Colegio Beato Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Edu ca nd o e n el amor y en la e spirit ualida d para u n P uert o Rico m e jor

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1 Colegio Beato Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Edu ca nd o e n el amor y en la e spirit ualida d para u n P uert o Rico m e jor Apartado 4225 Bayamón, PR Tel Fax: School Year Syllabus English 10- Advanced Level Prof. Luisa M. Morales-Molina moralescbcmr@gmail.com I. Course Description This course is designed to provide English advanced students a level of higher achievement by integrating oral and written communication skills through a variety of genre such as essays, short stories, the novel, and poetry. Vocabulary and grammar will be integrated in the course activities. Student performance will be evaluated through exams, quizzes, vocabulary and grammar, as well as other forms of assessment. Proficiency will be expected in the use of technology in order to record and produce documents that will help students attain independence as a literate person in an ever-changing global community. II. Course Objectives By the end of the year, the students will be able to: 1. Communicate effectively in formal and informal speech situations and speak with greater fluency. 2. Express thoughts in grammatically correct sentences and phrases in both oral and written form. 3. Improve comprehension and analytical skills though the reading of nonfiction and fictional works. 4. Use essay models as the basis for further development of composition skills.

2 5. Use, interpret and analyze audiovisual media. 6. Use word processing and publishing software to create documents. III. Skills 1. Read informational texts (Expository essay). 2. Identify main ideas. 3. Evaluate persuasion and rhetorical devices. 4. Summarize a text. 5. Plan prewriting and drafting strategies to develop an essay. 6. Determine Word choice, voice and sentence structure. 7. Edit and publish a final product. 8. Vary sentence patterns. 9. Recognize and identify elements of a nonfiction novel. 10. Analyze main idea, character, themes, setting and plot in a novel. 11. Identify forms of poetry and poetic language. 12. Read and interpret selected poems. 13. Identify figurative language. 14. Analyze Imagery. 15. Identify the Speaker in poetry. 16. Analyze the elements and forms of oral tradition. 17. Apply historical and cultural context to readings. 18. Analyze a myth 19. Analyze an Epic and an Epic Hero. 20. Apply correct grammar and vocabulary in writing. IV. Evaluation Criteria Criterion #1: Tests and Quizzes (At least two tests and two quizzes per trimester): 200 pts. Criterion #2: Communication Skills (Four to five oral or written activities per trimester): 100 pts. Criterion #3: Assessment (Four to five activities per trimester): 100 pts. Criterion #4: Grammar (Four to five activities per trimester): 100 points pts. V. Course Outline

3 First Trimester August-October Second Trimester October-December A. The Essay (1) Essay Writing a. Stages of the writing process b. Sample essays c. Outline structure (2) Thesis Statement & Supporting Details a. Samples of thesis statements b. Samples of supporting details (3) Transition Devices a. Transitional sentences b. Transitional devices : (1) Using Verbs (2) Subject-Verb Agreement C. Essay & Speech (1) Elements of Essay & Speech (2) Rhetorical Devices (3) Writing Argument D. Grammar: Using Nouns (1) Concrete and Abstract Nouns (2) Collective Nouns (3) Count and Noncount Nouns A. Poetry (1) Forms of poetry a. Poetry vs. Prose b. Rhyme c. Free & Formal verse d. Selected poems (2) Figurative language a. Techniques b. Related exercises c. Selected poems (3) Imagery a. Types of imagery b. Related exercises c. Selected poems (4) Language Study a. Linguistics b. Jargon vs. Slang d. Selected poems (1) Capitalization (2) Active & Passive Voice Note: Advanced Level will participate in school literary project with original poems. Project title: Poemas de musa nueva

4 E. Fictional Narrative (1) Novel: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (2) Elements of the fictional novel A. Short Story Third Trimester January-March (1) Elements of a short story a. Setting b. Conflict c. Plot d. Theme e. Selected readings (2) Analyzing character a. Characterization: Direct & Indirect b. Methods of characterization (3) Making predictions a. Prediction & Inference b. Prediction vs. Foreshadowing (1) Pronouns (2) Pronoun-antecedent agreement Fourth Trimester March-May A. Oral Tradition (1) Elements of Oral Tradition a. Fairy Tales b. Fables c. Legends d. Myths e. Selected readings (2) Epics and Epic Heroes a. Characteristics of an epic hero b. Characteristics of a tragic hero (3) Creating a Myth (1) Using Punctuation (2) The Prepositional Phrase C. Research Text Structures C. Fictional Narrative (1) Novel: Animal Farm by George Orwell (2) Dystopian genre

5 VI. Textbook, Course Content & References 1 Textbook: CBCMR web-based platform 2. Instructor s sites: World Wide Web 4. Donovan, Melissa. 101 Creative Writing Exercises. San Francisco:.Swan Hatch Press, Favor, Lesli J. Grammar in Practice: Usage. New York: Amsco School Publications, 2006