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English I Syllabus
Omaha Central High School
Course Information: Fall 2015
Ms. Kelsey
Baldridge
http://kelseybaldridge.weebly.c
om/
Office: L21A
Kelsey.Baldridge@ops.
org
http://central.ops.org/
Course Description
This course covers the skills and standards described in the
Nebraska State Standards for Language Arts including reading,
writing, speaking, listening, and multiple literacies. Students
study the sequence of language and composition skills assigned
to this level, write five required themes each semester, and read
a wide range of literary selections.
Course Goals
Quarter One: Students will read narrative and informational
texts to study the conceptual lens of choices and consequences.
Students will read the novel The Illustrated Man accompanied by
poetry and non-fiction articles selected by the instructor.
Quarter Two: Students will read narrative and informational
texts to study the conceptual lens of heroes. Students will read
The Odyssey and The Hound of the Baskervilles accompanied by
poetry and short stories selected by the instructor.
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Types of Assignments
Reading-novels, poetry, short stories, essays
Essays-Narrative/Descriptive and Expository
In class timed-writings- Analysis, Argument, Synthesis
Journals/Response logs-Reflections
Group Projects-team building cooperative learning, group
presentations
**All group work will be scored individually
Formative
(35%
of
the
final
grade)
Summative
(65%
of
the
final
grade)