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Syllabus
Grade 9
Course Description
Students in need of basic skill development in
reading/writing will be recommended to this class. This course will
focus on the development of life long communication skills in relationship to
reading and writing. Through this course students will develop their abilities
to communicate either in the working world or a college setting.
Outcomes:
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Be able to analyze, interpret, draw conclusions and
question literary elements including character, setting, plot, conflict and
theme.
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Be able to review literature sufficiently to make and
support a thesis statement.
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Be able to read various forms of literature to analyze
the purposes, motivations and points of view of various authors.
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Be able to produce a variety of quality writing styles.
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Be able to effectively communicate using appropriate
verbal skills.
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Be able to utilize appropriate listening skills in
order to develop proper note taking procedures.
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Be able to demonstrate understanding of a novel.
Required Texts:
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Reading Literature
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Survival, T.H. Peek Publishers, 1995
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The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
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Down River, Will Hobbs
English Department Requirements:
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All major papers must be typed.
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All written work must be completed in ink.
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All written work must be completed on loose leaf paper
on one side.
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All work must be handed in on time.
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No late work will be accepted.
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No extra credit will be given.
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Any form of plagiarism is unacceptable and will result
in an automatic zero.
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Required materials are expected in class on a daily
basis.
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A notebook is required (must save for the following
years).
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It is your responsibility to see the teacher (at the
beginning of the class period) the day you return about missed assignments
due to excused absence(s). Quizzes and tests must be made up
immediately on your own time. Dates for these will be assigned a later
due date. Work given or due as a result of an unexcused absence or
tardy will result in a zero. Prearranged absence - it is your
responsibility to check before the actual absence so that work is
completed upon return.
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Participation is required.
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Appropriate classroom behavior is expected.
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Writing Portfolio
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Computer disc required.
Grading:
Various methods of evaluation will be used. The
purpose of this is to give you the exposure and experience to a variety of
procedures. All work given will be assigned point values as determined
by their importance. The total points will determine the final grade.
The quarterly work and semester exam will all constitute a certain percentage
of the grade as determined by the student handbook.
Composition Techniques Required:
Literature Required:
1st Semester:
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