Course Description
English 2H
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English 2H
English 2H is designed to challenge and enrich the levels of understanding of students identified for their superior level of English skills, critical thought and self-motivation. Students concentrate on development of the essay and detailed analysis of world literature. Students receive an extra grade point for this class.
Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs):
Districtwide grade 10 ELO’s for English 2 (our “BOULDERS”):
- Cite textual evidence for explicit details as well as for inferences - Reading RL/RI10.1
- Write argumentative texts - Writing W10.1
Additional standards that will be addressed in sophomore honors English (our “ROCKS”):
- Determine a theme/central idea; write objective summaries - Reading RL/RI 10.2
- Analyze complex characters - Reading RL10.3
- Analyze word meanings, figurative language, connotations and their effects; analyze nuances of synonyms - Reading RL/RI 10.4, Language L10.5
- Analyze point of view or cultural experience in world literature - Reading RL10.6
- Analyze point of view and rhetoric in informational texts - Reading RI 10.6
- Write informative texts - Writing W10.2 a, b, f
- Use precise words and phrases … - Writing W10.3.d
- Strengthen writing through planning, revising, editing - Writing W10.5
- Conduct short research projects - Writing W10.7
- Gather evidence from multiple sources, assess credibility, and integrate the information without plagiarizing - Writing W10.8
- Participate in collaborative discussions: come prepared, propel conversations, respond thoughtfully, summarize points and opinions - Speaking and Listening 10.1
- Present information, per for audience, task, & purpose - Speaking and Listening 10.4
- Demonstrate command of conventions of Standard English, parallel structure, use of phrases and clauses - Language L10.1
- Demonstrate command of capitalization, spelling, punctuation, including semicolons and conjunctive adverbs - Language L10.2
- Clarify word meanings in multiple ways, consult reference materials, examine word etymologies - Language L10.4
- Acquire vocabulary - Language L10.6
*For a full description of each standard, visit the common core website; use menu on the right to switch to the different domains, eg: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Language.
Course Syllabus Meegan Toro mtoro@njuhsd.com 530.273.4431
