ELA Syllabus Comprehension Assignment

What areas of language do we focus on in this class? Select all that apply.

• reading

• writing

• speaking

• listening

• grammar

Which two books will we be using in this class?

• The House on Mango Street

• My Perspectives

• The Hunger Games

• To Kill a Mockingbird

How many units will we study this year?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What will we study in unit 1?

• Short Stories, Character Development, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Plost, Story Structure, and Narrative Writing  

• Speeches, Songs, Poetry, Rhetorical Devices, and Informative/Explanatory Writing 

• Novela, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Author’s Craft: Figurative Language, Sensory Language, Tone and Mood, and Explanatory Writing (Literary Analysis)

• Play, Elements of Drama, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Figurative Language, and Argumentative Writing

What will we study in Unit 2?

• Play, Elements of Drama, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Figurative Language, and Argumentative Writing

• Short Stories, Character Development, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Plost, Story Structure, and Narrative Writing 

• Novela, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Author’s Craft: Figurative Language, Sensory Language, Tone and Mood, and Explanatory Writing (Literary Analysis)

• Speeches, Songs, Poetry, Rhetorical Devices, and Informative/Explanatory Writing 

What will we study in Unit 3?

• Play, Elements of Drama, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Figurative Language, and Argumentative Writing 

• Short Stories, Character Development, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Plost, Story Structure, and Narrative Writing 

• Speeches, Songs, Poetry, Rhetorical Devices, and Informative/Explanatory Writing

• Novela, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Author’s Craft: Figurative Language, Sensory Language, Tone and Mood, and Explanatory Writing (Literary Analysis)

What will we study in Unit 4?

• Speeches, Songs, Poetry, Rhetorical Devices, and Informative/Explanatory Writing

• Play, Elements of Drama, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Figurative Language, and Argumentative Writing 

• Novela, Character, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Author’s Craft: Figurative Language, Sensory Language, Tone and Mood, and Explanatory Writing (Literary Analysis)

• Short Stories, Character Development, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Plost, Story Structure, and Narrative Writing  

How many grading categories do we have in langauge arts?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What percentage of your grade is the "Tests, Essays, and Projects" category?

• 50%

• 20%

• 25%

• 33%

What percentage of your grade is the "Homework and Classwork" category?

• 50%

• 10%

• 25%

• 75%