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Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
- What is the English I syllabus?
- What is the English II syllabus?
What is the English I syllabus? English I Syllabus
Mr. Pickering
First Nine Weeks:
Summer Reading -Animal Farm � George Orwell
Literature -Identify Symbolism.
-Recall events orally and in writing.
-Fill in story events on a plot diagram.
-Identify plot diagram components.
-Be able to show evidence of irony from a story.
-Identify ironic statements from literature read.
Vocabulary -Use vocabulary words in correct context.
-Identify synonyms and antonyms.
-Identify words with prefixes and suffixes.
-Use prefix/suffix words in sentences correctly.
Grammar/Punctuation Skills
-Compose a business/friendly letters.
-Apply all rules of capitalization and end mark
punctuation.
-Apply all comma, quotation mark, semicolon and
colon rules.
Second Nine Weeks:
Literature -Read stories orally and independently and write
themes relating to story events and characters.
-Identify author�s point of view.
-Identify factors in a selection that make up
setting.
-Find passages that indirectly characterize
characters.
-Be able to describe the suggested tone in a passage.
-Identify the author�s purpose.
-Summarize written and oral information.
-Distinguish fact from opinions and cause and effect.
-Infer character traits and actions.
Vocabulary -Use vocabulary words in correct context.
-Identify synonyms and antonyms.
-Identify words with prefixes and suffixes.
-Use prefix/suffix words in sentences correctly.
Grammar/Punctuation Skills
-Identify eight parts of speech in sentences.
-Demonstrate correct pronoun/antecedent agreement.
-Demonstrate correct pronoun cases in sentences.
-Choose verbs that agree with subjects.
-Write correct plurals of nouns, and identify
articles.
Third Nine Weeks:
Literature -Identify figures of speech in reading selections.
-List examples from poetry that evoke the 5 senses.
-Identify rhyme scheme.
-Analyze character attitudes and actions.
-Recall events in drama.
-Compare and contrast characters.
-Identify elements of drama.
-Describe character transformation.
Vocabulary -Use vocabulary words in correct context.
-Identify synonyms and antonyms.
-Identify words with prefixes and suffixes.
-Use prefix/suffix words in sentences correctly.
-Use context clues to arrive at meanings for
unfamiliar words.
-Complete analogy statements.
Grammar/Punctuation Skills
-Identify main idea of sentences.
-Development main idea for paragraphs.
-Identify narrative, descriptive, explanatory,
persuasive
writing
-Write coherent paragraphs.
Fourth Nine Weeks:
Vocabulary -Use vocabulary words in correct context.
-Identify synonyms and antonyms.
-Identify words with prefixes and suffixes.
-Use prefix/suffix words in sentences correctly.
-Use context clues to arrive at meanings for
unfamiliar words.
-Complete analogy statements.
Grammar/Punctuation Skills
-Library Orientation
-Annotated Bibliographies
-Note and Bibliography Cards
-Works Cited Page
-Peer edit writings applying punctuation and grammar
rules.
-Compose persuasive, explanatory, narrative, and
descriptive
essays with specific beginnings, middles, and ends.
-Utilize/demonstrate steps in the writing process to
compose
essays.
-Produce coherent paragraphs.
What is the English II syllabus? English II Syllabus
Mr. Pickering
This course is designed to lay a foundation in English to prepare for upper-
level English courses and college. It will prepare them for the English II
Subject Area Test which, not only is necessary for graduation, but is also
excellent preparation for the Act, PSAT, and SAT.
The grading scale for this course is as follows: 40% for tests, 60% for
daily quizzes, for classwork, and for homework.
Language Convention Review
� Nouns, verbs, and prepositions
� Parts of sentences
� Pronouns
� Adjectives, adverbs, and commonly confused words
� Subject-Verb agreement
� Mechanics ( capitalization, punctuation, and spelling)
� Sentence structure
� Proper format of all types of letters, resumes, and memos.
Reading Comprehension
� Reading Skills
� Words (root words, prefixes, suffixes, and cognates)
� Charts and Graphs
� Resources
� Author�s use of Language
� Literature Genres ( read, discuss, analyze, and evaluate)
� Characterization
� Stylistic Devices
Vocabulary
� Develop and apply expansive knowledge of words and word meaning to
communicate.
Objectives: A. analyze the relationships of pairs of words in analogical
statements and infer word meanings form these relationships. B. analyze
word choice and diction to determine the author�s purpose. C. analyze
authors� uses of figurative language in multiple texts in the creation of
setting, tone, atmosphere, characterization, and mood. D. analyze text to
determine authors� purposes for using connotative or denotative words.
Writing ( planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing an
informative essay for state test)
� Planning: Determine audience, purpose, generate ideas, address
prompt/topic, organize ideas, and compose a clearly stated thesis.
� Drafting informative essay: formulate introduction, body, and
conclusion, create paragraphs (minimally five paragraphs), use various
sentence structures
� Revising: Revise for clarity and coherence ( consistent point of
view, tone, transition, etc.)
Add and delete information and details for audience, purpose
and unity.
Use precise language
� Editing: Proofread to correct errors and apply tools to judge
quality and score by using a rubric developed by the State Department of
Education.
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