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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