Quarter

Content /Performance Standards Addressed

Benchmarks for Student Achievement

Students will be able to:

Assessment

1

·         Usage and Mechanics

Subject-Verb, Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

·         Proofreading skills via usage reviews

·         SAT skills review-Verbal Analogies, Reading Comprehension

·         Sentence and Paragraph development review

     Prentice Hall Platinum-

                  “Handbook of the Writing Process”

                  “Handbook of Grammar and Revising 

                    Strategies”

                  “Handbook of Literary Terms and

                    Techniques”

            Warriner’s - Fourth Course

·         Expository and Literature Essays-Form, Content, Controlling Idea

·         Spelling-Standard Lists (Grade and Level Appropriate)

·         Vocabulary-via individual work, group reading, etc,

·         Thematic Focus:  “Values, Relationships, Coming of Age”

             Prentice Hall Platinum-Literature    

             Anthology

                  -selected short stories and essays

                   as per thematic focus

                  -Antigone   “The Greek Theater”

             Novels-3 of 4 from

                   The Catcher in the Rye - Salinger

                   East of Eden - Steinbeck

                   Lord of the Flies - Golding

                   The Butterfly Revolution - Butler

Approach all aspects of written and spoken English with a greater understanding of  and appreciation for the rules governing correct usage and language mechanics.

Proofread, evaluate, and revise their own writing with improved skills in areas of content, form, and ascertaining the degree to which they have actually completed the assigned task.

Organize and complete a well-constructed literature essay conforming to and in line with specific “guidelines.”

Approach all future course content with a growing confidence in their individual ability and a greater realization of their own responsibilities to and for themselves in the learning process.

-          Quizzes and Unit Tests

     Spelling, Vocabulary, Usage,

     and Reading Comprehension 

-          SAT review quizzes

             “Verbal Analogies”

             “Identifying Sentence Errors”

             “Improving Sentences”

             “Improving Paragraphs”

-          Four paragraph literature essays

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-          SAT Reasoning Test (At Student’s Discretion)

Quarter

Content/Performance Addressed

Benchmarks for Student Achievement

Students will be able to:

Assessment

2

·         Continued emphasis on usage and mechanics skills

as per rules of standard written English

·         Verbal skills refined

·         Reading Comprehension skills refined

·         Vocabulary development, spelling, etc. as per “Quarter 1” goals and procedures

·         Literature and Expository Essay skills refined

·         Introduction of “Mixed Genre” essay form and content as per NYS Regents Examination in English

             -Emphasize NYS “Guidelines” as per

              contolling idea, literary elements and

              techniques, proofreading, and all aspects of

              “standard written English”

·         Thematic Focus:  Values, Relationships, Coming of Age”

             Prentice Hall Platinum-short stories including

                  “By the Waters of Babylon” and

                  “A Christmas Memory”

                  -The Tragedy of Julius Caesar-Shakespeare

                         (Emphasis on poetic elements and

                           literary techniques)

·         Continued exploration of poetic elements via

Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice or

The Tempest

·         Novels The Sunflower, Siddhartha

Essay:  “A Modest Proposal”

-     Write a well-developed “Mixed Genre”

       essay as per “Guidelines” specified in

       NYS Regents

-          Identify, evaluate, and discuss literary

elements and techniques as used in various written works applicable to essay development and improving individual reading comprehension skills.

-          Present ideas more clearly and concisely

in class discussion.

-          Better evaluate the degree to which

ideas have been communicated via the spoken word.

-          Read, comprehend, and interpret poetry

at a level applicable to the completion of a quality “Mixed Genre” essay.

-          Quizzes and Unit Tests

             Spelling, Vocabulary, Usage,

             and Reading Comprehension,

             Verbal Analogies

-          Midterm Exam

-          Four-Five Paragraph “Mixed

Genre” essays

Quarter

Content/Performance Standards Addressed

Benchmarks for Student Achievement

Students will be able to:

Assessment

3

·         Continued reinforcement of all skills in areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking as per semester 1 content.

·         “Critical Lens” essay as per NYS Regents Comprehensive Examination in English criteria and “Guidelines” for content and organization .

·         Thematic Focus:  Values, Relationships, Coming of Age”

             Prentice Hall Platinum-Descriptive,

             Narrative and “Appreciation” essays

             Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing-

                  selected exercises as applicable

      “The Heroic Tradition” i.e. T.H. White, Sir

       Thomas Malory, Alfred, Lord Tennyson,

       Miguel de Cervantes, et al as selected

       Fahrenheit 451- Bradbury

               Animal Farm - Orwell

-          Write a well developed “Critical Lens”    

essay as per “Guidelines” specified in NYS Regents.

-          Read, discuss, and evaluate a variety of

written works with an emphasis on point of view, tone, and effective communication of ideas.

-          Better relate all materials covered to date

to year long themes of individual values, coming of age, and interpersonal relationships.

-          Quizzes and Unit Tests

             Spelling, Vocabulary, Usage,

              Mechanics, Reading

              Comprehension

-          Four-Five Paragraph “Critical

Lens” essays

-          Expository essay as per

“Listening” and  “Text and

Graphic” criteria

Quarter

Content/Performance Standards Addressed

Benchmarks for Student Achievement

Students will be able to:

Assessment

4

·         Refined skills in all areas as per Quarters 1, 2, and 3 in line with NYS Standards for English Language Arts

·         Essays – “Critical Lens”, “Text and Graphic”, and “Listening” as per NYS Regents format and criteria

·         Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing –

               selected exercises

·         Listening Skills – NYS Regents

             To Kill a Mockingbird - Lee

             The Metamorphosis - Kafha

             Nine Stories - Salinger

Note:  Demands on students in English 10 Honors are extreme during Quarter 4 as per upcoming Regents exams in social studies, math, science, and foreign language courses.  This situation is given continual consideration, especially as the English 10 Honors course comes to an end.  English Regents follows the 11^th grade AP exam for students enrolled in this course who advance to English AP.

-          Approach, develop, and complete  quality

expository  and literature essays in line with the level 5 and 6 rubic criteria on the NYS English regents Sessions 1 and 2 Parts A and B.

-          Advance to English 11AP with improved 

skills in all areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking as per NYS standards for English Language Arts.

-          Approach all ELA activities and/or

situations with a greater understanding of and appreciation for the value of effective communication of ideas.

-          Realize a greater confidence in his/her

ability to continue to grow in and as part of the learning process.

-          Quizzes and Unit Tests

             Spelling, Vocabulary,

             Reading Comprehension,

             Listening Skills, Usage,

             And Mechanics

-          Critical Reading Exercises

-          Varied Essays

-      SAT Review Practice

       Exercises

-Final Examination

Note:  Teachers will give full consideration to demands on students regarding  preparation for NYS June Regents in areas of math, social studies, foreign language, and science.