Class Missions

   Our mission is to pass English 1/EOC by working as a team, paying attention, studying and having positive attitudes.
 
  Our mission is to study/learn grammar, writing skills, and literary terms to pass the EOC. We will be respectful, responsible and work as a team to accomplish our goals.
 
  Our mission is to learn English to pass the EOC by paying attention, respecting others and working together.
 
Essentials
 
1.01 I can… tell a personal experience, engaging the audience, by using descriptive words and showing that the account is important.
 
1.02  I can… Give personal responses to literature, regarding personal and cultural influences, independently and as a group.
 
 1.03  I can… Explain and analyze personal responses of literary elements based on the evidence of a print or non-print text.
 
 2.01  I can… Select an appropriate reading strategy, identify the topic, audience and purpose of a text. -Make guesses, predictions and draw conclusion based on research
 
 2.02  I can… Explain a topic by understanding who my audience is, so I write better with a purpose
 
 3.01  I can… Examine an argument by looking at the author’s tone and style and identify any biases.
 
 3.02   I can… Give my own opinion that is logical and interests my reader.
 
 3.03  I can… *Use various evidence to support an informed opinion, using appropriate andeffective language, reasons, and organizational structure for the audience and purpose. *Demonstrate awareness of the possible questions, concerns, or counterarguments of the audience.
 
 3.04    I can… Demonstrate comprehension of main idea, supporting details and how the author’s social and cultural backgrounds influence the text
 
 4.02  I can… Judge the impact the literary devices (genres and elements) and style have on the work.
 
5.01   I can…Analyze and distinguish between characteristics of literary genres (mood, tone, diction, and style of a piece).
 
 5.03   I can… *Explain main idea and supporting details while making inferences, and drawing conclusions based on the text. *Determine the author’s purpose and audience
 
 6.01   I can… *Label the parts of speech, recognize the different types of sentences, use appropriate subject-verb agreement and identify the different dialects of a culture. *Define root words and use word maps to understand vocabulary within a work.
 
 6.02   I can… Understand complete sentences, identify run-ons, fragments and comma splices while using editing marks.