WELCOME SENIORS!
I look forward to working with you in your final year of high school. I count it a privilege to be your teacher and plan to support you in finding meaningful and promising pathways in reading, writing, and communication. In this class, my goal is to provide an experience much like what American author and educator Neil Postman shared about school, that is, your educational journey should be one on discovering “…how to make a life…”.
COURSE GOALS AND MAJOR STUDENT OUTCOMES
The English Language Arts 4 course is a year-long, required course designed to help students meet the requirements of the Common Core State Standards. Through a series of rigorous instructional modules, students will develop advanced proficiencies in expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing.
To be adequately prepared for the literacy demands of college, throughout the senior year students will:
LA4 modules include contemporary essays, newspaper and magazine articles, editorials, reports, biographies, memos, assorted public documents, and other non-fiction texts. Course assignments emphasize the in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing.
Designed so that every module follows the same sequential method of rhetorical reading and writing, each module will follow this sequence:
Writing & Presentations: One-pagers, Literary Criticism, “Thinslides”, “Thickslides”, “Iron Chef”, “Cyber-Sandwiches”
Collaboration: World Café, Literature Circles, Socratic Seminars
Holistic scoring guides will be utilized for written assessments and projects/portfolio.
Grades are on a weighted scale and are cumulative; the semester grade is based on the percentage of the total points earned in each category. All assignments will be given a point value.
At the end of the quarter and semester, students will be assigned grades based on the percentage of the total points that they earn in each category. A variety of assignments, including tests, essays, projects, and homework provide the student with ample opportunities for success.
For each semester, student grades for Language Arts 4 will be weighted according to the following categories:
Classwork and Homework [35%] · notes
· annotations
· Google Classroom activities and assignments
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Writing [35%]
o expository,
o argumentative,
o analytical,
o narrative
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Assessment/Projects/Presentations [20%] · Google Slides
· One-Pagers
Participation/Engagement [10%] · Google Slides
· Socratic Seminar
· Zoom, Nearpod, Padlet session responses
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Course: CSU EXPOSITORY READING & WRITING COURSE (ERWC)
Level: 12TH GRADE / LANGUAGE ARTS 4
Instructor: MR. DAVID N. CHUNG
Phone: 714-996-4970 ext 10626
Email: [email protected]
SMS REMIND TEXT MESSAGING: TO BE GIVEN IN CLASS
Google Classroom: TO BE GIVEN IN CLASS
Online Dashboard: https://clever.com/in/pylusd
Conference: Period 1 ( 7:55-8:45 a.m.). for meetings before or after school—please make an appointment via email.
The California State University (CSU) Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC) is a year-long, rhetoric-based course designed to help students meet the standards of the English Placement Test, the expectations of university faculty, and the requirements of the Common Core State Standards. Through a sequence of fourteen rigorous instructional modules, students will develop advanced proficiencies in expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing. Students successfully completing this course develop skills, knowledge, processes, and dispositions in the following areas of academic literacy: reading rhetorically, writing rhetorically, listening and speaking rhetorically, and habits of mind
To be adequately prepared for the literacy demands of college, throughout the senior year students will:
By taking this course, students are not necessarily exempt from the CSU placement test (EPT). To be “college ready” in English, a student must receive a “Ready-Conditional” on the EAP exam and complete both semesters of LA4 ERWC (earn a grade of “C” or better each semester)..
Expository Reading & Writing: ERWC modules include contemporary essays, newspaper and magazine articles, editorials, reports, biographies, memos, assorted public documents, and other non-fiction texts. In addition, two full-length works (one novel and one work of non-fiction) will be explored. The course assignments emphasize the in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing.
Designed so that every unit follows the same sequential method of rhetorical reading and writing, each module will take approximately 2-4 weeks and will follow this sequence:
1st Semester
2nd Semester
Grammar & Vocabulary: Modules also integrate conventions, grammar, mechanics, punctuation, usage, and vocabulary will be studied at least once a week and reviewed in the context of literature and writing.
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Classwork and Homework Policy
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Grading Policy
Holistic scoring guides will be utilized for written assessments and projects/portfolio.
Grades are on a weighted scale and are cumulative; the semester grade is based on the percentage of the total points earned in each category. All assignments will be given a point value.
At the end of the quarter and semester, students will be assigned grades based on the percentage of the total points that they earn in each category. A variety of assignments, including tests, essays, projects, and homework provide the student with ample opportunities for success.
For each semester, student grades for Language Arts 4 ERWC will be weighted according to the following categories:
CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK [40%]
WRITNG AND ASSESSMENT [60%]