Course Description: The 10 th grade Literacy Workshop is an opportunity for students in English 2 to gain deeper background knowledge and vocabulary skills while receiving support with reading, grammar, syntax, and the writing process. This is a collaborative course that will supplement the novels read in English 2; additionally, we will read fiction and non-fiction texts to increase reading skills, including comprehension and reading speed. Literacy Workshop will help prepare students for success in English 2.
Colorado State Standards to be addressed in Literacy Workshop: Reading Literature, Reading Informational Texts, and Writing. Students will be able to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text (RL/RIT 10.1), determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text (RL/RIT 10.2), and determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings (RL/RIT 10.4). In conjunction with English 2, students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the selection, organization, and analysis of content (W 10.2), develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach with a focus on purpose and audience (W 10.5), and draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research (W 10.9). Other Reading Standards will be covered in English 2.
Literacy Workshop Curriculum: Reading Students will read a variety of texts, both in-class and independently, throughout the year, including novels read in English 2. We will be reading both fiction and informational texts, such as novels, poems, short stories, journal articles, letters, and speeches. Writing In conjunction with English 2, we will be focusing on the writing requirements for the English Portfolio (a personal narrative, persuasive essay, descriptive essay, and expository researched-based essay). In addition, students will be writing informal journal entries and responses to the readings. Vocabulary Students will keep a vocabulary chart throughout the year in order to increase vocabulary skills and reading comprehension. Grammar Students will gain experience with identifying subject, predicate, verbs, direct and indirect objects, phrases, and clauses through the Four-Level Analysis method of diagraming sentences.
Grading Scale: A 90%-100%, B 80%-89%, C 70%-79%, D 66%-69%, F 65% or lower