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Vista Murrieta High School Advanced English II (10th Grade)

Ms. Lê Room EE15 951-894-5750 x6505 email: tle@murrieta.k12.ca.us

*Students, please use formal communication skills when contacting me through email. Include pertinent information such as first and last name, class period, and your polite request.

COURSE MATERIALS

Bring required materials to class every time we meet. Failure to bring required materials to class will result in the loss of participation points.

• Binder designated for ENGLISH CLASS ONLY with 5 dividers; loose-leaf lined paper; blue/black/red pens; highlighters; sticky notes; colored pencils (optional); white out (optional).

• The English notebook should be arranged as follows: Section (1): Warm-Ups/Grammar/Vocabulary; Section (2): Class Notes/Research Notes/Literature Notes/Close Reading Analysis Worksheets/Learning Handouts; Section (3): Quick-writes/Literature Logs/Short Essays; Section (4): Syllabus/School policies/Etc.; Section (5): Returned Work.

COURSE OVERVIEW/OBJECTIVES

This is an advanced high school English course designed to meet state and district English Language Arts standards, as well as to prepare students for the eleventh grade. Instructional methods and strategies will include collaborative learning, class projects, oral presentations, timed essays, and journal writing. Additionally, active student participation in discussion will be a major method for literary interpretation exchange.

OBJECTIVES (Common Core Standards)

As a result of this course, you will be able to:

▪ Summarize and analyze key facts, main ideas and themes in a reading selection (Reading 9-10.1-.3);

▪ Analyze the craft and structure used literature and informational text (Reading 9-10.4-.6);

▪ Analyze and evaluate the ways in which irony, tone, and mood achieve specific rhetorical and aesthetic purposes (Reading 9-10.7-10);

▪ Conduct library research (Writing 9-10.7-.10);

▪ Respond to prewriting stimuli, pre-write, plan, draft, revise, edit, evaluate, and publish , comparative, narrative, and analytical essays (Writing Types and Purposes 9-10.1-.3 & Production 9-10.4-.6);

▪ Prepare and deliver oral and multimedia presentations tied into essay and research papers (Speaking and Listening 9-10.1-.3; Presentation 9-10.4-.6);

▪ Maintain a supervised vocabulary and grammar development program (Language 9-10.1-.6)

COURSE TEXT AND CORE NOVELS

Glencoe Literature Textbook (10th Grade Literature Anthology): Selected short stories, excerpts, and poems; Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.

Core Novels: It is recommended that these literary works be purchased by the student, although copies are available in the library. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck; Animal Farm by George Orwell; Night by Elie Wiesel; Selected short stories, excerpts, and poems from various sources.

INDEPENDENT READING/SSR (SILENT SUSTAINED READING)

In addition to reading core text and core novels, advanced students independently read four novels throughout the year. It is recommended that these literary works be purchased by the student, although copies are available in the library (see me if unavailable in the library). Reading and assignments related to the reading will be done in class as SSR, BUT MOSTLY as homework. Independent reading and annotating is designed so students learn pacing and time management skills while also honing critical thinking and higher level thinking skills.

• 1st Semester: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe; All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

• 2nd Semester: Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan; Last Novel TBD

SSR GRADING: (1) STUDENTS MUST BRING SSR BOOKS EVERY DAY. (2) Each novel will be divided into sections and annotation checks/analysis assignments will be conducted in class approximately every few weeks for the designated section of the novel. Annotation/analysis grades are based on students keeping up with the designated reading portions, and the quality of annotations/analysis based on rubrics provided. Annotation/analysis checks are worth a SIGNIFICANT portion of the student’s homework grade—ONE HUNDRED POINTS EACH ANNOTATION CHECK. (3) Literature circles may be conducted, and students will compile notes that will be turned in for a grade. (4) A final novel assessment will be given at the end of each independent reading round, and each assessment will be worth ONE HUNDRED POINTS.

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

*If a student ever misses a Warm-Up, it is the student’s responsibility to get the missing Warm-Up from a classmate before Warm-Ups are collected. Warm-Ups are collected approximately every two weeks. If a student ever misses Class Notes, it is also the student’s responsibility to get the missing Class Notes from a classmate.

Students are always expected to follow school wide policies and regulations as stated in their Student Handbook. Depending on the severity of offense, the teacher reserves the right to issue immediate consequences, including confiscations, detentions and/or referrals, ETC.

Be polite: Respect your teacher, your classmates, and the learning environment.

Be prompt: Be in your seat when the bell rings.

Be prepared: Bring necessary materials every day.

Be productive: Use class time for working on assignments or SSR reading.

Be honest: Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses and will be treated as such.

No food!

Keep electronics OFF and AWAY!

GRADES

All grades are based on a cumulative and weighted point system. Categories include the following:

Participation 10% 90 – 100 = A

Class Work 15% 80 – 89 = B

Homework 15% 70 – 79 = C

Quizzes/Tests 25% 60 – 69 = D

Essays/Projects 25% 0 – 59 = F

Semester Final 10%

HOMEWORK/ABSENCES

Homework will be assigned when it is necessary to hone skills taught in the classroom, or when course work is not completed during class time. Homework must be turned in on its due date.

|NO LATE WORK! HOMEWORK IS ALWAYS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS! |

If a student is absent for any reason, the student may ask for missing assignments before school or after school—PLEASE DO NOT ASK DURING BREAK OR LUNCH. Teachers need breaks throughout the day, too. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT ASK DURING CLASS since the focus should be on the current day’s lesson. Students must have a documented excused absence when asking for make-up work; the student will have the same number of days to make up work as were missed. Extended (excused) absences and special circumstances may require new deadlines. Please keep in mind that valuable class discussions, lectures, and presentations may be missed learning opportunities that cannot be made up. Therefore, excessive absences will result in a lower grade. IF THERE IS A MAJOR ASSIGNMENT DUE, BE PRESENT OR HAVE SOMEONE DROP IT OFF ON ITS DUE DATE OR LOSE POINTS.

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