TITLE of COURSE (Academic)

11TH GRADE ACADEMIC ENGLISH III 11TH GRADE AP/IB ENGLISH III 1033.R000.Y 1033.P000.Y / 1033.I000.Y

Length of course: Year long Length of course: Year long

Grade level: 11 Grade level: 11

Prerequisites or Successful completion Prerequisites or Successful completion approval required: of grade 10 English; approval required: of grade 10 English recommendation by grade 10 PreAP teacher or parent; acceptance into the IB Program Short description of topics and/or key concepts covered in the course: Short description of topics/ key concepts: Concepts: critical thinking and analysis, Concepts: critical thinking and analysis, especially as applied to America Literature, especially as applied to authors’ purpose, effective verbal and written communication tone, rhetoric, and diction; effective verbal that reaches a variety of audiences for and written communication; fulfillment of various purposes; STAAR strategies. AP/IB and STAAR standards; preparation/ Topics: Of Mice and Men, self-selected exemption-college level English work. novels, memoir, poetry, short fiction, non- Topics: Frankenstein, Chronicle of a Death fiction, film, music, research, STAAR and Foretold, The Things They Carried, PSAT preparation, grammar/mechanics, Metamorphosis, Into the Wild, In Cold Schaffer writing, vocabulary, Blood, Poisonwood Bible, The Stranger, The Reading/Writing Notebooks.. Road, argumentation, multiple genres, test preparation, etc.

Assessments to expect per 6-weeks: Assessments to expect per 6-weeks: Journals, notebooks, research paper, warm- ups, homework, participation, tests, quizzes, Major writes, commentary, research, presentations, group/paired work, projects, argumentation, close analysis, SAT/IB/AP major writing assignments. Major grades are practice, tests, quizzes, presentations, 25% of the class average. group/paired work, projects. Major grades are 40% of the class average. Approximate, average time required for Approximate, average time required for homework, study, and/or practice per week: homework, study, and/or practice per week: 15 minutes a day if reading on grade level; 20 minutes a day if reading on grade level; 30+ minutes a day if reading below grade 50+ minutes if reading below grade level. level. You should read 30+ minutes a day, Strong readers/writers do well in this course, every day. and good organizational skills are vital. Summer reading/practice requirements: Summer reading/practice requirements: Completion of The Things They Carried and You should be reading a self-selected novel the attached summer assignment. Additional on your own for 15-30 minutes per day. You reading of texts from the attached list. should read 30+ minutes every day. $ - There is a testing fee involved with this class. Students demonstrating financial need will receive a discounted price on AP/IB exams