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Schedule: Period 1- off Period 2- 10 Honors
Period 3- 10 Regents Period 4- prep lunch Period 5- 10 College prep
Period 6-yearbook
Period 7- 10 Regents
Entrance requirements: 87 avg. in 9th grade honors or 95 avg. in 9th grade college prep and recommendation of teacher. A summer reading and writing assignment must also be completed. Students must maintain an 87 avg. and complete a summer reading and writing assignment to advance to 11th grade honors.
Literature covered: Short Stories, Poetry, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, Oedipus, Antigone, Night, Lord of the Flies, A Separate Peace.
Writing: A variety of writing including creative, persuasive and expository is covered with an emphasis on critical analysis. All ELA tasks will also be covered. They will do several smaller research papers including using critical analysis culminating in a larger paper centered around The Merchant of Venice. A variety of oral presentations will be assigned incorporating computer programs such as Inspiration when appropriate.
Several elements of the writing process are also included: Pre-writing, rough draft, peer revision, and final draft. They are still allowed to re-write a paper after it is graded for a higher grade.
Grammar: Some grammar is covered periodically throughout the year to enhance their writing skills by introducing students to varied sentence structures.
Literature covered: Short Stories, Poetry, The Chocolate War, Oedipus, Antigone, Twelve Angry Men, Night, The Pearl, Julius Caesar(adapted version)
Writing: A variety of writing is covered including creative , expository, persuasive and all ELA tasks will be covered extensively. An extensive amount of time is spent in class on writing assignments so students receive extensive instruction if they choose to take advantage of the class time given to them. They are also taught several of the tasks in the writing process including pre-writing/organization, rough draft, and they learn to do peer revisions in a group on their own by the middle of the year. They are also encouraged to re-write essays after they are graded if necessary in order to improve their grade.
They will also be required to do a research paper during the 3rd quarter. The topic is to choose a career they are interested in and research all aspects of the career. They will learn how to fill out job applications, write cover letters and what is required in order to reach that career goal. This is a real life task incorporated with research skills required in all English classes and college English courses.
Grammar: Grammar is taught through mini lessons when common mistakes are repeated in writing.
Literature covered: Short Stories, Poetry, A Separate Peace, Night, Lord of the Flies, Oedipus, Antigone, Julius Caesar.
Writing: A variety of writing is covered including creative, expository, persuasive, and all ELA tasks will be covered. Most of their writing revolves around the literature we read. Several parts of the writing process are taught and encouraged including prewriting/organization, rough draft and peer revision. They are also encouraged to re-write papers after they are graded to improve their grade. Orals are also require throughout the year to improve speaking skills.
During 3rd quarter they are required to do a research paper. They are to choose a social issue, develop a thesis and support it with research. A lot of class time is used to prepare them for the process to ensure they can continue it in following years and in college.
Grammar: Grammar is taught through mini lessons when common mistakes are repeated in writing.
Homework is not accepted late and is expected the day you return from an absence. Papers lose 10% of the grade each time they are late.