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Course Description
Course Description
Following New York State Standards for ELA, students will evaluate a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts. Students will continue to work on mastering the essential guidelines of standard written and spoken English in the Modern Language Association (MLA) format. They will develop the skills of analysis, critical thinking, and organization to produce high-quality writing to be revised and refined. By writing regularly and participating in a variety of collaborative discussions and presentations, students will assert and defend claims using appropriate examples and evidence from a text to prepare them for college, careers, and success in literacy skills needed for life.
Syllabus
MS. FLORIO
MS. HEINEN
MS. LINK
MS. REIFKE
MS. ROIK
MR. RUGGIO
MS. WATERS
MS. WINDSOR
Quarter 1
Primary Resources Include:
“Blast: Do or Do not. There is no Try”
“Letter to My Younger Self”
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
“The Scarlet Ibis”
“Excerpt from TKAM” (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Essential Learning:
I can write an email that clearly communicates its purpose.
I can identify various parts of speech to construct better sentences.
I can write a CQCIC paragraph.
CQCIC= (Claim, Quotation, Citation, Interpretation, Connection)
Quarter 2
"Divided We Fall"
Primary Resources Include:
"The Necklace" (narrative)
TED Talks
"Sure, You Can Ask Me a Personal Question" &
"Coming to America" (poetry)
Angela's Ashes (novel excerpt)
Essential Learning:
I can use evidence from a text to support my ideas about what it means
I can make inferences and ask questions to further my understanding
I can use evidence from a text to support my ideas about the concept of “Belonging.”
I can analyze poetry and apply the concepts of tone and author’s purpose in my writing.
I can demonstrate my understanding of tone, author’s purpose and rhetorical devices.
Quarter 3
"Declaring Your Genius"
Primary Resources Include:
Studies on Gardner's Multiple Intelligences (informational texts)
"An Indian Father's Plea" (biographical text)
TED Talks:
Georgia O'Keeffe (art work and biographical texts)
"Most Dangerous Game" (fiction)
Argumentative Research Writing
Essential Learning:
I can evaluate my different intelligences and apply Gardner’s theories.
I can explain the rhetorical appeals and recognize how they are used to persuade an audience.
I can analyze language and recognize what the author was intending (purpose).
I can determine and evaluate an argument by recognizing the evidence being used to support the claims.
I can formulate questions to research a topic of my choice.
Quarter 4
Primary Resources Include:
“A Doll’s House” (short story)
“A Story of Vengeance” (short story)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (short story)
Aesop's Fables
Romeo and Juliet (excerpted scene)
Essential Learning:
I can analyze an author's purpose in a text by identifying the central message and literary devices being used to develop it.
I can evaluate text to determine connotative and denotative concepts.
I can demonstrate my research skills through writing and text analyses.
I can formulate questions to research a topic of my choice and present my understanding to others.
I can apply grammar and language skills to develop fluent and complete sentences.
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