Course Syllabus
Syllabus/ Grading Procedures
9th Grade Honors English
Literature
*TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare
*THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET by Sandra Cisneros
*Selected short stories
ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell
A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry
*Mythology
*THE ODYSSEY Homer
*Poetry selections
Non-fiction selctions
* Designates fall semester for A-day
Composition/ Research
Timed writing
Research
In-class essay writing
Formal writing
Creative writing
Journal writing
Language/ Vocabulary
10 SAT vocabulary words weekly (every other week for A-day class)
Vocabulary in context
Analogies
Punctuation
Pronoun Usage
General usage
You will be graded according to mastery of the Georgia performance standards for 9th grade. Grades will fall into the following categories and percentages for each:
· Reading Literature and Reading Across the Curriculum (40%)
· Writing and Conventions (35%)
· Listening, Speaking, and Viewing (10%)
· End of Course Test (15%)
Within each category there will be many formative assessments to see what you need to work on to pass the summative assessments. Formative assessments count approximately 20% of the overall grade; summative, 80%.
