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ENGLISH I Syllabus
2023-24
Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course. Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools. For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English I students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.
It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials. Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.
The chart below outlines the units of study for English I and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit. This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English I, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students. Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.
9 Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 1 Savvas: American Voices OR Unit 6 Savvas: World’s End
Unit 5 Savvas: Journeys and Transformations
Focus on Narrative Writing
Major Work – The Odyssey
N2
Unit 4 Savvas: Star-Crossed Romances/Expectations
Focus on Informative Writing
Major Work – Romeo and Juliet or A Midsummer Night’s Dream
N3
Unit 3 Savvas: Literature of Civil Rights
Focus on Argument Writing
Major Work: Animal Farm or another novel
N4
Unit 2 Savvas: Survival
Focus on Research Writing
Major Work: Lord of the Flies or another novel
ENGLISH II Syllabus
2023-24
Nine Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 6 Savvas: Blindness and Sight
Major Text: Oedipus the King Focus on Narrative Writing
N2
Unit 1 Savvas: Inside the Nightmare
Major Texts: Gothic Literature and Magical Realism
Focus on Informative Writing
N3
Unit 3 Savvas: Extending Freedom’s Reach
Unit 5 Savvas: Virtue & Vengence
Major Text: Julius Caesar or The Tempest & various speeches
Focus on Argumentative Writing
N4
Unit 2 Savvas: Outsiders & Outcasts
Major Text: Novel Study
Focus on Research Writing
ENGLISH III Syllabus
2023-24
Nine Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 1 Savvas: Writing Freedom
Unit 5 Savvas: Facing our Fears
Major Text: The Crucible & “The Declaration of Independence”
Focus on Argument Writing
N2
Unit 2 Savvas: The Individual and Society
Major Texts: Selections from Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau, and various poets
Focus on Personal Narrative Writing
N3
Unit 3 Savvas: Power, Protest, and Change
Major Texts: Selections from Douglas, Lincoln, and various poets
Focus on Explanatory Writing
N4
Unit 6 Savvas: Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Tales
Major Texts: 20th century short stories
Focus on Research Writing
ENGLISH IV Syllabus
2023-24
Nine Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 1 Savvas: Forging a Hero
Unit 2 Savvas: Reflecting on Society
Major Text: Beowulf & The Canterbury Tales
Focus on Narrative & Professional Writing
Veterans Day Essay
N2
Unit 3 Savvas: Facing the Future, Confronting the Past
Major Text: Macbeth
Focus on Narrative Writing
N3
Unit 4 Savvas: Seeing Things New
Unit 5 Savvas: Discovering the Self
Major Text: Gulliver’s Travels & Frankenstein
Focus on Researched Argument or Expository Writing
N4
Unit 5 Savvas: Discovering the Self (cont.)
Unit 6 Savvas: Finding a Home
Major Texts: The Importance of Being Earnest
Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course. Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools. For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English I students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.
It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials. Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.
The chart below outlines the units of study for English I and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit. This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English I, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students. Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.
9 Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 5 Savvas: Journeys of Transformation
Focus on Narrative & Explanatory Writing
Major Work – The Odyssey
N2
Unit 4 Savvas: Star-Crossed Romances
Focus on Argument & Explanatory Writing
Major Work – Romeo and Juliet
N3
Unit 3 Savvas: The Literature of Civil Rights
Focus on Explanatory & Argument Writing
Major Work: Animal Farm or another novel
N4
EOC Review
Focus on Research Writing
Major Work: Novel Study
ENGLISH II Syllabus
2022-23
Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course. Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools. For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English II students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.
It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials. Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.
The chart below outlines the units of study for English II and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit. This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English II, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students. Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.
Nine Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 6 Savvas: Blindness and Sight
Major Text: Oedipus the King Focus on Narrative Writing
N2
Unit 1 Savvas: Inside the Nightmare
Fiction & Nonfiction
Focus on Explanatory & Narrative Writing
N3
Unit 3 Savvas: Extending Freedom’s Reach
Major Text: Julius Caesar or The Tempest
Focus on Explanatory & Argument Writing
N4
Unit 2 Savvas: Outsiders & Outcasts
Major Text: Novel Study
Focus on Argument Writing
ENGLISH III Syllabus
2022-23
Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course. Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools. For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English III students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.
It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials. Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.
The chart below outlines the units of study for English III and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit. This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English III, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students. Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.
Nine Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 1 Savvas: Writing Freedom
Unit 5 Savvas: Facing our Fears Major Text: The Crucible
Focus on Argument Writing
Ongoing ACT Prep focus
N2
Unit 2 Savvas: The Individual and Society
Major Texts: Whitman, Emerson – stories, poems, essays
Focus on Personal Narrative Writing
Ongoing ACT Prep focus
N3
Unit 3 Savvas: Power, Protest, and Change
Major Texts: Douglass, Lincoln, Chopin – stories, speeches, poems
Novel Study: The Great Gatsby or other novel
Focus on Explanatory Writing
Ongoing ACT Prep focus
N4
Unit 6 Savvas: Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Tales (Major Texts: Walker, O’Brien – short stories)
Possible Novel Study
Focus on Research Writing
ENGLISH IV Syllabus
2022-23
Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course. Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools. For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English IV students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.
It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials. Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.
The chart below outlines the units of study for English IV and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit. This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English IV, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students. Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.
Nine Weeks
Topic
Possible Major Assignments
Possible Field Trips
N1
Unit 1 Savvas: Forging a Hero
Unit 2 Savvas: Reflecting on Society
Major Text: Beowulf & The Canterbury Tales
Focus on Explanatory Writing
Veterans Day Essay
Ongoing ACT Prep Focus
N2
Unit 3 Savvas: Facing the Future, Confronting the Past
Major Text: Macbeth
Focus on Argument Writing
N3
Unit 4 Savvas: Seeing New Things
Major Text: Gulliver’s Travels
Focus on Technical Writing and the Personal Narrative
N4
Unit 5 Savvas: Discovering the Self
Major Texts: poems, short stories, and novel excerpts
Focus on Research & Explanatory Writing
Non-Negotiables & Agreed Upon Processes
First 10 minutes of class:
- Line up in protocol (2 blocks from wall, facing forward, no talking).
- Teacher will greet students at the door and set tone for the
- Students will collect all materials as they enter the classroom (paper, pencils, folder, )
- Students will turn folders into a basket at they enter the
- Bellringer will be posted on the board and students will have 3-5 mins. to complete
- Teacher will review clear target and standard prior to instruction.
Next 60 minutes: Instruction delivery (remember primacy and recency effect)
Last 10 minutes of Class:
- Closure & Exit (complete on form provided)
- Review Clear target
- Pass out folders while seated and collect class folders
- Protocol (line up quietly/ one behind the other)
- Exit classroom after Teacher release
Classroom Expectations & Procedures As Students of Greenwood Academy we will
- Stay awake and alert at all times.
- Stay on task and be active participants in class.
- Ask questions
- Be alert
- Remain seated and raise hand to speak and wait to be called on by teacher
- Be respectful and use appropriate language at all
- Be accountable, accept responsibility, and complete all
- Use technology according to CMCSS policy
Google Classroom Codes
English 1 jofzmfa
English 2 s3q5cf4
English 3 oe442u7
English 4 czksng7
https://sites.google.com/cmcss.net/altschoolstudentportal/home
The student will use their access login’s provided by cmcss without the @cmcss.net attached to it…
for example:
Kim.Sigears097
KS5056
Google Classroom ELA I - udyolzr
Google Classroom ELA II - irsfmxm
Google Classroom ELA III - gje7ytc
Google Classroom ELA IV - ekqk2d
Pearson/Savvas ELA Textbook Program for levels 9-11 and PLP for level 12.
https://www.savvasrealize.com
Dear Parent or Guardian:
It is important that your child continues to learn during times of an emergency school closure. That is why we are taking steps now to prepare students and their families for virtual teaching and learning in case such an event occurs.
As you may know, our class uses curriculum from Savvas Learning Company, which is accessed online using Savvas Realize. Savvas Realize offers digital assignments and resources that students can access from anywhere with internet access. This means we can assign work for your child to complete, allowing students to continue on their individual learning path without disruption.
If you have access to a computer or a tablet device with internet access, we hope you will support your child’s use of the digital curriculum. You will be amazed at how motivated and excited your child will be to share in the interactive learning experiences while studying online.
Get Started
Accessing the program from a computer at home or the library is simple and secure. Follow these steps to get started:
Troubleshooting Checklist
You should review this information if you notice frequent server errors, connection and access errors, or other issues related to content access and submission.
- Updates to software and other plugins that may affect your computer’s Review the System Requirements to see if there have been updates to the system.
- Is your browser set to look for new web pages automatically? Check this setting manually in your Internet browser under
- It is sometimes helpful to clear the cache in your web browser in case there have been software updates to the system. To do this, locate your Browsing History settings in your Internet
Need Help?
If you still have problems accessing the program, please contact Savvas’s Technical Support service. You can contact them online at: Support.Savvas.com.
Sincerely,
