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English 4 Syllabus

English IV Course Syllabus

Ron Glenn

W6

580-924-7000 or 580-579-4971

Plan Period: 8:55-10:00

r.glenn@siloisd.org

In this course, students will prepare for the job market after high school, vocational/technical courses, and college-level English and composition classes. The students will focus on writing techniques as well as skills in reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. These areas will be addressed using assignments in grammar, spelling, reading, composition, and visual art using various literary genres including but not limited to poetry, short stories, novels, and dramas.

Novels include The Mayor of Casterbridge, Frankenstein

Students will complete one research paper using MLA guidelines.

Students will write using several different formats, including but not limited to business letters, essays, literary analyses, and poems.

Students will receive at least two grades per week, with a 9 week total of approximately 1000 points. District grading policies will be followed, including the use of Accelerated Reader at 12 points required per 9 weeks.

Students are expected to complete work in a timely manner and exhibit the highest degree of academic honesty and effort. 

School policy will be followed in regard to food, drinks, and electronics.

Students are to maintain order and follow decorum at all times.