Ms.

Bayer: English II
Class Materials

Contact Information

For this course, you will need:

-2 College Ruled Composition Books
(one for each semester)
-College Ruled Notebook Paper
-Thin Binder with 5 Tabs
-Pencils
-Blue or Black Ink Pens ONLY
-2 Novels for 2nd Semester (announced in Dec.)
-Standard Note Cards for vocabulary

mbayer@ssttx.org
www.bayerenglish.weebly.com
Room 104
School Phone: 210-204-0222

Class Descriptions

Late Work Policy

English II World Literature

This course conducts a survey of literature from various time
periods and cultures around the world. Students will explore
short stories, poems, plays, novels, and novellas and engage
in discussions in the form of student-led Socratic Seminars.

English II Writing Lab

In this course, students will experience the joy of the writing
process over and over again while crafting a plethora of
pieces to be compiled into a writing portfolio. Students will
focus on improving their verbal and written communication
as well as their grammar and editing.

Assignments will not be accepted after the due

date. You will be given realistic deadlines and are
expected to meet them. If you need assistance
with an assignment in order to complete it by the
due date, you can send an e-mail or come by after
school for help. If you choose to not turn in an
assignment on the day it is due you will:
-Receive a zero for the assignment
-Have a student/teacher conference to discuss the
reasoning behind the unfinished work
-Have your parent or guardian contacted
-Receive DPS points

Absent Work

Practice

Your work will be waiting for you in the

absent work folder with a cover sheet
detailing the instructions and your due date,
which will differ from the rest of the class. A
zero will be placed in the grade book until
the work is turned in with a note saying that
you were absent. If you do not turn the work
in by your due date, the zero will remain.

20%

Homework, class
discussions

Home Computer/Printer

Tests
40%
Unit Tests, Final Drafts,
Presentations

Regular Assessments
40%
Daily Work, Vocab Quizzes,
Grammar Quizzes

At times you will be required to type

and print assignments outside of class. If
you do not have access to a computer
or printer at home, let me know so we
can arrange a time after school for you
to use a Chromebook to type and print
your assignment.

Year at a Glance
1st Quarter
Cultural Fiction (short stories) & Literary Techniques

World Literature

Writing Lab

Short Stories by: Margaret

Short Story
Atwood, Haruki Murakami
2 Essays (tone, mood) + Presentation
Ray Bradbury, and Guy De
1 Synthesis Essay (theme)
Maupassant
Grammar Quiz #1
Vocabulary Quiz #1
Socratic Seminars
nd
Essay Test
Poetry, Drama, Sensory Language

2 Quarter

Twelfth Night by William

Shakespeare
Poetry Analysis
Vocabulary Quiz #2
Socratic Seminars
Essay Test

Scripts + Performance
Sonnets
Persuasive Essay
Grammar Quiz #2

3rd Quarter
Cultural Fiction (novels) & Literary Techniques

World Literature

Writing Lab

Novels from Around the World

(Students choose two to read)
Vocabulary Quiz #3
Socratic Seminars
Essay Test

Character Archetypes
Synthesis Essay
Thematic Short Story
Grammar Quiz #3

4thQuarter
STAAR, Research, Thematic Study
2-Week STAAR Reading Prep
Research: Growing Up
Annotated Bibliography
Research Presentation
Vocabulary Quiz #4

2-Week STAAR Writing Prep

Resume and Cover Letter
Moments Writing
Final Writing Presentation
Grammar Quiz #4