Holliday High School
English II
Course Syllabus
2016-2017
Teacher – Liberty Kisner Location – HHS – Room 12
E-Mail – Periods – 4th
Phone – (940) 586-1624 (school) Conference – 8th
Course Description
TEKS §110.32. The English Language Arts and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are organized into the following strands:
· Reading, where students read and understand a wide variety of literary and informational texts; vocabulary development and media literacy are included.
· Writing, where students compose a variety of written texts with a clear controlling idea, coherent organization, and sufficient detail. Included are literary texts (fiction, poetry, drama), expository texts (analytical, procedural, and interpretive), and persuasive texts.
· Research, where students are expected to know how to locate a range of relevant sources and evaluate, synthesize, and present ideas and information.
· Listening and Speaking, where students listen and respond to the ideas of others while contributing their own ideas in conversations and in groups.
· Oral and Written Conventions, where students learn how to use the oral and written conventions of the English language in speaking and writing.
The standards are cumulative--students will continue to address earlier standards as needed while they attend to standards for their grade. In English II, 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 should read and write on a daily basis.
Additionally, students will be taught with methods that will hopefully lead to their success in English during their junior and senior years of high school.
Texts Used
Holt McDougal Literature: Texas – Grade 10 (2010) Anthem/Julius Caesar/ Antigone 1
Supplies
Please refer to the separate school supplies handout for materials needed for this class.
Policies & Procedures
For all policies and procedures for this class, please refer to the Course Information Packet that you will also receive. Each one will be discussed in detail during the first week of classes.
English II
Course Outline
A tentative plan of course work is below. Unit order/content is subject to change.
Six Weeks / Units Covered1st / Vocabulary
Short Story Unit from Holt McDougal Literature – Grade 10
Short Fiction Unit – Anthem
Annotation focus/EOC Short Answer Question Expectations
Line memorization
2nd / Vocabulary
Mythology Unit – Edith Hamilton’s Mythology
Expository Writing: Term Theme/MLA Research/Presentation
Drama Unit – Antigone
Line memorization
3rd / Vocabulary for the College Bound – Book A (Lessons 13-17)
Drama Unit – Julius Caesar
EOC Persuasive Writing Unit (Continued)
Line memorization
4th / Vocabulary for the College Bound – Book B (Lessons 1-6)
EOC Persuasive Writing Unit (continued)
Poetry Unit - Holt McDougal Literature – Grade 10
Line memorization
5th / Vocabulary
EOC Writing/Short Answer Review Unit
Line memorization
6th / Vocabulary
Novel Unit –TBA
Arthurian Legends
Line memorization