English I Pre AP
Judson Early College Academy

COURSE OVERVIEW and STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

In English I, JECA students will build on their prior knowledge and skills in order to strengthen their reading, writing, and oral language skills as mandated by the Texas Education Agency ‘s  English Language Arts and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).   

·         Reading: students read and understand a wide variety of literary and informational texts

·         Writing: students compose a variety of written texts with a clear controlling idea, coherent organization, and sufficient detail;

·          Research: students are expected to know how to locate a range of relevant sources and evaluate, synthesize, and present ideas and information;

·         Listening and Speaking, students listen and respond to the ideas of others while contributing their own ideas in conversations and in groups;

·         Oral and Written Conventions, students learn how to use the oral and written conventions of the English language in speaking and writing.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 

Students are expected to:

1. understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
2. analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
3. understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
4. understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
5. understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
6. understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
7. understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author's sensory language creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
8. analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
9. analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
10. analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about persuasive text and provide evidence from text to support their analysis.
11. understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents.
12. use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning.
13. use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.
14. write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are responsible for at least two forms of literary writing, short story, poetry, or drama.
15. write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes.
16. write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues.
17. understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing.
18. write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions.
19. spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings.
20. ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them.
21. determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record the information they gather.
22. clarify research questions and evaluate and synthesize collected information.
23. organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience.
24. use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.
25. speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language.
26. give presentations using informal, formal, and technical language effectively to meet the needs of audience, purpose, and occasion, employing eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.
27. work productively with others in teams. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to participate productively in teams, building on the ideas of others, contributing relevant information, developing a plan for consensus-building, and setting ground rules for decision-making.

 

TEXTBOOKS AND REQUIRED MATERIALS

 

Prentice-Hall literature and writing textbooks purchased by the district will be issued to the students.

 

Major works for this year include those listed below. While copies of the texts are available for your use, we strongly recommend that you purchase your own copy to facilitate your note-taking within the text. Specific information regarding each text will be supplied at a later time.

 

Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men.                Homer, The Odyssey (Rober Fitzgerald’s translation).

Lee, Harper, To Kill a Mockingbird.               Rand, Ayn. Anthem.

 

Other reading materials will be used as necessary.

 

POLICIES

 

Book Policy:

Every student is expected to have a copy of the required texts.

 

Make Up Test Policy:

It is the student’s responsibility to complete any missing exams within three days of the time the exam was given. The student is solely responsible to acknowledge exam dates which are provided by the teacher. All students who need to take make-up exams must make arrangements with the instructor within 48hours. All make-up exams will be different from the original exam.

 

Retest Policy:

Any student scoring below 69% on a test will be permitted to retake that test after attending English Raptor Time for re-teaching of the concept. The retest will occur within three calendar days (not including weekends and holidays) of the re-teach. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the retest with the teacher. Any student who is going to retake a test MUST attend English Raptor time for additional assistance prior to retaking the test. All re-tests will be different from the original.

 

Make-up or Late Work Policy:

It is the students’ responsibility to obtain all class notes from class discussion that occurred during classes that they missed. All work is due to the instructor at the time it is asked for in class. Daily work will NOT be accepted late at all. MAJOR assignments will be accepted UP TO TWO (2) DAYS LATE with the following penalties: Ten (10) points deducted for school day: (maximum grades: 90 for 1 day late, 80 for 2 days late). After the second school day (maximum grade at that point is 80), late major assignments will NOT be accepted. Late work will not be accepted via the internet. It must be turned in to the teacher.

 

Plagiarism

Academic dishonesty involving, but not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism and collusion are a violation of school policy and will not be tolerated. If you are caught plagiarizing another person’s work or cheating on a test, the assignment or test will receive a zero.

 

Grading:

Tests/Projects                                                  50%

Daily/Quizzes                                                  40%

Journals/Other                                                 10%

 

Quizzes may be announced or unannounced. Tests are given when the required material has been completed.

 

All major papers, projects, and research assignments will receive grades throughout the progression of the project and a final grade at the completion of the project.

 

Additional syllabus information: 

 

Students Responsibility:

 

1. Each student will be required to read and analyze from the required text(s).
2. Students are responsible for ensuring that all work is turned in on the due date assigned.
3. Write on one side of the paper for all handwritten assignments.
4. All major essays should be word processed.
5. Respect yourself and others.
6. Be responsible to all of your classes and accept responsibility for your actions.
7. Respect your school and exhibit school pride.
8. Be an active participant - academically and socially.
9. Believe in yourself and your capabilities.

 

Cell Phone Policy:

Cell phones must be turned off and out of sight during all classes.

 

Dress Code:

Students must remain in dress code at all times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Each student will be required to read and analyze from the required text(s).
2. Students are responsible for ensuring that all work is turned in on the due date assigned.
3. Write on one side of the paper for all handwritten assignments.
4. All major essays should be word processed.

 

1. Respect yourself, others and your school
2. Be responsible in all of your classes and accept responsibility for your actions.
3. Respect your school and exhibit school pride.
4. Be an active participant-academically and socially.
5. Believe in yourself and your capabilities.

 

I look forward to working with you and wish you much success in every endeavor this year, both in and out of the classroom.  In the event that you need extra help or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  I can be easily reached through school email at posio@judsonisd.org.  I value your success and am here to ensure that you reach your highest potential. 

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