SOPHOMORE ENGLISH (I)
Wheaton North High School
Mr. Anderson
peter.anderson@cusd200.org
COURSE DESCRIPTION / UNITS OF STUDY
Unit 7 = “The World and Me: Cultural Identity”
- How do one’s cultural experiences contribute to their understanding of self?
- How does the examination of other cultures widen our global understanding?
- Primary text: The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky
- Supplementary texts will include informational texts, op-eds, and some poetry
- Unit will end with a multimedia presentation to the class
Unit 8 = “Breaking the Cycle”
- What does it mean to break a cycle and why would a person choose to do so?
- In what situations do individuals question authority?
- Primary Texts: Fahrenheit 451 and Anthem
Fahrenheit 451 is a student-purchased book for the semester. If you would like to have the school purchase it for
you, please turn in the $___ by August 30. ISBN #: 978-1-4516-7331-9
- Supplementary texts will include informational texts, speeches, and some poetry.
- Students will also be assigned into a literature circle for independent reading that will be due in December
- Unit will culminate in a compare/contrast essay
Unit 9 = “Growing up in a Digital Age””
- How does growing up in the digital age influence how we think and act?
- Texts will be mostly informational this unit in the form of essays and articles
- Students will be expected to have finished their independent reading / literature circle reading during this unit
SUPPLIES
You will need (and bring every day to class):
A THREE-RING binder with FIVE tabbed dividers
Your reading material(s) at ALL times
If you do not already own a flash drive, look into getting one (does not have to be “English class only”)
CLASS EXPECTATIONS
Daily attendance & make-up work turned in within 2 days if excused absent
Maintenance of your three-ring binder, including these sections (in this order):
section 1 = Notes (keep all your loose leaf paper here)
section 2 = Vocabulary & Grammar
section 3 = Texts
section 4 = Writing
section 5 = Miscellaneous
Reading & analysis of all homework, with notes prepared for class discussion
GRADING SCALE
Here is the breakdown of how your semester grade will be weighted:
Formal Culminating Unit Assessments = 25%
Discussion = 15%
Homework / Class work = 20%
Quizzes & Tests = 20%
Final Exam = 20%