Welcome
to the English & Language Arts Department!
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Welcome
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Dept Overview |
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| Click here for the Reading and Writing Grade Level Expectations (.pdf) |
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| Staff: | ||
| Lan Nguyen |
Emily Cseh |
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| Jason Robtoy |
Linda Collins E-mail Mrs. Collins Phone ext. 118 |
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| Course Offerings: English 9
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All Courses are 1 Credit Reading & Writing 9-12 |
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| English 9 | English 9 Honors | |
| Grade 9 In English 9, students will be exposed to a wide variety of works, such as poetry, narrative essays, and contemporary films. Students will make "real world" connec- tions from literature through Shakespeare, Homer, Steinbeck, Wiesel, Cisneros, and O'Connor. Students will enhance vocabulary and refine reading comprehension, writing, and literary analysis skills, as well as expand their understanding of the world in which we live. Self-expression, critical and abstract thinking will be encouraged through jour- naling and creative writing. Assessments will include: Essays, presentations, written responses, journals, tests, and quizzes. Vital Results: 1.1, 1.3, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12, 1.6 Fields of Knowledge: 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.12, 5.18 |
Grade 9 This course will move at an accelerated pace; the honors course will offer a more reading and writing intensive approach, as students delve deeper into timeless and universal themes found in literature, short stories, and poetry. Students will be encouraged to develop a sense of independence in work ethic. In addition, honors students will read the required works for the 9th grade English curriculum, as well as read plays such as West Side Story and Oedipus the King. Assessments will include essays, presentations, written responses, journals, tests and quizzes (see English 9 above). |
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| Intensive Reading | Real World English | |
| Grades 9-12 Recommendation of the teacher and the IEP team required. Students will use a variety of strategies to help them read. They will read for meaning, demonstrating both initial understanding and personal response to what is read. The students’ independent writing will demonstrate a command of appropriate English conventions, including grammar, usage, and mechanics. Students will use a variety of reading materials (novels, short stories, and plays) that are closer to the students' instructional reading levels than the materials that are normally used in traditional high school English classes. Students will be assessed on the basis of homework completion, quizzes, tests, and class participation. Vital Results: 1.1 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h; 1.3; 1.6 a, aa |
Grade 12 Recommendation of the teacher and the IEP team required. This course is designed for students who wish to learn functional language for daily living. The focus will be on effective reading, writing, and communication skills necessary to be successful in today's world. Areas to be taught and assessed include employment, travel, personal safety, and reference skills, as well as a basic under- standing of bill paying, insurance, and tax preparation. A variety of materials will be used including newspapers, phonebooks, prescription/product labels, medical/utility bills, and different applications and forms. Students will keep a resource notebook, compiled from completed work, to take with them for use beyond high school. Students will be assessed on the basis of homework completion, quizzes, tests, and class participation. Vital Results: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.10, 1.11, 1.17, 1.20, 2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.14, 3.5cc, 3.7, 3.12, 3.13 Fields of Knowledge: 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 5.13, 5.14, 5.18 |
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| World Literature | World Literature Honors | |
| Grade 10 In World Literature, students will continue to fine-tune their reading and writing skills as well as expand their ability to analyze all types of literature. Each day will begin with an on-demand journal writing exercise, supplemented by longer-range assignments that follow the writing process, including peer workshops. Through exposure to various types of literature, students will discover the different ways societies deal with important issues across cultures. Some books read will be Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Flowers for Algernon, and The Grapes of Wrath. Other units will include poetry, short stories from around the world, and a unit on Shakespearean drama. Vital results: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.19, 3.10, 3.11, 3.14, 3.3 Fields of Knowledge: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.16 |
Grade 10 This course is a theamatic approach to world literature focusing on the theory behind uto- pian societies and the subsequent problems they often present. Students will read both fiction and non-fiction adressing this topic. The course will culminate in a project in which each student has the opportunityto create his/her own perfect society. Some books read will include 1984, Lord of theFlies, Fahrenheit 451, and A Handmaid's Tale. In addition, students will read poetry and short stories cosistent with this theme as well as essays by important sociologists, philosophers, economists, and other people who study societies. This is a reading and writing intensive course and is designed for those students who plan to continue taking honors courses in high school and go on to college. Vital results: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.19, 3.10, 3.11, 3.14, 3.3 Fields of Knowledge: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.16 |
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| World Literature
Guided Study |
Reading & Writing | |
| Grade 10 Students taking World Literature will have the opportunity to get assistance with the reading, writing, and vocabulary de- mands of the class. Students will receive instructional help in developing grade level reading and written language skills. Students will work on vocabulary, reading, and writing. Specifically, students will work on developing their ability to read and analyze a variety of texts including: novels, poems, short stories, and essays . Students will learn the necessary steps and strategies to produce written analyses, in response to the texts they have read, that are appropriate in terms of purpose, organization, details and voice and tone. |
GRADES 9-12 Recommendation of the teacher and the IEP team required. This course is designed to improve reading comprehension, fluency, and writing skills for students who could be capable of doing regular-level work, but still need additional instruction in the basic skill areas. Students are taught explicit strategies that can be used to read text faster and understand it better. Students are also taught methods for writing better sentences, paragraphs, and essays. A variety of fiction and nonfiction reading materials are used that are closer to the students' instructional levels than those that are typically used in traditional high school English classes. Allow student/teacher ratio provides opportunities for individualized instruction and guided practice. Students will learn strategies and skills that will help them in their other high school classes as well as in future college courses. If skills dictate a need, students may take this class more than once for credit. Vital Results:1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10 Fields of Knowledge: 5.5, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.16, 5.18 |
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| American Literature | American Literature Honors | |
| Grade 11 In American Literature, students will read many types of writing, including novels, short stories, poems, essays, and myths. The main reading in the course will con- sist of recognized American classics by authors such as Hawthorne, Whitman, Poe, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Kesey, and Twain. Students will participate in a literary com- munity by analyzing content, structure, and style of works in their historical context by reading, discussing, and critiquing works. Students will also learn to use new words and expand their vocabularies as well as improve their writing skills. Assessments include various types of writing, both essays and various forms of creative writing; vocabulary quizzes, primarily SAT- preparatory in format; and other types of responses to literature including projects and presentations. Students will also read and analyze at least four novels of their own choice, one per quarter. This course should provide a foundation of skills for college-bound students as well as those not planning on post-high school education. Vital Results: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16 Fields of Knowledge: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.9, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.18 |
GRADE 11 In Honors American Literature, students will read many types of writing, including novels, short stories, poems, and essays. The main reading in the course will consist of recognized American classics by authors such as Hawthorne, Whitman, Poe, Heming- way, Fitzgerald, Kesey, and Twain. Students will participate in a literary community by analyzing content, structure, and style of works in their historical context by reading, discussing, and critiquing works. Students will also learn to use new words and expand their vocabularies as well as improve their writing skills. Assessments include various types of writing, both essays and various forms of creative writing; vocabulary quizzes, primarily SAT-preparatory in format; and other types of responses to literature, including projects and presentations. Students will also read and analyze at least four approved novels of their own choice, one per quarter. This course is designed for the advanced college-bound student and will focus on the skills and background needed to succeed at the college level. As such, there is a strong focus on independent work and an expectation of a serious ap- proach to education. Work is graded to a high standard of creativity and analytical thinking. A summer assignment is required for Honors American Literature. Vital results: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.19, 1.23, 2.1, 2.11,3.11,4.4 Fields of Knowledge: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.17, 5.18 |
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| American Literature
Guided Study |
A.P. English Literature
& Composition |
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| GRADE 11 Students taking American literature will have the opportunity to get assistance with the reading, writing, and vocabulary demands of American Literature. Students will receive instructional help in develop- ing grade level reading and written language skills. Students will work on vo- cabulary, reading, and writing. Specifically, students will work on developing their ability to read and analyze a variety of texts including: novels, poems, short stories, essays and myths. Students will learn the necessary steps and strategies to produce written analyses, in response to the texts they have read, that are appropriate in terms of purpose, organization, details and voice and tone. |
GRADE 12 This is primarily a course in effective writing and critical reading. The writing skills students come to appreciate through attentive and continued analysis of a variety of prose texts can serve them in their own writing as they become increasingly aware of these skills and their uses. The course will emphasize study of a variety of texts and writing tasks in addition to knowledge of and the evaluation of English prose style from the Middle Ages to modern times. It will be assumed that students already have a command of Standard English Usage. There will be summer reading requirements and students will be admitted only by recommendation. The course will prepare students for the AP exam in May. There will evaluations of student work through essays, tests, and oral interpretation. There will also be practice testing for the A.P. exam. Vital Results: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 1.9, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16 Fields of Knowledge: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.16, 5.18 |
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| British Literature
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British Literature
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| GRADE 12 This course offers a review of grammar and composition. Monthly book reports will be required. Students will study an anthology of British literature. All major reading will be followed by an analysis essay. Students will be encouraged to develop their own voice in writing assignments. They will read novels in the second semester and will be able to do group, oral book reports on major novels. Students will read and view such works as Hamlet by Shakespeare. Weekly vocabulary tests from the readings will also be given. Students will prepare job applications and resumes. They will be evaluated through tests, essays, and oral reports. Vital Results: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 1.9, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16 Fields of Knowledge: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.16, 5.18 |
GRADE 12 This course takes a chronological approach to British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to contemporary novelists. There will be weekly writing, monthly book reports reports, vocabulary assignments, and oral presentations. Students will learn to analyze literature and the mid-term exam will be an analysis paper on a book chosen from a college book reading list. A novel such as Wuthering Heights will be read as a class and other course readings will include Hamlet, MacBeth, Chaucer, Milton and early Arthurian literature. Vocabulary will be taken from SAT lists. Students will also prepare resumes and cover letters in preparation of graduation. Tests will be essay in nature, and there will also be reading quizzes, essays, and oral presentations. A research paper will be required. Vital Results: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15 Fields of Knowledge: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18 |
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