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=English 11 Honors - A Survey of American Literature =

Contact Information Mrs. Sanderlin - kcsander@vbschools.com
 * Welcome parents and students!!! Check out this page for upcoming assignments, homework, and makeup work for excused absences. __Students are responsible for completing all assignments posted on this site by the //regular assigned dates//.__ Any work not posted on this site will be available for pickup upon your return in the make-up binder located in the classroom.**

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__**Vocabulary Sites**__ __**Scholarship Sites**__
 * __Online Version of Literature Textbook__**
 * **__[|http://my.hrw.com] - you must have your user name and password to login in to the site.__**
 * __SAT Sites__**
 * SAT Information - [|www.collegeboard.com]
 * SAT Question of the Day - []
 * SAT Skills Insights - []
 * SAT Skills Insights - []
 * Test Taking Tips - []
 * __SOL Practice Sites__**
 * //**SOL Practice Activities: (Extra credit!! Due by May 14 - must complete both activities to receive quarter 4 extra credit)**//
 * 1) [] (print or email results page)
 * 2) [] (print or email results page)
 * Online Writing Practice: [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/index.shtml#writing]
 * Multiple Choice Technology Enhanced - End of Course
 * Writing Practice Prompt - End of Course
 * Online Reading Technology Enhanced Paired Passage (click on[|**Tabbed Reading Passages Demonstration**]) [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/index.shtml#reading]
 * Online Reading Technology Enhanced Practice Items - [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/index.shtml#reading]
 * SOL Practice (for English and **all** SOL subjects!) - [] and [|www.solpass.org/released.html]
 * NCS Mentor (SOL Writing Rubric Guide/Scoring) - [|www.ncsmentor.com]
 * __Writing Sites__**
 * Grammar Practice - []
 * MLA Format Reference - []
 * MLA Format Interactive Help (formats citations for you!!) - []
 * Writing Help - []
 * Greek and Latin root quizzes - []
 * Free Rice - [|http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1422]
 * Vocabulary Tests by grade level and SAT words - []
 * Scholarship Information - []

**Current Quarter Assignments**


 * Modernism and Contemporary Book Club Assignments: (April 30-May 14)**
 * [[file:2014 ModernContemporary Lit Circle Reading Schedule.docx|Suggested Reading Schedule (bookmark)]]
 * [[file:2014 IR Assignment Sheet-handout.docx|Sample Novel Discussion Questions]]
 * [[file:Vocabulary List.doc|Vocabulary Chart]]
 * [[file:Character Chart.doc|Character Chart]]
 * [[file:novel study group analysis assignments.docx|Novel Analysis Assignments (choose 2 of 4 to complete with group)]]


 * Introduction to Modernism and Contemporary Literature Links: (view and complete Cornell notes sheet given to you in class)**
 * http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/modernism-in-american-literature.html#lesson
 * http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-harlem-renaissance-novels-and-poetry-from-the-jazz-age.html#lesson
 * http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-contemporary-period-in-american-literature.html#lesson​