Syllabus for English 9/10 and Honors

With Mr. Jackson

2016-2017 School Year

 

This course is a developmental and integrated approach to skill acquisition for College and Career Readiness through: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, and use of Language.

 

Students will:

 

• Develop and master the ability to cite textual evidence to support their opinions and apply comprehension ability.
• Demonstrate concise utilization of synthesis, analysis, and evaluation techniques through elements of discourse (e.g. purpose, speaker, audience, form) when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments.
• Use point of view, characterization, style (e.g. use of irony), and related elements for specific rhetorical and aesthetic purposes.
• Structure ideas and arguments in a sustained, persuasive, and sophisticated way, and support them with precise and relevant examples. 

 

Course Focus:

 

• Writing Development utilizing a wide array of Poetry/Prose building a Writing Portfolio
  
• Analyzing a multitude of fictional and informational text
• Technical editing and revision skills
• Vocabulary Development using Contextual Evidence
• Reading Comprehension at Literal and Inferential Levels

 

Materials:

 

• HMH Collections 9 (w/ online resource) Textbook 2014 Edition
• HMH Close Reader Workbook 2014 Edition
• HMH Performance Assessment Workbook 2014 Edition
• Students are required to come to every single class with a notebook, loose-lead paper for assignments, and at least three (3) pens or pencils to be considered "prepared."  Please ensure that your child is coming to class with all necessary materials.
  

 

"A prepared person is already succeeding in their life..."