11th Grade ELA Syllabus

WELCOME TO 11th GRADE ELA!

 

Eleventh grade ELA is a course designed to inspire you to find your writing and speaking voice, to discover what you enjoy about art and literature, and uncover different ways of expressing what is most important to you.

 

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 In this course you will share your ideas daily, grow as an independent thinker and polish your writing style and voice. 

 

  To do this, we will:

• Read and appreciate literature
• Create writing pieces in various genres
• Take part in student-led discussions on texts
• Brush up on our knowledge and use of literary and rhetorical devices 
• Explore our environment, community and the ideas that shape our world

 

 

YEAR LONG PLAN 

• Unit 1: 100 Word Narrative: Writing the opening of a college essay 
• Unit 2: What is English? Power structures and language
• Unit 3: Like Water for Chocolate a book about love and culture
• Unit 4: Social Media and Me
• Unit 5: The Environment and Me

*Throughout the year, we will also periodically take time to be inspired by the authors we have read and the world around us to practice our creative writing skills. 

 

GRADING POLICY

Grades will be updated on JumpRope. You are encouraged to check your grades daily and come speak to me as soon as you have any concerns to figure out the best plan to bring your grades to where you would like them to be. The breakdown of those grades for this course are:

           

• Classwork 20%
• Homework 15%
• Participation 25%
• Papers & Projects 30%

 

*No late work accepted for classwork, homework or participation (unless absence is excused). Late papers and projects will be accepted on a case-by-case basis. 

 

GOOGLE CLASSROOM

The weekly schedule and all assignments will be posted on Google Classroom for remote and in-person students. Please check Google Classroom each school day for any updated information. 

 

CLASS RULES

Treat others and yourself with RESPECT. During our class you must not only respect me, but respect each other, and the classroom. This is a class where we are able to explore different opinions on controversial issues and I would like to create a safe space in which we are able to do so. Please think critically and speak consciously every day.

 

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Using another person’s words or ideas as if they were your own is considered plagiarism.  Your grade will be affected if you use words or ideas from an internet source or another student without crediting them.