2009-2010 Course
Syllabus for English I Term III
Teacher:
Mr. Wadsworth E-mail:
patrick.wadsworth@biloxischools.net
Objectives: This is a general overview of what
the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.
The student will develop and apply expansive knowledge
of words and word meanings
to communicate.The student will analyze the relationships of
pairs of words in analogical statements and infer word meanings from these
relationships. The student will comprehend, respond to, interpret, or evaluate
a variety of texts of increasing length, difficulty, and complexity. The
student will analyze or evaluate texts to synthesize responses for summary,
précis, explication, etc. Short stories, novels, biographies, autobiographies,
narrative essays
Drama The student will produce, analyze, and evaluate
effective communication. Determine audience • Determine purpose • Generate
ideas • Address prompt/topic • Organize ideas • Compose a clearly stated
thesis. Revise for clarity and coherence • Add and delete information and
details • Use precise language • Use available resources .
Proofread final text• Prepare final text The student
will use Standard English grammar, mechanics, and sentence structure to
communicate.The
student will analyze text to determine the appropriate use of advanced
mechanics in composing or editing. Prep The students
will identify sentences with appropriately placed apostrophes. Semicolons to
separate items in a series when items include commas
Coordinate adjectives.The student will manipulate sentence structure
to achieve a purpose such as clarification, definition, or emphasis in
composing or editing. Avoiding misplaced modifiers to ensure
clarity Using subordination to express the relationship between two unequal
ideas within a single sentence.
Tests and Grades
Grading:
A=90-100
B=80-89 C=75-79 D=70-74
F=below 70 I=incomplete
Grading follows the policies of Biloxi Public
Schools. A mid-term progress report and
a report card following the end of each term are issued. The student’s current grades are available via
Internet IOD. (http://iiod.ssts.com/Home.asp?state=MS)
Tests: There will be weekly Spelling and Literature Tests
with pop quizzes for grammar any day. Daily notebooks will be 20%, Tests 40%,
CTA 20%, Participation 20%.
Retesting:
Students may retake any test inside of quarter with
the exception of the CTA. In order to be eligible for retesting a student must
sign up for a reteaching session with Mr. Wadsworth
outside of the regular scheduled classes inaccordance with district policy.
Homework/Assignments/Projects: There will be one group project this term as well as
an idependent author project.
Course Requirements:
Students are expected to come prepared with a good
attitude and complete assignments in a timely manner.
Important Dates:
Midterm
progress report: Feb. 11 Common Term
Assessment: Mar. 11-12 Report cards: Mar.
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