Eleventh Grade American Literature Syllabus



Eleventh Grade American Literature Syllabus

2007-08

Ms. Breaux

breauxj@

breauxclassroom.

Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Prentice Hall, 2005

Replacement cost: $80.00

Grammar and Writing, Prentice Hall, 2004

Replacement cost: $30.00

Supplementary novels: $15.00

Supply list:

1. Binder (three ring)

2. Pens (black or blue, and red)

3. highlighters

4. notebook paper

5. post-it notes (you will need these with you everyday in class).

6. A notebook (college-rule)

General information:

1. My email address is: breauxj@. Email is the most efficient way to contact me. Please allow 24 hours for a response. If you know in advance that you are going to miss a day of school, or you are out for an extended illness, you may email me for assignments.

2. Extra help is available before or after school by appointment. I have a zero period first semester, so if you need help before school, you will need to make an appointment with me and be here at 7 a.m.

Class Rules:

1. Be prepared. You are responsible for bringing your assigned text everyday, unless instructed otherwise. Come prepared ready to work. You cannot be successful in this class if you are not prepared every single day.

2. Be respectful to your peers and me. Learning is best accomplished in a classroom where everyone is respectful and respected. Excessive talking, teasing, and poor attitudes will not be accepted.

3. Be positive. English may not be your favorite class, but it is essential for valuable communication skills that you will need in your future.

Class Policies:

The instructor, students, and their parents will abide by the rules and procedures in the Student/Teacher/Parent Handbook. General classroom policies include:

1. Make-up work: I post to my website everyday with the assignments that we did in class. I also include attachments with any handouts distributed. Please check the website BEFORE returning to class for any make-up work and ask me if you have any questions. If you are in class, and didn’t do your class work/homework, see policy #3. I will not chase after you for make-up work. You have one day to make up an assignment for each day missed. If you miss a test, major project, paper or quiz and the date was announced before your absence, you are expected to turn in or take the assessment the day or your return. It is your responsibility to come before/after school to make up: assignments, tests, and quizzes.

2. Homework will only be expected to be turned in at the beginning of the class period. You have two chances in the semester to turn in homework/class work late and it must be turned in 24 hours later at the beginning of the class period with the appropriate late pass. After that, homework will be accepted late for 10 pts. off a day for five days. After five days, the homework must be completed, meeting the task 100%, and you will receive a 50%.

3. Papers will be accepted late up to three days. Ten points will be subtracted for each day. After the third day late, the paper will not be accepted and a zero will be given for the paper grade. Unacceptable excuses include: running out of paper or ink at home, handing me a disk in lieu of a paper. Notes from home, except in dire family emergencies will not be accepted. You are to handwrite your paper if you run out of printer ink or find another way to get your paper typed and in time.

4. Participation is key and is part of your grade. Sleeping or inattentiveness is not acceptable.

5. Tardies: Students are expected to be in their seats and prepared for class instruction when the bell rings. If you are tardy, you are expected to enter class quietly and not call attention to yourself. If you call attention to yourself purposely, a detention may be assigned.

1st tardy – a written reprimand

2nd tardy – one day public detention

3rd tardy – two days public detention

4th tardy – one day Saturday school

5th tardy – referral to administrator

7. Recovery – Fulton County Policy – Provision for Improving Grades

 

Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a low or failing cumulative grade will be allowed when all work required to date has been completed and the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course requirements including attendance.

 

Students should contact the teacher concerning recovery opportunities.  Teachers are expected to establish a reasonable time period for recovery work to be completed during the semester.  All recovery work must be directly related to course objectives and must be completed ten school days prior to the end of the semester.

 

Teachers will determine when and how students with extenuating circumstances may improve their grades.

 

Northview Recovery Procedure

 

Opportunities for students to recover from a low/failing cumulative grade will be provided when all work required to date has been completed and the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course requirements.  Students who have not attempted to complete all course requirements are not eligible for recovery.

 

Students must contact the teacher concerning recovery opportunities at the time his/her grade falls below 74.  Recovery work must be completed within ten school days prior to the end of the semester.  The nature and type of recovery assignment is given at the discretion of the teacher.

 

8. Honor Code: As explained in the student handbook, cheating is defined as “the giving or receiving, in any form, information relating to a gradable experience.” Violations of the honor code will result in a zero for the assignment, plus an honor code violation form placed in the student’s disciplinary file. Read the handbook carefully to fully understand what constitutes a violation.

Northview HS English Department Plagiarism Statement

Plagiarism is presenting another’s words or ideas as though they are entirely one's own.

Plagiarism is an Honor Code Violation.

Acts of plagiarism can include, but are not limited to:

1. using words or ideas from a published source or the Internet without proper permission;

2. using the work of another student (e.g., copying another student’s homework, composition, or project in entirety or in part;

3. using excessive editing suggestions of another student, teacher, parent, or paid author.

Excessive editing note: Students learn to write well through practice and independent exploration of language manipulation. This effort, like any learning experience, often requires persistence and “perspiration.” Well-meaning parents, siblings, tutors, and others who contribute their own ideas, words, phrases, and revisions to a student’s writing, not only cause that student to miss the opportunity to achieve self-reliance, but also inhibit the student from presenting his own voice. Positive ways to help a student grow in his writing process include reading the paper or writing exercise and marking areas that need clarification, punctuation, elaboration, or more precise wording, allowing the student to figure out the error and correct it independently. Oftentimes having the student read the paper aloud will greatly help in error identification. Cues such as, “What exactly do you mean?” or “This sentence seems awkward” are also very appropriate.

Plagiarism on any project or paper at Northview High School will result in a zero for the assignment and an Honor Code Violation. Unless directly stipulated by the teacher, collaboration on written work is not acceptable. Students who willingly provide other students with access to their coursework or homework are also in violation of the Honor Code.

9. Grading Scale and Weighting:

A=100-90 B=89-80 C=70-70 F=69-0

Homework/Class work/Participation: 15%

Quizzes: 25%

Tests/Papers/Projects: 45%

Midterm exam (1st semester) End of Course Test (2nd semester): 15%

10. - Per Northview High School policy, all academic papers and/or other written assignments will be turned into . It is the responsibility of the student to get the class period identification number from me, and to log in and create a user ID and password. It is essential that you remember your log in and password, as I will not have access to your password and cannot look it up for you.

Course Outline: Students will improve communication skills by completing diverse writing assignments and oral presentations, as well as grammar and vocabulary practice. The year is divided into six chronological units which include significant literary movements:

American Literature Units

1. Beginnings to 1750

2. A Nation is Born

3. A Growing Nation

4. Division, Reconciliation, and Expansion

5. Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent

6. Prosperity and Protest

7. Research unit

There is also a floating research unit that will be incorporated into the curriculum. These units will be interwoven with major writing assignments, novels, vocabulary study, and projects. Students will be assessed in a variety of ways, including tests, quizzes, writing assignments, projects, presentations, and alternative assessment methods.

Novels/Plays will be chosen from the following county recommendations for eleventh grade:

|*Their Eyes Were Watching God |Crucible – first semester |*Death of a Salesman |

|*The Great Gatsby |Ethan Frome |Fallen Angels |

|A Raisin in the Sun |A Lesson Before Dying |*Narrative of Frederick Douglass – 2nd semester |

|Classic Slave Narratives |Our Town- 2nd semester |I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |

|20th Century American Dramas |*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |Red Badge of Courage |

|*A Streetcar Named Desire – 2nd semester |A Gathering of Old Men |Jubilee |

|Black Boy | | |

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Additional contemporary novels may be added.

Video Viewing Guidelines:  Within the curriculum there poses the opportunity for teachers to incorporate different forms of technology into the classroom.  One of these forms of technology is the showing of clips of related movies or related movies in their entirety.  These films will be rated G, PG, or PG-13.  Any movie with a different rating will have a separate permission slip. If you have any concerns about video viewing, please indicate the concern on the bottom of this form.

SPECIAL NOTE TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS

Please email me at farnhamj@fulton.k12.ga.us. You may call me at 770-497-3828, but the response may take 24 hours. The school sends out grade reports every six weeks. It is the student’s responsibility to inform you of his or her grades. Individual student progress can also be tracked through ParentConnect. It is always beneficial when there is interest and encouragement at home in student activity and progress. Please refer to the NORTHVIEW STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK for important information regarding procedures, school policies, and reporting dates.

Thank you,

Ms. Breaux

Return to school no later than Friday, August 17, 2007.

Ms. Breaux’s Syllabus

I have read and understood the syllabus, honor code, plagiarism statement, and classroom policies.

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Parent’s Name (printed) Parent Signature Date

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Student’s Name (printed) Student Signature Date

Parents’ email and contact phone numbers: __________________________________________(email)

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**Please indicate the best/most efficient way to reach you by starring your email, work, or cell phone. If I need to reach you it will be between the hours of 7 am and 4 p.m.**

Thank you!

Ms. Breaux

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