English Language Arts 1

Syllabus

Course:Yearlong with two semestersGrade level:HS

Prerequisite Courses:Literacy Level 8 Credits: 1.0

Course Description

This freshman-year English course invites students to explore diverse texts organized into thematic units. Students will engage in literary analysis and inferential evaluation of great texts both classic and contemporary. While critically reading fiction, poetry, drama, and literary nonfiction, students will master comprehension and literary-analysis strategies. Interwoven in the lessons across two semesters are activities that encourage students to strengthen their oral language skills and produce clear, coherent writing. Students will read a range of classic texts including Homer’s The Odyssey, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.” They will study also short but complex texts, including influential speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. Contemporary texts by Richard Preston, Julia Alvarez, and Maya Angelou round out the course.

Course Objectives

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of foundational works of literature.
  • Analyze seminal works of literary nonfiction and evaluate their structure and reasoning.
  • Analyze the impact of an author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a text.
  • Demonstrate increasing sophistication in the routine and process of writing.
  • Learn to use Standard English from a variety of grammar lessons.

This course requires the same level of commitment from you as a traditional classroom course would. You have access to this class 24/7 permitting you to put the time in. Expect to plan your time to complete the class assigned in the hexter(s) timeframe for the following activities:

  • Interactive lessons that include a mixture of instructional videos and tasks
  • Assignments in which you apply and extend learning
  • Assessments, including essays, quizzes, tests, and cumulative exams
  • Project(s)

Communication

Your teacher will communicate with you regularly through discussions, e-mail, and system announcements. You will also communicate with classmates, either via online tools (Google Email) or face to face, as you collaborate on projects, ask and answer questions in your content group, and develop your speaking and listening skills.

Grading Policy

You will be graded on the work you do online and the work you submit electronically to your teacher. To complete the semesters/course, all assignments and assessments are completed satisfactorily or proficiently (80% or score 3 as a minimum).

Scope and Sequence

When you log into Edgenuity, you can view the entire course map—an interactive scope and sequence of all topics you will study. Summaries of units are below:

Semester 1

Unit 1 Mythology

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI.09.R2.06.04 Point of View

Learning Target: LI.09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.03.04 Narrative

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.04.04 Task, Purpose Audience

Learning Target: LI.09.W2.05.04 Revise and Edit

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Unit 2 The Epic Hero’s Quest

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.01.04 Context Clues

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.05.04 Word Origins and Roots

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.06.04 Academic Vocabulary

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.03.04 Story Elements

Learning Target: LI.09.R2.06.04 Point of View

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency Learning Target: LI.09.W1.02.04 Informative-Explanatory

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.04.04 Task, Purpose Audience

Learning Target: LI.09.W2.05.04 Revise and Edit

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Unit 3 Individuality and Conformity

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.01.04 Context Clues

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.02.04 Use of Language

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.03.04 Reference Materials

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.01.04 Questioning, Inference and Interpretation

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.02.04 Themes and Central Ideas

Learning Target: LI.09.R2.05.04 Text Structures and Features

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.03.04 Story Elements

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.04.04 Connections

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Unit 4 Mystery and Suspense

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Unit 5 Caring

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI. 09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.03.04 Story Elements

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.WI.02.04 Informative-Explanatory

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.04.04 Task, Purpose Audience

Unit 6 Tragedy and Comedy

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.01.04 Context Clues

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.02.04 Use of Language

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.03.04 Reference Material

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.03.04 Story Elements

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.SL10.05 Presentation and Delivery

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Semester 2

Unit 7 Independence and the Bicycle

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.01.04 Context Clues

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.02.04 Use of Language

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.03.04 Reference Materials

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.01.04 Questioning, Inference and Interpretation

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.02.04 Themes and Central Ideas

Learning Target: LI.09.R2.05.04 Text Structures and Features

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.03.04 Story Elements

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.04.04 Connections

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.SL1.02.04 Evaluate Presented Information

Learning Target: LI.09.SL10.05 Presentation and Delivery

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.01.04 Argumentative

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.04.04 Task, Purpose Audience

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Unit 8 Nature and the Environment

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI. 09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI.09.R2.05.04 Text Structures and Features

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.01.04 Argumentative

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.04.04 Task, Purpose Audience

Learning Target: LI.09.W2.05.04 Revise and Edit

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Learning Target: LI.09.W.4.07.04 Research

Unit 9 Making a Difference

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.01.04 Questioning, Inference and Interpretation

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.02.04 Themes and Central Ideas

Learning Target: LI.09.R2.05.04 Text Structures and Features

Learning Target: LI.09.R3.07.04 Visual-Auditory Media and Information Sources

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.R3.09.04 Literary Comparisons and Source Material

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.01.04 Argumentative

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.04.04 Task, Purpose Audience

Learning Target: LI.09.W2.05.04 Revise and Edit

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Unit 10 Espionage and Intrigue

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI. 09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Unit 11 Fighting for Equality

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI. 09.L1.03.04 Grammar

Learning Target: LI.09.R1.04.04 Connections

Learning Target: LI.09.R3.10.04 Rhetorical Criticism

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.R2.05.04 Text Structures and Features

Learning Target: LI.09.R3.07.04 Visual Auditory Media and Information Sources

Learning Target: LI.09.R3.10.04 Rhetorical Criticism

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.01.04 Argumentative

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Unit 12 Unity and Division

Learning Target: LI.09.L1.02.04 Spelling

Learning Target: LI.09.L2.03.04 Language Conventions

Learning Target: LI.09.L3.06.04 Academic Vocabulary

Learning Target: LI 09.R4.10.04 Fluency

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.01.04 Argumentative

Learning Target: LI.09.W1.04.04 Task, Purpose Audience

Learning Target: LI.09.W2.05.04 Revise and Edit

Learning Target: LI 09.W3.06.04 Technology

Learning Target: LI.09.W.4.07.04 Research

Learning Target: LI.09.W4.08.04 Access and Organize Information

Learning Target: LI.09.SL1.02.04 Evaluate Presented Information

Dr. Kelly Garcia

“Doc”

Teacher Westminster Virtual Academy

Hidden Lake High School

7300 Lowell Blvd.

Westminster, CO

303.720.5262 WVA Computer Lab Phone

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