Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Grade 9 Homeroom Welcome and English Introduction

Dear Grade 9 parents and students,

Welcome to Grade 9! My name is Mr. Chris, the Grade 9 homeroom and English teacher here at HJIS. It is a pleasure to meet you all!

For those of you who have not met me before, this is my second year here at Horizon. Previously, I have taught in Kuwait and Spain. I am incredibly excited to start this new year and look forward to working with you all over the course of this academic year. Please see my email later today for a more detailed introduction, course syllabi for all Grade 9 subjects, and the updated school year calendar.

During our first unit in English, students will be conducting a unit on developing reading skills. During this unit, students will be gain the following skills: reading for gist, summarizing information, annotating, summarizing, note taking, understanding context and purpose, understanding and using literary devices, and analyzing implicit and explicit meanings in texts. At the end of the unit, we will be reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at chepburn@horizon.ac.jp

Thanks for your time and enjoy the last weekend of summer!

Mr. Chris

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