LASH, KAITLYN
Kaitlyn Lash
Hi! I am Ms. Kaitlyn Lash, an English teacher at Wall High School. This is my 7th year teaching, but my 1st year at Wall. I am teaching English 9 CP and English 11 CP. I am looking forward to the 2024-2025 school year!
Extra Help: D-Day during unit lunch
Supplies required for ALL English Classes
- School-issued Chromebook and charger
- School-issued Class Novel/Text that is being studied
- Pencils/Pens
- 3 Ring Binder & Lined Paper
- Spiral Notebook
- Folder with pockets
Some additional supplies may be required during the year for projects. Adequate notice will be provided.
Course Overview
English 9 CP
Course Overview
This English course exposes freshmen to various texts and writing modes while honing speaking and listening skills. Students garner and improve upon emerging critical thinking skills required at the secondary level by interacting with and producing a variety of texts around a “coming-of-age” theme. The units in this course alternate between reading-focused and writing-focused units. Reading units include literature, short stories, literary nonfiction, drama, and poetry. Writing units include process pieces in the argument (literary analysis), information (the research paper), and narrative (flash fiction) modes with attention to varying contexts and audiences. Vocabulary and grammar instruction are infused in the units of study.
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Units of Study |
Marking Period 1*
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Big Ideas |
Topics/Themes/Concepts |
Activities & Assessments |
Timeline (Estimated Number of Class Periods) |
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Unit 1: “Like Being a Caterpillar in a Cocoon” |
NJSLS Reading Literature Domain To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and supplemental texts |
Reading, direct instruction whole class and small group discussions, Socratic Seminar, small group work, debate, film analysis, close reading and annotations, presentations, vocabulary and grammar work Traditional unit test Project-based assessment |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 25 Approximately September 4 - October 15, 2024 |
Unit 2: “Finding Your Voice” - Writing Argument |
NJSLS Writing Argument Domain Read, analyze, and write about various short stories of student choice |
Writing Process Writer’s Workshop Individual and Peer Conferences Literary Analysis/ Argument Essay |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 15 Approximately October 17- November 6, 2024 |
*Subject to revision
Marking Period 2*
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Big Ideas |
Topics/Themes/Concepts |
Activities & Assessments |
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Unit 3: “Facing Adversity, Part 1” |
NJSLS Reading Information Domain Night by Elie Wiesel and supplemental texts |
Reading, direct instruction, whole class and small group discussions, Socratic Seminar, small group work, debate, close reading and annotations, presentations, vocabulary and grammar work Traditional unit test Project-based assessment |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 15 Approximately November 11, 2024 - December 6, 2024 |
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Unit 4: “Facing Adversity, Part 2” |
NJSLS Writing Information Domain Read, summarize, synthesize, and write about various informational texts around student-generated research questions. |
Writing Process Research Process Writer’s Workshop Library Media Center dates Individual and Peer Conferences The research-based informational essay |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 25 Approximately December 9, 2024 - January 16, 2025. |
*Subject to revision
Midterm Exams: January 21 - January 27
Marking Period 3*
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Unit 5: “The Journey to Self-Discovery” |
NJSLS Reading Literature Domain The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and supplemental materials. |
Reading, direct instruction, whole class and small group discussions, Socratic Seminar, small group work, debate, close reading and annotations, presentations, vocabulary and grammar work Traditional unit test Project-based assessment |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 25 Approximately January 27 -February 28, 2025 |
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Unit 6: “The Role of Imagination in Growing Up” |
NJSLS Writing Narrative Domain Read flash fiction mentor texts and write in the style of the genre. |
Writing Process Writer’s Workshop Individual and Peer Conferences Flash Fiction/ Narrative essay |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 15 Approximately March 3 - March 28, 2025 |
*Subject to revision
Marking Period 4*
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Big Ideas |
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Unit 7: “Navigating Emotions” |
NJSLS Reading Literature Domain & Writing Narrative Domain Read, listen to, analyze, discuss, write, and perform in the style of myriad poems, both teacher and student-selected. |
Poetry reading, writing, and listening; direct instruction, whole class and small group discussions, Socratic Seminar, small group work, debate, performance, close reading and annotations, presentations, vocabulary and grammar work Poem Mimicry Project & Performance |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 15 Approximately March 31, 2025-April 25, 2025 |
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Unit 8: “Forging Your Own Identity” |
NJSLS Reading Literature Domain The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and supplemental materials |
Reading, direct instruction, whole class and small group discussions, Socratic Seminar, small group work, debate, film analysis, performance, close reading and annotations, presentations, vocabulary and grammar work Traditional unit test Project-based assessment |
Estimated Instructional Periods: 25 Approximately April 28 - June 5, 2024 |
*Subject to revision
Final Exams: June 6 - June 13
English 11 CP
Course Description: This course is designed for the student who has developed an exceptional proficiency in critical reading and thinking as well as advanced writing skills. Students are challenged with numerous fictional literary readings from several genres and related non-fiction. In addition, students complete many writing assignments and extensive outside readings. Students explore the modes of writing on a more sophisticated level; journal writing will address students’ creative talents while other assignments will be analytical in nature. Students use MLA and The BIG6 information literacy model to conduct problem-based research projects.