English 11

2018-2019
Teachers: Teresa Sidwell, Hiyori Lawrence, Casey Gill, and Chris Torres
Emails: lastname_firstname@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Credits: This course earns .5 graduation credits in composition and in English for a total of 1.0 credit for this year. This
is an NCAA and OUS approved course. Students hoping to enter an OUS school must receive a “C” or better to be
accepted to an OUS school.

Course Outcomes:
During this course, students will learn and demonstrate their level of proficiency for the following standards:

Semester 1:
Reading
RL 1: Key Ideas and Details – Cite strong and thorough textual evidence [direct and indirect evidence] to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text
leaves matters uncertain.
RL.4: Craft and Structure -- Determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words
with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as
other authors).
Writing
W.2: Expository Writing -- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and
information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Semester 2:
Language
L.2: Conventions -- Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
Reading
R.7: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas -- Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded
or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.
Writing
W.1: Argumentative Writing -- Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using
valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Behavioral expectations:
All school-wide policies apply in this class (NO HARASSMENT, NO VANDALISM, NO OBSCENE LANGUAGE OR GESTURES,
ETC). Students should be on task and not disturbing other students. Infractions will be dealt with using warnings,
disciplinary action, and, if necessary, discipline referrals.

Academic Honesty:
In this age of readily available information, it is easy for students to knowingly or unknowingly commit plagiarism. In
order to help students avoid plagiarism, here is a clear definition of what is considered cheating. Committing an act of
plagiarism will result in a permanent zero in the grade book and in most cases some school level disciplinary action.
1. Using or copying work that is not one’s own and turning it in with one’s name on it (this includes work from other
students).
2. Using ideas, sentences, or paragraphs from another source without giving that source credit.
3. Using the ideas, organization, and analysis of those ideas from another source for one’s essay.
There are also other types of academic dishonesty besides plagiarism (e.g. giving or receiving information for an
assessment, using forbidden sources, etc.). If any type of academic dishonesty occurs, the student(s) will face the loss of
at least that assessment grade on their first offense, with more severe penalties if the problem persists.

Assessment/evaluation/grading policy:
 100% of the grade is based on assessments. There will be homework and daily assignments for feedback even though
those will not be entered into the gradebook. However, it is extremely important to do the daily work and homework
and adjust based on feedback in order to be successful on the assessments. Also, all assignments and notes are allowed
to be used during assessments.

Grade Categories and Weighting:

In this course, students’ grades will be based on meeting a level of proficiency for each standard. All assignments and
assessments in this course will work toward one of six national standards—three standards per semester. Students will
be given 3 opportunities to demonstrate proficiency in a standard. Rubrics for each standard will be provided and
taught to the students.

● All assessments are graded on a 5-point scale

4 points = exceeds proficiency (A)
3 points = advanced proficiency (B)
2 points = basic proficiency (C)
1 point = nearly meets proficiency (D)
0 points = not proficient (F)

Additionally, the grades in this course are weighted so that student proficiency is the primary measure of their success in
the course.
● The balance of assessment per standard (3 standards per semester)
20% =Initial Round of Assessments
40% = Midterm Round of Assessments
40% = Final Round of Assessments

Missing Assessments:
Assessments that are incomplete will be marked as NC in the grade book and will count as a zero until the assessment is
completed. Students missing an assessment must make up that assessment as soon as possible. An assessment
completion date will be set for each opportunity as designated by the English 11 team of teachers. Once this window of
opportunity has closed, the assessment may not be worked on.

Final Grades
All the assessments will be averaged into a student’s grade according to the weight they carry. It is very important to
understand that the entire grade is based on performance on proficiency assessments. Once the grades are averaged,
the final outcomes will be converted to a score of 1 through 4 and given a letter grade on the following scale. Since the
entire grade is based on assessments, this will be the grading scale:

A = 3.25-4 (81.35%-100%)
B = 2.5-3.24 (62.50%-81.34%)
C = 1.75-2.49 (43.75%-62.49%)
D = 1.0-1.74 (25.00%-43.74%)
F = 0-.99 (0%-24.99%)