English 11 Syllabus

GJSD Course Syllabus

English 11

• • Ms. Sandra Cacciotti

  • scacciotti@gjsd.net

  • (814) 533-5601 Ext. 55107

Availability

Communication is a key component of student success. Please feel free to contact me anytime. If you email me, I will respond as promptly as possible. I can return phone calls usually between 2-3 PM.

Conferences

I am available for parent/teacher conferences at any time throughout the school year. I typically schedule these between 2:35 and 3:00. A conference can be arranged at the request of a parent or the teacher.

Course Description

• • Eleventh grade English students deepen their understanding of literary terms and literary elements through the study of multiple genres of American Literature. Responding to literature in writing engages students in sophisticated text interaction designed to promote synthesis and analysis of complex texts. Throughout the course, students read and compose fiction and nonfiction texts -informational, narrative, and persuasive. They will read poetry, short stories, novels and dramatic works as they exist alone and in relation to one another. Through the development and delivery of a multimedia research project on an American author, students will strengthen their ability to cite evidence to support their claims as well as prepare a public speech for an audience.

Course Units

• • 1A - Nonfiction: Reading and Analyzing Informational Texts

  • 1B - Constructing an Informative Essay

  • 2 - Reading and Analyzing Poetry

  • 3A - Reading and Analyzing Fiction/Short Story

  • 3B - Literary Analysis of the Short Story/Composition

  • 4A - American Author/Multimedia Research and Presentation - Research Construction

  • 4B - American Author/Multimedia Research and Presentation - Presentation

  • 5A - Reading and Analyzing the American Novel

  • 5B - Literary Analysis of the Novel/Composition

  • 6 - Composition/Argumentative Writing

  • 7A - Reading Drama

  • 7B - Composition/Writing about Drama

Types of Assignments

homework, classwork, independent reading assignments, individual and group.

• • Course Textbooks - Language of Literature/ McDougal-Littel and Language Network Grammar Book/McDougal-Littel

  • Tutoring Services - I am available everyday after school for individual support and instruction reinforcement. I encourage each student to take advantage of tutoring services

Guidelines for Course Grade Weighting

Year Course

Class Attendance / Late to Class

GJSD supports the concept that consistent and timely attendance is vital to success in any class. Please review the procedures enforced at GJSD within the Discipline Policy regarding absences and lates to class.