Hutchinson Central Technical High School

Course Syllabus

Course Name: English II

Instructor: Ms. Gomez            Contact Time: 8:12-8:53 or 1:12-1:53         Phone Ext: 1419

Grading Policy
Homework 35%
Tests 25%
Quizzes 10%
Journals 15%
Projects 15%

Homework Policy
Late homework will have 10 points deducted for every day that it is late. Homework is considered on time when it is handed to the teacher during the students correct class period. The student will have 2 days to make up work.

Test Policy
Make up tests are to be made up the following morning. There will be one make up day. If that day is missed the grade for the test is a zero.

Quiz Policy
Make up quizzes will be given the day after the absence. Pop quizzes will not be able to be made up but the student will not be penalized.

Projects
Book reports are give quarterly starting with the 2nd quarter. Book reports may be handed in early but they can not be handed in after the due date, They are worth 15% of the quarter grade.

Course Outline
The curriculum for grade 10 are the steps toward success on the Grade 11 State Regents Assessment.
We will read much from Literature and Language and The Language of Literature, the district literature books- as well as independent reading of novels. English 10 students develop a firm understanding of the use of literary elements and techniques as they read fiction and nonfiction. We will be reading Fahrenheit 451, And Then There Were None as well as Lord of The Flies. Taming of the Shrew is the Shakespeare selection we will be reading this year. Vocabulary will be an important part of reading and responding to literature.