MCC Eng 101/Dual Enrollment IB/AP English 12



IB/AP English 12

2012-2013 Course Syllabus and Policies

Instructor: Ms. Brewington & Mr. Sapakie

Room: 108 and 102

Email address: brewington.april@

sapakie.dan@

Webpage:

Click on the teacher name listed in the Faculty tab.

Introduction

Welcome to IB/AP English 12, a rigorous and challenging course taught on a college level, designed to develop your writing and literary analysis skills. In this class, you will learn that writing is a craft, something more than function and formula. My primary goal is to create analytical readers who cannot only grasp basic plot, but who can also dissect a piece of literature for form, function, and meaning. In turn, you will learn to support and defend your analysis in the form of college-level writing.

Your Goals and Objectives

It is expected that every student in the class will take either the AP Literature, IB HL exams or complete the dual credit requirements.

If you’re electing to take an advanced English class it is assumed that you have fairly well mastered specifics of the AIMS 6-point rubric and already understand and use standard English grammar. This course will instruct you on how to move beyond the pragmatic responses of the AIMS 6-point rubric and the five-paragraph essay. Although such approaches afford minimal organization, they often encourage unnecessary repetition. Students in this class will be encouraged to place emphasis on content, purpose, and audience to focus your organization. The focus of the course is on literary analysis. You will be expected to read widely and reflect on the reading through extensive discussion, analysis, writing, and rewriting.

Upon completion of this course you should know:

• A wide-ranging, college-level vocabulary used appropriately and effectively;

• A variety of sentence structures, including appropriate use of subordination and coordination;

• How to use logical organization, enhanced by specific illustrative detail;

• How to apply effective use of rhetoric, including controlling tone, establishing and maintaining voice, and achieving appropriate emphasis through diction and sentence structure;

• How to use, analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s use of rhetorical strategies and techniques;

• How to use create and sustain arguments based on readings, research, and/or personal experience;

• How to use write in a variety of genres and contexts, both formal and informal, employing appropriate conventions;

• How to write rhetorical contexts, including circumstances, purpose, topic, audience, and writer, as well as the writing’s ethical, political, and cultural implications;

• How to use appropriate conventions in writing, including consistent voice, tone, diction, grammar, and mechanics;

• How to use feedback obtained through peer review, instructor comments, and/or other sources to revise writing;

• How to assess one’s own writing strengths and identify strategies for improvement through instructor conference, portfolio review, written evaluation, and/or other methods;

• How to generate, format, and edit writing using appropriate technologies;

• How to move effectively through the stages of the writing process, with careful attention to inquiry and research, drafting, revising, editing, and review.

Required:

• An email address (these are free; have one by Friday)

• Pens (Blue or Black). Red pens are allowed for revision and editing purposes only.

• Highlighters (pink, yellow, and green) for annotation and close reading.

Course Outline

This outline is a general “map” of where we’ll be going, what we’ll be studying and the approximate time frames. While major assignments are listed here, we may deviate from this outline.

Fall Semester

• How to Read Literature Like Professor

• Nature of literature

• Part 1 works

Weeks 1-2: Summer literature analysis

• Siddhartha **

• Review the syllabus and discuss

cheating, plagiarism and the final exam policy

Week 3: Who are you?

• True Colors

• College essays

Weeks 4-5: Literary Elements

• Short story analysis

Weeks 6-8: The nature of drama

• Week 6, if time allows: The Visit

• Weeks 7-8: Oedipus **

Weeks 9-10: Communication and assessment

• Comp books and timed writing

assignments

• How to Read Literature Like a Professor application and presentation

Intersession

• Independent reading from AP list - IB Diploma and Certificate must select a drama

Week 11: Intersession novel

• Timed writing

• Assessment

Week 12-14: Realism in the Theater

• Literary Criticism

• A Doll’s House **

• Trifles

Week 15: Philosophy

• Existentialism

• The Metamorphosis

• Hunger Artist

Weeks 16-19: Meaninglessness of Life

• The Stranger**

• The Myth of Sisyphus

• Waiting for Godot**

• Comp book assignments

Intersession

• Revise essay for paper 1

• Begin readings of Annie Dillard**

Spring Semester

• Part 2 and Part 3 works

• Test prep

Weeks 1-2: Annie Dillard**

• Continue with essays

• Timed writing

• Assessment

• IB Written Paper 1 - Assignment Due: Stranger, Oedipus, & Doll House

Weeks 3-6 : Shakespeare

• Weeks 3-4: Hamlet**

• Week 5-6: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead**

• Bouquets

• Soliloquies

Weeks 7-9: John Donne**

• The poetry of John Donne

Intersession

• Independent reading from AP list - IB Diploma and Certificate must select a drama

Week 10: IB Oral Commentaries

Weeks 11-12: Review of the nature of drama

• Tennessee Williams

o Review of Streetcar**

• Oscar Wilde

o The Importance of Being Earnest**

Test Prep 13-16

• Poetry prep

• Prose prep

• Free response essays

Weeks 17-18: Closure

• Senior speeches, letters home

• Literary bake-off, quotes project

Academic Honesty Policy

Philosophy:

According to IB, academic honesty must be seen as a set of values and skills that promote personal integrity and good practice in teaching, learning and assessment. It is influenced and shaped by a variety of factors including peer pressure, culture, parental expectations, role modeling and taught skills (IBO Academic Honesty 2009). Although it is probably easier to explain to candidates what constitutes academic dishonesty, with direct reference to plagiarism, collusion and cheating in examinations, whenever possible the topic must be treated in a positive way, stressing the benefits of properly conducted academic research and a respect for the integrity of all forms of assessment.

Definitions:

Malpractice

Students are required to act in a responsible and ethical manner throughout their participation in the IB program. In particular candidates must avoid any form of malpractice. The IBO define malpractice as “behavior that results in, or may result in, the student or any other student gaining an unfair advantage in one or more assessment components. Malpractice most commonly involves collusion or plagiarism; however, there are other ways in which a candidate may commit malpractice.

Although the following list is not exhaustive, malpractice can, in general, take several forms:

• plagiarism: taking work, words, ideas, pictures, information or anything that has been produced by someone else and submitting it for assessment as one’s own.

• copying: taking work of another student, with or without his or her knowledge and

submitting it as one’s own.

• exam cheating: communicating with another candidate in an exam, bringing unauthorized material into an exam room, or consulting such material during an exam in order to gain an unfair advantage.

• duplication: submitting work that is substantially the same for assessment in different

courses without the consent of all teachers involved.

• falsifying data: creating or altering data which have not been collected in an appropriate way.

• collusion: helping another student to be academically dishonest.

I have and may exercise the right to challenge the authenticity of your work. Students found to have engaged in academic dishonesty may be subject to disciplinary as well as academic penalties, as outlined below.

• Zero on an assignment

• Parent notification

• Counselor notification

• Parent/student/teacher/counselor conference

• Suspension

• Referral to administration

• Dismissal from extracurricular activities, elected or appointed student offices, athletics and/or other school privileges

Grading

Grades will figure on a point basis and breakdown as such:

The final exam will count for 20% of the final semester grade (see AP/IB Test section). Every student will take the final exam – I am preparing you for college, among other things – and exemption status will be determined after. If you are able to exempt from the final exam you will be able to choose whether or not to count it into your grade. An exempt grade will not lower as a result of the final exam.

This is the AP rubric score to point value conversion we will use for the majority of the year:

Rubric score Point value

9. 50

8. 48

7. 42-44

6. 40-41

5. 37-39

4. 35-36

3. 33-34

2. 25

1. 25

Classroom management/ Basic Rules

• Get to class to time. No excuses

• It is extremely important for you to attend EVERY DAY. This includes being prepared.

• We will use all of our class time; do not pack up early.

• Talking occurs only in reference to the current lecture, discussion, or group work. Silent work periods are just that –silent.

• Passes will be limited.

• Do not use profanity in this class

• Don’t even consider cheating.

• Each student is responsible for his or her desk and desk area.

• I reserve the right to move your assigned seat at anytime, and I am known for doing so.

Late Work

NO. None. Nada. It’s not even going to happen! Assignments are due when they are due. You will have an appropriate window of time to complete and revise major papers. Procrastination results in “the excuse”, i.e., “my printer is out of ink”. I am not running a copy/printer service, and I will not print your papers-utilize the computer labs or the library. Having said this, I reserve the right to consider evaluating circumstances for late work. The key is to communicate with me. Smaller assignments, such as homework, cannot be turned in late, except for excused absences.

It is your responsibility to remember to turn in work upon your return to school – I will not remember to ask you. If you do not turn in the work the day you return, it will be accepted at the teacher’s discretion.

Absences

Excused absences: You have as many days to make up work for an excused absence as days missed. However, if you are aware of an upcoming deadline and you leave for a school-sponsored activity, you will still be expected to have your work ready the day it was originally due. You know what work is due before you leave for athletic and club events.

Unexcused absences: Unexcused work will receive no credit. At my discretion larger assignments can be made up for partial credit depending on the circumstances. Unresolved absences (ones not called in) are considered unexcused. .

Absences and missing work will be your downfall! Zeros affect your grade tremendously, and your chances of getting an A are drastically limited.

The deadline to make up a timed writing is 2 school days only. If the timed writing assignment is not made up within this deadline timeframe, the grade will become a zero.



All your comp and formal writing assignments are required to be turned in to , regardless of your attendance in class on the day the papers are due. There will be other assignments you must turn in to the plagiarism website, and I will occasionally have discussions for your to participate in online. Any formal paper not turned in to will receive a zero until it is submitted to the site.

Formatting Papers

All word-processed papers and assignments will be formatted with standard MLA headings. Also, create a template from which to format all your papers and homework assignments. I will supply a sample formatted paper the first week of school. You may only use Arial or Times New Roman font. Please use 12pt only and make sure you double-space.

Advice for Success

The AP/IB Exam… Take it! Aka The Final Exam Policy

The cumulative objective for this class IS to take the AP or IB exam in May. Colleges expect to see this on your transcript regardless of their college credit policies - failure to take the exam is looked upon as a weakness by admissions offices. A grade of 3 or better on the exam (out of 5) might insure English credit at the school of your choice. Some schools (Arizona universities included) require a grade of 4 or better for credit. Any student taking the AP Lit or IB English HL test in the spring semester will be exempt from the final, but may take it and choose whether to “count” it toward her/his grade. Tax credit may be used toward testing fees.

NOTICE: A PRACTICE SESSION FOR THE AP AND IB TEST TAKERS ONLY WILL BE SCHEDULED SHORTLY. STUDENTS ATTENDING THE ENTIRE SESSION AND COMPLETING THE ENTIRE EXAM WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING REWARD:

Score of “5” on practice test: exempt from final and 4% added to pre-final grade.

Score of “4” on practice test: exempt from final and 3% added to pre-final grade.

Score of “3” on practice test: exempt from final and 2% added to pre-final grade.

Score of “2” on practice test: exempt from final.

Buy your Books

You are encouraged to purchase copies of all novels for this class. If you purchase your own books you can take notes in them and highlight important passages. This will aid you in this course. If you show me annotated copies of your novels at the end of each quarter you will be rewarded. Please note that no student is required to purchases these books, and we will have copies for anyone who does not purchase their own copies.

What if I don’t do my work?

Any student is permitted to register for IB/AP English 12, but it takes a hard working intelligent student to do well in this course. I will assume you are all brilliant students, but if someone proves me wrong by maintaining below a “C” average, you will be removed from this course.

IB/AP English 12

2011-2012 Course Syllabus and Policies

Instructor: Ms. Brewington & Mr. Sapakie

STUDENT/PARENT SYLLABUS ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM

Student name: _____________________________________________

Parent name: ______________________________________________

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the AP/IB English 12 Syllabus policies, including the final exam policy. I also understand that the expectation of enrolling and attending this class is that I will take either the AP or IB HL test.

Student signature: __________________________________________

Parent signature: ___________________________________________

Date: ________________

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** indicate selections used for

IB assessments

IB Language A1 Assessment Overview

45% Written Exam (External)

1. Commentary – Paper 1 (20%)

On unseen passages: one of poetry and one of prose

2. Free Response – Paper 2 (25%)

On at least two of the Part III group of works (drama)

Waiting for Godot

The Importance f Being Earnest

A Streetcar Named Desire

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Part I Works

The Stranger - Camus

Oedipus Rex - Sophocles

A Doll House - Ibsen

Part II Works

Hamlet – Shakespeare

Annie Dillard – selected essays

Poems by John Donne

Part III Works

Waiting for Godot – Beckett

The Importance of

Being Earnest- Wilde

A Streetcar Named Desire – Williams

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead -Stoppard

Part IV Works

Siddhartha - Hesse

Things Fall Apart – Achebe

Gatsby - Fitzgerald

The Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck

30% Oral Activities (Internal)

Oral Commentary (15%):

A ten minute commentary on the poetry of John Donne followed immediately by a ten minute discussion on either Annie Dillard or Hamlet

Individual Presentation (15%):

Siddhartha

Things Fall Apart

The Grapes of Wrath

The Great Gatsby

25% World Literature Essay (External)

Paper 1: Written Coursework Analysis

The Stranger

Oedipus Rex

A Doll House

(3 timed writings with reflective

statements; choose 1 writing

to develop into complete analysis)

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