English I (A & B)

This introductory English course combines the study of literary genre with a focus on composition skills. Students will learn effective communication skills by focusing on the 6 + 1 Traits of writing developed by the Northwest Regional Education Laboratories. Oral communication and research skills are included.

Prerequisites: None

Course Length: Two Semesters (English I A and English I B)

Required Text: Students select from a choice of novels in the first semester, and in the second semester they will read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, by Jerome and Robert E. Lee; ISBN: 055327838X

Cost: $325.00 per student/per semester

Course Outline

Semester One

Diagnostic Assignment: This is used to assess student skills, and it will be used throughout the course to demonstrate improvement

  • Introduction
  • Six Trait Focus: Ideas
  • Six Trait Focus: Organization
  • Six Trait Focus: Sentence Fluency
  • Six Trait Focus: Conventions
  

Semester Two

  • Six Trait Focus: Voice
  • Six Trait Focus: Word Choice
  • Six Trait Focus: Presentation
  • Introduction to Research
  • Biography/Autobiography
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