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Composition II

Literature II

Composition II Course Outline

(Pre-requisite: Pass Composition I.) Ninth graders who earned a “B” or bettering eighth grader English and demonstrate above-average proficient through CSAP scores and teacher recommendation may elect to take this class.  Students will refine the writing process and begin the formal research process.  Composition II will give students strategies to become more coherent and precise thinkers and writers.  This course will include oral and writer presentations.  Study of grammar, usage, and vocabulary are also a part of this class.

Composition II Colorado Model Content Standards for Reading and Writing:

1.        Students read and understand a variety of materials.

2.        Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.

3.        Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

4.        Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.

5.        Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information form a variety of media, reference, and technological sources.

6.        Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.

Units of Study:

I.                     Writing

                                      The writing process- a review

                                       Paragraph and essay writing

                                       Formulating a thesis statement for a researched report

II.                   Grammar

                     Quotation marks and apostrophes

                       Sentence variety for fluency

                       Phrases:  verbals and appositives

                       Clauses:  adjective, adverb, and noun

III.                 Vocabulary

                        Lessons to strengthen and improve student skills

IV.                 Library

       Practical use of print and computerized resources to complete a written report

V.                   Speech

       Formal and informal presentations

       Suitability to audience

       Focus on persuasive speaking skills

Learner Outcomes: Student will be 70% proficient in each area of grammar study through the taking of competency quizzes. Any student who does not earn 70% in each area will not pass the class.  Students may take as many quizzes as necessary to earn the required percent. The first three quizzes are given in class. After that, each student must come in before school, at lunch, or after school to obtain additional instruction and to take retake quizzes.