HonorsWorldLiterature10thGradeSyllabus(Fall2016Semester)

Mr.Jackson
JJackson@btcatholic.org
(678)2779083ex.715

CourseDescription:
TheessentialpurposeofHonorsWorldLiteratureistopreparestudentstoenterglobaldiscoursefromaninformedposition.Asan
acceleratedcourse,thisclassfocusesonthedevelopmentofcriticalthinking,writing,vocabulary,andresearchskillsthatareessential
forstudentspreparingforAdvancedPlacementEnglishcourses.BecausethecurriculumpaceexceedsthatfoundintheWorld
LiteratureAdvancedsection,studentsshouldbepreparedtoworkindependentlyonavarietyoflongrangeassignmentsinliterature
andcomposition.Additionally,studentsinthisclassshouldpossessastrongdesiretoproduceworkofthehighestquality.

CourseGoals:
Writing
Writetoacquireknowledge,clarifythinking,synthesizeinformation,improvestudyskills,gainconfidence,andenhance
lifelongcommunication.
Writefrequentlyforavarietyofpurposessuchasnarration,description,persuasion,exposition,andpersonal,creative
expression.
Demonstrateeffectivewritingstylewiththeuseofvividwords,variedsentencestructure,andappropriatetransitions.
RecognizeanddemonstrateknowledgeofstandardEnglishlanguage:usage,mechanics,spelling,andsentencestructure.
Researchinformationfromvarioussourcesandpreparepresentationsorreportswhichusesummarizing,paraphrasing,direct
quotations,citationofsources,andbibliographicsources.
Reading
Developanunderstandingofandrespectformulticultural,gender,andethnicdiversityinlanguageuse,patterns,and
dialects.
Improvecomprehensionbyinterpreting,analyzing,synthesizing,andevaluatingwrittentext.
Interpretideas,recognizelogicalrelationships,andmakejudgmentsbasedonsufficientevidence.
Identifyandinterpretliteraryelementsandfigurativelanguage.
ViewingandRepresenting
Usemediatoview,toread,towrite,tocommunicate,andtocreate.
Research,organize,interpret,andpresentinformationfromprintandnonprintmedia.
SpeakingandListening
Demonstrateskillsinanalysis,interpretation,andevaluationofliteraryworksthroughspokenlanguage.
Engageinproblemsolvingthroughgroupdiscussions.
Presentandsupportideas/opinionsingroupdiscussions/Socraticseminars.

CourseMaterials:
Texts: SadlierOxfordVocabularyWorkshopLevelF(mustbenew)
OedipusRexbySophocles(providedbyteacher)
CyranodeBergeracbyEdmundRostand(providedbyteacher)
JuliusCaesarbyWilliamShakespeare(providedbyteacher)
AdditionalOnlinetextsandhandouts(providedbyteacher)

Thisyear,eachstudentwillberequiredtousethesameeditionofthenovelsandplayswestudyinclass.Beforewebeginanewunit,
Mr.JacksonwillprovidetheISBNofthetexttobestudiedandalsoshowacopyofthebooktothestudents.Ifastudentalreadyowns
acopyofthespecificedition,he/shemayusethateditioninclassonceMr.Jacksonapprovesit.Ifastudentdoesnothavethatspecific
copyofthetext,Mr.Jacksonwillissuehim/heranewcopyandchargethestudent'sFACTSaccount.

OtherMaterials: Chromebook
Headphones
Pen(blueorblackink)
PencilwithEraser(keep#2onhandforquizzesandtests)
3Ringbinderwithplentyofpaperanddividers
Artsupplies:crayons,markers,coloredpencils,etc.(*optional)

Gradepercentagebreakdownandpolicies:
Ifastudentisabsentonthedayatestorquizisgiven,itishis/herresponsibilitytoscheduleamakeupsessionandmakeupthetestor
quizwithin5schooldays.IdeallythestudentshouldseeMr.Jacksonaboutschedulingamakeupsessiononthedayhe/shereturnsto
school.Important:HWand/orclassworkassignedordueonthedayastudentisabsentmustbeturnedinelectronicallyoronthe
dayhe/shereturnstoschool(allHWandclassworkassignmentscanbeaccessedonGoogleClassroomseebelowfordetails).Any
longtermassignment(onegivenwithtwoormoreweekstocomplete)mustbeturnedinonthedateduewithoutexception.Pleasebe
awarethatthismeansastudentmustarrangeforhis/herworktocometoschoolevenifhe/shedoesnot.

Semesterexam 15%
Quizzes 20%
Homework/DailyGrades 15%
Tests,projectsandessays 50%

CourseInformation/Homework:AllhomeworkassignmentsandimportantinformationforMr.JacksonsHonorsWorld
LiteratureclasswillbepostedonGoogleClassroom.Inaddition,somehomework/inclassassignmentswillbecompletedand
submittedonGoogleClassroom.

ClassTribes:EachofMr.JacksonsWorldLiteratureclasseswillbebrokenintofourtribes.Whiletribeactivitiesand
participationwillnotalwaysdirectlyaffectthestudentsgradeintheclass,playinganactiveroleinthelearningcommunityasa
memberofatribewillhaveapositiveimpactonhis/hereducationalexperiencethissemester.Additionalinformationaboutthetribe
systemandensuingcompetitionswillbegivenoutinclassduringthefirstorsecondweekofschool.

CourseTopics:
1. Mythmaking:mansattempttounderstandthesupernaturalexplanationsofthenaturalworldmodern
myths
2. TheHeroicTraditionThroughTime:theepicherothetragichero,andtheromanticheroindividual
valuessuccessandfailurefatedcircumstances

**Asidefromthesemajorunitsofstudy,activities/contentcoveredduringthefirstsemesterofHonorsWorldLiteratureinclude
paragraphandessaywriting,grammarpractice,PSATpreparation,vocabularyinstruction(units19),andcreativewriting

**Note:Theteacherreservestherighttomodifyoralterthecourseinformationincludingallthetopicsabovewithsufficientnotice
tothestudents.

**Important**

Studentsareexpectedtocompletetheirownwork.Anyassignmentnotexplicitlydefinedasacollaborativeassignmentby
theteacherisanindividualassignment.Groupassignmentswillbeindicatedbytheteacherassuch.Thelevelof
collaborationallowedalongwithanyotherspecificruleswillbedelineatedbytheinstructor.Exchangeofworkthroughany
mediaonindividualassignmentsisexplicitlyprohibited.Suchformsofmediamayincludebutarenotlimitedtoemail,
storagemedia,photocopying,orviathewebinanyformorfashion.
Studentsmaynotsharethecontentsofanyevaluationadministeredbytheinstructorwithanystudentscurrentorfuture.This
includesbutisnotlimitedtotests,quizzes,homeworkassignments,andprojects.Inaddition,studentsmaynotreceivesuch
assistancefromstudentspastorcurrent.
Cheatingisdefinedasastudentgivingorreceivinganunfairadvantage.Generaltutoring,peerstudying,andstudy
groupsarenotconsideredcheatingunlesstheirpurposeistogainsaidunfairadvantageonaspecificassessment
whichisnotconsideredcollaborative.

**AnImportantNoteaboutParentTeacherCommunication**

NotethatifIinitiatecontactwithyoubyemail,Iwilldosousingyouremailaccountprovidedbytheschool,whichendswith
@btcommunity.org.Itistheresponsibilityoftheparentandthestudenttoregularlychecktheseemailaccountsaswellasto
monitorthecurrentgradeintheclass.

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