Overview: The 11th grade curriculum is
centered on the American experience; therefore, the students in English 11 will
spend the majority of their time reading, writing, and discussing the fictional
and informational work of American writers of various genres and time periods
in ways that align with the Common Core.
We will use these informational and
literary texts by having classroom experiences that directly connect to our
texts.
Student
writing will improve through repeated use of the writing process and by
strengthening our ability to write from sources.
Student
reading will improve through the use of complex texts and the repeated practice
of close reading strategies.
Student vocabulary will improve by
focusing strategically on academic-based words.
Literacy
Skills & Habits
Read closely for textual details
Annotate texts to support comprehension and analysis
Engage in productive evidence-based conversations about text
Collect evidence from texts to support analysis
Organize evidence to plan around writing
Revise writing according to purpose
Determine meaning of unknown vocabulary
Question texts during reading to deepen understanding
Make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, etc.
Analyze the impact of an author’s choices
Summarize a text
objectively
How will our
class accomplish this?
We will read novels, plays, poetry,
critical reviews, editorials, essays, speeches, and many other types of
professional writing.
We will write original pieces and
respond to the work of others.
We will rely on our peers when actively
working in groups.
We will keep the class active at all
times and hopefully have a few laughs.
Anything that we can accomplish we
will.
Materials
Needed:
- A blue or black pen
- A looseleaf notebook/binder exclusively for
this class. You pick the style, size,
color, but it will be collected periodically and I want to see only material
from this class. If you decide to buy a
spiral notebook, you should have a folder for all handouts, tests, quizzes, etc…
- Packages of post-it notes. Always have them with you.
Grading
Policy:
As per school policy, graded assignments will be converted to letter grades at
the end of each quarter The breakdown is
as follows:
Alpha Grade
|
Numerical Equivalent
|
Quality Points
|
A+
|
97 and above
|
4.4
|
A
|
93 to 96
|
4.0
|
A-
|
90 to 92
|
3.6
|
B+
|
87 to 89
|
3.3
|
B
|
83 to 86
|
3.0
|
B-
|
80 to 82
|
2.6
|
C+
|
77 to 79
|
2.3
|
C
|
73 to 76
|
2.0
|
C
|
70 to 72
|
1.6
|
D+
|
67 to 69
|
1.3
|
D
|
65 to 66
|
1.0
|
F
|
64 or below
|
0
|
Graded
Assignments include-
Tests (essays, AP multiple-choice exams, etc . . . ). All test grades count twice.
Quizzes (reading checks, vocabulary, etc . . . ). All quiz grades will count once.
It will be clearly stated which
graded assignments are tests and which are quizzes.
Written Homework will be checked and converted into a test grade.
All
students will take the New York State English Regents Exam.
Extra
Help: I
will make any accommodations necessary to meet with anyone that needs extra
help. Talk to me after class, leave a
note in my mailbox (in E administration), or e-mail me - rriegger@smithtown.k12.ny.us
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