COROZAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Course Evaluation for English B (3rd Form)

General Objectives:
Students and teachers achieved the general objectives for English B (2019- 2020 academic year).
Content: Content topics/ units were appropriate for this course.
Content covered.
 Short Stories: From the text A World of Prose for CXC
A. “The Man of the House” by Frank O'Conner
B. “Emma” by Carolyn Cole
 10 prescribed poems from A World of Poetry for CXC by Mark Me Watt and Hazel Simmons-
McDonald
A. “Little Boy Crying” by Mervyn Morris
B. “Once upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara
C. “Birdshooting Season” by Olive Senior
D. “Dreaming Black Boy” by James Berry
E. “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes
F. “The Woman speaks to the Man who has employed her son”
G. “My Parents” by Stephen Spender
H. “An African Thunderstorm” by David Rubadiri
I. “Orchid” by Hazel Simmons-McDonald
J. “God's Grandeur” Gerard Manley Hopkins
 Prose Fiction: Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

FIRST SEMESTER

 The Short Story Unit (7 Weeks) August 10th – October 4th)

Students covered all short stories for this unit.

1. “The Man of the House” by Frank O'Conner (1 ½ week)
2. “Emma” by Carolyn Cole (1 ½ week)

Recommendations: It was recommended to add “Greek Mythology” under this unit.

1. Historical background of Greek Mythology.
2. History review of the Greek gods and goddesses.
3. Gods and goddesses of the Olympiads, for example:
A. Zeus
B. Hera
C. Poseidon
D. Athena
E. Hermes

 Introduction to Essay Writing (2 Weeks)

Content covered but needs editing see recommendations below.

Recommendations:
A. Remove the ABC type and include generalized questions.
B. Grade the thesis statement and introductory paragraph using the rubric below.

Rubric for thesis and introductory paragraph

Attention grabber 1pt
Background 2pts
Thesis statement 3pts
Grammar & Mechanics 2pts
Use of transitional terms to create the flow of 1pt
expression
Use of adverbs 1pt
TOTAL OF POINTS 10pts
 C. Grade the body paragraph with the rubric below.
Rubric for body paragraph of an essay
The topic sentence should link to the thesis 2pts
Supporting details (2 pieces of evidence) 2pts
Discussion of evidence (how and why the evidence supports the answer) 4pts
Grammar & Mechanics 2pts
Concluding sentence 2pts
TOTAL OF POINTS 12pts

 Poetry Study: from A World of Poetry for CXC (3 Weeks)

Students and teachers covered the poems under this unit.

 “Dreaming Black Boy” by James Berry
 “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes

SECOND SEMESTER

Content not covered: The following content was not covered due to school having to close early
because of COVID-19.

 Short Stories:
 “The Day the World Almost Came to an End” by Pearl Crayton
 “Berry” by Langston Hughes
 “Blackout” by Roger Mais
 Play: Ti-Jean and his Brothers by Derek Walcott
 Comparative Essay Writing on the two poems

Recommendation:
The content listed above was not covered due to school having to close early because of COVID 19,
because of which teachers recommend to include the missing content in the 4th form course outline for
students to cover the short stories in their 4th year.
 Poetry Study: from A World of Poetry for CXC ( 7 Weeks) (April 6th – May 15th)
Students and teachers covered all the poems below.
 “Little Boy Crying” by Mervyn Morris
 “Once Upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara
 “Bird shooting Season” by Olive Senior
 “The Woman speaks to the Man who has employed her son”
 “My Parents” by Stephen Spender
 “An African Thunderstorm” by David Rubadiri
 “Orchid” by Hazel Simmons-McDonald
 “God's Grandeur” Gerard Manley Hopkin

**The teachers covered two poems in class and the students presented the other six poems.
 Weighting and number of assessments

Recommendation: It was recommended that for the first semester class activities and assignments be
separated.

Teachers recommend weighing class activities and assignments for the first-semester separately.
1. In- class activities = 5%
2. Assignments = 10%

*** See below

Second semester assessment weighting and the number of assessments remain the same.
 FIRST SEMESTER FIRST SEMESTER CHANGES
Assessment Type Weight
Test 30 %
Project/Presentation 25 %
Quiz 25 %
In-class 15 %
activities/assignment
Positive behavior 5%
Total 100 %
Assessment Type Weight
Test 30 %
Project/Presentation 25 %
Quiz 25 %
In-class activities 5%
Assignments 10%
Positive behavior 5%
Total 100 %