Course Summary:
No course summary given.
Class Materials Needed:
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- Primary Textbook - Prentice Hall: Literature Penguin Edition: Grade Ten
- Reader's Notebook
- Vocabulary from Classical Roots by Norma Fifer and Nancy Flowers
- Notebook or section in notebook - college rule paper
- Folder or binder for class handouts and homework
- Folder with loose-leaf paper for writing prompts and journals (provided by the teacher)
- Pens – at least one in blue or black ink – and a pencil
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- Short Stories by O. Henry
- 100 Best-Loved Poems edited by Philip Smith
- Novel chosen from individual reading list
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Assessment:
The final grade for this course will be based on points accumulated from:
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Quizzes |
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Homework |
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Writing assignments |
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Presentations |
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Major projects |
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Unit and literature tests |
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Semester exams (worth 20% of your semester grade) |
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Extra credit will be offered periodically throughout each semester |
Course Sequence:
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Week 1-2 |
Introduction and Vocabulary |
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Week 2 |
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- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Confused Words Basics
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Week 3-5 |
Unit 1 Part 1 |
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- Fiction and Nonfiction, making predictions
- Write an autobiographical narrative
- Vocabulary lesson 2
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Week 6-9 |
Unit 1 Part 2 |
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- Determining author’s purpose
- Write a problem-solution essay
- Vocabulary lessons 3-5
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Week 10 |
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- Vocabulary lesson 6, spelling content area words
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Week 11-13 |
Unit 2 Part 1 |
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- Short Stories, making inferences
- Write a short story
- Vocabulary lessons 6-7
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Week 14-15 |
Fahrenheit 451 |
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Week 16 |
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- Vocabulary Study- how words enter the language, mythology, determining meaning
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Week 17-18 |
Unit 2 Part 2 |
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- Short Stories, analyzing cause and effect
- Write a cause-effect essay
- Spelling unusual consonant groupings
- Vocabulary lesson 8
- Semester review
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Week 19-23 |
Unit 3- Nonfiction |
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- Essays, Articles and Speeches, determining main idea and supporting details, analyzing persuasive texts
- Write a business letter and an editorial
- Give a persuasive speech
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Week 24-28 |
Unit 5- Drama |
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- Strategies for summarizing
- Romeo and Juliet, introduction to Shakespeare
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Week 29-36 |
Unit 4- Poetry |
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- Reading fluently, paraphrasing
- Write poems
- Vocabulary lessons 9-12
- Semester review
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White Board Formula:
Each class period, students will be given at least one educational objective, an activity to reinforce this educational objective, and an assessment for the activity. Educational objectives are pulled from California Content Standards or other standards appropriate for each course.
ELSR Integration:
Pacific Lutheran High School’s ESLR’s (Expected School-wide Learning Results), adopted curriculum, and course content standards are integrated into one cohesive unit to maximize student-learning. Students in English I will:
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- P - Put Christ first by reflecting on Christian themes; they will treat each other with Christian respect;
- L - Learn academics and improve critical thinking skills
- H - Hone life skills as they develop skills necessary to be successful in a diverse classroom working and communicating with each other
- S - Serve school, church, and community by using their education in acts of service.
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