English 1-R is a course focused on developing literacy skills across the areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The course incorporates many reading strategies to allow students to gain access to high level reading materials. Specific emphasis will be placed on writing development including sentence structure, grammar, and essay composition.
Units of Study
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Short Story Unit Poetry
The Pigman - a novel by Paul Zindel West Side Story/Romeo and Juliet
Taking Sides - Gary Soto Capitalization/Punctation
Mystery Unit (If time) Sentence types/frag/run-ons
Parts of Speech Introductions/ Conclusions
Paragraph Structure Essay Writing
Writing Resources
http://www.actstudent.org/writing/build.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
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1st Semester 2nd Semester
Short Story Unit Poetry
The Pigman - a novel by Paul Zindel West Side Story/Romeo and Juliet
Taking Sides - Gary Soto Capitalization/Punctation
Mystery Unit (If time) Sentence types/frag/run-ons
Parts of Speech Introductions/ Conclusions
Paragraph Structure Essay Writing
Writing Resources
http://www.actstudent.org/writing/build.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
More