English Department Course Description
Fall 2003
English Grade 9:
Grade 9 Courses include:
Fall: E1
Spring: E 2, E22
In the ninth grade, all courses include mastery of the
following skills and understandings:
*Reading: Students will read at least 25 books or book equivalents
each year, four of which are about on e issue or subjects, or are by one author.
*Writing: Students must produce reports, responses to literature,
narrative accounts and procedures, persuasive essays, and reflective essays for
variety of audiences and purposes.
*Speaking, Listening, and Viewing: Students must participate in one
to one conferences and group meetings, deliver individual presentations, make
informed judgments about television, radio and film productions, and analyze a
public speaking performance.
*Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language: Students
must demonstrate control of grammar, paragraph structure, punctuation, sentence
construction, spelling and usage; analyze and revise their own work.
Literature: Students must respond to nonfiction, fiction, poetry
and drama from multiple perspectives and produce their own work in at least one
genre.
Public Documents: Students must critique public documents written
by others and produce public documents of their own (for example, editorials,
political speeches) in which they evaluate the social and cultural implications
of what they read.
Functional Documents: Students must critique functional documents
by others and create functional documents (for example, manuals, contracts) of
their own.
*Note: These skills and understandings will be a
part of activities in every area.
Special Requirements for Grade 9:
Infuse Conflict Negotiation key points: Perception, AEIOUS, "I" Statements, Maslow's Pyramid, Needs/Positions, Reframing; literature applications= A Saisin in the Sun and Romeo and Juliet (fall) and Of Mice and Men (spring)
3 Outside book reports (in preparation for Task 1 and 2)
1 Portfolio
Use rubric and do 4 Tasks
Task for mastery:E1: Task 1 (preferable related to course literature)
Uniform Final Exam: Task 1- Students expected to write a passing Task 1 essay by the end of English 1.E2: Task 2 (preferable related cours4e literature)
Uniform Final Exam: Task 2- Students expected to write a passing Task2 essay by the end of English 2.Selectives will follow the re4quir5e4ments of the regular classes.
Cross reference detailed lesson and unit topics and activities in complete English Language Arts Performance Standards attached. See attached sample Tasks, Lesson Plans and materials.
Grade 9 BOOK LIST
The ELA Standards (listed below) and ELA Regents Examination preparation will be enacted through lesson unites based on literature as follows:
E1 (may include additional titles)
Required: Romeo and
Juliet (Literature Connection ) (728*)
The House on Mango Street
(673*)
A Raisin in the Sun (726*)
Chapters from The Joy Luck Club (671*)
Conflict Negotiation Materials
Optional:
Multicultural Perspectives (Getting a Job, Two Kinds, a Visit to Grandmother,
High Horse Goes Courting) (703)
I know Why the Caged Bird Sings (674*)
The Color Purple (634*)
Twenty Short Stories (780*)
E2, E22H (may include additional titles)
Required:
Of Mice and Men (716*) or The Pearl (762*)
Night
Catcher in the Rye (628*) or Nine Storied (710*)
The Miracle Worker (in Adv. in Living and in Responding to Literature) (729*)
Waiting for the Rain
The Color of Water
Animal Farm
Optional:
Selected short stories, poems, essays from Insights or Responding to Literature
or Adv. in Living; e.g., When Legends Die (729*)
Multicultural Perspectives
Conflict Negotiation Materials
Note: Classrooms will be supplied with class sets of the following essential texts:
Warriners Grammar and Composition (784*)
Writers Inc.
Writing Research Papers
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Vocabulary Development (781*)
Poetry Anthologies
The New English Comprehensive Examination Guide
Summary of English Language Arts Performance Standards
E1 Reading
E1a Reading twenty-five books of the quality and complexity
illustrated in the sample reading list.
E1b Read and comprehend at least four books on the same subject, or by
the same author, or in the same genre.
E1c Read and comprehend informational materials.
E2 Writing
E2a Produce a report of information.
E2b Produce a response to literature.
E2c Produce a narrative account (fictional or autobiographical).
E2d Produce a narrative procedure.
E2e Produce a persuasive essay.
E2f Produce a reflective essay.
E3
Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
E3a Participate in one-to-one conferences with the teacher.
E3b Participate in group meeting.
E3c Prepare and deliver an individual presentation
E3d Make informed judgments about TV. radio, film.
E3e Listen to and analyze a public speaking performance.
E4
Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language
E4a Independently and habitually demonstrate an understanding of the
rules of the English language in written and oral work.
E4b Analyze and subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and
effectiveness.
E5
Literature
E5a Respond to Non-fiction, Fiction, poetry, and drama suing
interpretive and critical processes.
E5b Produce work n at least one genre that follows the conventions
E6 Public
Documents
E6a Critique functional documents with an eye to strategies common in
public discourse.
E6b Produce public documents.
E7
Functional Documents
E7a Critique functional documents with an eye to strategies common to
effective functional documents.
E7b Produce functional documents appropriate to audience and purpose
English Department Curse Descriptions
Fall 2003
English Grade 10:
Grade 10 English Courses include:
Fall: E3, E33 Honors.
Spring: E4, E44 Honors.
In the tenth grade, all courses include mastery of the following skills and understandings:
*Reading: Students will at least 25 books or book
equivalents each year, four of which are about on issue or subject, or are by
one author.
*Writing: Students must produce reports, responses to literature,
narrative accounts and procedures, persuasive essays, and reflective essays,
recognizing formal and informal language, audience, context, and purpose.
*Speaking, Listening, and Viewing: Students must participate in one to
one conferences and group meetings, deliver individual presentations, make
informed judgments about television, radio and film productions, and analyze a
public speaking performance.
*Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language: Student must
demonstrate control of grammar, paragraph structure, punctuation, sentence
construction, spelling and usage; analyze and revise their own work, using
technical and academic vocabulary appropriate to their work in various subject
areas.
Literature: Students must respond to nonfiction, fiction, poetry
and drama from multiple perspectives and produce their own work in at least one
genre.
Public Documents: Students must critique public documents written by others
and produce public documents of their own (for example, editorials, political
speeches) in which they investigate their legal and ethical
responsibilities.
Functional Documents: Students must critique functional documents by
others and create functional documents (for example, manuals, contracts) of
their own.
*Note: These skills and understandings will be a part of activities in
every area.
Special Requirements for Grade 10:
Infuse Conflict Negotiation key points: Perception, AEIOU, "I" Statements, Mazlow's Pyramid, Needs/Positions, Reframing; literature applications=The Glass Menagerie (fall) and Death of A Salesman and All My Sons (spring)
3Outside book reports (in preparation for Task 3and 4)
1 Portfolio
Use rubric and complete 4 Tasks
Task for mastery:E3: Task 3 (preferable related to course literature)
Uniform Final Exam: Task 3- Students expected to write a passing Task 3 essay by the end of English 3.
E4: Task 4 (preferably related to course literature)
Uniform Final Exam: Task 4- Students expected to write a passing Task 4 essay by the end of English 4.Selectives will follow the requirements of the regular classes.
Cross reference detailed lesson and unit topics and activities in complete English Language Arts Performance Standards attached.
See attached sample tasks, Lesson Plans and materials.Grade 10 BOOK LIST
The ELA Standards (listed below) and ELA Regents Examination preparation will be enacted through lesson units based on literature as follows:
E3 and E33 Honors (may include additional titles)
Required: Man the Mythmaker or Myths and
Folklore (705*)
The Glass Menagerie (660*)
Pygmalion (725*)
Optional: Adventures in Appreciation
(Arthurian Legends, Silas Marner, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, poetry) (604*)
Adv. for Americans
E4, E44 honors (may include additional titles)
Required: Death of a Salesman (644*)
All My Sons
Fences (655*)
Twelve Angry Men
Julius Caesar (in Adv. in Appreciation) (604*) or Twelfth Night (778*)
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Exploring Speech Communication or Speaking by Doing or Business Communication or
Your Speech or Participating (622*)
Optional: Ode Man and the Sea
Four Great Plays by Ibsen (658*)
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (630*)
Stage and School (753*)
Modern One Act Plays (one set)
Note: Classrooms will be supplied with class sets of the
following essential texts:
Warriners Grammar and Composition (784*)
Writers Inc.
Writing Research Papers
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Vocabulary Development (781*)
Poetry Anthologies
The New English Comprehensive Examination Guide
Summary of English Language Arts Performance Standards
E1 Reading
E1a Read twenty-five books
of the quality and complexity illustrated in the sample reading list.
E1b Read and comprehend at
least four books on the same subject, or by the same author, or in the same
genre.
E1c Read and comprehend
informational materials.
E2 Writing
E2a Produce a report of
information.
E2b Produce a response to
literature.
E2c Produce a narrative
account (fictional or autobiographical).
E2d Produce a narrative
procedure.
E2e Produce a persuasive
essay.
E2f Produce a
reflective essay.
E3 Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
E3a Participate in
one-to-one conferences with the teacher
E3b Participate in group
meetings.
E3c Prepare and deliver an
individual presentation.
E3d Make informed judgments
about TV, radio, film.
E3e Listen to and analyze a
public speaking performance.
E4 Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language
E4a Independently and
habitually demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English language in
written and oral work.
E4b Analyze and
subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and effectiveness.
E5 Literature
E5a Respond to non-fiction,
fiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive and critical processes.
E5b Produce work in at
least one genre that follows the conventions of the genre.
E6 Public Documents
E6a Critique functional
documents with an eye to strategies common in public discourse.
E6b Produce public
documents.
E7 Functional Documents
E7a Critique functional
documents with an eye to strategies common to effective functional documents.
E7b Produce functional
documents appropriate to audience and purpose.
English Department Course Descriptions
Fall 2003
English Grade 11
Grade 11 English Courses include:
Fall: E5, and E5XL AP Language and composition, E5TP Tech Prep English, EJ5 Journalism-newspaper production, E5B (transitional ELL), and E5XL AP Language and Composition
Spring: E6, E6R (English Regents Prep for students who have not passed or taken the ELA Regents), E6TP (Tech Prep English), EJ6 Journalism-newspaper production, E6B (transitional ELL), and E6XL AP Language and composition.
All courses will include SAT and college essay and application preparation. all selective follow but exceed the standard curriculum with an accent on the specialty; for example Tech Prep English emphasizes applied learning delivery; AP Language and Composition prepares students for the competencies demanded by the required Advanced Placement Examination. the uniform final will be the completion of passing Tasks 1-4 in the fall and a literature essay and short answer exam in the spring.
In the eleventh grade, all courses include mastery of the following skills and understandings:
*Reading: Students will at least 25 books or book
equivalents each year, four of which are about on issue or subject, or are by
one author.
*Writing: Students must produce reports, responses to literature,
narrative accounts and procedures, persuasive essays, and reflective essays,
refining the effectiveness of their presentations through examination of
literary and nonfiction models.
*Speaking, Listening, and Viewing: Students must participate in one to
one conferences and group meetings, deliver individual presentations, make
informed judgments about television, radio and film productions, and analyze a
public speaking performance.
*Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language: Student must
demonstrate control of grammar, paragraph structure, punctuation, sentence
construction, spelling and usage; analyze and revise their own work, expressing
themselves logically, eloquently and effectively.
Literature: Students must respond to nonfiction, fiction, poetry
and drama from multiple perspectives and produce their own work in at least one
genre.
Public Documents: Students must critique public documents written by others
and produce public documents of their own (for example, editorials, political
speeches), making informed judgments based on context, social implications and
ethical issues.
Functional Documents: Students must critique functional documents by
others and create functional documents (for example, manuals, contracts) of
their own.
*Note: These skills and understandings will be a part of activities in every area.
Special Requirements for Grade 11:
Infuse Conflict Negotiation key points: Perception, AEIOU, "I" Statements, Maslow's Pyramid, Needs/Positions, Reframing; literature applications= The Great Gatsby (fall) The Bluest Eye (spring)
3 Outside book reports/ responses
1 Portfolio
Use rubrics and complete 4 Tasks
SAT Preparation and College Essay
Final Exam: E5 Successful performance of ELA Regents Tasks 1-4
E6 American Literature Essay and short answer examEssential: Lessons implementing he Standards.
Selectives will follow the requirements of the regular classes.
Cross reference detailed lesson and unit topics and activities in complete English Language Arts Performances Standards attacked.
See attached sample Tasks, Lesson Plans and materials.
Grade 11 BOOK LIST
The ELA Standards (listed below) and ELA Regents Examination preparation will be enacted through lesson units based on literatures ads follows:
E5, E5TP, EJ5 E5B, E5XL (may include additional titles)
Required: The Crucible (Literature
Connections) (640*)
American Literature (McDougal Littel: Puritan, Colonial Amer. Lit.,
Hawthorne Short Stories, Slave Narratives, Frederick Douglas, Amer. Dream etc.)
(605*)
The Great Gatsby (666*)
To Kill a Mockingbird (776*)
Optional: Ethan Frome (652*)
The Scarlet Letter (765*)
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
The Jungle
Beloved
Journalism Today
The Regents Comprehensive Examination in English
New York State English Regents Coach
The New English Language Examination Guide
Inquiry
Literature: A Introduction to Reading and Writing
E6, E6TP, EJ6, E6B, E6XL (may include additional titles)
Required: Woman Hollering Creek
The Bluest Eye (756*)
The Joy Luck Club or The Woman Warrior (671*)
Optional: Go Tell It On The Mountain
Contemporary Latin American Short Stories (637*)
A Streetcar Named Desire (745*)
A Farewell to Arms (654*)
Selections from Dix Great Plays (638*)
The Invisible Man (682*)
Catch (626*)
Spoon River Anthology
Grapes of Wrath
Journalism Today
Inquiry
Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing
The Regents Comprehensive Examination in English
New York State English Regents Coach
The New English Language Examination Guide
Note: Classrooms will be supplied with class sets of the following essential texts:
Warrieners Grammar and Composition (784*)
Writers Inc.
Writing Research Papers
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Vocabulary Development (781*)
Poetry Anthologies
The New English Comprehensive Examination Guide
Summary of English Language Arts Performance Standards
E1 Reading
E1a Read twenty-five books
of the quality and complexity illustrated in the sample reading list.
E1b Read and comprehend at
least four books on the same subject, or by the same author, or in the same
genre.
E1c read and comprehend
informational materials.
E2 Writing
E2a Produce a repot of
information.
E2b Produce a response to
literature.
E2c Produce a narrative
account (fictional or autobiographical).
E2d Produce a narrative
procedure.
E2e Produce a persuasive
essay.
E2f Produce a reflective
essay.
E3 Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
E3a Participate in
one-to-one conferences with teacher.
E3b Participate in group
meetings.
E3c Prepare and deliver an
individual presentation.
E3d Make informed judgments
about TV, radio, film.
E3e Listen to and analyze a
public speaking performance.
E4 Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language
E4a Independently and
habitually demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English language in
written and oral work.
E4b Analyze and
subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and effectiveness.
E5 Literature
E5a Respond to non-fiction,
fiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive and critical processes.
E5b Produce work in at
least one genre that follows the conventions of the genre.
E6 Public Documents
E6a Critique
functional documents with an eye to strategies common in public discourse.
E6b Produce public
documents.
E7 Functional Documents
E7a Critique
functional documents with an eye to strategies common to effective functional
documents.
E7b Produce
functional document appropriate to audience and purpose.
English Department Course Descriptions
Fall 2003
English Grade 12:
Grade 12 English Courses include:
Fall: E7, E7X AP Literature and Composition, E7TP Tech Prep English, E7B (transitional E3LL), EL41 (Literature of the Supernatural ), EL71 (Multicultural Literature I), EJ7 Journalism III (on line magazine production), and E7M (English Regents Prep for students who have not passed or taken the ELA Regents).
All fall courses will include college application and college essay preparation and the World of Expression essay.
Spring: E8, E8TP Tech Prep English, E8B (transitional ELL), EL42 (Literature of the Supernatural II), EL81 (Multicultural Literature II,) EJ8 (Journalism IV-on line magazine production), and E8X (AP Literature and Composition), and E8M (English Regents Prep for students who have not passed or taken the ELA Regents).
All spring courses will include a Senior Portfolio or Research Project.
All selective follow but exceed the standard curriculum with an accent on the specialty; for example Tech Prep English emphasizes applies learning projects.
In the twelfth grade, all courses include mastery of the following skill and understandings:
*Reading: Students will at least 25 books or book
equivalents each year, four of which are about on issue or subject, or are by
one author.
*Writing: Students must produce reports, responses to literature,
narrative accounts and procedures, persuasive essays, and reflective essays tat
analyze, synthesize and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
*Speaking, Listening, and Viewing: Students must participate in one to
one conferences and group meetings, deliver individual presentations, make
informed judgments about television, radio and film productions, and analyze a
public speaking performance.
*Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language: Student must
demonstrate control of grammar, paragraph structure, punctuation, sentence
construction, spelling and usage; analyze and revise their own work,
demonstrating internalized standards of excellence.
Literature: Students must respond to nonfiction, fiction, poetry
and drama from multiple perspectives and produce their own work in at least one
genre.
Public Documents: Students must critique public documents written by others
and produce public documents of their own (for example, editorials, political
speeches) demonstrating responsible citizenship.
Functional Documents: Students must critique functional documents by
others and create functional documents (for example, manuals, contracts) of
their own.
*Note: These skills and understandings will be a part of activities in
every area.
Special Requirements for Grade 12:
Fall: SAT preparation, college essay and Bertelsman Essay
Spring: Senior Portfolio and/or Research paper
3 Outside book reports
Use rubrics and write college prep essays
Final Exam: Fall: College English paper
Spring: Senior Portfolio or Research Project
Essential: Lesson reflecting Standards
Selectives will follow the requirements of the regular classes.
Cross reference detailed lesson and unit topics and activities in complete English Language Arts Performance Standards attached.
See attached sample Tasks. Lesson Plans and materials.Grade 12 BOOK LIST
The ELA Standards (listed below) and ELA Regents Examination preparation will be enacted through lesson units based on literature as follows:
E7, E7M, EL71, E7TP, E7X (may include additional titles)
Required: Oedipus Rex (711*) or (712*)
Antigone (711*) or (712*)
Macbeth (694*)
Things Fall Apart (772*)
Optional: Metamorphosis
Selections from British and Western Literature (618*)
E8, E8M, E8TP, EL81, E8X (many include additional titles)
Required: Hamlet or Othello or Henry IV, Part I
Optional: The Idea of Man: King Lear, Paradise Lost,
Heart of Darkness (675*)
As You Like It (616*)
A Midsummer's Nigh Dream (706*)
Adventures in World Literature (608*)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (752*)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Song of Solomon
Elections from Inquiry
EL 41-EL 42
Required: see E7-E8
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Frankenstein (659*)
Dracula
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Maps of Consciousness
E7X-E8X
Required: see E7-E8
AP Materials
Sound and Sense
Pride and Prejudice
Song of Solomon
Selections from the Acorn Book list of the Advanced Placement Board
Note: Classrooms will be supplied with class sets of the following essential texts:
Warriners Grammar and Composition (784*)
Writers Inc.
Writing Research Papers
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Vocabulary Development(781*)
Poetry Anthologies
The New English Comprehensive Examination Guide
*Book Code
Summary of English Language Arts Performance Standards
E1 Reading
E1a Read twenty-five books
of the quality and complexity illustrated in the sample reading list.
E1b Read and comprehend at
least four books on the same subject, or by the same author, or in the same
genre.
E1c read and comprehend
informational materials.
E2 Writing
E2a Produce a repot of
information.
E2b Produce a response to
literature.
E2c Produce a narrative
account (fictional or autobiographical).
E2d Produce a narrative
procedure.
E2e Produce a persuasive
essay.
E2f Produce a reflective
essay.
E3 Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
E3a Participate in
one-to-one conferences with teacher.
E3b Participate in group
meetings.
E3c Prepare and deliver an
individual presentation.
E3d Make informed judgments
about TV, radio, film.
E3e Listen to and analyze a
public speaking performance.
E4 Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language
E4a Independently and
habitually demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English language in
written and oral work.
E4b Analyze and
subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and effectiveness.
E5 Literature
E5a Respond to non-fiction,
fiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive and critical processes.
E5b Produce work in at
least one genre that follows the conventions of the genre.
E6 Public Documents
E6a Critique
functional documents with an eye to strategies common in public discourse.
E6b Produce public
documents.
E7 Functional Documents
E7a Critique
functional documents with an eye to strategies common to effective functional
documents.
E7b Produce
functional document appropriate to audience and purpose.