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AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITIONSYLLABUSCOURSE NUMBER:COURSE TITLE:ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITIONSeton Hill University dual enrollment equivalent – SEL 105 - Composition and Culture Part A (English)INSTRUCTOR:Jo Ellen Harr, M.Ed. (jharr@dasd.us)LOCATION:Derry Area High School, Room E304WEBSITE: SECTION SITE: class code: AWZK3QOVERVIEW:(From Seton Hill SEL 105): Students develop critical thinking skills in composing, reading, and speaking through an examination of the relationship between culture and literacy, or the ways people use, learn, and value language.OBJECTIVES (from The College Board): Upon completing this course, students should be able to analyze and interpret samples of purposeful writing, identifying and explaining an author’s use of rhetorical strategies; analyze images and other multimodal texts for rhetorical features; use effective rhetorical strategies and techniques when composing; write for a variety of purposes; respond to different writing tasks according to their unique rhetorical and composition demands, and translate that rhetorical assessment into a plan for writing; create and sustain original arguments based on information synthesized from readings, research, and/or personal observation and experience; evaluate and incorporate sources into researched arguments; demonstrate understanding of the conventions of citing primary and secondary sources; gain control over various reading and writing processes, with careful attention to inquiry (research), rhetorical analysis and synthesis of sources, drafting, revising/rereading, editing, and review; converse and write reflectively about personal processes of composition; demonstrate understanding and control of Standard Written English as well as stylistic maturity in their own writing; review a work and make it suitable for a different audience.PHILOSOPHY AND PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN (from The College Board): The aim of this course is to help students develop the ability to read critically and evaluate sources so that they can write from and in response to those sources. Students should learn to interrogate a text, not only to discern what it is saying, but also to understand how and why it proposes what it does. Core tasks within the curriculum should help students develop critical reading and writing skills, moving them beyond merely summarizing a text and toward analyzing how and why a text has a particular effect on a reader; this is done through rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis. DUAL ENROLLMENT / SHU GRADING: Students will be graded and given scores in accordance with Derry Area High School policy. Those students with dual enrollment will receive a percentage grade from DAHS and a corresponding letter grade from Seton Hill based upon approved examinations and assignments. Derry Area High School grading scale is as follows:Seton Hill grading with quality points and description is as follows: PRE-QUALIFICATIONS / SUMMER ASSIGNMENT:Students who qualify and are recommended for Language and Composition are required to complete a career portfolio which includes an informational research paper and visual slides presentation which will be due upon the commencement of the course.TEXTS: FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPDIA OF WORDS AND PHRASE ORIGINSTHE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, Richard Hogg.THE LAST LECTURE, Randy Pausch (memoir/narrative)THE FEDERALIST PAPERS (history/argumentative)THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DEBATES AND THE ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS (history/argumentative)THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD, David McCullough (informative/history/research)THREE RIVERS RISING, Jame Richards (narrative/history/poetry)OF MICE AND MEN and THE PEARL, John Steinbeck (narrative/culture)AMERICAN RHETORIC TOP 100 SPEECHESPLATO’S REPUBLIC, Plato (history/expository/culture)ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE, ESSENTIALS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, FIFTH COURSE, Holt, Reinhart & Winston.501 GRAMMAR AND WRITING QUESTIONS, United States Learning Express.A HANDBOOK OF RHETORICAL DEVICES, Robert A. Harris.PETERSON’S MASTER THE AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAMOther various appropriate writings as selected by the instructor. VISUALS: Field trip to Westmoreland Museum of Art, pending approval (various styles, cultures)MOBY DICK, Herman Melville, movie (historical narrative, culture, allegory)MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Shakespeare movie (narrative, speaking)SHORT READS, ESSAYS, ARTICLES: Excerpts from the GENERAL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, John SmithThe oral history of POCAHONTAS, various authorsPATRICK HENRY’S SPEECH TO THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION, Patrick HenryCIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, Henry David ThroeauLETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL, Martin Luther King, Jr.Excerpts from NATURE and SELF RELIANCE, Ralph Waldo EmersonExcerpts from THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY and POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, Benjamin Franklin (history, informative)Excerpts from the LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Frederick Douglass (history, informative, autobiography)THE LOWEST ANIMAL, Mark Twain (essay, argumentative, satire)Other various essays, articles, stories, and literary writings as selected by the instructor.REQUIREMENTS:JOURNAL: Students will be required to maintain a dedicated Language & Composition journal for the purpose of grammar and conventions practice, warm-up assignments to improve skill, style, voice, diction, detail, imagery, tone, annotation, record of reading, comprehension, observation, and modeling. Journals will be kept in the form of an online Weebly webpage through the education site at dasdenglish..ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION: Students will be expected to attend daily and adhere to the Derry Area High School policy governing attendance in the district. Part of this requirement for the student is to be prepared with and have completed any required reading and writing assignments, be equipped with reading and writing materials every day, and join in the classroom discussions on a daily basis.SUBMISSIONS & LATE WORK: All submissions are required to be on the date due, as stated for any assignment. Late work will only be accepted due to absence (according to school policy), as noted for the students, or under exceptional circumstances.PLAGIARISM & ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: If the teacher suspects plagiarism or academic dishonesty by any student, an informal resolution will be made where by a student may receive additional education regarding the proper academic behavior and provided a means by which to uphold proper academic standards. Students who fail to follow proper academic behavior may bear the consequences of appropriate sanctions, including nullification of assignment scores, failure of any portion of the class, and/or a formal reprimand on record.CORE LESSONS:(adapted from the General Learning Objectives, 2014 College Board, AP English Language and Composition)Reflecting and Journaling: Students will learn how to create and sustain their own reflective online journals which will be used throughout the school year for assignments, style improvement, vocabulary, conventions practice, etc., while assessing and evaluating the purpose of communication and reading materials. Assessment – complete weekly reflections per quarter, notes, lesson responses, AP unit practice checks, practice essays, and daily exercises for the quarter as assigned.Vocabulary and the Origins of the English Language: Students will explore the foundations of the English language as well as add to and improve their use of vocabulary for the purpose of fluency and control of the written language.FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPDIA OF WORDS AND PHRASE ORIGINSTHE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, Richard Hogg.Modern Grammar and Conventions & the Creation of Style and Tone: Students will study, practice, and understand the rules and conventions of the English language in order to coherently develop content and master their style and tone of communication.501 GRAMMAR AND WRITING QUESTIONS, United States Learning Express.Purposeful Writing and Identification of Rhetorical Strategies: Students will read and synthesize what an author is saying and the purpose of their writing through reading and exploring the author’s rhetoric, diction, and audience.A HANDBOOK OF RHETORICAL DEVICES, Robert A. Harris.AMERICAN RHETORIC TOP 100 SPEECHESCIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, Henry David ThroeauLETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL, Martin Luther King, Jr.Analyzing Images for Rhetorical Features: Students will view multiple modes of visual communications and analyze the literacy connection as well as understand author’s purpose.Field trip to Westmoreland Museum of Art, pending approval (various styles, cultures)MOBY DICK, Herman Melville, movie (historical narrative, culture, allegory)MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Shakespeare movie (narrative, speaking)Using Rhetorical Techniques in Composition: Students will learn and analyze a variety of rhetorical techniques and strategies in different contexts and apply them to their own compositions.Excerpts from the GENERAL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, John SmithThe oral history of POCAHONTAS, various authorsPATRICK HENRY’S SPEECH TO THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION, Patrick HenryFundamental Research and Evaluation of Sources: Students will evaluate and understand positions of writers by purposefully reading both primary and secondary sources in a critical manner in order to appraise and assess value in support of authors’ writings as well as their own.Portions and excerpts from THE FEDERALIST PAPERS (history/argumentative)and THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DEBATES AND THE ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS CONSTITUTION Proper Use, Structure, and Citation using MLA, APA, and Chicago Formatting: Students will learn and apply three major organizational conventions according to the subject matter, style, purpose, and relevant guidelines.The Owl at Purdue Lessons and Sample Papers for MLA, APA, and Chicago FormatsThe Writing & Editing Process: After reading and careful analysis of various writing processes, students will imitate, draft, revise, reread, write, edit, and review a variety of their own compositions as well as their peers’ toward the goal of useful and relevant publication. Students will also have the goal of maturing their style, tone, and rhetoric in the process.Four Major Types of Writing: After reading and analyzing a variety of subject matter (SEE TEXT AND READING TITLES ABOVE), students will demonstrate their learning and ability by competently mastering the ability to research, synthesize, compose, theorize, address, argue, analyze, imitate, and produce masterful essays or narratives in the following formats:Argumentative Writing (social)Expository Writing (environmental)Analytical Writing (scientific/technical)Narrative Writing (cultural)Conversation and Presentation: Students will learn and present a variety of presentation techniques and communication skills, in classroom discussions and/or assignment presentations.EVALUATION OF STUDENTS:EXAMS & ASSESSMENTS: Students will be assessed on their journal, summative tests, homework, projects, presentations, classwork, AP unit progress checks, and writings each quarter. All assignments must be submitted or printed before class, or they will be considered late.Texts, assignments, and reading materials may be supplemented, substituted, increased, decreased, or subject to change.Regular tutoring hours are Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00 pm or by request. ................
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