AP English Literature - Immaculate Heart High School

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______________________________________________________________________________ Academic Content Standards The primary goal of the English department is to help students to read well and communicate effectively. Upon graduation from Immaculate Heart High School students will: Read critically and recognize literal and implied meaning in varied classic and contemporary texts, assigned and independently selected. Write coherent and focused essays that convey a well-defined perspective and tightly reasoned argument. The writing demonstrates students’ awareness of the audience and purpose. Approach writing as a process, progressing through the following stages: prewriting, drafting, evaluating, revising, editing, and publishing. Write clearly and use formal conventions of English language: grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, syntax, and diction. Speak effectively and employ formal and informal conventions of the English language that are appropriate to a variety of purposes and audiences. Respectfully discuss topics, evaluate alternative points of view, and recognize questions and issues raised in the works they read. Recognize trends and developments in literature as an art form, including literary movements, styles, and conventions. Find, evaluate, and synthesize information for specific purposes, using a variety of properly cited sources. Apply critical reading skills to determine the meaning of new words encountered in texts and use those words accurately. ______________________________________________________________________________ Required Materials You are required to bring the texts listed below by Tuesday, August 28. Please consult the Follet website to be certain you purchase the correct editions. Throughout the year, students are expected to consult the weekly schedule online and bring to class the text(s) currently under discussion. Failure to do so will adversely affect the participation grade. Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness Eliot, George. Middlemarch Faulkner, William. The Sound and the Fury Joyce, James. Dubliners Shakespeare,William. King Lear Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Vogel and Winans. Multiple Choice & Free Response Questions In addition to these texts, I will provide students with handouts of selected poems and short stories. Students will themselves select a contemporary poem and novel of their choice to read as well. 2
______________________________________________________________________________ Class Policies 1. Absences and Missed Work Written assignments must be uploaded to Turnitin by the due date and time. If you have a legitimate need for an extension, please meet with me before the due date and we will determine a course of action together. If a due date passes without an assignment uploaded or a meeting with the student, that assignment will be dropped a half grade for every calendar day late. If you are absent the day of a quiz or test, or the day homework is to be handed in, you must expect on the day of your return to take that quiz or test, or to hand in the homework. In general, it is your responsibility to make up missed work after an absence; do not assume that I will seek you out and make arrangements on your behalf – I will simply record a zero for the missed assignment. 2. Turnitin and Academic Integrity Students will upload take-home essays and other selected assignments to Turnitin.com. Students are expected to be able to access their Turnitin accounts when necessary. period class number password 2 5341995 apenglit2 4 5342007 apenglit4 Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s WORDS or IDEAS without giving proper credit. This includes paraphrasing a source without giving due credit. As you know, plagiarism is a serious breach of academic integrity and any assignment containing plagiarism will receive a failing grade for that assignment. 3. Leaving the Classroom If a student knows ahead of time that she must leave the classroom at some point during class time (to meet with a counselor or administrator, or for a doctor’s appointment, for example), that student should inform the teacher before class begins. If a student must leave the class to retrieve books and materials or to go to the restroom, she must ask teacher permission. Given how very disruptive these exits and entrances are, students should know that leaving the classroom an excessive number of times will adversely affect the participation grade. 4. Adherence to IHHS Codes of Conduct I expect students to follow IHHS Codes of Conduct. ______________________________________________________________________________ Course Requirements 1. Reading Requirement The most important requirement of this course is that students complete all required reading. To complete reading assignments students will likely have to re-read many texts, in particular the poetry selections, which can be dense and challenging. 2. Homework Paragraphs I will often ask students to compose paragraphs for homework. These paragraphs are to be typed and must follow MLA guidelines for format and citation. Assume that your paragraph may be shared with the class for discussion. Periodically, I will ask students to upload sets of paragraphs to Turnitin. 3
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