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Advanced Placement?Literature?and?CompositionMrs. Podraza, Rm. 134Email:?kpodraza@Course Description: This?is?a college bound course?that?is?reading?and writing?intensive. College level?material?will?be used in?preparation?for?the?annual?AP Literature?and Composition Exam in?May. A major?focus?of?the?class?will?be?on?developing?critical?analysis?skills?and the ability?to?convey?ideas?through?the?spoken and written?word.?Formal?and?informal?writing?will?be done both?in?and out?of?class.??Students?will?be expected?to?complete?independent?reading projects?each quarter,?as?well?as?study?weekly?vocabulary.It?should?be noted?that?this?is?a?rigorous?class,?demanding?exceptional?self-discipline,?diligence, and the?ability?and willingness?to?take?intellectual?risks.? Students?should?carefully?consider whether?their?academic,?athletic,?personal,?and employment?schedules?will?allow?the?time necessary?to?successfully?complete?this?course.??AP students?are?expected?to?work?independently, as?well?as?cooperatively?in?a?setting?dedicated?to?improving?reading?and writing?skills.??Texts?and Reading Materials:?The following texts will be read in full during the course of the school year.? Selections from Literature?& Composition:?Reading??Writing ??Thinking,?Jago,?Shea,?Scanlon,?and Aufses?? The Awakening,?Kate?Chopin? Heart?of?Darkness,?Joseph Conrad? Frankenstein,?Mary?Shelley? Othello, William Shakespeare? Macbeth, William Shakespeare? Who’s?Afraid?of?Virginia?Woolf? Edward Albee? The Importance?of?Being?Earnest,?Oscar?Wilde? Fences, August Wilson? A Doll’s?House,?Henrik?Ibsen? Waiting?for?Godot,?Samuel?Becket? The Metamorphosis,?Franz?Kafka? A Good Man?is?Hard?to?Find,?Flannery?O’Connor?? Trifles,?Susan GlaspellA ?note?on ?course?material?and ?keeping ?an ?open ?mind:Many of?the?texts?we will?study?deal?with?strong?themes.??You are?not?required?to?agree with?everything?you?read.??However,?please?show maturity?in?your?comments?to?those?in this?class.??Remember the?words?of?Robert?Frost:?“Education?is?the?ability?to?listen?to almost?anything?without?losing?your?temper?or?your?self-confidence.”??Course ObjectivesReading Objectives:??Over?the?course?of?the?year,?students?will:? Read works?representing?English?and American?Literature?from the?16th?to?the?21st?century? Read deliberately?and thoroughly,?taking?time?to?understand?a?work’s?complexity,?to absorb?its?richness?of?meaning,?and to?analyze?how that?meaning?is?embodied?in?literary form? Consider?interpretively?the?historical,?social,?and cultural?context?of?words?read? Examine texts?through?multiple?critical? ?Practice?close?reading?addressing?the?subjective?experience,?the?interpretation?and analysis?of?multiple?possible?meanings,?and the?evaluation?of?the?quality?and artistic achievement?of?the?literary?works?studied? Understand?how writers?manipulate?language to?provide?meaning?and pleasure? Consider?the?structure?of?works,?including?the?style,?themes,?imagery,?symbolism,?and tone.Writing?Objectives:??Over?the?course?of?the?year,?students?will:? Write?and revise?critical?analyses?of?literature,?including?expository?and argumentative essays,?both?inside?and outside?of?class? Write?interpretively?about?and with?consideration?to?the?social,?cultural,?or?historical?values of?works?read? Interpret?through?their?writing?the?use?of?figurative?language,?tone,?imagery,?symbolism, structure,?style,?and theme in?literary?works? Analyze,?through?speaking,?listening,?reading?and chiefly?writing,?the?resources?of language:?connotation,?metaphor,?irony,?syntax,?tone,?and diction ? Examine style,?vocabulary,?and sentence?structure?through?teacher led?and peer?review activities? Write?and revise?with?attention?to?logical?organization,?detailed?evidence?or?specific quotations,?tone,?and voice.Supplies:? Notebook(s)? 3?ring?binder?(I?suggest?buying?the?3?inch?wide?binders.??These will?be?used throughout?the?year?to?hold?your?practice?exams,?essays,?in?class?annotations, reductions,?and any?other?class?work?completed. My suggestion?is?to?keep up?with?your?work,?put?everything?we complete?during?class?into?your?binder,?and keep it?in the?classroom)? Sticky?notes?(for?annotations?of?provided?texts) ? Highlighters?(for?annotations)? Blue?or?black?pensOngoing Course Activities:The following?items?are?done as?mini?lessons?in?the?course?of?our?major?units.??As we have a?50? minute?class?schedule,?we will?divide?up?the?activities?based on what?we are?working?on?from week to?week.??These activities?are?not?individual?units,?but?instead?are?seen as?being?support?for the?skills?of?vocabulary?enhancement,?close?reading?and analysis,?and on demand writing,?and are completed?as?supplementary?activities.??As often?as?possible?the?multiple?choice?and free response questions?of?practice?AP examinations?are?aligned?with?the?subjects,?forms,?or?thematic contents?identified?in?the?course?units. Please?note?that?the?following?activities?take?place throughout?the?entirety?of?the?year.?Vocabulary/Literary?Devices:??For?continued?understanding?of?literature?(and for the AP exam itself),?students?will?be?required?to?become better acquainted with literary devices. A master list of terms will be provided, from which students will create “term definitions”. Students will be provided with standard definitions, as well. 3-5 definitions will be written per week (aligned to the theme and unit we are currently studying), which will periodically be reviewed throughout the quarter and will be collected for a final grade and as part of the portfolio grade. Helpful advice: pull examples and definitions from discussions and annotations made during class, from works read independently where you find certain literary devices. Expect to use these words in writing assignments and revision activities. ? Multiple?Choice?Questions:?Every two weeks we will read and answer a sample multiple choice section of the AP Exam. We will discuss what types of information you need to focus on in the close reading of the prompt to fully understand the test and its implications, as well as strategies to use while answering questions. Students will be held to a high level of participation and effort on all practice exams. Practice questions will be completed in groups, as well as individually. These practice tests will be taken for points, but will not be a significantly large portion of the overall grade. ? Free?Response Questions:??Every two weeks, students will complete a timed, in-class writing assignment. Students will complete timed writing independently and these essays will be graded based on AP standards and overall effort given by the student. As a class, we will discuss sample AP free response prompts to identify what it is asking and possible directions to be included in the written response. The goal of all practice writing is to prepare students for the 40 –minute time frame given during the AP exam in May. Students will learn the breakdown of the AP free response prompt so as to be better understand the wording and ultimate question to be answered/discussed. At any point during a unit, students may be asked to work with a partner or group to complete an essay based on a sample AP free response prompt. These essays will be graded based on AP standards and effort of individual students. ? Fishbowl?Discussions (The?Socratic?Seminar):??At designated dates, we will break into a large seminar session in which YOU, as a class, will lead a discussion regarding an assigned work or portion of work. The idea is NOT to debate – though a disagreement over interpretation may occur and can often be quite illuminating – or to find one single “right” answer, but to explore collaboratively questions of language, theme, meaning, and implications to the broader world that the text presents. A good plan is to take note of ideas and portions of the text we read that you would like to discuss with others. Students will be given notice of an upcoming fishbowl discussion and will be required to provide two written questions or points of discussion to be placed in a fishbowl. Two or three students will volunteer (or dare I say, be selected!) to sit in the middle of the class and lead the discussion. Students may buzz in to replace another student and lend an opinion and voice to the discussion. Fishbowl discussions will be based on participation in the discussion, preparedness and knowledge of material and readiness for discussion, and participation as a listener of the discussion. Any notes and annotations made during fishbowls should be filed in your AP class portfolio. ? Literary?Reductions:??A reduction is a one page, one sided, typed synthesis of a literary work. Students must include various elements on all reductions, no matter the genre of the literary work. The purpose of writing a reduction is to provide the students with major literary elements of the work. Because we will be using these reductions to review for the AP exam, students must keep all reductions in their portfolio for future reference and study. A separate rubric will be given for the reduction assignments. ? Independent?Reading:??In order to broaden the repertoire of texts we read, each student will be reading three novels or plays of their own choosing this year – one per quarter. In addition to the reading, each student must keep annotations of the reading. The independent readings will be due the last week of each quarter, and the grade will be added to the following quarter (Quarters 2, 3, and 4). Students will prepare an annotation and reduction of their reading, along with a small presentation (7-10 minutes max, minus time for peer questions) to lead a class discussion. Students will conference with me prior to their presentation day. Each independent read is worth 100 points to your quarter grade. Even though you are required to read only three texts independently, try to read a variety of texts, so not all novels and plays contain the same themes or share a genre. A separate rubric will be given for the independent reading assignment, as well as a list of suggested novels and plays. Grading ?Scale:????A ?=?90?100,?B ?=?80?89,?C ?=?70?79,?F ?=?0?69As this?is?an AP course,?I?expect?you?to?act?as?students?in?a?college?course?would.??I?mark?off points?for?behaviors?that?violate?the?North?Boone High School?Student?Handbook.??Generally these?are?any?forms?of?anti?social?or?distracting?behavior.??The former?includes?rude?comments, impolite?language,?deliberate?attempts?to?offend?your?classmates,?or?not?participating?in?group discussion.??The latter?includes?being?off?task,?causing?distractions,?technological?intrusions,?etc. However,?I?also?award?points?for?exceptionally?thoughtful?and pro?social?behaviors.?Participation is?the?one area?of?the?grading?system in?which?you?can?excel?based?solely?on?your?willingness?to offer?opinions?and ideas?during?discussion. You are part of a class that thrives on discussion – you will be expected to discuss.Late?Work:??This is a college level course, and my job is to help prepare you for not only the work you will complete in college, but to prepare you for the expectations of your professors. Think of the reason you signed up for this course. Think of my time (which I value). That said, if you choose to go down this route of late work, be prepared for stiff grading penalties, the extra time spent in grading, and the waiting period of work being returned. IF you believe I have not allotted enough time to complete an assignment, the time to speak with me is BEFORE the assignment is due, before or after class. All work is due on the specified due date. Late will be docked down to 50% beginning the next SCHOOL DAY.As this course is based in reading and writing, most assignments will be simply reading. But with reading comes annotating. You will be expected to annotate your reading, even if it is simply highlighting a passage and placing a sticky note in a place you felt was of some importance. The late work policy applies to any assignment that is handed in for a grade. Academic Integrity:??Academic dishonesty (which includes, but is not limited to: plagiarism, fabrication, deception, cheating, or sabotage) will not be tolerated. Results of academic dishonesty will include a failing grade on the work in question, requiring the work to be redone for no credit, a parent conference, and a referral. The easy way to avoid this? DO YOUR OWN WORK AND CITE ALL SOURCES!Classroom Policies: Follow the 5 P’s and you’re coolBe Prompt: Be on time, enter the classroom quietly, turn in any homework and go to your assigned seat. All students must be in their seat when the bell rings (unless they have permission to be up) and will remain seated until the bell rings. We are not in grade school, therefore we do not line up at the door to leave. You may leave when you are dismissed by the teacher.Be Prepared: Bring all materials necessary (unless otherwise told). This includes textbooks, notebook, binder, extra paper, agenda, pens, pencils, etc. Follow the dress code according to the student handbook. Violators will be prosecuted.Be Productive: Maximize your learning time by staying on task, following directions, and remaining seated unless you’ve been given permission to get up. If you are given time tin class to get work done, use it to your advantage – what you get done in class, you do not have to worry about later!Be Polite: Be nice, or at least neutral, to everyone. Swearing, teasing, talking back, and bullying will NOT be tolerated! Respect yourself, your classmates, your teacher, and your classroom. Be Patient: Wait respectively and calmly for your turn, without complaining or yelling for my attention. Listen and stay seated when someone else is talking. Reminders:??Please?do not?bring?outside?food?or?drink?into?the?classroom.??And,?as?always,?keep the?cell?phone turned?off?and out?of?sight!?Failure?to?comply?with?any?of?the?above will?result?in?a?referral,?time?spent?in?ISS,?parent contact,?and/or?conference?with?Mr.?Purvis?and Mr.?Hubert.Teacher?Contact:??I?am available?almost?every?day?before?and after?school?(7?8am and 3:30 ? 5pm).?If?you?would?like?to?meet?with?me to?discuss?anything?from our?class,?I?would?be?more than happy to?schedule?a?time.??Please speak with?me personally,?through?email,?or?by?calling?the school?to?set?up?a?conference.???E mail:?kpodraza@,?phone:?815?765?9451 ??As?this?is?your?senior?year?of?high?school,?many of?you will?be completing?college entrance?essays to?be paired?with?your?applications.??If?at?any time?you would like assistance?with?your?essay,?please?come see?me.?? ?I would also?like?to?establish?a?set?time?during?which?there?is?additional?help?before or after school?to?work on the?AP Exam, understanding?the?test,?working?through the essay prompts and multiple?choice?questions,?and practice?timed tests.??Since?we do not?have an entire 60?minute?period?during?which we?can?practice,?I?would like to?offer?this?to?any?student?willing?to?participate.??Remember –?the?more practice the?better!Tentative?Class?Schedule*?Unit?1:??Introduction?to?AP Literature?and Composition?? Syllabus? Course?Layout? Understanding?the?AP Exam –?the?multiple?choice?and written?sections? AP Literature VocabularyUnit?2:?Tragedy ? AP Literature Vocabulary? Drama?–?Othello:?The Moor?of?Venice,?William?Shakespeare? Drama –?The Cherry?Orchard,?Anton?Chekov? Poetry?–?Soliloquy from Richard?III,?William?Shakespeare? Poetry?–?Ozymandias,?Percy Baily?Shelley? Poetry?–?Soliloquy?from Henry?IV,?Pt?II,?William?ShakespeareUnit?3:?Gothic?and Modern Horror?? AP Literature Vocabulary? Novel?–?Frankenstein,?Mary?Shelley? Prose?Fiction?–?A Rose for?Emily,?William?Faulkner? Poetry?–?Dead Animal?Poems (yes,?you?read?that?correctly)Unit?4:?Social?Issues?and?Impacts?? Novella?–?Heart?of?Darkness,?Joseph Conrad? Poetry?–?The Hollow?Men,?T.S.?EliotUnit?5:?Feminism and Modernism ? Novel?–?The Awakening,?Kate?Chopin? Drama?–?A Doll’s?House,?Henrik?Ibsen? Prose?Fiction?–?Trifles,?Susan Glaspell? Prose?Fiction?–?The Story?of?an?Hour,?Kate?Chopin? Ars?Poetica?–?Poetry?for?the?sake?of?Poetry?? Prose?Fiction?–?Excerpt?from Middlemarch,?George EliotUnit?6:?The Quest?for?Truth?and Values? Drama???Who’s?Afraid?of?Virginia?Woolf??Edward?Albee? Prose?Fiction???The Metamorphosis,?Franz?Kafka? Prose?Fiction???A Good Man is?Hard?to?Find,?Flannery?O’Connor? Drama???Waiting?for?Godot,?Samuel?Beckett? Poetry?–?Blackberry?Picking,?Seamus Heaney ?? Poetry?–?Collection?from Robert?FrostUnit?7:?Comedy,?Satire,?and Irony?? Drama ??The Importance?of?Being?Earnest,?Oscar?Wilde? Drama???A Midsummer Night’s?Dream, William?Shakespeare?? Poetry?–?Sonnets?by?Spenser?and Shakespeare? Prose?Fiction?–Excerpt?from Tom Jones,?Henry?Fielding? Prose?Fiction?–?passage from The Spectator,?Joseph Addison?? Prose?Fiction?–?passage from Kiss?and Tell,?Alain?de?Botton?*This?schedule?is?a?rough layout school?year.??Due to?unforeseen circumstances,?absences,?and schedule?changes,?this?class?schedule?may shift throughout?the?year.??Be prepared?to?have other?items (not?novels?or?plays)?added to?the schedule.Independent?Reading List:??From the?following?list?of?novels?and plays,?you?are?to?choose?three (3)?to?read?for?the?entire?school year?(one?per?quarter;?fourth?quarter?there?is?no?independent read, but work for your third read will be due).??Remember to?choose materials?that?will?be appropriate?based on?interest,?genre or?time.??If?you?would?like?suggestions?or?help?in?choosing?something?to?read,?please?come?speak with?me.??Also,?if?at?any?point?during?your?reading?you?would?like?to?discuss?your?text?(bounce off ideas?for?discussion,?you’re?totally?confused?or?lost?in?the?text,?etc.)?please come?speak?with?me during?free?time.? I would be more than happy to conference about your selections.*All?novels?and plays?are?categorized?by?themeItems that are marked with an * are highly recommended based on importance and themeMadness/Internal?StruggleAs I?lay?Dying*Beloved*Catch?22*The Catcher?in?the?Rye*CeremonyComing Through SlaughterCrime and?PunishmentDancing?at LughnasaDon QuixoteAn Enemy of?the?PeopleEquusThe FatherGoing?After?CacciatoGreat?ExpectationsGulliver’s?TravelsInvisible?Man*King?Lear*Medea*Moby?DickNative?SonOf?Mice?and Men*One Flew Over?the?Cuckoo’s?Nest*Pale?FireThe Sound and the?Fury*A ?Streetcar?Named Desire*Wuthering?Heights*The Zoo StoryCharacter?Affecting?Theme1984*The Adventures?of?Huckleberry?FinnAntigoneThe Apprenticeship?of?Duddy KravitzAs I?Lay?Dying*Bleak?HouseThe BearCatch?22*Cat’s?EyeCeremonyThe Color?Purple*Death?of?a?Salesman*The Glass?MenagerieHamletInvisible?Man*J.B.Jane EyreThe Mayor?of?CasterbridgeMoby?DickMrs.?DallowayObasonThe Optimist’s?DaughterA ?Raisin?in?the?Sun*Rosencrantz?and Guildenstern?Are?DeadThe Turn?of?the?Screw*****Twelfth?NightWorks?with?an Illuminating Incident/MomentThe Adventures?of?Huckleberry?FinnAs I?lay?Dying*Beloved*Catch?22*The Catcher?in?the?Rye*Dr.?Faustus***EmmaThe Good SoldierM.?ButterflyMajor?BarbaraThe?Mayor?of?CasterbridgeMrs.?Dalloway*Native?Son*Oedipus?Rex***PassingA ?Portrait?of?the?Artist?as?a?Young Man*The Portrait?of?a?LadyPride?and PrejudiceThe Remains?of?the?DayThe Scarlet?Letter*A ?Soldier’s?Play?A ?Streetcar?Named Desire*SurfacingTheir?Eyes Were Watching?God*Twelfth?NightWho Has Seen the?WindLiterature?that?Poses a?QuestionAlias?GraceAll the?King’s?MenCrime and Punishment*Death?of?a?Salesman*Doctor?Faustus*Don QuixoteA ?Gesture?of?LifeGhostsGreat?ExpectationsGulliver’s?TravelsInvisible?ManJoe?Turner’s?Come and GoneKing?Lear*Major?BarbaraMiddlemarch*Moby?DickObasanOedipus?Rex*OrlandoA ?Portrait?of?the?Artist?as?a?Young Man*Rosencrantz?and?Guildenstern?Are?DeadThe Scarlet?Letter*Sister?CarrieThe Sound and the?Fury*Sula*The Sun Also?Rises*Their Eyes Were Watching?GodThe Things?They CarriedThe Turn?of?the?Screw*Characters?desires,?ambitions, obligations,?influencesThe Adventures?of?Huckleberry?FinnAnna KareninaAntigoneBeloved*Billy?BuddCeremonyCrime and PunishmentDr.?Faustus*An Enemy of?the?PeopleEquusA ?Farewell?to?ArmsThe Glass?MenagerieHamlet*Jane EyreJasmineLight?in?August*?A?Lesson Before?Dying*Macbeth*The Mayor?of?CaterbridgeNative?SpeakerThe Piano?LessonA ?Portrait?of?the?Artist?as?a?Young Man*A ?Raisin?in?the?Sun*The Scarlet?Letter*Wuthering?HeightsSetting?in?LiteratureAdam BedeThe Adventures?of?Huckleberry?FinnAll?the?Pretty?Horses*Anna Karenina?As I?Lay?Dying*As You Like?It*The BearBlack?BoyBless?Me, UltimaThe Bonesetter’s?DaughterCeremonyThe Cherry?Orchard*David?CopperfieldDon QuixoteEast?of?EdenEthan FromeFor?Whom the?Bell?Tolls*FrankensteinThe Grapes of?Wrath*House Made of?DawnKing?Lear*Madame BovaryMansfield?ParkA ?Midsummer Night’s?DreamObasanO ?Pioneers! *Out?of?AfricaThe Scarlet?Letter*Tess?of?the?D’UbervillesTheir?Eyes Were Watching?GodA Thousand Acres* (pairs well with King Lear)Tom JonesThe Vicar?of?WakefieldThe Way We Live?NowThe Winter’s?TaleWuthering?HeightsEndings?affected?by DevelopmentThe?Adventures?of?Huckleberry?FinnAll?the?Pretty?HorsesBless?Me, UltimaCandideCeremonyThe Color?Purple*Crime and PunishmentCry,?the?Beloved?CountryEmmaThe EumenidesGreat?ExpectationsInvisible?Man*Jane EyreKing?Lear*Major?BarbaraMoby?DickThe Piano?LessonA ?Portrait?of?the?Artist?as?a?Young Man*Praisesong for?the?WidowA ?Raisin?in?the?Sun*Song of?SolomonThe Stone AngelThe TempestTheir?Eyes Were Watching?GodTwelfth?NightThe WardenWuthering?HeightsConflict?with?a?Parental?FigureAll?My SonsAntigoneAs I?Lay?Dying*Beloved*The Brothers?KaramozovFathers?and SonsThe Glass?Menagerie?Go Tell?It?on?the?MountainHard?TimesHenry?IVThe HomecomingKing?Lear*The Little?FoxesLong Day’s?Journey?into?Night***The Mill?on?the?FlossMrs.?Warren’s?Profession?The OresteiaOur?Mutual?FriendPersuasionThe Prime of?Miss?Jean Brodie*A ?Raisin?in?the?Sun*Romeo and Juliet*Sons and?LoversTheir?Eyes?Were Watching?God*A Thousand Acres* (pairs well with King Lear)Tom JonesWashington?SquareWuthering?HeightsShaping the?Psychological/Moral?Traits in?a?CharacterAbsalom,?Absalom!The Age of?InnocenceAnother?CountryBrideshead RevisitedCeremonyThe Color?Purple*Daisy?MillerDeath?of?a?Salesman*The Glass?Menagerie?The Grapes of?Wrath*Great?ExpectationsInvisible?Man*King?Lear*M aggie:?A Girl?of?the?StreetsM.?ButterflyA ?Midsummer Night’s?DreamMy Antonia*Native?Son*No ExitOne Flew Over?the?Cuckoo’s?Nest*One Hundred Years?of?Solitude*Oryx?and CrakeA Passage to?India*The Piano?LessonThe PlagueThe Poisonwood BiblePride?and PrejudiceA ?Raisin?in?the?Sun*Snow Falling?on?CedarsSula*The?Sun Also?Rises*Tess?of?the?D’UbervillesWhen the?Emperor?Was DivineThe Women of?Brewster?PlaceWuthering?Heights ................
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