PROGRAM

In this course, students will improve reading and writing skills as they study how authors use the rudiments of the English Language in assorted genres of literature. 

Alabama Course of Study Grade 8  Alabama Course of Study Grade 9    Employment English I

Class routines:

*Bell work - Free or guided writing assignment

*Word Study: New vocabulary, SAT vocabulary, spelling-decoding patterns

*Class instructional areas:

     -Grammar, punctuation, reading skills, reading comprehension strategies, writing,     

     standardized test taking practice

*Group work centers: Fluency building, Q & A shared Reading Comprehension, Literature Circles,

 Writers workshop

CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK 

• Homework assignments will be found on the daily agenda page. 

• Students will be expected to write assignments in their school agenda.

• Homework will be based on material covered in class.

  Today's Daily agenda

GRADING

• Averages in this course are calculated from points earned on homework, class work, quizzes and tests.

• Tests will carry more point value than daily assignments. 

• Point value is determined by the amount of work required to perform the task. 

  • Short answer assignments and multiple choice usually have a 1 or 2 point value per question.

  • Essays are graded on following directions, including required points in response, and specific mechanics taught in class.  Students will be given directions with a checklist to follow.

  • Spelling is penalized only when announced that it will be evaluated.

• Graded papers are returned to students to be stored in notebooks for future reference and electronically graded papers will be saved in files. 

• Students can compute their average at any time by dividing the total points earned by the total points possible.

  • Assignments will indicate Points Earned /Points possible in fraction format. 

  • To determine percentage on any assignment divide the fraction, then multiply by 100 to obtain percent. 

  • Points earned divided by Points possible =        x 100 = percent.

RESOURCES

This website provides information on mechanics, grammar, the writing process, English as a second language, and many other helpful literacy guidelines.

Help with Spelling and Decoding

Information on phonemes

Most common spellings of phonemes and example words