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10 A English

10 A English. Overview. General Goals.

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10 A English

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  1. 10 A English Overview

  2. General Goals • Continue to cultivate the students’ reading, literary appreciation, composition and general communication skills on a college prep level- to put students on track for readiness not only for freshman level literature and composition courses at the college level, but also for higher level college literature/humanities courses.

  3. Meeting the Goals • Students will learn “the language of literature” and recognize various literary devices and techniques in the works studied • Students are encouraged to actively think and reflect about material studied, and express their ideas in writings and class discussions • Writings will include both the rough draft, edit and revise process, and the short essay in which a final draft must be produced under timed conditions. Writings are commonly related to, or in response to literature studied in the course.

  4. Major Components • Literature • Literary Discussion • Composition • Grammar, Usage, Mechanics • Vocabulary Building • Oral Presentation • Technology Integration • Each of these is linked to specific CCSS

  5. The Year in Literature • Encounters- various short stories/ poems to illustrate literary devices, techniques and themes • Steinbeck’s The Pearl and Of Mice and Men • O. Henry- selected short stories • Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea • Wharton’s Ethan Frome • Karen Hesse’s Witness • Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar • Literary works will be studied both as a vehicle for teaching CCSS, and for their own intrinsic literary, cultural, and thematic value.

  6. Composition • Focus areas: structure, coherent development of ideas via specific details, examples, reasons, incidents, proper use of grammar mechanics and punctuation, improvement via teacher, peer or self-critique • Types: analytical essay, personal narrative, creative fiction, poetry, notes for spoken presentations (both informational and argumentative

  7. Grading • 60% Combined average of tests, quizzes, compositions, presentations • 20% Homework exercises, in-class exercises • 20% Class Preparation and Participation (you get a “B” for good prep and participation, if you want an “A” it needs to be excellent in my judgment)

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