AP® English Literature & Composition



AP? English Literature & Composition2017-2018Mrs. Charles homalosa@ Times: Monday-Thursday 4:15-6:00PM Planning period: 2ndSchoology Codes1st Period 6XRWR-D37C26th Period 7DZPJ-RWBD5Mission Statement:Through analyzing literature every student will learn that the human condition does not change over space and time and that we continue to have the same power to bless and curse each other today as we did yesterday. Students will learn critical thinking skills through analyzing multicultural literature on a collegiate level.Course Description and Philosophy AP? English IV is a rigorous college-level course. It surpasses the expectations of the comprehensive regular English curriculum. The reading is challenging; the writing is frequent and requires an independent mind. The focus of this course is the reinforcement and mastery of critical thinking, analytical writing, and close reading skills necessary for success on the AP? Literature and Composition Exam. Students may, depending on the results of their exam scores, earn college credit.This course will include the in-depth reading of texts drawn from multiple genres, periods, and cultures—from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century. Through the close reading of selected texts of literary merit, students will continue to build on the writing skills they have developed in previous English classes to deepen their understanding of the many ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. Writing well about literature is also a key component in course design. Students will keep a writing log and portfolio over the course of the year to document their improvement and to engage themselves in thinking about their writing. If students work hard, remain focused, determined, and conscientious, they will emerge from this course with a new perspective on literature. On the other hand, this is not a class for those who find the study of literature a frivolous endeavor, nor is it for those who simply wish to pad their transcripts with AP? credits.General Expectations Since this is a college-level class, students will strive to do the following:read a wide range of challenging works of recognized literary merit and understand the nature of literature in an artistic sense and in its historical and universal sense;write analysis of various pieces of literature exemplifying characteristics of the following historical time periods: Anglo-Saxon, the Renaissance, the Restoration, the Romantics and Victorian Age, and the Twentieth-Century;write critical analyses of literary works using a confident personal voice and style, a wide-ranging vocabulary, a variety of sentence structures, logical organization, and a balance of insightful assertions with supportive and illustrative details (often under time constraints);think critically beyond the literature itself and raise relevant questions and perspectives that allow insight into personal issues and problem solving;participate with maturity and insight in the discussion of literature, and pay consistent attention to the comments of others, offering questions, substantive commentary, and/or corroborative evidence from text or other research materials;study a minimum of four long, richly layered texts as well as read and study poetry that stands alone and poetry that thematically complements the longer works;learn to recognize and apply prose and poetry terms (with some overlap);attend a minimum of four tutorial sessions.develop and practice close reading strategies to answer multiple choice and open-ended essay questions such as those appearing on the College Board AP? English Literature and Composition Exam;devote 5 to 7 hours per week to studying course material; and prepare to take the AP? English Literature and Composition Exam in early May. Students taking the exam are not required to take the second semester final examination. Required Supplies: DUE DATE: September 11, 20173 Blue/Black DRY ERASE MARKERS Loose-leaf wide-ruled notebook paperComposition book or notebook1 ream of white copy paper1.5 or 2 inch binder for handouts1000 Most Important Words by Norman Schur - FIRST SIX WEEKS 9/11/17The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. FIRST SIX WEEKS 9/11/17 5 Steps to a 5: AP English Literature 2017 by Estelle M. Rankin & Barbara L. Murphy FIRST SIX WEEKS 9/11/2017 Available at Amazon Or Barnes & Noble Awakening by Kate Chopin. Second Six Weeks. Full free copies of this are also available online.Macbeth, William Shakespeare. Third Six Weeks. Mama Day by Gloria Naylor 4th Six Weeks The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Fifth Six Weeks. Classroom Management PlanBe on time and dressed in appropriate school dress code attire. Follow all class, school and district directions/rules. Complete all assignments by stated and/or published deadlines. Consume food and drink in designated eating areas. Water is allowed. Bring all necessary materials to class each day. ConsequencesFirst violation or infraction-teacher student conference to identify the problemSecond violation or infraction-teacher contacts counselor.Third violation or infraction-teacher contacts parents.Fourth violation or infraction-detentionFifth violation or infraction-discipline referral to campus Discipline OfficeClassroom Incentives-100 minor grade points added to lowest score upon semester prep session attendance.Essay rewrite (retest) grades are based on the higher of the two scores.Library passes are issued outside of testing days.Daily Routine/Warm-up/Start on Time PolicyThe student will need to be in class on time as the bell ringer (warm up) assignment is implemented within the first ten minutes of the class period and calculated in the daily class work grade. Students missing a bell ringer or warm up must report to after school tutoring. Parents will be contacted if a student misses three (3) bell ringers/warm ups.Syllabus cycleFirst Six WeeksPoetry, The Great Gatsby, Composition, College Essay, Prose EssaySecond Six WeeksPoetry, The Awakening, Composition, College Essay, Verse EssayThird Six WeeksPoetry, Macbeth, Composition, Projects, Winter Reading Assignment, Open EssayFourth Six WeeksRomantic Poetry, Mama Day, Composition, Mock Exam, Prose EssayFifth Six WeeksPoetry, Huck Finn, Review, Verse Essay Sixth Six WeeksPoetry, Review, AP? Exam, Post-Secondary Workshop Grade Weights for Determining Six-Week Grades: 10% Tutorial (students must attend four after school sessions per six weeks)40% Daily Grades/ Formative Assessments/ Practice Exams/ Homework/ Reading Quizzes, Participation, Process and Timed writings, Socratic Seminars25% Tests/Term Essays/Socratic Seminar?s/Six Week Exam/Mock Exam25% Projects/PresentationsMakeup Work And Incomplete Grades Related To An Absence: Students will be permitted to make up assignments and tests without grade penalty after an absence. Students will be given at least two days for every day missed to complete the assignments or tests missed after an absence. It is your responsibility to obtain makeup work from tutorial, class blog site, or classmate immediately upon return from an absence. Daily makeup assignments must be turned in promptly. Makeup Exams must be taken during tutoring hours by appointment within a one-week timeframe.Re-Test Policy: To ensure that test grades reflect content mastery, a student will be permitted to retake any major test that he failed within five school days of the date of the failing grade was earned or no later than ten days of the date of the test. If the test is passed on the second attempt, the failing grade will be removed from the grade book, and the passing grade will be recorded.Late Work Not Related To An Absence: Students must be given at least one opportunity to submit late work not related to an absence. Late work will receive a 10-POINT deduction for each school day late (whether class meets or not). After 40, have accrued, the work may not be accepted and an “F” grade is earned. THIS POLICY IS FIRM.Extra Credit may be offered in addition to, but never INSTEAD of, assigned work. If a student is failing the class, extra credit will NOT be an option. EC is designed to enhance performance, not substitute the work.Students who earned a “2” or lower on the AP? English Language & Composition Exam are strongly encouraged to retest in the spring. Any student who chooses to do so will earn extra credit points applied to the sixth six weeks’ grade.Timed and Process Essay Scoring GuideFirst SemesterSecond Semester9 = 1009 = 1008 = 908 = 907 = 857 = 806 = 806 = 755 = 755 = 704 = 704 = 683 = 683 = 622 = 652 = 561 = 601 = 500 = 0 paper is blank / no attempt made0 = 0 paper is blank/ no attempt madeOngoing Assignments:Academic Journal – students are required to keep a notebook of quick writes, response to literature prompts, and literary notes focusing on a particular element or skill students are expected to learn. Multiple Choice Passage Practice-Students will practice analytical close reading and multiple-choice strategies weekly.Vocabulary Development-Students will learn and practice usage of 30 college-level vocabulary words every six weeks.Tutorials-Students will attend a minimum of four (4) tutorial sessions per six week termLiterary Analysis Tests – Students will take timed analysis tests over works studied. Independent Reading – students are required to read one novel in and outside of class each six-week grading period. Students will write a one-page analysis focusing on various literary terms. The written assignment counts as a major grade. Timed Writing – students must practice 40-minute timed writing responses to AP? prompts.Parents/Guardians,Please contact me at the number or email address above should you have any questions, comments or concerns.I have read and fully understand the information provided, especially the grading and evaluation policies. ____________________________Student____________________________________Print Name Signature____________________________Parent/Guardian______________________________Print nameSignatureHome Phone: ________________________Work Phone: _________________________Cell Phone: ________________________Email Address: _________________________\* mergeformatDallas Public SchoolsBarack Obama Male Leadership AcademyEnglish Department Commitment ContractAdvanced Placement? courses are intense studies that are both demanding and intellectually stimulating. The courses require students’ best effort consistently, and they put emphasis upon development independence of thought and mature study habits.Advanced Placement? courses are elective courses designed for students who are willing and able to apply themselves to college-focused studies. All students in the program are expected to display initiative and responsibility when it comes to time management and to completion of assignments. The curriculum is challenging and the workload is often greater than in a regular class. Success will require time for tutoring; therefore, students should plan on attending tutoring before or after school with the teacher.All Advanced Placement? English students and their parents should sign this contract agreeing to the workload, committing to provide support for the class for the full term, and committing to take the AP? exam at the end of the course. _______________________________ ______________________________ Student’s Name: Please PRINTStudent’s signature_____________________________________________________________Student’s ID Number/ House NameParent’s Signature_____________________________________________________________Counselor’s Name: Please PRINTDateAPPROVED:____________________________________________________________Dr. SasserAP? TeacherAssociate Principal _______________________________ CILT MemberBOMLA English Department ................
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