ENGLISH 1997-98
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I) COURSE OBJECTIVES Skills
taught Methods used
Blooms
Evaluation methods
A) 6 LITERATURE : (re: Harcourt Brace )
This course is designed to help students become enthusiastic users
of literature. By employing the three fundamentals of Listening, Speaking,
and Viewing students will develop reading skills of decoding, vocabulary,
and comprehension. They will also develop writing skills of conventions
mechanics organization and spelling
B) 7 LITERATURE : (re: HBJ )
This course is designed to help students become enthusiastic independent
readers who will develop skills and strategies in the areas of decoding,
vocabulary, comprehension, study skills, and literature.
Personal Objectives :
To help students learn to develop a love for the written language through
exposer to various genres of Literature and by allowing and encouraging
creative expression in all forms.
C) 6 LANGUAGE : (re: HBJ )
This course is designed to help students learn and practice areas of
language and composition. Students will develop skills in the areas of
language such as: grammar, mechanics of writing, and vocabulary.
D) 7 LANGUAGE : (re: Harcourt Brace )
Based on the Literature program and incorporating a whole language
approach students will learn and practice various skills. Skills such as
grammar, mechanics of writing, and vocabulary and spelling will be paramount.
Personal Objectives :
To help students learn to develop to be competent and confident users
of the English language.
Students will be encouraged to develop skills at the various, grade appropriate, levels.
A) In Reading - Students will be allowed time on a daily basis to read. As well shared class reading aloud will be part of the regular English program.
B) In Writing - Students will be given regular writing assignments. Teacher editing, peer editing, and self editing will all be used to help the students perfect their writing skills.
C) In portfolio development - Students will be given ongoing opportunities to develop portfolios of various hands on assignments. Stories, poetry, biographies, and other creative writing assignments will be used.
D) In Vocabulary Building - Students will learn and use several strategies for building vocabulary including direct reference, contextual, and group processes.
E) In Co-operative learning - Students will have opportunity to learn and use communication skills, small group dynamics skills, and learning with others.
F) In Creative Application - Students will be given ongoing opportunities to develop creative skills as it applies to the content. These will include art, photography, creative writing , and individualized creative work.
G) In writing Tests - Students will use tests regularly and practice several strategies for effective testing such as prequestion development, prioritizing, linking, and time management.
H) In writing Essays - Students will have opportunity to develop and practice writing essays. Students will be given strategies on how and when to use basic essays, formal essays, test essays, creative essays, and persuasive essays.
I) In the use of Reference Materials - Student all have opportunity
over the year to use dictionaries, thesauruses, and other referencences.
These courses will use a large range of methods in an attempt to reach and motivate students.
A) Portfolios - students will have opportunity to develop a portfolio of small assignments. Pictures, letters, essays, time lines and other items will be included.
B) Co-operative learning - a significant portion of class time will be spent in the co-operative setting in both teacher directed and student directed learning activities.
C) Student directed learning - Throughout the year students will all have opportunities to lead presentations, present notes, and synopses and direct their own learning.
D) Individualized learning - students will be given opportunity to do teacher directed work as individual seat work through out the year.
E) Discussion based learning - Students will spend a portion of their time in both teacher lead and student lead discussions. Not only sharing relevant information but also learning large (?) group dynamics.
F) Techniques - A number of techniques will be used including
notes, maps, films, worksheets, reading, games, and computer applications.
COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE
Knowledge
Receiving
Comprehension
Responding
Application
Valuing
Analysis
Organizing
Synthesis
Characterizing
Evaluation
There will be a variety of evaluation tools and techniques used during the year in the courses.
A) PORTFOLIO - A variety of small projects which will enable to students cognitive and affective learning. These will include stories, articles journals, letters and other hands on tasks.
B Reading & Writing - Basic English skills will be used as evaluation on an individual and improvement basis not as a standards evaluation
C) CO- OPERATIVE LEARNING - A percentage of certain units will be assigned on the rating of co-operative technique and application. (re: Johnson & Johnson )
D) TESTS - Tests in the English area will tend to be long and thorough but concentrate on what the students know not trying to find out what they do not know.
E) STUDENT LEARNING - A percentage of certain units will use student work as the evaluation tool. Essays, presentations, student directed class learning, and other activities will be used.
F) OTHER - Occasionally other tools will be used in evaluating student work. Participation, notebooks, homework and others may be used.
G) SELF - ASSESSMENT - Used primarily with portfolios but also in other areas. Self - assessment allows student involvement in their own learning process to take another important step.