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PRE-AP ENGLISH 1

TheCourseCourse DescriptionThiscourseisdesignedforstudentswhodisplayexceptionalabilityinreading,writing,andspeakingtopreparethemforAPEnglishcourses,aswellasapost-highschooleducation.Self-motivationandself-disciplineareessentialfactorsforsuccess.Studentsareexposedtoanincreasedandcomplexlevelofliteraryanalysisandin-depthclassdiscussionsthatfostercriticalandhigherorderthinking.TerminologyfromtheAPEnglishcurriculumwillbeintroduced.Studentswillworktowardsbecomingskilledreadersofprosewritteninavarietyofrhetoricalcontextsandskilledwriterswhocomposeforavarietyofpurposes,withanemphasisonacademicwriting.Course Objectives ·Readcloselytodetermineatext'spurpose,

usingevidencetodrawconclusions.·Interpretandanalyzethelanguageofatext

inordertodeterminemeaning.·Integrateandevaluatecontentpresentedin

diverseformatsandmedia.·Writeforavarietyofpurposes.·Synthesizeinformationandperspectives

fromothertexts,verbalandvisual,intoyourownarguments.

·DemonstrateproficiencyofstandardwrittenEnglishandstylisticmaturityinyourownwriting.

·Reflectuponandcriticallyassessyourownwork,applyingwritingandrevisionstrategiespurposefullyandstrategically.

·Collaborativelydiscuss,analyze,andevaluatetexts.

·Researchavarietyoftopicsusingacademicdatabasesandotheracademic,crediblesources.

LouisburgHighSchool EnglishLanguageArts

Teacher Dr.PaulRestivorestivop@usd416.org

913-837-1720x1755B.S.inEnglishEducation,KansasStateUniversity

M.Ed.inCurriculumandInstruction,UniversityofMissouri

Ed.D.inInstructionalLeadership,WaldenUniversity

Texts Columbine,Cullen

TheGreatGatsby,Fitzgerald

LordoftheFlies,Golding.

KiteRunner,Hosseini

Materials ·textbook/novels·classnotebookand

folder·stickynotes·pens,pencils·highlighters

·independentreadingselection·planner

Technology

·Printingcapabilities·AChromebookis

providedtoeachstudent.

Reading Workload Youwillreadanaverageof30to50pagesperweek.Thisestimateincludeschaptersfromnovels,passagesfromarticlesandthetextbook,aswellasIndependentReadingrequirements.

Writing Workload Youwillwritefourprocessessayseachsemester.Thesepapers,alongwithshorterpieces,arerevisedandincludedinaportfoliothatrepresentseachsemester'swork.

Online at www.classwithrestivo.com Blocks 4 and 8

TheGradeYourgradesforthisclassareweighted.Thatmeansthatyouroverallgradeisnotbasedontotalpoints.Itisbasedonwhatpercentageeachassignmentisworth.Inthisclass,gradesfallintotwocategories:

Formative | 25% of GRADEIncludesalldailyandweeklyassignmentsconsideredpracticeorleadinguptoalargerassessment.Thesecheckyourunderstandingoftheconceptswe'restudyinginclass.

Summative | 75% of GRADEConsistsofthemajoressayseachsemester,finaldiscussions,revisionportfolios,andend-of-unitassessments.Thereisalwaysasummativeintheareasofreading,writing,speaking,andlistening.

TheKeysItisachievableforeverystudenttosucceedatahighlevelinmyclass.However,therearespecifickeystoearninganA.Thesestudents:

·Approachclasswithaninquisitivemind.

·Completeallassignmentsontime.

·Participateactivelyindiscussions.

·Readandunderstandallclassprocedures,policies,andassignmentinstructions.

·Keeptrackofallgradedwork.

·Takenotesevenwhentheteacherdoesn'trequireit.

·ListenactivelyusingtheSLANTapproach:SitUp,Listen,AskandAnswerQuestions,Nod,TracktheSpeaker.

·Striveforintegrityandmaturityinyourworkandinteractionswithothers.

·Useemailandtheclasswebsitedaily.

·Attendclasseveryday,andbeprepared.

·Usealloftheschoolandcommunityresourcesthatareavailabletoyou.

·Approachlearningwithagrowthmindset,understandingthatsomefailuresareessentialpartsofthelearningprocess.

·Understandthatexcellenceisnotanentitlementbutrathertheendresultofhardwork.

Pre-AP English

E N G L I S H L A N G U A G E A R T S I

PRE-AP ENGLISH2

Course Focus and SequenceAug. 1 - Oct. `12

ThematicQuestion:WhatisworthvaluinginAmerica?

Skills CloseReadingandAnnotatingUnderstandingThemeAuthor'sPurposePoeticStructureConstructingParagraphs UsingTransitionsWritingNarrativesActiveListeningNoteTakingCooperativeLearning

Texts Columbine(Cullen)TheGreatGatsby(Fitzgerald)TheNewColossus(Lazarus)RichardCorey(Robinson)LetAmericaBeAmericaAgain(Hughes)LoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock(Eliot)AgainstSchool(Gatto)AndthePursuitofHappiness(Kalman)DeclarationofIndependence(Jefferson)

Summative Assessments PoemAnalysisDeclarationImitationEssaySocraticSeminarVocabularyTest

Oct. 16 - Dec. 21

ThematicQuestion:Underwhatconditionsdoesapersondisobeyorrebel?

Skills ProseStructureFigurativeLanguageSentenceFluencyandVariationAnalyzingProseTextsMLAStyleActiveListening.WritingResearchEssaysRevisingandReflectingCooperativeLearningUsingEvidenceinDiscussion

Texts LordoftheFlies(Golding)SirHumphreyGilbert(Longfellow)Awaken(Tribble)OntheRainyRiver(O'Brien)TheHoaxofDigitalLife(Egan)ShootinganElephant(Orwell)ThePrince(Machiavelli)ModelofChristianCharity(Winthrop)

Summative Assessments VisualArgumentProjectProseAnalysisTheme/ConceptAnalysisWritingPortfolioSocraticSeminarVocabularyTest

Jan. 7 - March 7

ThematicQuestion:Towhatextentshouldmemoryandhistoryshapeourpresentandfuture?

Skills UnderstandingDictionandTone WordRelationships-ConnotationsArgumentStructurePersuasiveStrategiesAnalyzingRhetoricReflectingandMetacognitionRevisionStrategiesAskingQuestionsActiveListeningCooperativeLearning

Texts TheKiteRunnerTheSevenAgesofMan(Shakespeare)DeathofaYoungSonByDrowning(Atwood)TheLivesoftheDead(O'Brien)DredScottvSandford(Taney)LettersfromanAmericanFarmer(Crevecoeur)Shame(Gregory)InauguralAddress(Reagan)

Summative Assessments RhetoricalAnalysisArgumentEssaySocraticSeminarVocabularyTest

March 18 - May 22

ThematicQuestion:Towhatextentcananationachieveaperfectsociety?

Skills RhetoricalPurposePointofViewOrganizationandUnityinWritingResearchingandSynthesizingProposingSolutionsReflectingandMetacognitionRevisionStrategiesAskingQuestionsActiveListeningCooperativeLearning

Texts IndependentReadingSelectionUtopia(Szymborska)TheManWiththeMuck-Rake(Roosevelt)TheLowestAnimal(Twain)IWantaWife(Brady)FreetoBeHappy(Meacham)AmericatheBeautiful(D'Souza)ShuttheDoor(Smith)

Summative Assessments SynthesisProposalArgumentArgumentEssayWritingPortfolioSocraticSeminarVocabularyTest

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PRE-AP ENGLISH 3

Class Website Ifyoumustbeabsentduetoillness,familybusiness,orschoolactivities,pleaseusetheclasswebsite,classwithrestivo.com,toremaincurrent.Ingeneral,checkthewebsitefirstbeforeaskingmeforclarifyingquestions.

Excused Absence Youhavetwoconsecutiveclassperiodstomakeupanassignmentforeachdaymissed.Ifyouhaveanexcusedabsenceonthedayalong-termassignmentisdue,theworkisduethedayyoureturntoclass.Ifyouhaveanexcusedabsenceduetoaschoolactivity,yourworkisduebeforeyoudepart.

Missing Assignments AnystudentwithamissingassignmentwillbereferredtoAcademicAssistance.Thisisrequired.MissingAcademicAssistanceresultsinadetention.Youmayalsousethattimetoworkwithmeifyouneedhelp.

Late Work Deadlinesareimportantandshowacommitmenttothelearningprocess.Thisclassrequiresyoutocompletetheformativeassignmentsinordertobesuccessfulonthesummativeassignments.Lateworkmustbenegotiatedinadvancewithmeatwhichpointthoseassignmentsmaybeacceptedupuntilthedatethesummativeisgiven.Forexample,youcannotturninaroughdraftorpeerreviewafteryouhaveturnedinthefinaldraft.Lateworkdoescomewithareductioningradeleftuptomydiscretion.Workthatwasintendedtobecompletedinclassandforwhichampletimewasgiveninclasscannotbeturnedinlateforagrade.

Cell phones Cellphonesarenotpermittedduringteachingandlearningactivitiesintheclassroom.Theyshouldnotbevisibleatanypoint.

Chromebooks TheChromebooksshouldbeusedonlywhenitisappropriatetodoso.Youshouldn'tuseyourlaptopwhentheclassisnotusingthem(e.g.totakenotes).

Technology Failures Technologyfailureisneveranexcusefornothavingworkcompleted(e.g.internetwentout,printerranoutofink,computer"crashed,"batteryranout,etc.)Youalsomaynottaketimeatthebeginningofclasstoprintassignmentsorturnworkinonline.

Emailing Me Iencourageyoutoreachoutanytimeyouneedassistance,asIamhappytohelpanywayIcan.Mostconversations,however,needtobedoneinperson.Youmaysendanemailsayingyouwouldliketosetupatimetodiscussissueslikegradesormissingassignments.Useemailforgeneralinquiries,andIwillrespondduringthehoursof7:30a.m.and3p.m.duringtheweek.Pleasemakesureyouremailiscourteousandprofessionalintone.

Submitting Assignments EveryessayortypedassignmentwewriteshouldbeinMLAStyle.YoushouldalsomakesureyoucompleteyourassignmentsinyourGoogleDriveaccountsothatyouhaveaccesstofilesanywhere.DonotemailassignmentstomeunlessIhavespecificallyasked.Allofouressaysareuploadedto

turnitin.comasGoogleDrivefiles.

Essay Lengths Unlessotherwisestated,allofouressaysshouldbeatleast1,000wordstyped,notincludingtheWorksCitedpage.Writingofthislength(andlonger)isrequiredifyouareparticipatinginscholarlydiscourse.Yourwritingshouldreflectthoughtfulandcriticalthinking.

Making Up a Socratic Seminar or Discussion Attendanceiscrucialinthisclass,particularlysincediscussionandsocraticseminarsaremajorpartsoftheclass.Ifyoumissadiscussionthatisscoredforagrade,youmustrecorda3to5-minuteresponseofyourownthathighlightsyourownthoughtsinregardstothegiventopic.Thiswillassessyourspeakingskills.Youcanthensubmittheaudiofiletomethroughemail.Sincelisteningskillscannotbeassessed,youwillreceiveamaximumgradeof90%forthismakeupassignment.Ifyouchoosetomakeupyourdiscussioninasmallgrouporwithapartner,youcanreceiveupto100%.

Making Up Peer Review Ifyouareabsentthedayweconductpeerreviewonanessayinclass,youstillmustmakesureyouressayispostedbeforethatclassperiod.Thiswillensureyourclassmatescanprovideyoufeedback.You,however,willnotbeabletomakeupthepeerreviewactivity.Thegradeisexempted,whichmeansitdoesnotcountfororagainstyou.

Plagiarism TakingtheworkofothersandpassingitoffasyourownisagainstschoolpolicyandresultsinaFridaySchooland

thechancetoredotheassignment.Aformofplagiarism,oftencalledacademicdishonesty,isalsousingworkyou'vecompletedpreviouslyforanotherclassandpassingitoffasoriginalinthisclass.

Taking Notes Itisgoodpracticetogetinthehabitoftakingnotes,evenwhennotinstructed.MyexpectationisthatyouhaveyourWriter'sNotebookoutandwritedownyourobservationsandlearningthroughouttheentireclassperiod.

Revising Your Work Generally,Iencouragestudentswhowanttoreviseworkthattheyfeeldidnotmeettheirexpectations.Ifthisisthecase,pleaseseeme.Revisedworkmustbecompletedwithinaweek(generally)ofreceivingthegradeforthatassignment.Youcanreceiveamaximumscoreof90%onrevisedwork.

Decorum Morethananypolicypreviouslystated,Ivaluehardworkandacommitmenttolearningforthe90minutesyou'reinmyroom.I'mheretohelpyougetbetterasacommunicatorandaperson.Showyourcommitmentthroughyouracademicbehaviors,youreffort,yourbodylanguage--yourwholeself.Andfurther,wewanttomaintainagrowthmindsetinourclass,sopleaseapproachmistakesandfailuresasanopportunitytoimprove.Thisalsomeansbeingunderstandingwhenthosearoundyouarestruggling.Let'srespectothers,thinkpositively,learnactively,beyourself,smilefrequently,workhard,dreambig,relaxoften,andenjoyyourself.

The Fine Print expectations

* procedures

* policies