The second six weeks syllabus will contain the following:

Writing

The student will:

Continue the journal as a springboard for thematic ideas.

Continue journal entries to effectively practice usage, grammar, and mechanics skills.

Employ multi-paragraph essay skills.

Demonstrate knowledge of the five step writing process.

The student will produce a four-paragraph essay.

Vocabulary

The student will:

Acquire an extensive vocabulary through reading and systematic word study.

Ten vocabulary or "Hot Words" are assigned the first day of each week.

Students are exposed to the Hot Words throughout the week in journal entries, reading assignments, and class discussions.

Students are quizzed over the week's ten Hot Words in a quiz at the end of the each week that uses the words in a variety of contexts.

Students are tested over the definitions of two weeks' worth of words.

Reading

The student will:

Comprehend selections using a variety of strategies.

Read American literature written during and about the period of Reason and Revolution.

Evaluate persuasion techniques in revolutionary literature and modern speeches and essays.

Students will be evaluated through quizzes and tests for comprehension and interpretation.

Read, outside of class and approximately forty-five minutes of assigned class time, selections of personal choice.

Students will be evaluated at the end of each six weeks period in a book conference with the instructor.

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