CULLMAN HIGH SCHOOL – ENGLISH 11 PI

2008-2009 SYLLABUS – MRS. PUTMAN

GOALS & OBJECTIVES:  To improve student’s ability to think clearly, read effectively, write coherently, analyze logically, research successfully, and reflect regularly.  Course uses language and reading objectives for 11^th grade English in Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts and Alabama High School Graduation Exam.

TEXTBOOKS:   Grammar and Language Workbook; The Reader’s Choice:  American Literature 1900 to the Present; and Vocabulary Workshop – Level F.

NOVELS & SUPPLIES:  Must acquire copies of: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne for Trimester A.  Supplies: flash drive & wide ruled paper.

GRADING: Homework / Daily Work grade 20%; Grammar tests, all Essays, and Literature tests 60%, Vocabulary tests 20% = Final Grade.  Remember all essays count double (100 points each).

CLASSROOM POLICIES & RULES:   Students are expected to follow CHS dress code, academic conduct & attendance policy listed in CHS Student Handbook. Please show respect for others, respect for self, & respect for classroom & school property.  Students have up to 3 days to make-up tests and homework missed when absent (unless serious illness).  Students are welcome to come to me with any concerns about grades or subject matter.

PART I – TRIMESTER A

I.  GRAMMAR & USAGE

                A.  Language “Bell Ringers” / Roll Assignment

                B.  Elements of Formal & Informal Language

                C.  Unit 1 – Parts of Speech (47-71)

           D.  Unit 4 – Clauses and Sentence Structure  (97-115)

           E.  Unit 6 – Verb Tenses, Voice and Mood (131-149)

           F.  Unit 7 – Subject-Verb Agreement (153-171)

           G.  Unit 8 – Using Pronouns Correctly (175-191)

           H.  Elements of Parallelism

II. WRITING

           A.  Update Resume (R43) & complete various personal writing & creative activities

           B.  The Writing Process: Review Five Stages of Writing (R30-R35)

           C.  Elements of sentence & topic outline

           D.  Elements of MLA format: parenthetical citations, Works Cited pg., & presentation (R38-39 & R34)

           E.  Expository Writing: Comparison / Contrast Essay, sentence outline, MLA format (R34-R35)

           F.  Expository Writing: Literary Analysis Essay, topic outline, documentation, MLA (R34-35, R38-39)

III. LITERATURE

           A.  Summer reading selection – choice of one: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by                                      Mitch Albom or A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

           B.  Beginnings of the Modern Age 1910-1930 (635-648, 729-731)

           C.  The Great Gatsby (must acquire copy) by F. Scott Fitzgerald (742) & video

           D.  Review Literary Terms (R1-R19)

           E.  The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (must acquire copy) & video                                          

           F. “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner (876-886)

           G.  Various poetry & short story selections

IV. VOCABULARY:  Units 1-7                                                                                                                         Revised 8/08

CULLMAN HIGH SCHOOL – ENGLISH 11 PII

2008-09 SYLLABUS – MRS. PUTMAN

GOALS & OBJECTIVES:  To improve student’s ability to think clearly, read effectively, write coherently, analyze logically, research successfully, and reflect regularly.  Course uses language and reading objectives for 11^th grade English in Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts and Alabama High School Graduation Exam.

TEXTBOOKS:   Grammar and Language Workbook; The Reader’s Choice – American Literature 1900 to the Present; and Vocabulary Workshop – Level F.

NOVELS & SUPPLIES:  Must acquire copy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (side by side text), and Alas Babylon by Pat Frank for Trimester B. Supplies: flash drive & wide ruled paper.

GRADING: Homework / Daily Work grade 20%; Grammar tests, all Essays, and Literature tests 60%, Vocabulary tests 20% = Final Grade.  All essays count double (100 points each) as major test grades.

CLASSROOM POLICIES & RULES:  Students are expected to follow CHS dress code, academic conduct & attendance policy listed in CHS Student Handbook. Please show respect for others, respect for self, & respect for classroom & school property.  Students have up to 3 days to make-up tests and homework missed when absent (unless serious illness).  Students are welcome to come to me with any concerns about grades or subject matter.

PART II – TRIMESTER  B

I.  GRAMMAR & USAGE

A.      Language “Bell Ringers” / Roll Assignment

B.       Unit 9 – Using Modifiers Correctly  (195-211)

C.       Unit 10 – Usage Glossary  (217-227)

D.      Unit 11 – Capitalization  (233-239)

E.       Unit 12 – Punctuation  (243-285)

II. WRITING

A.      Various personal writing & creative activities

B.       Research Paper Writing  (R36-R38)

C.       Review elements of sentence & topic outlines

D.      Elements of MLA format: parenthetical citations, Works Cited pg., & presentation  (R34 & R39)

E.       Expository Writing: Literary Analysis Essay, sentence outline, documentation,  MLA (614-618)

F.       Expository Writing: Research Essay, topic outline, MLA

III. LITERATURE

A.       “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welti (890-91, 892-898)

B.        Hamlet by William Shakespeare  (must acquire “side by side” text copy) & video

C.    A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (classroom set) & video

D.       Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank (must acquire copy)

E.       Various poetry & short story selections

IV. VOCABULARY:  Units 8-15

                                                                                                                                                                                Revised 8/08