COURSE DESCRIPTION:

English 11 is a required course for graduation from high school, as is taking and passing the Common Core English Regents, which will be administered this year. In order to prepare for this exam and meet all of the Common Core Learning Objectives, this course incorporates the study of both fiction and nonfiction genres. Furthermore, much of the literature read in class will revolve around the themes of coming of age and the individual and society. Throughout the course, we will be writing for various rhetorical situations, and we will specifically focus on argumentative, analytical and narrative writing. In addition, we will work on discussion and presentations skills.

ASSIGNED TEXTS MAY INCLUDE:

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Selected poems, short stories, and nonfiction

SELF-CONTAINED ENGLISH 11 ASSIGNED TEXTS MAY INCLUDE:

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Othello by William Shakespeare

Selected poems, short stories, and nonfiction

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

English 12 is a required course for graduation from high school. This course incorporates the study of both fiction and nonfiction genres. The course focuses mainly on the improvement of writing and reading skills, specifically focusing on argumentative, exploratory, narrative and analytical writing. In addition, the beginning of the year incorporates life-skills writing including resumes, business letters, and application essays for work and college. Much of the literature will revolve around the theme of the individual and society. There will also be an emphasis on argumentation.

ASSIGNED TEXTS MAY INCLUDE:

Lying by Sam Harris

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu

Selected poems, short stories, and nonfiction

We use Google Classroom for all of our English 11 & 12 sections and for GSA club announcements!

Enroll for assignments, announcements, and each class syllabus.

Students are encouraged to download the free Google Classroom application on their phone for easy access to assignments, right at their fingertips.

Below are the following codes which you can enter to ask to join as a student or become a guardian for a particular student:

English 11, Period 1: rssmowb

English 12, Period 2: 4egifuw

English 11, Period 3: azop5ir

English 12, Period 6: 63xnafx

English 11, Period 8: oe2qrf5

GSA Club: ovepx6j

It is very important that all work turned in is original work written by the student turning it in. In some cases, the instructor may allow students to work together to submit something collaboratively, but such assignments will have directions explicitly stating that students may work together. Students should not work together, unless explicitly stated in the directions. For other assignments, the instructor may encourage students to use online resources to complete assignments. In all other cases, students should complete work alone. This ensures that students are relying on their own insights and knowledge to complete tasks, which will serve to help them on their exams, essays, and of course, in their lives beyond high school.

Plagiarism could be…

• copying another student’s work

• working together when the assignment calls for individual work

• using online information to complete an essay or other assignment

• having another student complete work

Any incidents of cheating, copying, turning in a paper from the Internet or from another student or any other type of academic dishonesty will result in a zero for the assignment with no make-up. Depending on the severity of the situation, the assistant principal or principal will be notified and disciplinary action will be taken in accordance with the Code of Conduct.