English I
Course
Syllabus
Course
Instructor : Mr. Walles
Course
Description: English I is a literature-based course intended to enable
freshmen students to develop as more sophisticated readers and more articulate writers.
Students will explore a variety of novels, poems, plays, and short stories and
respond to these works through classroom discussion and written responses.
Additionally, the course will focus on developing the students' abilities as
writers, reviewing basic grammar concepts and the fundamentals of composition.
Grading Scale :
100-95 – A 82-79 – C
94-93 – A- 78-77
– C-
92-91 – B+ 76-75
– D+
90-87 – B 74-71
– D
86-85 – B- 70-69
– D-
84-83 – C+ 68 or
less – F
Tentative
Course Schedule:
First Semester
Great
Expectations by Charles Dickens
Writing Workshop
An Exploration of Short Stories
Second
Semester
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
An Introduction and
Exploration of Poetry
Writing Workshop
Independent study of
a novel
To Kill a
Mockingbird by
Harper Lee