Mrs. Shellhorse

Spring Hill High School

English II

Pre-AP English II

 

Conference Periods: 1st Period 8:05-8:55 and 4th Period 12:00-1:35

Tutorials:  Before and After School Everyday

School Email: sshellhorse@springhill.esc7.net

Hall Phone: (903) 323-7865 or High School: (903) 323-7738

 

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English II

COURSE DESCRIPTION:     

The English II 10th grade course is designed to successfully prepare students for future high school English courses and the Exit Level TAKS Test.  During the year, students will survey various types of world literature, including short stories, novels, dramas, and poetry.  Grammar instruction will center on a more complicated sentence construction, usage, and punctuation.  The course will also include a variety of writing assignments and vocabulary study.

 

COURSE OUTLINE:    FALL SEMESTER

  • Short Story Unit
  • Poetry Unit
  • Essay Unit
  • Sentence Structure and Parts of Speech Unit
  • TAKS Test Preparation Unit
  • Novel Unit
  • Vocabulary Unit

 

COURSE OUTLINE:    SPRING SEMESTER  

  • TAKS Test Preparation Unit Continued
  • Essay Unit Continued
  • Grammar and Usage Unit
  • Short Story Unit Continued
  • Poetry Unit Continued
  • Shakespeare Drama Unit
  • Novel Unit
  • Media Unit
  • Vocabulary Unit Continued

 

Pre-AP English II

 

STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY:

            This class is designed to successfully prepare students for the Advanced Placement courses offered at the 11th and 12th grade levels, college courses, and the Exit Level TAKS Test.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:      

          The Pre-AP 10th grade course is designed around a survey of world literature.  Reading from a variety of genres will be a continual process throughout the year with special emphasis on style analysis and interpretation.  Grammar instruction will center on a more complicated sentence construction, usage, and punctuation.  The course will also include a variety of writing assignments, research projects, and an upper level vocabulary study.  The student should expect homework in this course, but if study time for this class exceeds one hour per night on a regular basis, please notify the teacher.

 

COURSE OUTLINE:    FALL SEMESTER

  • Summer Novel Unit
  • Short Story Unit
  • Poetry Unit
  • Essay Unit including Style Analysis
  • Sentence Structure and Parts of Speech Unit
  • TAKS Test Preparation Unit
  • Novel Unit
  • Vocabulary Unit

COURSE OUTLINE:    SPRING SEMESTER  

  • TAKS Test Preparation Unit Continued
  • Essay Unit Continued
  • Grammar and Usage Unit
  • Short Story Unit Continued
  • Poetry Unit
  • Shakespeare Drama Unit
  • Novel Unit
  • Media Unit
  • Vocabulary Unit

 


 

 

 

 

List of Acceptable Reading Day Books & Authors:

Frequently, during class, we may have a “Reading Day.”  This is when you will have to get out the book you have chosen from this list and read for a selected amount of time.  There is absolutely NO TALKING or NO SLEEPING during this reading, or you will receive an automatic zero for the day.  After reading, you will be required to fill out a “Reading Day Log” for that day.  The instructions for this will be given in class.  If you finish a book inside or outside of class, then you may choose a new title from this list to replace it.  Always have your Reading Day Book with you!  There will be additional assignments with your novel, so be aware.  Please choose a book on this list that you have never read or that you find interesting.  You will also be assigned “Reading Day Logs” for homework as well.  We plan to read an entire novel each 9 weeks, so choose wisely.  You may purchase the book at a store or on the internet, but you may also find a book at the local library or school’s library.  Just don’t come empty-handed!

 

Words to live by or appreciate:
”To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

--Anatole France

 

“Life is divided into three terms—that which was, which is, and which will be.  Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better in the future.”

--William Wordsworth

 

“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”

--C.S. Lewis

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply!”

--Goethe

 

“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”

--Kahlil Gibran

 

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.”

--Margaret  Fuller