1. English 11: Reading and Writing Workshop
Scott Leventhal -
21 Years in Council Rock School District
Masters in English Education from Syracuse University
Website: google “crsd Leventhal”
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”
-Emerson

4. What are we reading? Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Othello - William Shakespeare
Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald
Short Stories, nonfiction, and poetry
Text-based questions: Evidence and Inference
“What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote it.” -E.M. Forster

5. Writing - 25% of each marking period - Writing Lab and in Class
- Personal Essay Topics and Literary Analysis Essays based on themes in literature
- Grading of major writings based on Pennsylvania Writing Assessment Scoring Guidelines
"I may have said the same thing before... But my explanation, I am sure, will always be different." - Oscar Wilde

6. Vocabulary Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E
25% each Marking Period
Twenty Words: Chunking – Rule of Firsts and Lasts
Parts of speech, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion
Tests- Biweekly and Cumulative
Website with games and iWords; vocabtest.com
Solid SAT performance enhanced by rich vocabulary background
Flashcards – 10 point bonus assignment
$12.00 to CRHS South Activities - English

7. Grammar / Usage / Mechanics
- Taught formally using multiple resources
- Addresses problems seen in compositions
- The SAT has a writing section containing multiple-choice grammar / usage / mechanics questions as well as an essay
“Ignorant people think it is the noise which fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain't so; it is the sickening grammar that they use.”  ~Mark Twain

8. Research Paper - Completed third marking period
- 25% of marking period grade
- Historically Significant Event and
Repercussions
“Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” -Zora Neal Hurston

9. Homework and Assessments
- Effective Classwork will limit homework
- Reinforcing skills and understandings
established in class
- Comprehension, skills, and vocabulary tests
- All assessments returned for review; look
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