English 12A



English 12A

Glenda Funk, MA English; National Board Certified: AYA/ELA

CLASS RULE: You may do nothing to create a problem for any other person.

THE CONSEQUENCE: If you create a problem, I will have to do something.

For more information, see district 25 website: Look at the student section for the handbook. Pay particular attention to attendance, tardy, and homework policies. When absent, check the website: funkenglishandspeech.

Use MLA style for papers. A good guide is available at the Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory (OWL). ( Have a great year.

Essential Questions: We will consider and discuss the following essential questions in our study of British literature:

1. What makes a hero? A monster?

2. Who and what really shapes society?

3. What control does fate have in our lives?

4. When is progress a problem?

5. Is emotion stronger than reason?

6. Why do people fear change?

7. How important is culture?

Class Routine:

Monday-Friday: Free choice reading: 20 minutes

Periodically: Quick write responses. Free choice reading will follow.

Wednesday: Writing Circles meet. Groups choose topics and or genre, share writing, and respond to peers.

*Time remaining in each class will be spent on the required literature, composition, and grammar as mandated by School District 25. Additionally, my responsibility is to ensure that you meet the course objectives as outlined on the TIA document and the district instructional calendar.

Reading/literature Philosophy and Requirements:

• 50/50: Students choose 50% of the required reading material; teacher chooses 50% of the required reading material.

• Students read one age-appropriate, approved book each four weeks.

o Demonstration of reading:

▪ Book Talk w/ one-pager

▪ Blog post/book review

▪ Creative response

Literature Units:

Unit 1: Anglo Saxon and Medieval Lit: Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and Anglo-Saxon Ballads

Unit 2: The Tragedy of Macbeth and select Shakespearean sonnets

Unit 3: Lit Circles: Dystopian literature/Life on the Fringe: Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, etc. (options depend on book availability and funding).

Writing Philosophy and Requirements: The two most important things a students can do to improve their writing are to write and to read. The more one writes, the better writer one becomes. Simply, quantity leads to quality.

• Quick writes and writing circle responses

• Three formal essays: description/narration; literary analysis; exposition. You will also complete an annotated bibliography or livebinder as a prerequisite for the required research in English 12B.

• Class Lines Ning: Post a blog, respond to at least three discussions.The site is unblocked and is easy to join. I read all student posts and enforce district guidelines and Ning guidelines for computer use. Join Class Lines Ning at classlines.

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