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Course Syllabus: Language A: Literature HLDeerfield Beach High School 2020 - 2021Mr. StephensonJames.stephenson@Course Description & Aims:The language A: literature aims at exploring the various manifestations of literature as a particularly powerful mode of writing across cultures and throughout history. The course aims at developing an understanding of factors that contribute to the production and reception of literature—the creativity of writers and readers, and the nature of their interaction with their respective contexts and with literary tradition, the ways in which language can give rise to meaning and/or effect and the performative and transformative potential of literary creation and response. Through close analysis of a range of literary texts in a number of literary forms and from different times and places, students will consider their own interpretations as well as the critical perspectives of others, to explore how such positions are shaped by cultural belief systems and to negotiate meanings for texts.The aims of studies in the literature course is to enable students to: engage with a range of texts, in a variety of media and forms, from different periods, styles and culturesdevelop skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, presenting and performingdevelop skills in interpretation, analysis and evaluationdevelop sensitivity to the formal and aesthetic qualities of texts and an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meaningsdevelop an understanding of relationships between texts and a variety of perspectives, cultural contexts, and local and global issues, and an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meaningsdevelop an understanding of the relationships between studies in language and literature and other disciplinescommunicate and collaborate in a confident and creative wayfoster a lifelong interest in and enjoyment of language and literatureAssessment Model: It is the intention of this course that students are able to fulfill the following assessment objectives: Know, understand and interpret:a range of texts, works and/or performances, and their meanings and implicationscontexts in which texts are written and/or receivedelements of literary, stylistic, rhetorical, visual and/or performance craftfeatures of particular text types and literary formsAnalyze and evaluate:ways in which the use of language creates meaninguses and effects of literary, stylistic, rhetorical, visual or theatrical techniquesrelationships among different textsways in which texts may offer perspectives on human concernsCommunicate:ideas in clear, logical and persuasive waysin a range of styles, registers and for a variety of purposes and situationsideas, emotion, character and atmosphere through performanceAssessment at GlanceTypes of AssessmentFormat of AssessmentTime (hours)Weighting of final Grade (%)Paper 1: Guided literary analysis (external)Guided analysis of unseen literary passage/passages from different text types.2.2535%Paper 2: Comparative essay (external)Comparative essay based on two literary works written in response to a choice of one out of four questions.1.7525%HL Essay (external)Written coursework component: 1,200 – 1,500 word essay on one work studied.N/A20%Individual Oral (internal)Prepared oral response on the way that one work originally written in the language studied and one work studied in translation have approached a common global issue.N/A20%Coursework for Diploma ProgramYEAR 1 – Instructor: Mr. StephensonFormPlaceGenderPRLAOETitle AuthorLang.ConceptsProse FictionUSMaleNoTime and SpaceThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldEnglishIdentity & CultureDramaNorwayMaleYesReaders, Writers & TextHedda Gabler by Henrik IbsenNorwegianPerspectiveDramaFranceMaleYesTime & SpaceThe Stranger by Albert CamusFrenchPerspective & TransformationProse Fiction - NovellaColombiaMaleYesTime & SpaceChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia MarquezSpanishCommunicationProse Fiction – NovelCzechMaleYesIntertextualitiesThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaFrenchIdentityProse Non-Fiction xxxReaders, Writers & TextNonfiction - TBAEnglishCulture, Communication & PerspectivePoetryUSFemaleYesIntertextualitiesGwendolyn BrooksEnglishCreativity & RepresentationLyricsUSMaleYesTime & SpaceKendrick LamarEnglishCreativity & CommunicationYear 2 – Instructor: Ms. CuevasFormPlaceGenderPRLAOETitle AuthorLang.ConceptsGraphic NovelUSMaleNoIntertextualitiesMaus by Art SpiegelmanEnglishIdentity & CultureProse Fiction - NovelUSFemaleYesTime & SpaceTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonEnglishRepresentationProse Fiction – Short StoriesIrelandMaleYesTime & SpaceDubliners by James JoyceEnglishIdentity & CommunicationPoetryIrelandFemaleYesIntertextualitiesEavan BolandEnglishCultureProse Fiction – Short StoriesUSFemaleYesIntertextualitiesLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichEnglishTransformation & PerspectiveProse Non-Fiction - EssaysUSMaleYesReaders, Writers & TextRalph Waldo EmersonEnglishCulture, Communication & IdentityDramaEnglandMaleYesTime & SpaceOthello by William ShakespeareEnglishIdentity & CultureClasswork PolicyHomework and assignments are due by the assigned date and time. Late work communicates a lack of respect for the instructor’s time. Stephenson & Cuevas work hard to turn around graded work quickly, please reciprocate by completing assignments on time. If you are ill or need an extension, please let the instructor know prior to the deadline.Late assignments – 20% deduction per dayCome to class prepared. Stay on top of reading that has been previously assigned. Your participation in seminars is crucial, if you don’t speak, your grade will drop.GradingCanvas will be the platform for submitting assignments.Grades are unweighted. You can expect 2-3 assignments each week, and a minimum of one essay/writing assignment per quarter. Homework will primarily be in the form of reading.Policy on Plagiarism and Academic DishonestyZero tolerance: Plagiarism is defined as the representation of the ideas or works of another person as your own.Cite, document and fully acknowledge any source that you used. Passages that are quoted verbatim must be enclosed within quotation marks and acknowledged.Expected class NormsBe on time to class. Keep your camera and microphone off unless you are speaking. If you are going to be on camera, wear appropriate attire.Make good use of the 90 minutes.Stay on top of work missed due to absences. I am your last stop.Be respectful to others. Be open-minded.Avoid “sidebar” conversations in the chat. Respect student helper who is administering the chat.Be an active participant (top grades don’t go to those who remain silent and unengaged). However, know how to read the room – don’t hijack the discourse.Electronic device policy – please give the class your full attention.Bathroom Breaks will be worked in to the class period, please try to follow those guidelines.No last minute recommendation letters. None if I don’t know you well. Office HoursI’m available during my planning (period 6), and my study hall (period 4) or by appointment. Please don’t hesitate to contact me through Canvas or email ................
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