07-08 Soph Syllabus S 1

                                                                      

Acc. English II Semester I Instructor

Helen Merritt

E­mail

[email protected]

Phone  Number

885­SVHS

Planning  Time

Gold 4 & R1

Course Description  Sophomore English is an opportunity for students to increase their ability to read, write,  speak, and listen through a variety of activities including the Six­Traits of Writing and Six Traits of  Reading, to understand and respond to course materials on the literal and figurative level, to  make and support a claim using organization and logic, and to implement grammar and usage  skills to accommodate effective communication. Successful completion of this course satisfies  one half unit of graduation requirement.

   Language Arts  Standards:  Reading, Writing,  Listening & Speaking Performance Standard These statements describe how well students must perform the benchmark standards. The "proficient" level is required to meet the standards. The level descriptors help teachers to judge where students are performing in relation to the standards. A general definition of these levels is provided below. Advanced – Students who perform at the advanced level use their knowledge of language arts in complex and abstract situations and can communicate, argue and articulate information and ideas. Proficient – Students who perform at the proficient level use concepts and skills to acquire and communicate information and ideas using appropriate strategies as required by the standards. Partially proficient – Students who perform at the partially proficient level use rudimentary knowledge and skills to acquire and communicate information and ideas on welldefined tasks with direction.

Units of Study Units

Standards

Benchmarks 11.1.1, 11.1.2, 11.1.3 11.2.1, 11.2.2 11.1.1, 11.1.2 11.2.1, 11.2.2

Assessments

C.A. 1   “Hot Topics”  Persuasive Paper/Debate using  sources

Reading Writing Speaking & Listening

C.A. 2   Writing on a Higher  Level:  Simple to Compound to  Complex Sentences

Reading Writing Speaking & Listening

C.A. 3 Reading and  Responding to Literature

Reading Writing Speaking & Listening

11.1.1, 11.1.2, 11.1.3 11.2.1, 11.2.2

Read and respond to selected literature  using the Six Traits of Reading and  Writing as outlined in the Holt  Elements of Literature or   Elements of   Language series

C.A. 4 PAWS practice test

Reading Writing Speaking & Listening

11.1.1, 11.1.2 11.2.1, 11.2.2 11.3.5, 11.3.6

Complete selected assessments in one  or more areas of the PAWS Practice  Test

“The Play’s the Thing”

Reading Writing Speaking & Listening

11.1.1, 11.1.2 11.2.1, 11.2.2 11.3.5, 11.3.6

Language Arts Project # 16 “The Play’s the Thing” 

11.2.1, 11.2.2

Persuasive Assessment

Assessment on use and correct  punctuation of coordinate,  subordinate,  and correlative conjunctions and  conjunctive adverbs

• Point of View Paper: 500­word  summary of  a play in letter form using  the writing process  •  Twenty­line dramatic monologue or  reading from the play — memorized or  performed using readers’ theater format

   Disclaimer:  The school / teacher reserves the right to omit or change an assessment as necessary. Course Materials and Resources  Holt Elements of Literature   Fourth Course Holt Elements of Language   Fourth Course Shakespeare Play

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