Thursday, August 29, 2013
English 9 CP Syllabus
SYLLABUS 2013-2014
English 9 CP
Miss Raczko
Guiding Principles
Literature is about men and women. The writer tries to illumine mankind’s tragedies and triumphs, fears and foibles, insights and insufficiencies. The writer seeks to discover and portray the recurring themes of the human condition. The vitality of literature is the story it tells, the emotions it arouses, the vision of human suffering and human triumph it presents.
Our study of various genres will be divided into four marking periods worth of novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. Our essential questions for the year are: How is literature is our window in humanity? How does fiction present us with the truth? How do nonfiction/informational text connect the human experience with the facts? As we consider these issues, it is hoped that you will learn to know yourself, your society, your world, and your place in it, as well as become an active participant in our community of learners.
Course Description
Primarily this English 9 CP course will emphasize independent and critical thinking through the reading of various genres, the careful selection of evidence to support close reading, critical discussion, and extensive writing. The class will be conducted as a seminar where there will be an exchange of ideas during discussion.
I. OBJECTIVES:
You will: use each work studied to test our “essential question”
Develop confidence in the validity of your own ideas
Employ the highest levels of critical thinking ( analysis, synthesis, evaluation) to read, discuss, and write about literature.
Practice speaking clearly, persuasively, and expressively in individual and group situations
Lead class discussions
Explore universal themes found in literature
React critically and analytically to film adaptations of literature
Share a personal response to literature through dialectical journals and discussion
Evaluate your own writing as a learning tool
Use process writing to evaluate your own and other student writing
Present your understanding of complex themes through textual support of ideas in discussion and writing
Write a variety of types of writing, including: essays, short stories, journals, plays, reflections
Utilize proper grammar when writing
Extend your vocabulary
Bring your journal, class notebook, pen/pencil, and texts to class EVERYDAY
Hand in work on TIME ( late homework will not be accepted, and major assignments will lose a letter grade each day it is late.
II. LITERATURE (arranged by unit):
Unit I: Short Stories and The Odyssey- active reading
In your Literature Anthology, you will focus on the elements of fiction , poetry, and
drama. You will read and analyze selections from the text.
Unit II: Relationships and Conflict
Of Mice and Men
Unit III: Love and its repercussions
Romeo and Juliet
Poetry
Unit IV: Racism and Prejudice
To Kill a Mockingbird
A Raisin in the Sun
III. PAPERS:
a. Your writing portfolio will emphasize PROCESS writing and will include the following types of papers:
i. Dialectical journals
ii. Analytical papers
iii. Fiction
iv. Argumentative/persuasive essays
v. Timed essays
vi. Imitations of various styles and authors
vii. College essay
viii. Thesis papers
ix. Literary research paper
b. All papers will be written in MLA format.
IV. METHODS OF EVALUATION and TESTING:
a. Satisfactory completion of assigned class and homework
b. Your evaluation of your Writer’s Portfolio
c. Personal responses as dialectical journals
d. Class discussion and participation in our community of learners
e. Class and individual projects
f. Expressive, poetic, and expository papers
g. Tests and quizzes
h. Mid-term /Final Exam
Keep the above information in your notebook at ALL TIMES. Detach the next page and return to your teacher by TOMORROW!!!
V. AGGREEMENT:
Return to teacher
I have read carefully the plans for this year’s English 9 CP course. I recognize my responsibility for setting my priorities and for completing the work honestly and thoroughly. My contribution to class discussion and shared learning will be my best effort. I realize that using materials such as Cliff Notes cripples my ability to draw my OWN conclusions, my ability to THINK and to LEARN. Therefore, I pledge NOT to hinder my learning in such ways.
Student signature:_________________________ Date:_______________________
Parent or guardian’s signature:___________________________ Date:____________
Questions?____________________________________________________________
Parent or guardian’s telephone number and email _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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