English I- Literature and Composition Course Syllabus
Instructor: E. Rendon
Email: erendon2@saisd.net
Tutoring: Wednesday before school by appointment
Conference: 3rd 1:05-2:40 PM
COURSE OBJECTIVE: The English I curriculum is a rich, integrated study of literature, with an emphasis on composition. Students will continue to increase and refine their communication and literacy skills. Students will practice all forms of writing frequently, drawing from both literature and personal experience. Students will learn to place emphasis on clarity, correct usage, mechanics and spelling, careful diction, and effective expression. Students will read extensively in multiple genres of literature interpreting the possible influences of the historical context on literary work. By the end of this course, the student will have mastered the reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills as written in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English 1.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS: In order to achieve our goal of excellence in literary analysis and to master the skills of writing, students in this course are expected to be present, prompt, prepared, polite, and productive. Each student will be held accountable for classwork, homework, and tests.
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Students are expected to come to class prepared and with the required materials. Failure to do so will result in wasted class time, slower learning, and possible disciplinary action.
ABSENCE AND MAKE-UP LEARNING POLICY: If you are absent, you are required to make up the learning that you miss. There is no way to recover the time lost when a student is not in class. In an effort to keep your learning on track when returning from an absence, I may require one or both of the following: time in my classroom after school, and work/reading to be done at home. These measures are the sole responsibility of the students to initiate and must be completed within one week of the absence(s).
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Except during designated group work, you are expected to complete homework, class work, and tests on your own. If you use someone else’s work—even a phrase—in an essay or assignment, or talk during a NO TALKING assignment, such as a quiz or test, you will receive a ZERO and your parents will be notified of what has occurred. If you copy or otherwise cheat, you will receive a ZERO and your parents will be notified of what has occurred. In the event that this should happen, you will also be assigned detention. Cheating is morally unacceptable and will not be tolerated, but more importantly, cheating does not prepare you to make it on your own.