Teacher: Heather Jewell
(jewellh@rheacounty.org)
Phone: (423) 775-7821
State
Standards Link: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/index.html
Materials: Textbooks
(Elements of Literature and Writer’s Craft)
Blue or black pen
Loose-leaf paper
3-ring binder
Grading
Policy: 93-100 A Daily
assignments, quizzes, tests, and
85-92 B projects
= 100%
75-84 C Tests and special projects
may count twice.
70-74
D
Below
70 F
Communications
with Stakeholders: Phone calls, e-mails, progress reports,
and/or parent letters are used to keep parents/guardians involved and updated
on student progress. Parent-teacher
conferences are available one time each semester or as needed on an individual
basis.
Community
Involvement: Speakers are invited to inform students about
their various areas of expertise.
Course
Topics:
First Six
Weeks: Anglo-Saxon Literature (Heroic)
Review
writing process
Persuasive essay
Introductory speeches
Book Report
Electronic Beowulf
Vocabulary
Grammar review
Second Six
Weeks: Middle Ages Literature
Research Project and research skills
Paragraph development
Grammar review
Third Six
Weeks: Renaissance Literature
Macbeth,
Paraphrase poem from one dialect to
another
Rewrite scene from play
Grammar review
Fourth Six
Weeks: Restoration & 18th Century
Romantic Literature, Satire
Description essay
Editing and proofreading
Collaborative work
Grammar review
Fifth Six
Weeks: Victorian & Modern Literature
Literary terms
Power Point Presentation
Cause and effect essay
Grammar review
Sixth Six
Weeks: Resume writing
Thank you notes
Friendly letter format
Narrative essay
Exam review and
Preparation for final exam
Attendance is key to high school success.
Come to school prepared to learn and work, and
you will be very successful this year.