Syllabus for Honors Ten English 10B

Honors English 10B-Grade Ten
WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER
Mr. Carmicle 2006-2007 E-mail: jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us
Web Log: hollywoodhighschool.net 323-461-3891 Ext. 419

Texts: Elements of Literature, Fourth Course Holt, Rinehart, and Winston ©2000
Vocabulary Workshop Level “E” Shostak (Sadlier-Oxford Publishing ©2005)
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 2006
Novel: Lord of the Flies William Golding (1911-1993)
Plays: Julius Caesar William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Antigone Sophocles (?496 B.C.-406 B.C.)

Date 2007 Material Covered/Standards for Exposition and Literary Analysis Components*

Week One
Introduction to Elizabethan Customs, Language, and Drama
Week Two
Introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (?1599)
Week Three
Introduction to William Shakespeare (Page 762); How to Read the Play (771); Before You Read/The Play's Characters (774/776)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I (777)
Week Four
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II (799)
Week Five
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III (821)
Week Six
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV (845)
Week Seven
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V (862)
Week Eight
Introduction to Greek Tragedy and Sophocles (685/738)
Before You Read (690); The Myth of Oedipus (688)
Antigone: Prologue (693) and Parados (697)
Week Nine
Antigone: Scene 1 (700) and Ode 1 (705)
Week Ten
Antigone: Scene 2 (707) and Ode 2 (713)
Week Eleven
Antigone: Scene 3 (716) and Ode 3 (721)
Week Twelve
Antigone: Scene 4 (723) and Ode 4 (726)
Antigone: Scene 5 (728), Paean (731), and Exodos (733)
Week Thirteen
Introduction to the Novel, William Golding, and The Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 1-3)
Week Fourteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 4-6)
Week Fifteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 7-9)
Week Sixteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 10-12)

Honors English Ten Course and Exposition and Literary Analysis Focus Standards:

Writing 2.2 and Listening/Speaking 2.4 Write responses to literature
o Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works
o Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or other works
o Demonstrate awareness of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created
o Identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text
Writing 2.3 and Listening and Speaking 2.2 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports:
o Marshall evidence in support of a thesis and related claims, including information on all relevant perspectives
o Convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently
o Make distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas
o Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs
o Anticipate and address readers’ potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations
o Use technical terms and notations accurately (over)


Reading 2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension
Reading 2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration
Reading 3.11 Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism
Reading 3.3 Analyze interactions between main and subordinate characters in a literary text (e.g. internal and external conflicts, motivations, relationships, influences) and explain the way those interactions affect the plot

*Instructional Component 2: Exposition: Students will read expository texts, with a focus on synthesizing and extending ideas presented in primary/secondary sources, including works by a single author dealing with a single issue. In addition, students will write expository essays with an emphasis on research reports and give expository oral presentations.

Disciplinary Literacy Grade Ten Exposition Unit Selections

“Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie
“Straw into Gold” Sandra Cisnernos
“Learning to Read and Write” Frederick Douglass
Embedded Assessment: from The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Instructional Component 3: Literary Analysis: Students will read literary texts, with a focus on analyzing the interactions between main and subordinate characters and evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism. Students will also write literary response essays and give literary response oral presentations.
Los Angeles Unified School District Standards-Based English/Language Arts Course Syllabus

Parents are encouraged to take an active role and assist students by making certain that all outside reading and homework assignments, note-taking activities, test preparation requirements, and individual or group project work is submitted by due dates. Periodic grade reports will be issued to students who should apprise parents of how they are progressing in Honors English 10B. Report cards are distributed to students at four and twelve-week marking periods; parents should sign and return documents. At the midterm-marking period, report cards will be provided at parent conferences. Final marks are mailed to parents. Students should expect a semester of rigorous studies as they complete the demanding Honors English Ten curriculum. If students or parents wish to contact me, I can be reached on school voice mail, which I check frequently, at 323-461-3891, Extension 419. Homework and other necessary communication between the instructor, parents and students are posted on my web log at the hollywoodhighschool.net web site.

The California High School Exit Exams (March 20-21), Exposition and Literary Response Periodic Assessments, and the California Achievement Test Exams (May 21-June 4) are scheduled this semester.


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