported to college, so encourage your children to keep working all year long!
Things to remember
Thank you and I look forward to working together with you for a successful Senior year!