ENGLISH BASIC
Fulfills English requirement, continues to focus on basic language skills if the student's goals have not yet been reached, and MCAS preparation. The student's challenges in language are addressed, including the areas of writing, reading, vocabulary, spelling, and speaking. Basic competency is stressed and activities are designed to develop independence in communications.
1. Introduction and Building a Classroom Community
a. Class structure
1. Grading
2. Behavior
3. Assignment notebook
4. Student index cards
b. Informal assessments
1. “Multiple Intelligences”
2. “How I like to Learn”
c. Writing (possibilities)
1. Bio Poem
2. Reflective essay “Summer Lesson”
3. Autobiographical Silhouette
d, Working as individuals, in pairs, and in groups
1. Cooperative Learning groups
2. Study Guides
3. Pair-Share
4. Story Maps
5. Computers
2. Writing (Using graphic organizers)
a. Fix A Sentence
b. Real-Life Writing
c. Paragraph, 3 paragraphs, and 5 paragraphs
d. Types of Essays
1. Reflective
2. Comparison
3. Narrative
4. Persuasive
5. Descriptive
6. Expository
e. Character Analysis
f.. Literary Terms
g. Elements of fiction and non-fiction
h. Editing
i. Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes
j. Wilson Reading
3. Reading (aloud, on audio tape, and movies)
a. Possible readings
1. Variety of short stories
2. A Day No Pigs Would Die
3. Trout And Me
4. Storm Warriors
5. Walkabout
6. Romeo and Juliet
7. Hamlet
8. Of Mice and Men
10. A Christmas Carol
11. The Catcher In The Rye
12. Holes
13. Much Ado About Nothing
14. When Zachary Beaver Came To Town
4. Presentations
1. Groups
a. Debate
b. Plays
c. Reports
2. Individual
a. Reports
b. Story tell
c. Journals
Writing: (Class work and homework):
reflective, comparison, narrative, persuasive, descriptive, expository
Grading: Your quarter grade will be based on the following (The percentages may change slightly from quarter to quarter):
Writing assignments (30%)
Reading and Homework assignments (40%)
Vocabulary quizzes (20%)
Class work (10%) This includes class participation
