CFS English I Composition Assignment List:
CFS English I Composition Odyssey Assignment Sheet
FOLDER: Poetry
Sub Folder
Cinquain and
Diamante
Lyric Poem:
Chicago
Lyric Poem: I
Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud
Nikki Giovanni:
Speech and Free
Verse Poem
Sonnet #2
Communication:
Oral Perf. of Poetry
Writing: Poetry
Analysis
CHAPTER TEST
Assignment
Cinquain Part 1
Diamante: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Cinquain and Diamante
Chicago: Part 1
Odyssey Writer 55: Similes
Paste to Draft: Choose 1 Prompt for assignment.
Chicago: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Lyric Poem: Chicago
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud: Part 1
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Nikki Giovanni: Part 1
Nikki Giovanni: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Nikki Giovanni: Speech and Free Verse Poem
Sonnet #2: Part 1
Odyssey Writer 61: Poetry Response
Paste to Draft: Choose 1 Prompt for assignment.
Sonnet #2: Part 2
Odyssey Writer 62: Write a Sonnet
Paste to Draft
LESSON QUIZ: Sonnet #2
Communication: Oral Performance of Poetry
LESSON QUIZ: Oral Performance of Poetry
Poetry Analysis: Pre-write and Activity Quiz (AQE1671)
Poetry Analysis: Draft and Activity Quiz (AQE1672)
Poetry Analysis: Revise/Gram/Mod. and Act. Quiz (AQE1673)
Poetry Analysis: Edit/Final Draft and Activity Quiz (AQE1674)
LESSON QUIZ: Writing: Poetry Analysis
Poetry
Lesson #
E1611
E1613
E1621
E1622
E1641
E1643
E1651
E1652
E1653
E1654
E1661
E1671
E1672
E1673
E1674
ES 921
LESSON QUIZ : Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay
Epic, Legend, Myth
CHAPTER TEST
FOLDER: Drama
Sub Folder
Shakespeare:
Background
E1623
E1631
E1633
Updated Fall 2011
Romeo and Juliet:
Act 2 Scene 2,
Part 1
Romeo and Juliet:
Act 2 Scene 2,
Part 2
Romeo and Juliet:
Act 5 Scene 3,
Part 1
Romeo and Juliet:
Act 5 Scene 3,
Part 2
Functional Text:
Manual
Communication:
V/NonV Strategies
CHAPTER TEST
Assignment
Odyssey Writer 82: Personal Connection
 Tool Kit: Print Venn Diagram or T-Chart
Paste to Draft: Choose 1 Prompt for assignment.
Shakespeare: Background: Part 1
Shakespeare: Background: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Shakespeare Background
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2, Part 1a
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2, Part 1b
Odyssey Writer 85: Summarize
LESSON QUIZ: Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2, Part 1
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2, Part 2a
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2, Part 2b
LESSON QUIZ: Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2, Part 2
Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 3, Part 1a
Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 3, Part 1b
LESSON QUIZ: Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 3, Part 1
Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 3, Part 2a
Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 3, Part 2b
LESSON QUIZ: Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 3, Part 2
Vocabulary: Technical Vocabulary and Activity Quiz (AQE1961)
Functional Text: Manual
LESSON QUIZ: Functional Text: Manual
Communication: Verbal/Nonverbal Strategies
LESSON QUIZ: Communication: Verbal/Non-verbal Strategies
Drama
Lesson #
E1912
E1911
E1913
E1921
E1923
E1924
E1931
E1933
E1941
E1943
E1951
E1953
E1961
E1963
E1971
FOLDER: Research
FOLDER: Nonfiction
Sub Folder
Media
Comparison: Make
a Difference Day
Memoir: The
Message of Gandhi
Position Paper:
Martin Luther King,
Jr.
Speeches: Gandhi
and Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Communication
Interview
Writing: Business
Letter
CHAPTER TEST
Assignment
Make a Difference Day: Part 1
Make a Difference Day: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Media Comparison: Make a Difference Day
Memoir: The Message of Gandhi: Part 1
Memoir: The Message of Gandhi: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Memoir: The Message of Gandhi
Position Paper: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Part 1
Position Paper: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Position Paper: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Vocabulary: Analogies and Activity Quiz (AQE1741)
Odyssey Writer 69: Analogies
Paste to Draft
Speeches: Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.: Part 1
Odyssey Writer 71: Compare and Contrast Speeches
 Tool Kit: Print Venn Diagram. Complete during next lesson.
Speeches: Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.: Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Speeches: Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Communication Interview
LESSON QUIZ: Communication Interview
Business Letter: Pre-write and Activity Quiz (AQE1761)
Business Letter: Draft and Activity Quiz (AQE1762)
Bus. Letter: Revise/Grammar: Formal vs. Informal Conventions
and Activity Quiz (AQE1763)
Business Letter: Edit/Final Draft and Activity Quiz (AQE1764)
LESSON QUIZ: Writing: Business Letter
Nonfiction
Lesson #
E1711
E1713
E1721
E1723
E1731
E1733
E1741
E1742
E1743
E1746
The Odyssey:
Background
The Odyssey: Book
IX Part 1
The Odyssey: Book
IX Part 2
The Odyssey and
Popular Culture
Writing: Compare
and Contrast Essay
Assignment
Vocabulary: Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots & Activity Quiz (AQE1811)
Introduction to Greek Mythology
LESSON QUIZ : Introduction to Greek Mythology
The Odyssey: Background: Part 1
The Odyssey: Background: Part 2
Odyssey Writer 75: Write a Summary
LESSON QUIZ : The Odyssey: Background
Vocab.: Word Analysis: Chunking and Activity Quiz (AQE1831)
The Odyssey: Book IX Part 1a
The Odyssey: Book IX Part 1b
LESSON QUIZ : The Odyssey: Book IX Part 1
The Odyssey: Book IX Part 2a
The Odyssey: Book IX Part 2b
LESSON QUIZ : The Odyssey: Book IX Part 2
The Odyssey and Popular Culture
Odyssey Writer 81: Compare/Contrast; Characteristics of a
Hero
Paste to Draft: Choose 1 Prompt for assignment.
LESSON QUIZ : The Odyssey and Popular Culture
Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay: Pre-Write and Activity
Quiz (AQE1861)
Writing: Comp and Contrast Essay: Draft and Act Qz (AQE1862)
Writing: Compare and Contrast: Revise/Grammar: Verb Tense
and Activity Quiz (AQE1863)
Assignment
Research Process: Generate Questions, Determine Topic
LESSON QUIZ: Research Proc: Generate Ques. – Determine
Topic
Research Process: Evaluating Primary and Secondary Sources
LESSON QUIZ: Research Process: Eval. Primary-Sec. Sources
Research Process: Synthesizing Information and Note Taking
LESSON QUIZ: Research Process: Note taking-Synthesize
Research Process: Outlining and Citations
LESSON QUIZ: Research Process: Outline and Citations
Research Paper: Pre-write and Activity Quiz (AQE11051)
Research Paper: Draft and Activity Quiz (AQE11052)
Research Paper: Gram. Conv. and Activity Quiz (AQE11053)
Research Paper: Edit Final and Activity Quiz (AQE11054)
LESSON QUIZ: Writing: Research Paper
Communication: Analyzing Bias and Propaganda
LESSON QUIZ: Communication: Analyzing Bias and
Propaganda
Research
E1745
Communication:
Bias & Propaganda
E1751
CHAPTER TEST
E1761
E1762
FOLDER: Novel: Farewell to Manzanar (Book found in Tool Kit)
E1763
E1764
FOLDER: Epic, Legend, Myth
Sub Folder
Introduction to
Greek Mythology
Sub Folder
Research Proc:
Generate Ques. –
Determine Topic
Research Process:
Eval. Primary-Sec.
Sources
Research Process:
Note taking-Synth.
Research Process:
Outline & Citations
Writing: Research
Paper
Lesson #
E1811
E1813
E1821
E1823
E1824
E1831
E1833
E1835
E1841
E1843
E1851
E1852
Sub Folder
Farewell to
Manzanar:
Background
Farewell to
Manzanar: Part 1
Farewell to
Manzanar: Part 2
Farewell to
Manzanar: Part 3
Farewell to
Manzanar: Part 4
Farewell to
Manzanar: Part 5
Farewell to
Manzanar: Part 6
Farewell to
Manzanar: Part 7
CHAPTER TEST
Assignment
Vocabulary: Context Clues and Activity Quiz (AQE11111)
Odyssey Writer 94: Grammar; Mechanics of Writing
Paste to Draft: Underline/fix grammar errors.
Farewell to Manzanar Background, Part 1
Farewell to Manzanar: Background, Part 2
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar: Background
Farewell to Manzanar, Part 1
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar, Part 1
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 2a
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 2b
Odyssey Writer 98: Historic Perspective
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar: Part 2
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 3
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar: Part 3
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 4a
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 4b
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar: Part 4
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 5
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar: Part 5
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 6a
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 6b
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar: Part 6
Farewell to Manzanar: Part 7
LESSON QUIZ: Farewell to Manzanar: Part 7
Novel: Farewell to Manzanar
Lesson #
E11011
E11021
E11041
E11051
E11052
A11053
A11054
E11061
Lesson #
E11111
E11112
E11113
E11115
E11121
E11131
E11133
E11134
E11141
E11151
E11153
E11161
E11171
E11173
E11181
Course Requirements and Grading Guidelines on Reverse 
E1861
E1862
E1863
CFS English I Composition Assignment List:
CFS English I Composition Course Requirements and Grading Guidelines
Reading
(Student Selected Books)
Odyssey
Updated Fall 2011
ES 921
(Computer Assignments)
All students will be required to read one or more books during each grading quarter of the semester.
The selected book must meet the following requirements:

Not previously read for class credit in the Center for Success or for other classes.

Not required reading for any other English class on campus.

Not on the Restricted list (shown below).

The book must be listed at the website www.arbookfind.com.

The level of the book must be in the student’s individual level (ZPD).
The Odyssey program consists of computer-based instruction and can be accessed in the classroom as
well as at www.compasslearning.com.
Reading time will be provided in class. Students must be reading during this time for credit on the
Reading Log (see below).
Lessons
Instruction is delivered and requires action from students to complete the computer lessons. At the
conclusion of a lesson, a quiz may be administered based on the information contained in the lesson.
Only books read IN CLASS are eligible to earn points. No credit is given for books read outside of class.
Only books read IN CLASS can be tested on; Reading Logs must list the book being tested on, and must
reflect sufficient evidence of the book being read in class.
If a student does not have a book at the beginning of the class period the student may not access a
computer until the allotted reading time has passed. The student may use acceptable (see instructor)
reading material during the reading time to earn credit for the Reading Log.
READING GOALS
Reading Points
Each student will have an established reading point goal. The number of points required for each
grade quarter is listed on the Student Reading Goals form (found in each student’s personal folder.)
This form is generated by the instructor after the student has completed the STAR ® Reading Test.
The number of points earned by reading a book and taking a quiz on the book varies by book.
Students enrolled in more than one English class in the Center will be required earn points for each
class, and reading point goals will increase accordingly.
Book Level
Individual goals are also set for Book Level (based on the STAR ® Reading Test results). This is known as
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and indicates the book level required to improve reading skills.
Comprehension
Each book quiz taken will have its points adjusted based on the Comprehension Score. All points will
be earned for a score of 100%; a lower comprehension score will have the number of points earned
reduced based on the test score.
A separate score is generated for the grade for the reading portion. A student scoring 85% on
comprehension will earn 100% of available points for the reading section of the grade. A score above
85% will earn bonus points. These bonus points may be used to “make up” for missing Reading Points.
Book Quiz
When a book has been completed, a quiz (10 – 20 questions) will be administered. The book must
have been listed on the Reading Log (see below) and a minimum of one-half of the book must have
been read in class. Verification that the book has been read in class and is listed on the Reading Log
will be made prior to administration of the quiz.
READING LOG
Each student will keep a weekly READING LOG which is completed DAILY in class. The reading log is due
on the last scheduled class day each week. Late reading logs will not be accepted unless the student is
absent on the last scheduled class day of the previous week.
Students not reading (sleeping, texting, doing other course work, etc.) during the allotted reading time
will not receive credit for reading for that day and are not allowed to “make-up” reading time for
credit.
Reading Logs will be collected, verified by the instructor, and points assigned every class period.
Students enrolled in the Center for more than one English class must complete a reading log for each
class.
A Reading Log must indicate the book being read in class; no credit will be given for tests on books not
read in class.
ASSIGNMENTS
The assignments consist of interactive lessons as well as writing assignments, quizzes and chapter
tests. A final exam will consist of questions based on course material delivered during the instruction.
Each student is responsible for taking notes on the lesson. (See NOTES section below.)
Writing
Some assignments, identified as Odyssey Writer, require the student to write a response to a given
prompt or vocabulary lesson. Please note the writing requirements listed below. Most writing
assignments will be submitted electronically for grading; some lessons require a hard copy of the
lesson to be printed from the “Tool Kit” (provided by the Odyssey program), completed by the student,
and handed in for grading.
Writing Guidelines
If the writing prompt indicates specific requirements (ex. 5 paragraph essay, compare and contrast
essay), then the instructions must be followed to earn maximum credit. Refer to the “Prompt
Response” section below.
If the writing prompt does not specify specific writing requirements, refer to the “Prompt Response”
section below. All writing must consist of well-constructed sentences. Spelling and grammar will be
graded according to accepted high-school standards.
Prompt Response
The given prompt will indicate one of the following response types:
“Analytical Essay”: See “Multi-paragraph Essay”.
“Essay”: 1 to 3 paragraphs that sufficiently respond to the prompt.
“Multi-paragraph Essay”: Must contain the following features:

Introduction – communicate a thesis statement

Body – one or more paragraphs that support the thesis statement with meaningful
examples

Conclusion – Summary paragraph
“Response” or “Short Response”: Write a paragraph response; sentence structure, spelling, and
grammar rules apply.
Work submitted electronically will be graded and returned electronically.
CLASSROOM AIDS
Cell phones and other electronic devices that access the web will not be permitted during in-class
administration of quizzes and tests. Students who use such devices will have their scores voided and a
grade of “0%” will be assigned to the quiz or test with no opportunity for a “re-take”.
Student notes (see below) taken during the lessons may be used during any in-class quiz and test.
STUDENT NOTES
Students are required to take notes on the lessons. Notes will be verified by the instructor in class.
Notes taken on lessons that are taken outside of class time will also be accounted for. Students who
are absent and do not work on lessons outside of class will not receive credit for notes.
Requirements for Grade Credit

Notes must be taken on the lesson being presented on the computer. A printed copy
(from the computer) is not acceptable for credit.

Notes must be legible and easily identifiable as being from the lesson; the notes must
include the lesson title, examples and definitions (as presented) in the lesson.

If in doubt, check with the instructor for proper format (the Cornell Notes format is
preferred, but not required.)

Notes may be verified for content and accuracy by the instructor at any time.

“Copied” or notes “borrowed” from other students or other sources, or completed by
persons other than the student, are not acceptable.
Grading Policies
Grade policies are aligned with school and district standards.
To earn credit, a reading log must contain the following information:

Student Name/Week Number.

Reading summary: Page numbers read IN CLASS, 3 sentence (minimum) summary of
daily reading with instructor initials for each day. Sentences must use proper grammar
and sentence construction.

Bar chart completed.
Make-up Reading Log
Students who are absent for one or more class periods may be allowed to “make-up” missing reading
log entries. The student must obtain one “Make-up Reading Log” from the instructor for each absent
day. To earn credit for the Make-Up Reading Log, the student must read a minimum of 30 minutes on
his/her own time for each date absent and have the form signed by responsible
(parent/guardian/teacher) adult.
The Make-up Reading Log is attached to the current weeks’ Reading Log and submitted with the
current reading log.
Make-up Reading Logs must be completed within the equal number of days of the absence.
GRADING SCALE
A = 90.0 – 100% B = 80.0 – 89.9% C = 70.0 – 79.9% D = 60.0 – 69.9% F = 0.0 – 59.9%
WEIGHTING
Odyssey
(45% of grade)
Reading
(25% of grade)
Final Exam**
Quiz*
Test*
Writing
Notes/Participation
Reading Goals
Reading Log
5%
15%
12%
20%
20%
8%
20%
*NOTE: All Odyssey Quizzes and Tests must be completed in the classroom. Any quiz or test not
completed in the classroom will receive no credit.
*NOTE: All book tests must be completed in the classroom. Any quiz not completed in the classroom
will receive no credit.
**NOTE: Students who have earned a minimum score of 90% on all course work will be released from
the final exam requirement.
Assignment “Due Dates” are posted in the classroom. Assignments turned in late may be subject to a
late penalty or no credit. Verify with instructor.