CFS English III Semester 1 Assignment List:
Updated Fall 2011
CFS English III Semester 1 Odyssey Assignment Sheet
FOLDER: Comprehension Review
Sub Folder
Process Skills:
Think Alouds
Comprehension
FOLDER: Realism, Frontier: 1865 – 1915
Assignment
Think Aloud Level 1
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Think Aloud – Level 1 – Part 1 (fiction)

Think Aloud – Level 1 – Part 2 (nonfiction)

Think Aloud – Level 1 – Part 3 (poetry)

Think Aloud – Level 1 – Part 4 (fiction)
Summarizing

Summarizing: Interactive Guided Instruction

Summarizing: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
Plot, Character and Setting

Plot, Character and Setting: Interactive Guided Instruction

Plot, Character and Setting: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
Main Idea and Supporting Details – Non Fiction

Main Idea and Supporting Details – Non Fiction:
Interactive Guided Instruction

Main Idea and Supporting Details – Non Fiction: Quiz 1
and Quiz 2
Main Idea and Theme – Fiction

Main Idea and Theme – Interactive Guided Instruction

Main Idea and Theme – Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
Charts and Graphs

Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Interactive Guided
Instruction

Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast: Interactive Guided Instruction

Compare and Contrast: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
Lesson #
R8107
R8108
R8109
R8110
R8041
R8042/43
R8099
R8099/100
Cabeza de Vaca
and Native
American Voices
Anne Bradstreet
Poetry
Benjamin Franklin
Texts
The Crisis, No. 1
Phillis Wheatley
Poetry
Vocabulary: Word
Consciousness:
Synonyms
CHAPTER TEST
R8046/47
R8049
R8050/51
R8092
R8093/94
R8080
R8081/82
“Walden” Essays
Longfellow,
Dickinson, and
Whitman Poetry
“The Minister’s
Black Veil”
Frederick Douglass
and Sojourner
Truth
CHAPTER TEST
“The Outcasts of
Poker Flat”
“A Wagner
Matinee”
“The Gray Man”
“The Little
Regiment”
Andrew Carnegie,
Philanthropist
Function Text:
Obtaining a
Passport
Vocabulary:
Multiple Meanings,
Idioms
CHAPTER TEST
Assignment
Realism and Frontier: 1865 – 1915
LESSON QUIZ: Historical Overview: 1865 – 1915
“A Dog’s Tale”
Odyssey Writer 17: Analyze author’s choice of voice
Paste to Draft. Choose 1 prompt for assignment.
LESSON QUIZ: “A Dog’s Tale”
“The Outcasts of Poker Flat”
LESSON QUIZ: “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”
“A Wagner Matinee”
LESSON QUIZ: “A Wagner Matinee”
“The Gray Man”
LESSON QUIZ: “The Gray Man”
“The Little Regiment”
LESSON QUIZ: “The Little Regiment”
Andrew Carnegie Philanthropist
LESSON QUIZ: Andrew Carnegie, Philanthropist
Functional Text: Obtaining a Passport
LESSON QUIZ: Functional Text: Obtaining a Passport
Vocabulary: Multiple Meanings, Idioms
Odyssey Writer 24: Multiple meaning words
Paste to Draft.
LESSON QUIZ: Vocabulary: Multiple Meanings, Idioms
Realism, Frontier: 1865 – 1915
Lesson #
E3018
E3019
E3519
E3020
E3021
E3022
E3023
E3024
E3026
E3027
E3527
FOLDER: Depression, Reform: 1915 – 1935
Assignment
New World: 1400 – 1800
Odyssey Writer 1: Analyze historical impact on Literature
Paste to Draft.
Use notes and/or research to answer question in Essay form.
LESSON QUIZ: Historical Overview 1400 – 1800
Cabeza de Vaca and Native American Voices
LESSON QUIZ: Cabeza de Vaca and Native American Voices
Ann Bradstreet: “Upon the Burning of Our House”
LESSON QUIZ: Ann Bradstreet Poetry
“Dialogue Between Franklin and the Gout”; Almanac, Excerpts
LESSON QUIZ: Benjamin Franklin Texts
The Crisis, No. 1
LESSON QUIZ: The Crisis, No. 1
“To His Excellency, General Washington”; Washington’s Reply
LESSON QUIZ: Phillis Wheatley Poetry
Vocabulary: Synonyms
Odyssey Writer 7: Synonyms
Paste to Draft.
LESSON QUIZ: Vocabulary: Word Consciousness: Synonyms
New World: 1400 – 1800
Lesson #
E3001
E3501
E3002
E3004
E3005
E3006
E3007
Assignment
Finding America’s Voice: 1800 – 1865
LESSON QUIZ: Historical Overview: 1800 – 1865
“The Devil and Tom Walker”
LESSON QUIZ: “The Devil and Tom Walker”
“The Masque of the Red Death”
LESSON QUIZ: “The Masque of the Red Death”
“Self-Reliance,” Excerpt
Odyssey Writer 11: Analyze author’s arguments
Paste to Draft. Choose 1 prompt for assignment.
Discuss conformity.
Write your thoughts on computer to be read by other students
and teacher (discussion thread)
LESSON QUIZ: “Self-Reliance,” Excerpt
Thoreau: “Walden,” Excerpt; E.B. White: “Walden”
LESSON QUIZ: “Walden” Essays
Longfellow, Dickinson, and Whitman Poetry
NOTE: Prepare notes for a compare and contrast essay
Compare and contrast poetry
Write your thoughts on computer to be read by other students
and teacher (discussion thread)
LESSON QUIZ: Longfellow, Dickinson, and Whitman Poetry
“The Minister’s Black Veil”
LESSON QUIZ: “The Minister’s Black Veil”
My Bondage and My Freedom, Excerpt; “Ain’t I a Woman?”
NOTE: Prepare notes to compare styles of authors for essay.
Odyssey Writer 15: Compare and contrast style, diction
Paste to Draft. Choose 1 prompt for assignment.
LESSON QUIZ: Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth
America’s Voice: 1800 – 1865
Sub Folder
Historical
Overview:
1915 – 1935
“A Rose for Emily”
“In Another
Country” “The
Little Regiment”
“The Four Fists”
Ezra Pound and
E.E. Cummings
Poetry
Cullen, McKay, and
Hughes Poetry
E3008
E3508
FDR: Fireside chat
FOLDER: America’s Voice: 1800 – 1865
Sub Folder
Historical
Overview:
1800 - 1865
“The Devil and
Tom Walker”
“The Masque of
the Red Death”
“Self-Reliance,”
Excerpt
Sub Folder
Historical
Overview: 1865 –
1915
“A Dog’s Tale”
R8045
FOLDER: New World: 1400 - 1800
Sub Folder
Historical
Overview:
1400 – 1800
ES 924
Lesson #
E3009
Careers and
Compensation
Vocabulary:
Analogies
CHAPTER TEST
Assignment
Depression and Reform: 1915 – 1935
LESSON QUIZ: Historical Overview 1915 – 1935
“A Rose for Emily”
LESSON QUIZ: “A Rose for Emily”
“In Another Country”; “The Little Regiment” Excerpt
LESSON QUIZ: “In Another Country”; “The Little Regiment”
“The Four Fists”
LESSON QUIZ: “The Four Fists”
Ezra Pound and E.E. Cummings Poetry
LESSON QUIZ: Ezra Pound and E.E. Cummings Poetry
Cullen, McKay, and Hughes Poetry
Odyssey Writer 30: Compare and contrast poems
NOTE: Prepare notes to compare poems for structure,
language, and theme.
Paste to Draft. Choose 1 prompt for assignment.
LESSON QUIZ: Cullen, McKay, and Hughes Poetry
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Fireside Chat #7
LESSON QUIZ: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Fireside Chat
Compensation WWI to the Depression; Fastest-Growing Jobs
LESSON QUIZ: Careers and Compensation
Vocabulary: Analogies
LESSON QUIZ: Vocabulary: Analogies
Depression, Reform: 1915 – 1935
Lesson #
E3028
E3029
E3030
E3031
E3082
E3033
E3533
E3034
E3035
E3037
E3010
E3011
E3012
E3512
E3612
E3012
E3014
E3614
E3015
E3016
E3516
Course Requirements and Grading Guidelines are Listed On Reverse 
CFS English III Semester 1 Assignment List:
CFS English III Semester 1 Course Requirements and Grading Guidelines
Reading
(Student Selected Books)
Odyssey
Updated Fall 2011
ES 924
(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.
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Not required reading for any other English class on campus.
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Not on the Restricted list (shown below).
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The book must be listed at the website www.arbookfind.com.
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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.