• Charlotte High School

    English 1 - Grade 9

    English 4 – Grade 12

    Teacher: Addie LoBue

    Email: Addie.LoBue@yourcharlotteschools.net

    Phone: 941-575-5450 ext. 7068

    COURSE DESCRIPTION

    The purpose of this course is to provide English students, using texts of high complexity, integrated language arts study in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language for college and career preparation and readiness.

    COURSE NOTES

    The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:

    active reading of varied texts for what they say explicitly, as well as the logical inferences that can be drawn

    analysis of literature and informational texts from varied literary periods to examine:

    Text craft and structure

    Elements of literature

    arguments and claims supported by textual evidence

    Power and impact of language

    influence of history, culture, and setting on language

    personal critical and aesthetic response

    Writing for varied purposes:

    Developing and supporting argumentative claims

    crafting coherent, supported informative/expository texts

    responding to literature for personal and analytical purposes

    Writing narratives to develop real or imagined events

    writing to sources using text- based evidence and reasoning

    effective listening, speaking, and viewing strategies with emphasis on the use of evidence to support or refute a claim in multimedia presentations, class discussions, and extended text discussions

    Collaboration amongst peers

    Class Expectations:

    Policies and Procedures

    1. Each student is required to bring the following to class every day: writing utensils and a spiral notebook that is DEDICATED to this class ONLY.

    2. It is the student’s responsibility upon his/her return from absence to obtain any missed work. Refer to the student handbook to see the time frame for when work is due.

    3. All students are to be in the classroom when the second bell rings to begin class. Any student who is tardy to class without just cause will be marked as an unexcused tardy.

    4. No student will be allowed to leave the room during the first or last (10) minutes of class.

    5. All rules and regulations set forth in the Charlotte County Student Code of Conduct will be enforced in the classroom.

    6. Students are expected to listen to the teacher. 

    7. Students are expected to stay in their seats until the bell rings. 

    8. Students will enter the classroom calmly and quietly while they sit down and get their things ready for class. 

    9.  Backpacks with cellphones will be kept in the back of the classroom.

    10. The teacher is allowed to change the classroom rules as they deem necessary.

    Grading.

    1. The course will use the Charlotte County School District Standard Grading Scale:

    90-100% A

    80-89% B

    70-79% C

    60-69% D

    0-59% F

    2. The course is divided up into four (4) nine (9) Week Grading Periods.

    3. Grades will be determined from a breakdown of the following criteria:

    Computer Software Grades

    Whole Group Activities

    Small Group Activities

    Individual Activities

    Vocabulary, Test and Quizzes

    Required Materials:

    Writing utensils (pen, #2 pencil)

    A spiral notebook, DEDICATED to this class ONLY