VOCABULARY
WEEKLY LESSONS FROM VOCABULARY WORKSHOP
VOCABULARY TAKEN FROM LITERATURE
ROOTS , SUFFIXES AND PREFIXES
DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS PRACTICE
LITERATURE
UNITS FROM THE TEXTBOOK ( THE LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE )
SHORT STORY
POETRY
NONFICTION
LITERARY TERMS
2 NOVELS AND 1 PLAY
ANTHEM- AYN RAND
ROMEO AND JULIET - SHAKESPEARE
CRISPIN:THE CROSS OF LEAD -AVI
COMPOSITION
MUST COUNT FOR 30% OF THE STUDENT'S GRADE EACH 9 WEEKS
PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT
5 PAPERS DURING THE TERM
NARRATIVE/ DESCRIPTIVE
COMPARE/ CONTRAST
LITERARY ANALYSIS
PERSUASIVE
RESEARCH-BASED ESSAY
DAILY WRITER'S NOTEBOOK ENTRIES
EDITING, REVISION, FINAL DRAFTING
GRAMMAR
WEEKLY LESSONS COVERING:
PARTS OF A SENTENCE
TYPES OF SENTENCES
PHRASES AND CLAUSES
FRAGMENTS AND RUN-ONS
PUNCTUATION
PARTS OF SPEECH
USAGE
TAKS PREPARATION
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VOCABULARY
WEEKLY LESSONS FROM LEVINE'S VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT
ANALOGIES
ROOTS , SUFFIXES AND PREFIXES
DICTIONARY/ THESAURUS
AP TERMINOLOGY
LITERATURE
UNITS FROM THE TEXTBOOK ( THE LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE )
SHORT STORY
POETRY
NONFICTION
LITERARY TERMS
4 NOVELS AND 2 PLAYS
LORD OF THE FLIES - GOLDING
WATERSHIP DOWN - ADAMS
ANTHEM- AYN RAND
ROMEO AND JULIET - SHAKESPEARE
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – SHAKESPEARE
OLD MAN AND THE SEA - HEMINGWAY
COMPOSITION
MUST COUNT FOR 30% OF THE STUDENT'S GRADE EACH 9 WEEKS
5 PAPERS DURING THE TERM – 1 MUST BE A RESEARCH PAMPHLET
THE OTHER 2 PAPERS WAY BE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
NARRATIVE/ DESCRIPTIVE
COMPARE/ CONTRAST
LITERARY ANALYSIS
PERSUASIVE
DAILY WRITER'S NOTEBOOK ENTRIES
EDITING, REVISION, FINAL DRAFTING
GRAMMAR
WEEKLY LESSONS COVERING THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
PARTS OF A SENTENCE
TYPES OF SENTENCES
PHRASES
FRAGMENTS AND RUN-ONS
PUNCTUATION
PRONOUNS
USAGE
TAKS PREPARATION