Department of Education
Eladio Tirado López High School
Course Outline
I. Title : English 11/10Credits : One (1)
Duration : One year
Pre-requisite : English11/10
Location : Room 207
Teacher : Jeanette Perez
Office hour : M-F 1:00-2:00
Email : jinyperez6@gmail.com
II. Description
This course provides for the development of the language skills using Balanced Literacy. It includes the development of skills such as oral communication, written composition, literary analysis, and library research. There is an integration of the four language arts with emphasis in the conversational phase when using balanced literacy.
III. Objectives
A. General Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will:
1. Listen to and use language effectively to interact verbally and nonverbally in different academic and social environments.
2. Write narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive text demonstrating knowledge of Standard English, using research and organizational strategies and the stages of the writing process.
3. Demonstrate confidence, independence, and flexibility in the strategic use of reading skills, critical thinking, and the conventions of language for reading a range of simple to complex texts.
4. Have the ability to understand what they read.
5. Use the language arts to comprehend, interpret, and criticize imaginative text in every medium, drawing on personal experiences and knowledge to understand the text, recognizing the social, historical, and cultural features of the text.
IV. Teaching strategies
1. Class discussion
2. Assigned readings
3. Team work
4. Workshops
5. Conference
6. Oral and written reports
7. Brainstorming
8. Film strips and recordings
9. Library research
10. Role playing
11. Dramatization
12. Expositions of students’ Work
13. Special projects
14. Integration of other subjects
15. Others
V. Method of Evaluation
A minimum of fifteen (15) grades are required for each student. The standard scoring scale will be used for evaluation purposes. The final grade will be based on the standard curve:
100-90 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59 -0 F
Evaluation criteria may include but not be limited to:1. Test – 40%
2. Quizzes – 20 %
3. Oral reports- 10%
4. Oral interviews and dialogues-5%
5. Written reports-20%
6. Daily work and assignments-5%
7. Alternative Assessment
a. Oral presentation rubric
b. Written presentation rubric
c. Reading logs
d. Writing logs
e. Writing prompts
f. Journals
g. Graphic organizers
h. Portfolio
Appendix A:
Content for English 11/10
I. Reading Comprehension and Literary Appreciation
A. Nonfiction
1. Reading Kinds of Nonfiction
a. Essay
b. Biography
c. Autobiography
d. Newspaper article
e. Story
2. Elements of Nonfiction
a. Cause and effect
b. Comparison and contrast
c. Fact and opinion
d. Main idea
e. Topic sentence and supporting details
f. Chronological order
g. Classification and definition
h. Problem and solution
i. Propaganda techniques
B. Fiction
1. Reading Kinds of Fiction
a. Short story
2. Elements of Fiction
a. Author’s purpose
b. Characters and characterization
c. Point of view
d. Plot
e. Setting
f. Theme
C. Poetry
1. Types and Forms of Poetry
a. Narrative
b. Lyric
c. Concrete
d. Haiku
2. Elements of Poetry
a. Alliteration
b. Exaggeration
c. Metaphor
d. Simile
e. Personification
f. Symbol
g. Stanza
h. Imagery
i. Rhyme
j. Rhyme scheme
k. Onomatopoeia
l. Consonance and assonance
II. Written Commication
1. The writing process
a. Prewriting
b. drafting
c. revising
d. editing
e. proof reading
f. publishing and presenting
2. Modes of Writing
a. expression
b. description
c. narration
d. expression
e. persuasion
f. reports
g. creative writing
h. response to literature
3. Language and Usage
a. the sentence
• Kinds of sentences
• Types of sentences
b.nouns
c. verbs
• Action verbs
• Main verbs
• Auxiliaries
• Verb tenses
d.modifiers
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
e.capitalization and punctuation
• End punctuation
• Proper nouns and proper adjectives
• Uses for commas
• Abbreviations
• Titles
f.pronouns
• Pronouns and antecedents
• Pronouns as subjects and objects
• Possessive pronouns
g. prepositions
III. Oral communication
1. Speaking techniques
2. Oral presentations
