Syllabus
English IV Course Description
English IV is a challenging and rewarding class. Students will be exposed to a variety of assignments with a focus on writing for the professional world, and studying major works in British and other world literature. We will read a variety of works spanning from the Anglo-Saxon period through to contemporary works. Students will write several essays, both analytical and persuasive in nature, as well as create multimedia presentations and speeches. This class will implement the workshop model: each day will include rigorous practice in reading and writing. Each student should come prepared to challenge him/herself intellectually every day.
English IV is a challenging and rewarding class. Students will be exposed to a variety of assignments with a focus on writing for the professional world, and studying major works in British and other world literature. We will read a variety of works spanning from the Anglo-Saxon period through to contemporary works. Students will write several essays, both analytical and persuasive in nature, as well as create multimedia presentations and speeches. This class will implement the workshop model: each day will include rigorous practice in reading and writing. Each student should come prepared to challenge him/herself intellectually every day.
Objectives/ Major skills
students will be able to:
*These standards are cumulative--students will continue to address earlier standards as needed while they attend to standards for their grade level. In English IV, students will engage in activities that build on their prior knowledge and skills in order to strengthen their reading, writing, and oral language skills. Students will read and write on a daily basis.
students will be able to:
- read and understand a wide variety of literary and informational texts;
- compose a variety of written texts with a clear controlling idea, coherent organization, and sufficient detail;
- conduct research by locating a range of relevant sources and evaluating, synthesizing, and presenting ideas and information;
- listen and respond to the ideas of others while contributing their own ideas in conversations and in groups;
- use the oral and written conventions of the English language in speaking and writing
*These standards are cumulative--students will continue to address earlier standards as needed while they attend to standards for their grade level. In English IV, students will engage in activities that build on their prior knowledge and skills in order to strengthen their reading, writing, and oral language skills. Students will read and write on a daily basis.
CRHS Late Work/ Make-up Work Policy:
Late work includes any assignment in any category. Students have one block day past the assigned deadline to turn in for a late grade up to a 70. After this, a student may turn in the work for a maximum of a 50, up until the Wednesday before the six-weeks reporting deadline.
Make-up Work:
Students are given one extra block to turn in work without a late penalty for each day missed for a non-school related absence. Students are responsible for obtaining make-up work on their first day back in class following an absence. Students are expected to schedule a before or after school tutorial time with their instructor or another grade-level teacher, if needed. After the extra block assigned, the Late Work policy applies. Students absent for school-related functions are encouraged to make arrangements with teachers in advance of their absence. Students may attend a tutorial before the day of absence, so they can remain on schedule with their class. Work assigned before the date of the school-related absence is due on the original due date, unless other arrangements have been made. After the original assigned date of the assignment, or the day agreed upon with the teacher, the Late Work policy applies.
Students are given one extra block to turn in work without a late penalty for each day missed for a non-school related absence. Students are responsible for obtaining make-up work on their first day back in class following an absence. Students are expected to schedule a before or after school tutorial time with their instructor or another grade-level teacher, if needed. After the extra block assigned, the Late Work policy applies. Students absent for school-related functions are encouraged to make arrangements with teachers in advance of their absence. Students may attend a tutorial before the day of absence, so they can remain on schedule with their class. Work assigned before the date of the school-related absence is due on the original due date, unless other arrangements have been made. After the original assigned date of the assignment, or the day agreed upon with the teacher, the Late Work policy applies.
CRHS Re-teach/ Re-test Policy:
If a student earns below a 70 on an assignment, the student may elect to take advantage of re-teach/ re-test to earn up to a 70. Once the student receives a failing grade, the student must notify the teacher that day that he/she wishes to re-test. Within a week, the student must attend at least one tutorial for re-teach and one for re-test. If the student does not notify the teacher the day the student receives the failing grade or the re-test is not completed within a week, the student then forfeits the opportunity to gain a higher grade.
Classroom/CRHS Expectations:
At Cedar Ridge, we use the acronym RAIN for behavioral and academic expectations. It stands for Respect, Achievement, Investment, and Nobility. All students will be expected to follow the student handbook policies at all times (this includes--restroom usage, technology usage, academic dishonesty, food and drink, and discipline). Consequences for not meeting expectations are also included in the handbook. Because the classroom is primarily a learning environment, cell phone usage will be restricted in order to minimize distractions.
At Cedar Ridge, we use the acronym RAIN for behavioral and academic expectations. It stands for Respect, Achievement, Investment, and Nobility. All students will be expected to follow the student handbook policies at all times (this includes--restroom usage, technology usage, academic dishonesty, food and drink, and discipline). Consequences for not meeting expectations are also included in the handbook. Because the classroom is primarily a learning environment, cell phone usage will be restricted in order to minimize distractions.
***Tutorials will be by appointment only!!!***
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