Foundations of English 11

COURSE OVERVIEW

GRADUATION PROJECT OPTION

FOUNDATIONS OF ENGLISH 11

Revised – 1/2011

I. Literature

A.  Novels – Two Required

1.  Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

2.  The Outsiders – S. E. Hinton

3.  Speak – Laurie Halse Anderson

B.  American Short Stories Vol. I and II (from both volumes, a total of eight short stories are required

C. Drama – one suggested

1. Othello (Perfection Form, Parallel Text) – W. Shakespeare

D. Poetry Unit Suggestions: (Emily Dickinson-- connects with Speak, Robert Frost--connects with The Outsiders)

1. “The Eagle”

2. “Dream Variation”

3. “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening”

4. “Richard Cory”

5. “Fog”

6. “The Creation”

II. Writing

A. First Writing Assignment/Assessment

B. Research Project: Celebrities and Philanthropy (required); Graduation Project

(optional)

C.  Literary Analysis Essays (E. A. Poe’s Short Stories, The Outsiders, Of Mice and Men,

Speak

D. Persuasive Essays

E. Expository/Personal Essays

F. Five-Paragraph Research Essay

G. Narrative/Short Story

H. Essay Outlines/Graphic Organizers for most writing assignments

I. Mid-year writing prompt for program planning assessment.

J. Criterion

K. Final Essay-Evaluation

L. Additional Assignments

III. Vocabulary 20-25% of each marking period grade

A.  Vocabulary Workshop – Sadlier-Oxford – Level E Units 1-8

B.  Department-wide standardized tests must be used

IV. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics – Writer’s Inc.

Exposure (EX) / Emphasis (E)
·  single quotes within a quote
·  commas with nonessential phrases
·  dashes
·  clauses / ·  subject/verb agreement
·  pronoun/antecedent agreement
·  commas
·  using quotes
·  semicolons
·  commonly confused words

Refer to the Vertical Teaming Grammar document for Mastery skills which the teacher may wish to review in this course.

V. Optional Films

A. *Othello (Fishburn) (R) requires district-approved parent permission slip

B. Of Mice and Men

C. I.U. adaptations of some short stories

VII. Assessments

1. Portfolios -- mandatory

2. Vocab tests

3. Objective tests

4. Research paper

5. Oral presentation

6. Power Point presentation

7. Homework

8. Notebooks

9. Conferencing

10. Final exams

11. Study guide

12. Interpretive projects

13. Short answer test

14. Group presentations

VIII. Graduation Project – see departmental Graduation Project requirements

Revised – 1/11 D. Mujkovic, K. Merritt