{"id":8684,"date":"2026-05-30T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T04:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/?p=8684"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:49:44","slug":"incoming-freshmen-summer-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/?p=8684","title":{"rendered":"for incoming freshmen &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9408\" src=\"https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_2590-450x300.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To get a head-start on some writing mechanics, please complete this <em>writing diagnostic<\/em> and, if you&#8217;d like, some subsequent <em>skill practice<\/em> over the summer: just join up with our class on <strong>Quill.org<\/strong> with the class code<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/quill.org\/join\/hops-flag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hops-flag<\/a><\/strong>. (Once you complete the diagnostic, Mr. Benton will open up some activities to help you brush on your conventions. You can get some early-bird Quarter 1 bonus here.)<\/p>\n<p>When you watch a thought-provoking movie, binge a compelling series, or read an interesting book, you might pause for a minute to consider <em>what&#8217;s going on here? <\/em>I&#8217;m asking all of my incoming students to find books of their choice to read over the summer. If you&#8217;re not sure where to start, here are some fiction recommendations from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamediaed.org\/uploads\/6\/1\/4\/2\/61420659\/ftr_26-27_annotated_list__1_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this year&#8217;s Florida Teens Read list<\/a><\/strong>. (To stretch yourself just a little further, consider coming out of summer with an <a href=\"https:\/\/bentonenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/open-literary-analysis-essay-thesis-frame.pdf\"><strong>analytical thesis statement<\/strong><\/a> hammered out based on whatever text you choose.)<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, and here&#8217;s the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/notability.com\/n\/1~gwgAPLp80QZsjDAZFxXD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">course syllabus<\/a><\/strong> for curious minds. Should you need any help at any point, or if you have any questions about the year ahead in Pre-IB English 2, feel free to email Mr. Benton anytime at <strong><a href=\"mailto:bentonro@pcsb.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bentonro@pcsb.org<\/a><\/strong>. Or you can join the summer Remind group on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remind.com\/join\/bentonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Remind app with the code @bentonds<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get a head-start on some writing mechanics, please complete this writing diagnostic and, if you&#8217;d like, some subsequent skill practice over the summer: just join up with our class on Quill.org with the class code hops-flag. 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