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PreAP Sophomore English Periods1 and 5 Click HERE to go to your
class page/calendar AP Junior English Language
and Composition Periods 3 and 6 Click HERE to go to your class page/calendar. AP Senior English Literature
and Composition Periods 2 and 6: Click HERE to go to your class page/calendar |
Classroom Policies and Procedures
I.
Written
work
A.
All
essays/timed writings will be done in blue or black ink (on the front on the
paper only) or will be printed out from a computer. B.
Students
must have their documents printed when they come to class. I WILL NOT accept a computer disk or flash
drive. I will not give students a pass
to have documents printed during English class. II.
Notebooks: students are required to keep a notebook
with
the following dividers:
Section 1 Classroom
rules/policies/procedures/assignment calendar
Section 2 Rubrics/Handouts
Section 3 Notes
Section 4 Papers in
progress/returned papers
Section 5 Returned tests (keep
for comprehensive final exam study) |
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Classroom Rules The rules of courtesy and common
sense will prevail. You will take
turns speaking and will listen carefully to the teacher’s instruction. Standard classroom rules: be in your seat when class begins, bring your supplies to every class, will certainly apply. Please be advised that we will be having
serious classroom discussions and absolutely NO personal put-downs will be allowed. All students must have an “outside reader”
available for any down time in class. The business of this class is to learn. Anything that distracts the teacher from
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III.
Vocabulary Each student will be given a
Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary book that
focuses on elevated vocabulary enhancement and SAT preparation. If this book is lost, a replacement must be
purchased. Vocabulary assignments are due on
Thursdays. A student who is absent on
Wednesday will be expected to bring his/her vocabulary assignment on
Thursday. Students absent on Thursday
must turn the book in prior to Friday’s testing. Spelling
and vocabulary tests are on Friday. IV.
Each student is required to
have a spiral notebook that may be kept in the classroom. Each day, as class
begins, the student will have a short grammar, vocabulary, or writing
assignment that is to be done in that notebook. V.
Grading
policy
Daily grades will count 2/3
Test or major grades will count 1/3 VI. Late work policy Students with excused absences
will have one additional day (for each day absent) to complete their
work. Students should check with
classmates, my web site, and/or turnitin.com for assignments due. It is the student’s responsibility to
inquire about work missed due to an absence.
Missing a class due to a school related activity (TBC/SGT/Dance etc.)
is NOT considered an
“absence” allowing for late work.
If a student is counted “present” the student is to turn
in that day’s work PRIOR to leaving on the school trip.
Vocabulary assignments are not accepted late unless the student is absent
on the day they are
due. They are due when the
student next returns to class.
Assignments that are one day late will have 11 points deducted.
Assignments more than one day late may receive a zero. |
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Purchase your paperbacks in advance as exlibris, amazon.com, Half Price
Books, or the actual, full-price bookstore.
Used books are acceptable as long as they have minimal markings. You will be practicing college-style
annotation techniques. |
Pre AP English 2
2008-2009 Syllabus 1984 by Orwell** The Great Gatsby by Fitgerald** “Macbeth” Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Hurston** Things Fall Apart by
Achebe** The Sun Also Rises by
Hemingway** I strongly recommend that you purchase the works marked with an
asterisk. They may be “used” but should
be minimally marked so that students can practice college-style annotation
techniques. |
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. QOEGV
Rubric 1.
Q Was the question was clearly answered? 2.
O Was the answer well organized? This is not
grammar. Is there a clear structure
and syntax that makes you able to understand the answer. This is comprehension. You can’t go much further if the answer
doesn’t make sense. 3.
E Are there clear examples
to validate the argument? 4.
G Grammar can only lower a score…and this only if it
compromises understanding in a consistently negative way. It can drop a score 1 or 2 points. 5.
V Voice is nice to encounter and fairly rare. Voice always raises a score. If they do Q, O, and E in an adequate
fashion, they can get an upper half score.
If they have “voice” the score will go higher. Voice is only negative when you “like to
hear yourself talk” and fail to answer the question while going off on a
tangent. |
AP English 3
Language and Composition 2008-2009 Syllabus As I lay Dying by Faulkner** The Scarlet Letter by “Othello” by Shakespeare “Metamorphosis” by Kafka Bless Me, Ultima by
Anaya** “The Crucible” by Miller Slaughterhouse Five by
Vonnegut** I strongly recommend that you purchase the works marked with
asterisks. They may be “used” but
should be minimally marked so that students can practice college-style
annotation techniques. |
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If you have checks all the way across the paper is a
“6” or a mid-level B. ·
If you have a check minus on the “Q” the paper is a
“4” (C) or below. ·
A “4” responds
to the question but doesn’t clearly answer it. 9 98 8 93 7 88 6 83 5 78 4 73 3 69 2 65 1 60 |
. AP English
4 Literature and Composition 2008-2009 Syllabus Brave New World by Huxley** Crime and Punishment by
Dostoevsky** Bantam Classic edition translated by Constance Garnett preferred “Hamlet” by Shakespeare The Stranger by Camus** Vintage International edition translated by Matthew Ward preferred Heart of Darkness Conrad** Catcher in the Huckleberry Finn by
Twain** I strongly recommend that you purchase the works marked with
asterisks. They may be “used” but
should be minimally marked so that students can practice college-style
annotation techniques. |
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