High School Syllabus Template Page 4
ADVERTISEMENT
1
2
3
4“Hills Like White Elephants” and “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” and “The End of Something”
and “A Cat in the Rain” and “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” and “The Killers” by
Ernest Hemingway
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe
Grammar:
Chin, Beverly Ann, ed. Grammar for Writing: Level Gold. New York: Sadlier-Oxford,
Grade Determination:
Tests/Major Assignments/Essays: 40-60%
Quizzes/Minor Assignments: 20-40%
Homework: 10-20%
Class Participation: 10-20%
Major Assignments:
Essay:
Students will write an arguable thesis that is supported by evidence, analyzes literature through
the use of close reading strategies and textual evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn
from the text.
• Definition of key concept from The Crucible.
• Rhetorical analysis essay analyzing how language creates meaning in The Great Gatsby
and Of Mice and Men.
• Synthesis essay analyzing a central topic from In Cold Blood.
• Research paper on a common obstacle to achieving the American Dream using literature
and outside sources.
• Poetry analysis of “Harlem.”
• Poetry analysis of “Hope is the thing with feathers.”
• Extended response analyzing a primary source visual such as a poster or painting.
Performance:
Students will deliver a persuasive speech offering a solution to a problem they see as affecting
their peer group.
Auxiliary Assessments:
Annotation
Two-Column Notetaking
Dialectical Journaling
Class Discussion
Group Presentation
Midyear & Final Exams: Midyear and Final Exams will be given. These exams count as 10%
of the respective semester grade. The average of the first and second quarter grades will count
90% in determining the first semester average. Similarly, the second semester average will
include the average of third and fourth quarter grades at 90% and final exam at 10%. The
average for the entire year will be the average of both semesters.
Q1 = 22.5%
Q2 = 22.5%
Midterm = 5%
Q3 = 22.5%
Q4 = 22.5%
Final = 5%
ADVERTISEMENT
0 votes
Related Articles
Related forms
Related Categories
Parent category: Education