Oregon School District - J.J. Andrews

J.J. Andrews

Teacher, English Language Arts

Oregon High School

ELA 11th-General, ELA 9th-General, Writer's Workshop

Students and parents can check this location daily for updates and uploads of assignments, classwork, and homework, which are detailed below in the corresponding Assignments File. The Assignments File is kept at the top of the list, while all other items are uploaded in chronological order with the most recent item LAST.

Files for 11th ELA will always begin ELA11th-
Files for 9th ELA will always begin ELA9th-
Files for Writer's Workshop will always begin Wkshp-

Students and parents also can contact me by e-mail at jja@oregonsd.net and can expect a reply within 24 hours, except during times of tech problems and vacations.

As stated in the syllabus, students who are absent must make arrangements within ONE WEEK of their return to obtain and make-up any missed work. Students can consult with me during one of my nonteaching periods -- 3rd, 6th (lunch), 7th, 8th (study hall) -- to discuss missing assignments or dispute online grades. Most weeks the gradebook is updated bi-weekly on Mondays.

ALL CLASSES -- Late Work Announcement!!
Monday, Nov. 9, is the deadline to make arrangements and schedule make-up dates for ALL missed assignments, quizzes and tests that were due between Oct. 6 and Nov. 2.

ELA11th-Assignments File
This file contains all homework assignments and major classwork and homework assignments.

ELA9th-Assignments File
This file contains all homework assignments and major projects and classwork assignments.

Wkshp-Assignments File
This file contains all homework assignments as well as major project and classwork assignments.

ELA11th-Syllabus Andrews

ELA9th-Syllabus Andrews

Wkshp-Syllabus Andrews

ELA11th-AmericanLiteraryPeriods

ELA11th-PronounDescriptions

Wkshp-Unit 2 Short Story Project

ELA11th-Mice&MenCharacterAdversityChart

ELA11th-Mice&MenProjectGuidelines
Description of the project for a major test grade (150 points) that is due Oct. 2.

ELA11th-Mice&MenDiscussionQuestions
Understanding of the answers to these questions is needed in order to do well on the Unit Project and Unit Test.

ELA11th-Thesis Statement Notes/Function

ELA11th-Unit 2 Test Review
A guide to what students need to be familiar with for the Tuesday, Oct. 6 test worth 150 assessment points.

ELA11th-Vocabulary Terms
List of terms and previous quiz words for the 11th-graders.

ELA9th-Vocabulary Terms
List of vocabulary and quiz terms for 9th-graders.

ELA11th-Unit 3 Franklin & Paine Questions

ELA11th-Transcendentalism Notes
Notes from the classroom discussion about Transcendentalism that were used in conjunction with the reading of Moby Dick.

ELA11th-Literary Identity Chart
Graphic organizer from class used to organize text "identities" from the 4 literary eras in the years 1607-1865. Used in preperation for the in-class essay (unit test).

ELA11th-Unit 3 Test Study Guide
This contains the specific tasks for the in-class essay, as well as a review on how to write an effective thesis statement.

Wkshp - Poetry Test Review & Notes
Description of the poetry/figurative language task as well as the figurative language vocabulary words.

ELA11th-Andersonville handout
This is the 5-part handout students use to complete the in-class mini-project following completion of the movie.

ELA9th-OutsidersProject
Handout contains 5 options for "The Outsiders" project worth 100 assessment points. Student outline is due Nov. 13, draft due Nov. 17, and final project due Nov. 20.