PREREQUISITES:

Diagnostic Test: All students who have not taken Middle School English II at CEDAR must take the diagnostic test to get into English I Honors. This test needs to be completed no later than seven days after

registering for the class. It needs to be mailed to Mrs. Gardner: 10102 Boynton Place Circle, Boynton Beach, FL 33437. If the test is completed while school is still in session, please deliver it to administration on campus. Students will not be approved for class until the test have been received and assessed. The parent will receive an email with the raw scores for each section of the test including grammar, literature, and composition plus a recommendation from the teacher allowing the parent and teacher to know the student’s strengths and weaknesses. If weaknesses are significant, a summer tutor may be recommended.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Compositions will be submitted via email at englishcedarhw@gmail.com and a hard copy will be brought to class. Grammar worksheets will be graded by the parent and brought to class.

Vocabulary, which includes ten new vocabulary words and some roots words, will be introduced weekly. Homework and quizzes are brought to class weekly.

Literature includes reading a variety of short stories and books and answering objective and inferential questions. Parents will check the literature homework for a completion grade, and it will be double checked by the teacher. All literature questions are emailed and brought to class. Poetry and short story elements will be highlighted.

Tests for the four class components will be given in the middle and end of each semester.

Pop quizzes may be given in class at any time to ensure the four components are being mastered.

MATERIALS:

Books:

Purchase the following books:

-The Odyssey by Homer; translated by W.H.D. Rouse

ISBN: 978-0-451-53068-4

-The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom by John and Elizabeth Sherrill

ISBN: 978-0-8007-9405-7

(A picture of the covers is shown in the Course Outline (Week 1) as ISBN numbers are subject to change.

No other editions are acceptable. These are the only textbooks and other editions are different in page

numbers and translation. If the wrong books are purchased, the student will have to reorder the correct

ones.)

Worksheets: All grammar, literature, composition notes, and vocabulary words are worksheets provided on Praxi. There are no textbooks for these components.

Lesson Plans:

Once logged into Praxi, the year’s agenda, worksheets, and due dates are visible. Enter the dates for the academic year and select “Lesson Plans” (not “Homework).

Other Materials:

Computer, notebook, three-hole punch, stapler, notebook dividers, notebook paper, pen, pencil. See the Course Outline for an extensive list and specifications.

TIME COMMITMENT: Up to 1.5 hours of homework is required.

SKILL REQUIREMENT: Word should be installed on the computer. ALL assignments are typed, so the student must have typing skills. Please note: Mac users must convert their work to a Word document.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: Parents, NEVER STUDENTS, are to honestly grade the grammar and keep the keys which will be emailed for their eyes only. They should ensure that the student is working in view and not using any prohibited tools outlined in the CEDAR Handbook. They cannot do the work for the student.

SUMMER PREPARATIONS:

1.) Learn how to type.

2.) Read two extra-curricular books of the student’s choice.

3) Learn MLA and punctuation rules.

4.) Learn the eight parts of speech, the list of linking and helping verbs, and the list of prepositions.