Ms. Maxwell's English Class



English IIIAmerican LiteratureClass Syllabus 2014-2015Ms. Maxwell, 5527 – cmaxwell@christymaxwell.Course Overview:American Literature is a study of the major literary topics and themes across the history of the United States from pre-colonial times to present day. Throughout this year, we will examine the definition of the “American Dream” through the lens of literature. You will focus on the major literary forms of the emerging nation, analyze the literary themes and trends, and research and compose several papers, speeches, and presentations using representative forms of discourse. Textbook:Glencoe American Literature: Texas TreasuresRequired Materials:To facilitate CCISD’s vision of 21st century learning environment, every student is required to bring a fully-charged school-issued or personal tablet or laptop to class every day. Three-ring binderComposition bookSingle subject spiral notebookBlue/Black/Red pensHighlightersOne box of kleenexTwo Expo markers (any color)Class Rules:Respectful of others time, work, willingness to voice opinions. This includes everyone in the class - including e preparedDo your own workParticipate in classMake-up Work:You are responsible for getting your make-up work when you are absent. You have one class day for each day of absence to make up the work. For example, if you are absent on Monday, on Tuesday you will get the work you missed and turn it in on Wednesday. However, if something was due the Monday that you missed it, it would be due the day you returned to school. Any long-term assignments are due whether you are here or not, as described in CCISD policy. Grades:Major grades = 45%Daily grades/quizzes = 50%Reading = 5%TutorialsTutorials will be held in my room on Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30-3:15. Special arrangements can be made by appointment. All tests and quizzes that you miss due to absence will be made up during tutorial time.Schedule:First Nine-Weeks:Unit One: American Dream in Early American LiteratureA New BeginningEarly American LiteratureWhat is the American Dream: Personal ResponseWriting: Expository EssayUnit Two: Revolutionary PeriodAnalyze progression of American Dream through literatureThemes of Revolutionary literature Second Nine-Weeks:Unit Two continued:Writing: Persuasive EssaySAT practiceOral PresentationsUnit Three: RomanticismRomantic LiteratureTranscendentalismNarrative PoetryWriting: creative and analytical in Romantic literatureThird Nine-Weeks:Unit 4: Civil War and RealismRealism Literature/multiple genresWriting: Literary AnalysisExploring messages in the mediaFourth Nine-Weeks:Unit 5: ModernismLiterature in Modern EraMultiple genres (Harlem Renaissance, The Jazz Age)Professional CommunicationUnit 6: Contemporary American DreamGenres in literature todaySocial mediaRedefining our American DreamCheating and PlagiarismZero tolerance. CCISD, CFHS and the English department’s policies on cheating and plagiarism will be strictly enforced. You will also greatly damage your chances of getting a good recommendation from us for anything. That includes school activities, scholarship applications and college recommendation letters. Remember, informing others of what is on a test, quiz or essay is cheating. To deter cheating, we will be using plagiarism software when necessary. Cheating is obtaining answers from another student prior to or during class; concealing answers prior to a test/quiz with the intent of use during test/quiz; using another’s project or presentation to fulfill a class assignment; helping another student with answers or assignments (except when specifically directed by teacher); copying another student’s work without having contributed to the group’s effort.Plagiarism is failing to give proper credit for borrowed ideas or wording; attempting to pass off something in your paper as your own words or idea when the wording or idea is that of someone else; and/or failing to give proper documentation. You may not represent the following as your own: a direct quotation; a previously stated, well-worded phrase; information that is not common knowledge; numerical facts; a paraphrase of someone else’s ideas or wording; information from student-help aids such as Cliff Notes, Spark Notes, etc.; information derived from the internet or an on-line service.Refer to the CCISD Honor Code for consequences related to cheating on a major grade. Cheating or plagiarizing on other assignments will result in the following consequences:a grade of zero given for the assignment to all parties involvednotification of parentsdocumentation of incident in my files for further use if necessary.Clarifications (Just to make it absolutely clear!)Discussing the answers to questions (after a story, for example) with a classmate and then turning in identically or nearly identically worded answers for some or all of the questions.Working “together” such that some or all of the work turned in by separate students for separate grades is identical or nearly identical.Giving information about a test, quiz or essay to another student who has yet to take the assessment.Receiving information about a test, quiz or essay prior to taking the test/quiz or writing the essay. ................
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