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English at Nerinx Hall |
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| Mrs. Jean Fry, Department Chair Dr. Michael Bartz Ms. Maggie Doyle Ervin Mr. Bill Kwapy, Media Director Ms. Susan Pennington, Speech Coach Ms. Jenni Ryan Mrs. Maggie Ryan Mrs. Jennifer Staed Mrs. Rachel Zimand |
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Student Writers |
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National Competition |
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| In 2007 the astonishing and rare honor of being chosen as one of the 3,000 best student writers across the nation by the National Council of English Teachers went to Jill Patton '08. It is one of the most competitive writing contests in the nation and for 2008-2009 Nerinx's chosen candidate is Lisa Godfrey, '09. | |
Read Winning Essays |
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English Courses |
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| Four years of English are required for graduation. All freshmen take Freshman Composition and Introduction to Western Literature. All sophomores take Expository Writing and Sophomore Literature. Some sophomores may elect to take Journalistic Writing, which is a special section of the Expository Writing course. All juniors take U. S. Literature. Select students at this level are in an Honors section, for which they are given the option to earn college credit. Seniors may take a variety of courses such as "Innocence and Evil in LIterature", "Women in Literature", "Advanced Creative Writing" plus two honors college credit semesters. | |
Media |
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| The Media Department offers elective courses to all students. These courses do not count towards the required four English credits, but their popularity underscores their importance to the Nerinx curriculum: | |
| The "Program of Studies." contains the current list of required and elective courses for the English Department and the Media Department. | |
| Enrollment in a Media course is not a requirement for students to come under the tutelage of Media Director, Bill Kwapy. Many students are involved all four years in the production of the Morning Show, in production of video spots for their clubs, and in creation of the Video Yearbooks. | |
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Public Speaking |
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| All students are required to take a one-quarter credit Public Speaking class. Most take this course as sophomores. In it, students are taught to use all their skills to communicate effectively before an audience. For one required project they are expected to combine the skills learned in their computer classes and the principles learned about speaking in order to deliver a quality multimedia presentation. | |
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Clubs |
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| The English Department sponsors two clubs for the application of writing skills: Hallways, our school newspaper, and Inklings, our creative writing magazine. One club, Speech and Debate, competes in both city and Catholic speech leagues and another club, Bookmarkers, invites avid readers to share great literature and discussion with the school. All students are invited to join any of these clubs. | |
| "One Book for Nerinx," sponsored by Bookmarkers, the reading club, invites the whole school community to read the same book and discuss together once each semester. | |
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Recommended English Links |
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Citing Online Information in a Bibliography |
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| Nerinx uses MLA style for citing sources for your papers. In the "Frequently Asked Questions" section of their website there is an overview of rules for citing websites. For complete information see the latest edition of the "MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers" at the Circulation Desk in the Nerinx Library. | |
| The English teachers recommend this chapter from Online! A Reference Guide To Using Internet Sources when you want to use MLA style in citing your sources for your papers. | |
| For help as well as enrichment in all sorts of English endeavors in literature, grammar, writing, etc., go to the High School Hub. Nerinx writers might want to enter the ongoing teen poetry contest. | |
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Reading Rocks!!!! |
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Recommended Reading For Freshmen |
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| Your English teachers and the Nerinx Librarian recommend recreational reading to support your studies during your first year at Nerinx. Especially during first semester try a title from the Coming of Age list. During second semester try immersing yourself in the Middle Ages by reading one of those recommended books. | |
Summer Reading 2010 |
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| Ongoing reading helps each student develop vocabulary, flexible thinking skills, and an enlivened imagination. And so annually the English Department encourages reading over the summer. The books are chosen to complement the theme of the upcoming year's studies in English. The English teachers have picked books they think will expand each girl's understanding of herself and others. When school starts in August students may take a short objective test on any one, or two, or all, of the books listed below for extra credit towards their first quarter English grade. The titles below are linked to LibraryThing.com where readers have posted tags in relation to this book and have recorded their personal reviews. It might help you decide which books to read and help you find others books you will want to read. |
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For Freshmen: The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Charles & Emma by Deborah Heiligman The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak |
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| For Sophomores: Shabanu : Daughter of the wind by Suzanne Staples The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See A Thousand Splendid Sunsaby Khaled Hosseini |
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| For Juniors: The bluest eye by Toni Morrison Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie The Awakening by Kate Chopin The Help by Kathryn Stockett |
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| For Seniors: The Handmaid's Tale byMargaret Atwood The Red Tent by Anita Diamant Nickel & Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad |
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