REGION: San Juan

SCHOOL DISTRICT: San Juan I

SCHOOL: Las Amricas
SCHOOLS REFORM STRATEGY: COOPERATIVE LEARNING READING COMPREHENSION
SYLLA!"S FOR SCHOOL YEAR: #$%&'#$%(
COURSE CODE CREDITS PRE-REQUISITOS GRADE
ENGLISH INGL 1 ENGLISH 8-9TH
HIGH QUALIFIED TEACHER
Prof. William Casado
CLASSROOM CAPA. TADO EMAIL &/OR WEB PAGE
CAPA.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an intermediate leel En!lish "o#rse that aims at deelo$in! st#dents% listenin!& s$ea'in!& readin!& (ritin!& and lan!#a!e "omm#ni"ation
s'ills& so that the) *e"ome "olle!e and "areer read). It reinfor"es and e+$ands st#dents% a*ilit) to listen& s$ea'& read& (rite& and #se lan!#a!e
s'ills in order to deelo$ their "omm#ni"ation in En!lish.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
As o#t"ome of this "o#rse& st#dents (ill
1. ,e"ome "olle!e and "areer read) thro#!h listenin!& s$ea'in!& readin!& (ritin!& and lan!#a!e "omm#ni"ation s'ills.
-. .eel "omforta*le e+$ressin! ideas& feelin!s& and o$inions in En!lish.
/. 0eelo$ a sense of s#""ess& se"#rit)& and a"hieement as the) learn to im$roe En!lish lan!#a!e s'ills.
1. 2se En!lish in a ariet) of real-life sit#ations.
COURSE EVALUATION PLAN
Tests 34 1 !rade ea"h 155 $ts. or less ea"h
6#i77es 34 E+tra $oints for !rades /5 $ts. or less ea"h
Pla)s89oies 14 1 !rade -55 $ts. or less ea"h
,i! ,oo'8 S$e"ial
assi!nments
14 1 !rade 155 $ts. or less ea"h
STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS
STANDARD 1: LISTENING:
Com$rehend and anal)7e information from a ariet) of listenin! a"tiities to
as' and ans(er :#estions on so"ial& a"ademi"& "olle!e& and "areer to$i"s.
STANDARD 2: SPEAING:
1. Contri*#te to dis"#ssions on a ariet) of so"ial& a"ademi"&
"olle!e& and "areer to$i"s in dierse "onte+ts (ith different
a#dien"es.
-. Eal#ate information and determine a$$ro$riate res$onses to
ans(er :#estions effe"tiel).
/. Contri*#te to so"ial& a"ademi"& "olle!e& and "areer "onersations
#sin! a""#rate and a$$ro$riate lan!#a!e.
1. Proide& ;#stif)& and defend o$inions or $ositions in s$ee"h.
3. Ad;#st lan!#a!e "hoi"es a""ordin! to the tas'& "onte+t& $#r$ose&
and a#dien"e.
<. Plan and delier different t)$es of oral $resentations8re$orts to
e+$ress information and s#$$ort ideas in so"ial& a"ademi"&
"olle!e& and "areer settin!s.
STANDARD !: READING:
1. =ead "riti"all) to ma'e lo!i"al inferen"es& and "ite s$e"ifi"
te+t#al eiden"e to s#$$ort "on"l#sions dra(n from the te+t.
-. 0etermine main ideas or themes of a te+t and anal)7e their
deelo$ment> s#mmari7e the 'e) s#$$ortin! details and ideas.
/. Anal)7e ho( and (h) indiid#als& eents& or ideas deelo$ and
STANDARD ": WRITING:
1. Write ar!#ments to s#$$ort $oint of ie( #sin! alid reasonin!
and s#ffi"ient eiden"e.
-. Write informational te+ts to e+amine and "one) "om$le+ ideas
and information "learl) and a""#ratel) thro#!h the sele"tion&
or!ani7ation& and anal)sis of releant "ontent.
/. Write literar) te+ts to deelo$ real or ima!ined e+$erien"es or
eents #sin! effe"tie te"hni:#e& details& and str#"t#re.
1. 0eelo$ and stren!then (ritin! as needed *) #sin! the (ritin!
$ro"ess ?$lannin!& draftin!& reisin!& editin!& re(ritin!& or
$#*lishin!@.
3. 2se te"hnolo!)& in"l#din! the Internet& to intera"t and "olla*orate
(ith others and $rod#"e and $#*lish (ritin!.
<. Cond#"t resear"h $ro;e"ts of ar)in! len!ths *ased on fo"#sed
:#estions to demonstrate #nderstandin! of the s#*;e"t.
A. 0ra( eiden"e from literar) or informational te+ts to s#$$ort
anal)sis& refle"tion& and resear"h.
8. Write ro#tinel) oer short and e+tended time frames for a ariet)
of tas's& $#r$oses& and a#dien"es.
STANDARD #: LANGUAGE:
1. 0emonstrate "ommand of the "onentions of Standard En!lish
!rammar and #sa!e.
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intera"t oer the "o#rse of a te+t.
1. Inter$ret (ords and $hrases as the) are #sed in a te+t& in"l#din!
determinin! te"hni"al& "onnotatie& and fi!#ratie meanin!s& and
anal)7e ho( s$e"ifi" (ord "hoi"es sha$e meanin! or tone.
3. Anal)7e the str#"t#re of te+ts& in"l#din! ho( s$e"ifi" senten"es&
$ara!ra$hs& and lar!er $ortions of the te+t ?e.!.& a se"tion& "ha$ter&
s"ene& or stan7a@ relate to ea"h other and the (hole.
<. Assess ho( $oint of ie( or $#r$ose sha$es the "ontent and st)le
of a te+t.
A. Inte!rate and eal#ate "ontent $resented in dierse media and
formats.
8. 0elineate and eal#ate an a#thor%s ar!#ment thro#!h eiden"e
s$e"ified in a te+t.
9. Com$are and "ontrast t(o or more a#thors% $resentations of
similar themes or to$i"s.
15. =ead and "om$rehend "om$le+ literar) and informational te+ts
inde$endentl) and $rofi"ientl).
-. A$$l) Standard En!lish "onentions #sin! a$$ro$riate
"a$itali7ation& $#n"t#ation& and s$ellin!.
/. 0emonstrate #nderstandin! of ho( lan!#a!e f#n"tions in
different "onte+ts to ma'e effe"tie "hoi"es for meanin!& st)le
and "om$rehension.
1. 0etermine or "larif) the meanin! of #n'no(n (ords and $hrases
*) #sin! "onte+t "l#es& anal)7in! meanin!f#l (ord $arts& and
"ons#ltin! referen"e materials.
3. 0emonstrate #nderstandin! of fi!#ratie lan!#a!e& (ord
relationshi$s& and ariation in (ord meanin!s.
<. A""#ratel) #se a ariet) of so"ial& a"ademi" and "ontent-s$e"ifi"
(ords and $hrases s#ffi"ient for readin!& (ritin!& s$ea'in!& and
listenin! at the "olle!e and "areer-readiness leel.
SPECIAL EDUCATION: LAW #1 OF JUNE $% 1&&'
G#idelines for ada$tin! assessments strate!ies for st#dents (ith s$e"ial needs and8or a*ilities and for lin!#isti"all) and "#lt#rall) dierse st#dents
(ill *e esta*lished in the st#dents Indiid#ali7ed Ed#"ational Pro!ram ?PIE@. An a""ommodation is a ariation in the e+am enironment or
$ro"ess that does not f#ndamentall) alter (hat the test meas#res or affe"ts the "om$ara*ilit) of s"ores. A""ommodations ma) in"l#de ariations
in s"hed#lin!& settin!& aids& e:#i$ment& and $resentation format (hi"h is informed *) the S$e"ial Ed#"ation Tea"her to the En!lish Tea"her.
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR LIMITED SPANISH PROFICIENT AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS (CIRCULAR LETTER)$-
2*1!-2*1"+ CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 1&'"
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!C GRADES% AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
19 PARTIAL TESTS AND GRADES AND
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*This syllabus is subject to change at any time in agreement with school principal. Parents will notified
with the students.
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