Syllabus & Introduction:
The Essentials of English III & IV course 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.
Writing Standards
Standard 1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Standard 3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Standard 4: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Standard 5: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Standard 6: Write independently, legibly, and routinely for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences over short and extended time frames.
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***