English IV Third Six Weeks Syllabus

The third 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.

Rely increasingly on the conventions and mechanics of written English, including the rules of usage and grammar, to write clearly and effectively.  Focus especially on words often confused is spelling and usage.

Vocabulary

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 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.

The student reads widely to increase knowledge of his/her culture, the culture of others, and the common elements across culture.

Reading includes mythology and the epic, Beowulf.

Students analyze the development of the English language by studying the Old English period.

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.

Listening and Speaking

The student listens attentively for a variety of purposes.

The student speaks clearly and effectively for a variety of purposes.

Students recite The Lord's Prayer in Old English.

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