Southwestern Central High School

Course Outline

COURSE NAME: English 11 CREDIT HOURS: 1

TEXT: The Language of Literature EDITOR: Arthur Applebee

EDITION: PUBLISHER: McDougal Littell

TEXT: The Warriner's Handbook AUTHOR: John E. Warriner

EDITION: PUBLISHER: Holt, Rinehart

And Winston

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS May Include:

* required

PREREQUISITE:

· Completion of English 10

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students will be enriched with a variety of genres focusing on American Literature. They will be asked to apply historical knowledge to pieces of literature being studied s and demonstrate that knowledge through various projects, quizzes, and written assignments.

Written assignments will focus on genre writing and grammar skills will be incorporated and displayed through the various written assignments.

NYS English Language Arts Regents Exam will be given at the end of the junior year.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: In accordance with the New York State Learning Standards for English Language Arts, students will read, write, listen and speak for:

• Learn the strategies of effective reading: predict, visualize, connect, question, clarify, and evaluate I
• Learn to recognize and apply literary elements, such as setting, plot, conflict, symbolism, climax, etc.
• Understand and appreciate American literature and connect those themes to their lives.
• Students will acquire vocabulary from various pieces of literature and other sources provided by the teacher
• Create a variety of writing pieces including: poetry, expository essays, Regents essays, memoirs, biographies, dramas, narratives, illustrative, comparison contrast, etc.
• Apply learned research process including: outlining, annotated bibliographies, rough drafts, MLA works cited, parenthetical citations, etc.
• Pass and master the ELA Regents exam
• Demonstrate mastery of writing with a pursue by displaying a full use of the writing process

TOPICS TO BE STUDIED:

• Individualism
• Prejudice
• Isolationism
• American Dream
• Fear/hysteria
• Coming of Age

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

· Lecture-discussion

· Cooperative learning

· Presentations

· Blogs

· Scaffolding

· Graphic Organizers

· Writing conference

WORK REQUIRED BY THE STUDENT:

Students are required approximately 8-10 essays per class session and various homework that may include vocabulary practices and study guides. Students are also asked to read independently, usually not exceeding 20 pages a night. A MLA formatted research paper of 7 pages in length is also required at this level. Also, a minimum of one presentation will be expected from each student.

EVALUATION OF STUDENT PROGRESS:

Students will be evaluated on their ability to define, describe, illustrate, explain, integrate, and measure key elements of the course material. Students will also be evaluated on their ability to generalize new and prior knowledge into new learning situations. This evaluation will be complete through quizzes, exams, projects, discussion, and written work. Feedback will be provided with grades and student conferences.

Homework – 10-50 Points Each

Quizzes – 20-60 Points Each

Tests – 100 Points Each

Projects – 100-200 Points Each

Writing – 50-100 Points Each

Participation – 10-40 Points Each

GRADE CALCULATION:

Your grade is calculated by dividing the total points you earned by the total possible points of the course.