Syllabus
Introduction :
The Essentials of English courses focuses on the understanding and features of print, written and oral communication. The purpose of the Employability Credential program is to prepare students for equitable job-readiness opportunities by providing freedom to focus on employability and future-ready skills.
Course Standards:
Standard 1: Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
Standard 2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
Standard 3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Standard 4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Standard 5: Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations by making predictions, inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing, synthesizing, providing evidence, and investigating multiple interpretations.
Standard 6: Summarize key details and ideas to support analysis of thematic development.
Standard 7: Analyze the relationship among ideas, themes, or topics in multiple media formats and in visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities.
Standard 8: Analyze characters, settings, events, and ideas as they develop and interact within a particular context
Standard 9: Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, and conventions, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.
Standard 10: Apply a range of strategies to determine and deepen the meaning of known, unknown, and multiple-meaning words, phrases, and jargon; acquire and use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary.
Standard 11: Analyze and provide evidence of how the author’s choice of point of view, perspective, and purpose shape content, meaning, and style.
Standard 12: Analyze and critique how the author uses structures in print and multimedia texts to shape meaning and impact the reader.
Standard 13: Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
Class Rules:
Be On time
Be Respectful
Do Your Work
Follow Directives
Consequences:
1st Offense –Verbal Warning
2nd Offense- No Daily Privilege
3rd Offense- Detention
4th Offense- Parent Contact
5th Offense- Administrative Referral
Students are expected to follow and adhere to the Students’ Handbook Code of Conduct rules and responsibilities.
Grades:
Test/Quiz: 40%
Assignment: 40%
Exam: 20%
Grading Policy:
A 100-90
B 89-80
C 79-70
D 69-60
F 59-50
*** Mr. Kinssec reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus as necessary***