English I- Course Syllabus
Instructor: Mrs. DeBoer
Email: [email protected]
Description: The skills learned in English I are reinforced and supported in all of the following curriculum areas: literature, writing, grammar/English, and spelling vocabulary. The South Dakota Department of Education content standards of reading, writing, listening and viewing will be covered throughout the year.
Homework: Assignments are given to help students further understand and gain competency of the concepts taught by the instructor. Please make every effort to stay current with daily assignments. Late work will be accepted; however, full credit will not be given. Daily practice and assignments comprise 67% of the course grade.
Assessments: Quizzes, tests, formal and informal assessments, objective and subjective assessments of material covered in the course comprise 33% of the grade.
Literature: HMH Into Literature
The series focuses on thematically arranged units each containing high-interest selections that share a similar controlling idea or insight about life that encourages young adolescent readers to relate each literary experience to their own lives. With the variety of literary selections including Romeo and Juliet, poetry, short stories, and non-fictional essays, skills and strategies are developed for students to become successful, independent learners. Informational texts will also be analyzed as a nine week project.
Book Reports 100 More Great Books,
A book report will be done every nine weeks. A test will be taken on your individual book. Each quarter a book report will be done on the knowledge of the material from the book of your choice. Books will be selected off a list provided by the instructor.
Writing
Writing skills are developed throughout the course. Students learn to think about writing through the process of pre-writing, drafting, and revising. The elements of the 6+1 writing traits in the Write to Learn curriculum are used along with Writing to Win strategies. Opportunities for writing are done in the following: writing notebooks, essays, stories, reports, papers, note taking, poems, and the first research paper called an I-Search paper. These opportunities are reinforced in grammar, spelling/vocabulary, and literature.
Grammar/English: HMH Grammar Practice
Grammar is essentially the study of language and its uses. This knowledge enables students to develop skills to improve and effectively use language in both writing and speech communication by covering areas of parts of speech, parts of a sentence, types of sentences, complements, usage, and punctuation mechanics. The content covers all elements of communication-reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing along with resources and practice activities done online with NoRedInk.
Spelling/Vocabulary: Language is essentially vocabulary. Membean offers personalized, differentiated instruction — automatically tailored to each student’s skill level — helping achieve lasting outcomes by prioritizing higher order thinking over memorization. Membean is a vocabulary program that builds word consciousness.
Extra Credit: Extra credit is allowed. A student can do enough extra credit to raise his or her grade one letter grade. For example, a student may go from a C to a B, but not a C to an A with extra credit. Extra credit may be done in three forms: extra entries in writing notebook, extra book reports, and service learning projects.
Grading Scale: A 93-100
B 85-92
C 77-84
D 67-76
F 66 and below
Instructor: Mrs. DeBoer
Email: [email protected]
Description: The skills learned in English I are reinforced and supported in all of the following curriculum areas: literature, writing, grammar/English, and spelling vocabulary. The South Dakota Department of Education content standards of reading, writing, listening and viewing will be covered throughout the year.
Homework: Assignments are given to help students further understand and gain competency of the concepts taught by the instructor. Please make every effort to stay current with daily assignments. Late work will be accepted; however, full credit will not be given. Daily practice and assignments comprise 67% of the course grade.
Assessments: Quizzes, tests, formal and informal assessments, objective and subjective assessments of material covered in the course comprise 33% of the grade.
Literature: HMH Into Literature
The series focuses on thematically arranged units each containing high-interest selections that share a similar controlling idea or insight about life that encourages young adolescent readers to relate each literary experience to their own lives. With the variety of literary selections including Romeo and Juliet, poetry, short stories, and non-fictional essays, skills and strategies are developed for students to become successful, independent learners. Informational texts will also be analyzed as a nine week project.
Book Reports 100 More Great Books,
A book report will be done every nine weeks. A test will be taken on your individual book. Each quarter a book report will be done on the knowledge of the material from the book of your choice. Books will be selected off a list provided by the instructor.
Writing
Writing skills are developed throughout the course. Students learn to think about writing through the process of pre-writing, drafting, and revising. The elements of the 6+1 writing traits in the Write to Learn curriculum are used along with Writing to Win strategies. Opportunities for writing are done in the following: writing notebooks, essays, stories, reports, papers, note taking, poems, and the first research paper called an I-Search paper. These opportunities are reinforced in grammar, spelling/vocabulary, and literature.
Grammar/English: HMH Grammar Practice
Grammar is essentially the study of language and its uses. This knowledge enables students to develop skills to improve and effectively use language in both writing and speech communication by covering areas of parts of speech, parts of a sentence, types of sentences, complements, usage, and punctuation mechanics. The content covers all elements of communication-reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing along with resources and practice activities done online with NoRedInk.
Spelling/Vocabulary: Language is essentially vocabulary. Membean offers personalized, differentiated instruction — automatically tailored to each student’s skill level — helping achieve lasting outcomes by prioritizing higher order thinking over memorization. Membean is a vocabulary program that builds word consciousness.
Extra Credit: Extra credit is allowed. A student can do enough extra credit to raise his or her grade one letter grade. For example, a student may go from a C to a B, but not a C to an A with extra credit. Extra credit may be done in three forms: extra entries in writing notebook, extra book reports, and service learning projects.
Grading Scale: A 93-100
B 85-92
C 77-84
D 67-76
F 66 and below