Grading

Requirements	1st quarter	2nd -- 4th quarters
Summer Reading	15 %	--
Homework	15 %	15 %
Quizzes	15 %	15 %
Oratory	10 %	15 %
Papers & Projects	15 %	25 %
Tests	30 %	30 %
Totals	100 %	100 %

Vocabulary and Grammar

• A closer look at Latin, Greek and Anglo-Saxon roots to build vocabulary knowledge

Oratory

• One speech per quarter delivered by each student

Literature

In addition to reading short stories, plays and poems from the text book, several longer works will be covered in depth. These works will be explored to discover their literary qualities and meaning. Students will express their understanding of this literature through projects, presentations, homework, group work, quizzes and tests. Moreover, I will be helping the students to see the connection between history, culture, philosophy and what an author writes.

• Silas Mariner by George Eliot
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Creative Writing

• A writer's workshop, a music and expression unit and an advertising lesson will also be part of this year's curriculum. I don't want to ruin the fun by giving away too much information here. These units will be saved for "breaks" between longer units.