Tenth Grade College Prep English/Honors
Syllabus
Quack Vocab
Raisin in the Sun Activity
Online Portfolio Tutorial
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A message from Mrs. Michelson
This course is designed to prepare students for the rigors of college. I have planned a program that integrates critical reading, viewing, inquiry, collaboration, writing and research. The skills required in this course parallel those identified as central to academic success in undergraduate college and university classrooms. These include:
ü Selective and critical reading of different types of text to answer questions or solve problems.
ü Summary and critical analysis of the arguments in texts.
ü Careful, focused, and purposeful note taking.
ü Summary, paraphrase, analysis, and synthesis of several sources.
ü Mature integration of sources into text, avoiding plagiarism.
ü Development of written arguments based upon evidence from text and other data.
In addition to these skills, students will learn to think critically about literature, analyzing historical contexts, aesthetic style, symbolism, satire, characterization, figurative language, and author purpose. Students will also be working collaboratively to solve problems, perform poetry and drama, write process essays and present research findings.
Students will be required to bring an organized notebook to class each day, take notes daily, and participate in class discussions and Socratic Seminars. Students will also need to purchase at least two Mead Composition Books (9 ¾x 7 ½in/ 24.7 x 19.0 cm wide ruled) to journal daily, record research in a research log, and make record of vocabulary inquiries. All students will participate in a graded weekly binder check. Be organized!
Students will also be given the opportunity to write many different essay types covering a variety of different genres. All essays must be typed in a professional font, size 12, be free from errors, and be clean and presentable, or students will be made to do the assignment again.
ü Selective and critical reading of different types of text to answer questions or solve problems.
ü Summary and critical analysis of the arguments in texts.
ü Careful, focused, and purposeful note taking.
ü Summary, paraphrase, analysis, and synthesis of several sources.
ü Mature integration of sources into text, avoiding plagiarism.
ü Development of written arguments based upon evidence from text and other data.
In addition to these skills, students will learn to think critically about literature, analyzing historical contexts, aesthetic style, symbolism, satire, characterization, figurative language, and author purpose. Students will also be working collaboratively to solve problems, perform poetry and drama, write process essays and present research findings.
Students will be required to bring an organized notebook to class each day, take notes daily, and participate in class discussions and Socratic Seminars. Students will also need to purchase at least two Mead Composition Books (9 ¾x 7 ½in/ 24.7 x 19.0 cm wide ruled) to journal daily, record research in a research log, and make record of vocabulary inquiries. All students will participate in a graded weekly binder check. Be organized!
Students will also be given the opportunity to write many different essay types covering a variety of different genres. All essays must be typed in a professional font, size 12, be free from errors, and be clean and presentable, or students will be made to do the assignment again.
