GOVERMENT OF PUERTO RICO
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CAGUAS REGION
GURABO SCHOOL DISTRICT
ENGLISH COURSE SYLLABUS
School: Cipriano Manrique Elementary School
Teacher: Prof. Jamie Ortiz
Available Days and Hour(s): Monday to Friday: 2:00-3:00 pm
Level: Second Grade
Course Description:
This class will allow students to continue develop English vocabulary and grammatical structures so that they can successfully communicate. Also students will develop literacy and analytical skills which will enable them to be successful in future courses and in life.
General Objectives:
1. Develop a positive attitude toward the use of the English Language in social settings.
2. Develop awareness of his/her capacity and potential for learning English.
3. Develop his/her willingness to risk to communicate ideas in the English Language.
4. Develop awareness of the need for communicating through writing for academic as well as personal reasons.
Standard:
Listening/Speaking:
The student uses the English language to interpret oral input, construct meaning, interact with confidence both verbally and nonverbally, and express ideas effectively in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.
Reading:
The student uses reading strategies, literary analysis, and critical thinking skills to construct meaning and develop an understanding as well as an appreciation of a variety of genres of both fiction and non-fiction.
Writing:
The student effectively communicates to a variety of audiences in all forms of writing through the use of the writing process, proper grammar, and age-appropriate expressive vocabulary.
Standards & Grade Level Expectations
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L/S.2.1 Listens and responds to simple commands, instructions, and statements, and is able to answer the 5-W Questions (who, what, when,where, and why) during story time using expressions to demonstrate engagement
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R.2.1. Uses letter-sound relationships to decode words and phrases fluently.
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W. 2.1 Matches all uppercase letters to their corresponding lowercase counterparts; arranges words in alphabetical order using first letter criteria.
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L/S.2.2 Applies phonemic awareness and auditory discrimination to identify distinctive sounds..
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R.2.2 Uses phonemic awareness strategies to manipulate sounds and to form new multisyllabic words; reads words and phrases in simple narrative text fluently.
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W. 2.2 Uses phonemic awareness and phonics strategies to write simple words; applies correct letter and spacing.
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L/S.2.3 Uses appropriate vocabulary and language patterns to identify, describe, and classify familiar concepts related to self, family, and environment, and to interact with peer.
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R.2.3 Uses context clues and acknowledges resources as a support to build vocabulary, verify meaning, and determine the meaning of unfamiliar words; demonstrates an acquisition of grade-level vocabulary and transfers word meaning into a variety of narrative texts.
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W. 2.3 Applies correct capitalization and punctuation marks in declarative and interrogative sentences; identifies the main parts of speech.
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L/S.2.4 Demonstrates verbal and nonverbal forms of greetings, farewells, and introductions using the appropriate courtesy expressions in simple sentences.
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R.2.4 Identifies and states the main character; establishes similarities and differences between characters; identifies the setting within narrative text.
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W.2.4 Writes to express feelings, familiar topics, experiences, and describe a picture; uses high frequency words to write simple sentences of three to four words in length; applies correct word spacing.
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L/S.2.5 Expresses feelings, needs, ideas, and experiences; discusses learned concepts from content area or class readings using acquired language.
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R.2.5 Demonstrates an understanding of story organization of beginning, middle, and end; makes predictions within narrative text.
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W. 2.5 Uses the dictionary as an aid in the writing process; uses visual aids to support generating ideas.
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Course Outline Themes and Time Distribution:
Bilingual and Proud----------- 5 weeks
Where are we?------------------5 weeks
Myths and Creation Stories---6 weeks
Poetry----------------------------5 weeks
Heroes---------------------------5 weeks
Art and Author Study---------5 weeks
Wild Weather------------------10 weeks
Instructional Strategies:
Direct Instruction
Interactive Instruction
Indirect Instruction
Independent Study
Experiential Learning
Instructional Skill
Special Education: Law 51 of June7, 1996:
Guidelines for adapting assessments strategies for students with special needs &/or abilities & for linguistically & culturally diverse students will be established in the students Individualized Educational Program (PIE). An accommodation is a variation in the exam environment or process that does not fundamentally alter what the test measures or affects the comparability of scores. Accommodations may include variations in scheduling, setting, aids, equipment, & presentation format which is informed by the Special Education Teacher to the English Teacher.
Evaluation:
Tests- Three to Four (per semester)
Assessment classroom activities
Dictations
Homework
Daily class work
Special projects
Class participation
Test : 80% Reading: 33.3%
Assessment 20% Writing 33.3 %
Listening/Speaking: 33.4%
Total 100% Total 100 %
** All Academic Instruction is subject to changes
