English II Course Syllabus Mrs. Stephanie Hodo The English II course is designed to allow students to become college and career ready by furthering their knowledge of reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. This in turn will allow students to develop stronger analytical, listening, speaking, and researching skills. During this semester, students will be required to take the English II Subject Area Test that measures knowledge of language arts, reading comprehension, and effective writing skills according to competencies found in the 2006 Mississippi Language Arts Framework—Revised and the 2000 Mississippi Language Arts Framework. This test will be administered on May 6, 2013. Course Objectives (from the Mississippi Department of Education 2006 Mississippi Language Art Framework) I. Vocabulary The student will analyze the relationships of of words in analogical statements (e.g., synonyms and antonyms) and infer word meanings from these relationships. b. The student will analyze author’s (or authors)’ uses of figurative language (e.g., metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, oxymoron, etc.) in multiple texts in the creation of setting, tone, atmosphere, characterization, and mood. The student will analyze word choice and diction, including formal and informal language, to determine the author’s purpose. The student will analyze text to determine how the author’s (or authors’) use of connotative words reveals and/or affects the purpose of the text. II. Reading The student will understanding of text features (e.g., introduction, foreword, bibliography, prologue, charts, graphics, footnotes, preface, afterword, sidebars, etc.) to verify, support, or clarify meaning. b. The student will recognize text structures (e.g., description, comparison and contrast, sequential order, cause and effect, order of importance, spatial order, process/procedural, problem/solution) and analyze their effect on theme, author’s purpose, etc. c. The student will make inferences based on textual evidence of details, organization, and language to predict, draw conclusions, or determine author’s purpose. The student will analyze or evaluate texts to synthesize responses for summary, précis, explication, etc. f.. The student will analyze (e.g., interpret, compare, contrast, evaluate, etc.) literary elements in multiple texts from a variety of genres and media for their effect on meaning.
English II Course Syllabus Mrs. Stephanie Hodo The English II course is designed to allow students to become college and career ready by furthering their knowledge of reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. This in turn will allow students to develop stronger analytical, listening, speaking, and researching skills. During this semester, students will be required to take the English II Subject Area Test that measures knowledge of language arts, reading comprehension, and effective writing skills according to competencies found in the 2006 Mississippi Language Arts Framework—Revised and the 2000 Mississippi Language Arts Framework. This test will be administered on May 6, 2013. Course Objectives (from the Mississippi Department of Education 2006 Mississippi Language Art Framework) I. Vocabulary The student will analyze the relationships of of words in analogical statements (e.g., synonyms and antonyms) and infer word meanings from these relationships. b. The student will analyze author’s (or authors)’ uses of figurative language (e.g., metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, oxymoron, etc.) in multiple texts in the creation of setting, tone, atmosphere, characterization, and mood. The student will analyze word choice and diction, including formal and informal language, to determine the author’s purpose. The student will analyze text to determine how the author’s (or authors’) use of connotative words reveals and/or affects the purpose of the text. II. Reading The student will understanding of text features (e.g., introduction, foreword, bibliography, prologue, charts, graphics, footnotes, preface, afterword, sidebars, etc.) to verify, support, or clarify meaning. b. The student will recognize text structures (e.g., description, comparison and contrast, sequential order, cause and effect, order of importance, spatial order, process/procedural, problem/solution) and analyze their effect on theme, author’s purpose, etc. c. The student will make inferences based on textual evidence of details, organization, and language to predict, draw conclusions, or determine author’s purpose. The student will analyze or evaluate texts to synthesize responses for summary, précis, explication, etc. f.. The student will analyze (e.g., interpret, compare, contrast, evaluate, etc.) literary elements in multiple texts from a variety of genres and media for their effect on meaning.
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