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Senior Enriched English
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Senior Memory Book Timeline
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Senior
Enriched English
Class Syllabus
Welcome to your last year at EHS. As seniors you
will be concentrating on British Literature, Writing and Vocabulary
Development, as well as, Oral Presentation Skills.
Writing“
This class is strongly writing focused. Students will be required to
complete many composition assignments throughout the year. These
assignments will be prompt driven and completed outside of class. Other
writing assignments dealing with literature analysis will also be assigned
throughout the year. I will spend class time setting up the
requirements for all compositions, so it is important each student be in
class to get the benefit of this instruction.
Students
will be expected to complete a final copy of a resume. Outside
professionals, use to evaluating resumes for job employment, will review this
resume. Students will also participate in mock interviews to help them
develop and evaluate their verbal and nonverbal skills.
One six
to eight page term paper will be completed this year. This term paper
will be structured as a comparison/contrast format. Students will follow
all MLA formatting, which will be discussed in class with resources available
in the classroom, school library, and on-line. This paper is written
outside of class, and you will receive a timeline that will include each
expectation and deadline for completion.
Students
will also produce a Senior Memory Book. This book will be written
throughout the year and finally compiled at the end of the year. You
will write several chapters to this book. You will be given a title for
each chapter to help direct your writing. At the end of the year a
final book of all your writing will be compiled. This final writing
project is a major portion of your last nine weeks grade. You need to
do the writing throughout the year and the final project to insure your passing
senior English.
Any writing found to be plagiarized will result in a zero for that
assignment which could lead to failure of the nine weeks and disciplinary
action. Make sure all writing is your original work.
Vocabulary
“Vocabulary terms and meanings will be discussed within the context of
the literature we study and additionally as needed to prepare a strong
collegiate vocabulary. Students will learn how to determine
word meanings by looking at root word meanings, suffix and prefix usage and
context usage.
Literature “Before beginning our survey of British
literature, students will be given a literature vocabulary list. It is
essential to learn the terminology of British literature before we begin
assessing and critically dissecting the texts. We will be constantly
referring to the terms on this list throughout the year. It is
important students master these terms.
Once we have mastered the language of literature, we will begin
studying literature in the Anglo Saxon Period. This course is a survey
of many texts written throughout British history. During the year, as
we study ancient classical texts, it is important students be in class and
actively participate. The language can be archaic and difficult to
understand.
Students will read and critically assess Shakespeare's Macbeth.
This is an in-depth study of the play in its entirety and will include
periodic tests, quizzes, and a final culmination writing and visual project
and exam.
Students will be required to read one Senior AP novel per nine
weeks. Students will turn in a 2-3 page analysis paper on each novel
they read. This paper will analyze how the author develops at least two
to three literary elements. A full grading rubric will be given out at
the beginning of class.
Students will also be responsible for mastering a British Cannon
list. It is important to become familiar with the various authors and
their work. Our limited time does not allow us to study each valuable
author and work of British literature.
We will
journey through many types of genres of literature ending with poetry.
Each student will be responsible for a poetry presentation that includes the
biography of his or her chosen poet presented in an oral presentation format
with visual aid and handout. This is also a major part of your last
nine weeks grade and must be completed to insure passing senior English.
This is a weighted
class and will demand a large amount of your time and effort throughout the
year. I have high expectations of the students who take this
class. This class is a small example of the speed and volume which
material is covered in a college environment. All assignments are
expected to be turned in on time and complete. Failure to do this will
result in a zero. You will be expected
to come to class each day prepared and ready to learn.
Senior Research Paper Timeline
2009-2010
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Date
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Requirement
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Point Value
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11/2-11/12
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Research topics
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0
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11/13
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Turn in Topic Choice
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0
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11/13-11/25
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Independent Research on Topic.
Use your own time.
NO CLASS TIME WILL BE GIVEN
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11/25
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1st 3 pgs of annotated notes Due with
work cited
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100
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12/9
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2nd 3 pgs of annotated notes Due with
work cited
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100
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12/15
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3rd 3 pgs of annotated notes Due with
work cited
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100
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Complete work cited
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40
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1/11
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Turn in working outline with Developed Thesis
Statement
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50
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1/15
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Rough Draft Due for Peer Review in Class
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100
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1/26
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Final Papers Due 6-8 pages
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200
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Senior Memory Book
Timeline [2009-2010]
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Chapter
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Due
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Prologue –
“I Believe”
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September 4
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Chapter 1
“Who Am I”
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September 21
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Chapter 2
“Before I Was”
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October 5
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Chapter 3
“Suddenly I Became”
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October 15
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Chapter 4
“I Grew Up Here”
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October 30
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Chapter 5
“Loves of My Life”
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November 12
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Chapter 6
“I Wish I Could See”
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November 25
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Chapter 7
“That’s
Entertainment”
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December 7
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Chapter 8
“School Bells”
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January 7
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Chapter 9
“At Last I Am A
Senior”
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January 22
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Chapter 10
“Epilogue: If
I Could Live My Life Over Again”
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February 5
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Reflection:
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Section 1
“Where Am I”
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February 16
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Section 2
“Where I Am Going”
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March 5
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Section 3 & 4
“Song Reflection”
“Top 100 List”
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March 17
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Section 5
“The Person I
Admire Most”
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April 6
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Final Copy Assembled For
Grading
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April 22
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