MIDTERM EXAMThe midterm examination will assess literary, reading, vocabulary, writing and language skills. The content of the examination will include selections from Collections 1 through 5 in the Holt Reader.
FINAL EXAM
The final examination will assess literary, reading, vocabulary, writing and language skills. The content of the examination will include selections from Collections 1 through 11 in the Holt Reader.
CLASSWORK AND NOTEBOOK
Classwork is designed to allow students to practice new skills and strategies introduced during the class period and to reflect on their learning. Each student must have a notebook to store all classwork assignments, notes, handouts, supplementary readings, and other materials. The notebook will help students chart their progress in the course and serve as proof that they have completed assigned work. The notebook (journal) will be graded according to this rubric.
QUIZZES
Quizzes will be given throughout the course to assess students' progress toward achieveing English 1 course standards.
CLASS PARTICIPATION AND DISCUSSION
Class participation is an integral part of student learning. Thus, students must participate in daily discussions and class activities, some of which may involve small, collaborative groups.
REASEARCH PAPER
Each student will be required to complete an analytical research paper based on the readings from El Bronx Remembered by nicholas Mohr. Topics for analysis may be related to a specific aspect of the work (for example, characterization or setting), connections to other works read in the course, relevance of themes and ideas in the novel to current society, etc. Furthermore, students' research may address solutions to a problem in the stories, causes and effects of circumstances and events in the stories, a comparison and contrast of ideas, events, characters, etc. However, the teacher must approve all topics before students can begin their research.
Students must participate in related discussions and writing conferences during class although the majority of the writing of the research paper will take place outside of class. Along with writing the paper, students must make an oral presentation of their paper in class.
The analystic research paper is heavily weighted, required course assignment. The completed research paper should reflect students' original thinking supported by appropriately cited research and comply with the research guidelines of the Modern language Association (MLA).
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PLAGIARISM
Any substantiated case of plagiarism - whether intentional or unintentional - may result in loss of course credit.
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