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Please write the following information on
the index card.
Your child’s name
Your name
Your E-mail address
One standout fact or memory about your
child (to help me remember him or her)
Elements of Literature
and Composition:
Honors
New Common Core State
Standards- Curriculum is skills
based, rigorous, and solidifies
the student's foundation before
going on to AP English or Honors
English Junior year.
Focus:
► Vocabulary
Development- emphasis on
context clues and critical reading; parts of
speech; making connections with the text and
not memorizing definitions (most of the
vocabulary words assigned to the students are
selected from the texts they read as well as
CCSS grade level vocabulary words)
► Grammar- assist with the writing process and
enhance editing skills; application
Focus:
Writing- developing and expanding the analytical essay;
research writing; 25 minute timed essays similar to those
on the SAT; using descriptive and figurative language in
narrative pieces
► Critical Reading- Close Reading: Read critically to
determine theme and central ideas; analyze characters;
analyze word choice (stylistic and linguistic devices) to
determine tone and mood; determine author's point of
view or purpose
► Public Speaking- Engage effectively in a
range of collaborative discussion and gain
confidence speaking in front of the class
through presentations, recitations, and
Socratic Seminars.
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Marking Period 1
►The
Sun Also Rises
►To Kill a Mockingbird
►Uncle Tom’s Children
Narrative Writing
- Research Writing
- Formal Response
Writing
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Marking Period 2
► Catcher in the Rye
A Separate Peace
► Fahrenheit 451
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SAT essay
- Analytical essay
- Persuasive Speech
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Marking Period 3
►Joy Luck Club
►The Bluest Eye
►Poetry Unit
- Analysis/ Timed
Writing
- Socratic Seminars
- Group Presentations
Marking Period 4
►Othello
►Julius
Caesar
►Inherit the Wind
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Shakespeare Recitation
Analytical Writing
Socratic Seminars