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GREENWOOD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Course Description ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 2018-19
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Course Title: Holt Elements of Literature 4th Course
Head of Department: Coordinator
Mr. Stephen Dacosta Ms. Sazina Khan
Teacher(s) + e-mail: Ms. Iman Siddiqui [email protected] Mr. Rabih B [email protected]
Cycle/Division: High School
Grade Level: 10
Credit Unit: 1
Duration: 1 year (2 semesters, 10 lessons per 2 weeks)
Course Prerequisites: NA
Department’s Vision:
To foster effective literacy instruction in English Language Arts for
pupils' intellectual, emotional, and social growth.
Department’s Mission:
To provide a substantial academic foundation and to maximize the
intellectual potential in each individual within a nurturing yet
academically challenging environment by equipping pupils with a
balanced study of reading, writing, speaking, and listening; thereby,
fostering self-confidence and independence to create lifelong readers,
writers and effective communicators.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Tenth Grade Language Arts is designed to involve the student in applying reading, writing,
listening, speaking, and viewing skills in an independent manner through meaningful,
interdisciplinary tasks. Students will continue to develop an appreciation for literature
through the study of literary elements in classic and contemporary selections. Emphasis is
placed on moving from the literal to the abstract in the students’ critical thinking skills and
in the use of language.
GENERAL COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
COMPREHENSION 1. To use inference and deduction skills. 2. To answer guided reading questions.
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3. To use background knowledge of subject and related content areas, prereading strategies (e.g., previewing, discussing, generating questions), text features, and text structure to make and confirm complex predictions of content, purpose, and organization of a reading selection.
4. To determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details 5. To analyze a variety of text structures (e.g., comparison/contrast, cause/effect, chronological order, argument/support, lists) and text features (main headings with subheadings) and explain their impact on meaning in text.
WRITING The students write effectively in a wide variety of styles. The students write journals/ news articles/timed essays and submission of research assignments. The students will write in a wide variety of writing styles.
STRATEGIES:-
To progress through the writing process.
To consider audience and purpose.
To evaluate and revise for coherence and unity.
To evaluate and revise for content and organization
To evaluate and organize for clarity and conciseness
APPLICATIONS:- 1. To write narrative texts. 2. To write expository texts. 3. To write persuasive and problem solution essays 4. To write expressive texts. 5. To write descriptive texts. 6. To write correspondence. 7. To write comparison and contrast essays.
WRITING LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS:- To proofread for correct usage. To proofread for correct verb/pronoun usage. To proofread for fragments and run-on-sentence. To proofread for correct spelling. To proofread for correct punctuation/capitalization. To proofread for correct manuscript.
VOCABULARY:-
1. To use context clues. 2. To analyze word structure. 3. To use multiple-meaning words.
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4. To understand connotation and denotation. 5. To identify and understand the meaning of conceptually advanced prefixes, suffixes, and root words.
6. To determine the correct meaning of words with multiple meanings in context;
GRAMMAR:-
1. To identify and use phrases. 2. To identify and use correct sentence structure 3. To identify and use modifiers 4. To using verbs correctly 5. To use subject- verb agreement 6. To understand and use contractions 7. To use tenses- Present Perfect versus Past Perfect & Simple Past versus Present Perfect 8. To use punctuation correctly. 9. To understand and identify the parts of a sentence 10. To use pronouns/verbs correctly
MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:- To make a movie.
To present a multimedia presentation.
_________________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVES : LITERATURE
1. To understand and analyze plot and setting 2. To understand and analyze characterization 3. To understand and analyze point of view 4. To understand and analyze theme 5. To understand and analyze types of irony 6. To understand mood 7. To understand and analyze elements of poetry 8. To analyze different forms and types of poetry 9. To analyze elements of style, including diction, sentence structure, imagery, figurative language, tone, and
mood 10. Analyze historical context 11. To understand elements of drama 12. To understand forms of nonfiction 13. To understand and analyze persuasion 14. To analyze the writer’s purpose
OBJECTIVES: TOEFL iBT Reading:
1. To understand vocabulary from context 2. To recognize referents 3. To recognize paraphrases
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4. To insert sentences into the passage 5. To find factual information 6. To identify negative facts 7. To make inferences from stated facts 8. To infer rhetorical purpose questions 9. To select summary information 10. To complete organizational tables
Listening: 1. To understand the gist 2. To understand the details 3. To understand the function 4. To understand the speaker’s stance 5. To understand the organization 6. To understand relationships: inferences and drawing conclusions
Speaking: 1. To plan and perform an efficient free-choice response 2. To plan and perform an efficient paired-choice response 3. To answer efficiently integrated questions (reading, listening and speaking)
Writing: 1. To write an efficient response for the integrated task 2. To write an efficient response for the independent task
I.
STANDARDS/BENCHMARKS:
READING LITERATURE:-
Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text,
including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a
text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Craft and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative
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meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language
evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and
manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United
States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7
Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized
or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" and Breughel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.8
(RL.9-10.8 not applicable to literature)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9
Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a
theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text
complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the
grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT:-
Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.2
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges
and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3
Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are
made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
Craft and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and
technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the
language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.5
Analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or
larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that
point of view or purpose.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.7
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and
multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the
evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.9
Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington's Farewell Address, the
Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech, King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"), including how they
address related themes and concepts.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.10
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently,
with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary
nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
WRITING:-
Text Types and Purposes:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and
sufficient evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.A
Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that
establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.B
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations
of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.C
Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships
between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.D
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the
discipline in which they are writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.E
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and
accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.A
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions;
include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding
comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.B
Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or
other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.C
Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the
relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.D
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.E
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the
discipline in which they are writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.F
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented
(e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and
well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.A
Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s)
of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop
experiences, events, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.C
Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences,
events, setting, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of
the narrative.
Production and Distribution of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing
on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should
demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grades 9-10 here.)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking
advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question)
or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject,
demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively;
assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively
to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9.A
Apply grades 9-10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source
material in a specific work [e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author
draws on a play by Shakespeare]").
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9.B
Apply grades 9-10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific
claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false
statements and fallacious reasoning").
Range of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a
single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
SPEAKING AND LISTENING:-
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led)
with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own
clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.A
Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation
by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned
exchange of ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.B
Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on
key issues, and presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.C
Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or
larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.D
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when
warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence
and reasoning presented.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally)
evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or
exaggerated or distorted evidence.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow
the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience,
and task.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to
enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or
appropriate. (See grades 9-10 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.
II.
RESOURCES:
NOVELS: FAHRENHEIT 451 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
NOVELS' HANDOUTS/NOTES
CHROMEBOOK
HOLT ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE (my.hrw.com)
TEACHER’S HANDOUTS
HMH WRITE SOURCE SKILLS BOOK
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
AUDIO CDs
WRITING RUBRICS
LONGMAN PREPARATION COURSE FOR THE TOEFL iBT TEST
INTERNET SITES
TEACHER’S WEBSITE AT FROGOS
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COURSE OUTLINE:
Semester 1:
Strand Reading
Literature
Reading
Informational
Text
Writing Speaking and
listening
Language
UNIT 1: Plot, Setting,
and Mood
Text Analysis
Workshop : Plot,
Setting, and Mood
Sentence Problems
Pretest: Sentence
Problems – Page 161
– 162
Harrison Bergeron Setting, Mood, Plot & Conflict, Draw Conclusions RL1 RL3
Journal
Writing
TOEFL Skills
Introduction
Sentence Fragments
1,2, and 3
Pages 163 – 165
UNIT 2: Character
Development
Text Analysis
Workshop :
Analyzing Character
Character
Development,
Character
Traits,
Character
Motivation RL3
TOEFL Skills Comma Splices
Page 166
The Teacher Who
Changed My Life
Characterization in Nonfiction, Author's Purpose
Literary
Nonfiction RI1
Evidence to
support
inference
TOEFL Skills Run-on Sentences
Page 167
Rambling Sentences
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RI4 Impact of
word choice
RI6 Author's
Purpose
Page 168
Writing Workshop:
Narrative Short
Story
Write a
Short Story
W3a-e, W4,
W5, W10
Misplaced Modifiers
Page 170
Dangling Modifiers
Page 171
UNIT 3: Narrative
Devices
Text Analysis
Workshop: Narrative
Devices
Choices About
the Narrator:
Choices about
Time RL5
Parallel Structure
Page 173 – 174
L.9-10.1.A
The Doll's House RL1 Cite textual
evidence
RL3 Character
development
RL4 Connotative
meaning
RL6 Analysis of
point of view
Latin Roots L4c, L5b
Writing Workshop:
Informative:
Analysis of Literary
Nonfiction
Write an
Analysis of
Literary
Nonfiction
W2a-f, W4,
W5, W9b
(RI1, RI4),
W10
Clauses
L.9-10.2.A
Page 135 – 137
Commas in Phrases
and Clauses L2
Speaking and
Listening Workshop:
Participating in a
Discussion
TOEFL iBT:
Recognize
paraphrases/inse
rt
sentences into
the
passage;
Participate in a
Discussion
SL 1a-d, SL3, SL4,
SL6
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Reading Skills
3/4; Listening
Skill 2/3
understand the
details when
listening/
understand the
function
Semester 2:
Strand Reading Literature Reading
Informational
Text
Writing Speaking and
listening
Language
UNIT 4: Theme
Text Analysis
Workshop: Theme
and Symbol
Theme and Symbol
RL2, RL3, RL6
Comparing Texts
When Mr.Pirzada
Came to Dine
Interview With
Jhumpa Lahiri
Refugee Aid Society
Web Site
RL1 Textual Evidence
RL2 Theme
RL3 Character
Analysis
Analyze
Theme W2
Phrases (noun, verb,
adjectival, adverbial,
participial,
prepositional)
L.9-10.1.B
Pages 129 – 134
Writing Workshop:
Informative:
Comparison-
Contrast Essay
Write a
Comparison-
Contrast
Essay W2a-f,
W4, W5,W9,
W10
Speaking and
Listening
Workshop:
Participating in a
Group Discussion
Participate in a
Group Discussion
SL1a-d
UNIT 5: Author's
Purpose
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Text Analysis:
Author's Purpose
and Perspective
Semi-colon to link
independent clauses
The Plot Against
People
RI3 Series of Ideas
RI4 Impact of Word
Choice
Colon
L.9-10.2.A
UNIT 6: Argument
and Persuasion
Text Analysis
Workshop:
Argument and
Persuasion
Analyze and
Evaluate
arguments;
Analyze
Persuasive
Techniques;
Analyze
Rhetorical
Devices RI5,
RI6, RI8, RI9
Figurative Language
L.9-10.5
I Acknowledge
Mine
Persuasive
Techniques
RI8
Summarize
RI2, RI4
Write a
Summary
Set the Tone
W2e
TOEFL iBT:
Reading Skills
5/6; Listening
Skill 4
Find factual
information/i
dentify
negative
facts;
understand
the
speaker’s
stance
UNIT 7: The
Language of Poetry
Text Analysis Workshop: The Language of Poetry
Poetic Form RL5 Poetic Elements RL4, RL10
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There Will Come Soft Rains/ Meeting at Night/ The Sound of Night
Sound Devices RL4
Reading Poetry RL5, RL10
Interpret Theme W9a (RL2)
Figurative Language
L.9-10.5
TOEFL iBT: Reading Skills 7; Listening Skill 5
Make inferences from stated facts; understand the organization
UNIT 8: Author's
Style and Voice
Text Analysis Workshop: Authors Style and Voice
Style and Voice RL4
Birches
Mending Wall
Frost’s Style RL4 Make Inferences RL1
Write across Texts W9a
Figurative Language
(online resources)
L.9-10.5
TOEFL iBT: Speaking: independent speaking questions
Analyze Dialogue W9a (RL2)
Strand Reading Literature Reading
Informational
Text
Writing Speaking and
listening
Language
UNIT 9: History,
Culture, and the
Author
TOEFL iBT: Reading Skills 8/9
Infer rhetorical Purpose questions/select summary information
A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Analyze Rhetorical
Cite Evidence W2
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Devices RI6, RI
TOEFL iBT: Reading Skill 10; Listening Skill 6
Write a Critical Review W1a-e, W4, W5, W9a ( RL7, Rl9), W10
Spell Correctly L2c Using Semicolons L2a
TOEFL iBT: Speaking: integrated questions (reading, listening and speaking)
Complete organizational tables; understand relationships: inferences and drawing 10 conclusions
Evaluate a Presentation SL 1a-d, SL3, SL 4
UNIT 11: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Text Analysis Workshop: Shakespearean Drama
RL.9-10.9 Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy, The Language of Shakespeare
Spell Correctly L2c Using Semicolons L2a
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act One Act Two Act Five
GRADING:
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Grading Policy/ Assessment Tools Homework will be checked for completeness, accuracy, and/or understanding.
Class work will be evaluated overall by the teacher.
Quizzes are given as needed.
Grammar will be assessed as applied to context.
Writing skills will be assessed to vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, varied openers and connectives used.
Reading: inference, deduction, skimming and scanning techniques will be used to test level of understanding. Fluency in reading and comprehending.
Pass mark 60.
Unit tests and assessments may consist of multiple-choice, short answers, inference and deduction, oral and written comprehension tasks, grammar, spellings, short and long writing tasks.
Grade Distribution:
English Semesters 1 & 2
Composition/Journals/ Articles 10
Reading Comprehension 5
Language, Usage & Mechanics 5
Grammar w/s 5
Research, PBL & Drama 10
Listening and Speaking 5
Graded Classwork 10
Quizzes 15
MAP 5
Mid-Year Exam (Semester 1)
Final Exam (Semester 2)
30
Total 100
Cross-Curricular Project(s): SEMESTER 1:
- Students write a research papers based on MLA Template and guidelines. The research paper topics are integrated with Science, Math, ICT, and Social Studies (Semester 1). Students are assessed based on the following criteria:
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- content of the paper - template and guidelines followed - authentic/ plagiarized - deadlines met/not met - Oral presentation of the paper
SEMESTER 2:
- Drama production based on the play covered in the curriculum where students’ works on their scripts, dialogue delivery, tone, diction in the language used stage direction in a group. The final grading is done based on the performance of the assigned roles.
- This project is integrated with International History.