Download English 12 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES David W. Butler High School

English 12 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES David W. Butler High School
Teacher Name: Mary S. McDuffie
Room #: 723
Tutoring/Makeup Times: Tuesday 2:30 – 3:30
By appointment
Phone: 980 343-6300, Voice box - #590
E-mail: [email protected]
Texts: Holt Elements of Language, Sixth Course, Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2004.
Holt Elements of Literature, Sixth Course, Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006.
Description:
The English 12 course focuses on a variety of higher-level thinking skills, goals and activities.
This course includes the following components:
 study of British literature in chronological order by literary periods;
 critical reading and interpretation of a wide range of literary forms including essays, poems, articles,
novels, and plays;
 analysis of form, content, and the author’s style through seminar and writing;
 creation of and analysis of different forms, purposes and occasions;
 SAT Prep strategies and other test-taking skills as needed; and
 integration of the goals and objectives in the North Carolina English/Language Arts Standard Course of
Study and demonstration of cumulative knowledge through the Graduation Project
Curricular Goals:
 to demonstrate effective communication and critical thinking skills by expressing reflections and reactions
to print and non-print text as well as personal experience
 to respond to literature and broad-based ideas, conduct personal interviews, explore general principles of
work in life and literature
 to demonstrate problem-solving skills through collecting and synthesizing information, through
presentations or defenses of personal points of view, both written and oral
 to analyze and critique texts from various perspectives and approaches
 to develop individual styles adaptable to different occasions for writing and speaking
 to demonstrate sequential mastery of skills which include effective use of research skills, written and oral
presentation skills through completion of the Graduation Project
 to deepen understanding of British literature through exploration and extended engagement
 to apply conventions of grammar and language usage
Requirements/Methods of Assessment:
--teacher-made tests – mostly essay
--oral presentations
--cooperative learning/jigsaw activities
--reading logs, letters, diaries, and reflective journals
--the Graduation Project – review board letter, speech outline,
progress checks
See page 2.
--critical essays
--seminar participation
--daily reading check quizzes
--original poems, stories, articles
--other projects
Timeline for achievement of goals by grading periods:
1st Grading Period
Anglo-Saxon Period Background
Requirements of Graduation Project - Product
Reflection, Résumé
*Beowulf and “The Seafarer,” poetry
Writing—essay after each selection
Reading Check Quizzes
Elizabethan Period/English Renaissance
Presentation Skills for Graduation Project
Historical Context
*Shakespeare – Macbeth, Hamlet (if time)
*Sonnets – Petrarchan and Shakespearean
Cooperative learning/jigsaw
Medieval Period—Period Background
Graduation Project – Review Board Letter, Product
*Chivalry, feudalism, knights, and castles
*Chaucer—The Canterbury Tales
(selected tales-3 minimum)
Writing: essay test, character sketches and fables
*Ballads – characteristics
Original poems
2nd Grading Period
Seventeenth Century
*Metaphysical poetry—Herbert and Donne
*Essays—Bacon, Swift, Lamb
Eighteenth Century
Historical context of the Period
*Essays and diaries
*Pepys, Addison, Steele, Pope
Romantic Period
Historical Context
*Odes, sonnets, and other select poems
*Byron, Keats, Wordsworth
*Selected works in each of the literary periods
Victorian Period
Historical Context
*Bronte, Tennyson, Browning, Bronte, Dickens, Hardy
Twentieth Century
Historical Context
*Novels, short stories, elegies, drama
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
Pride and Prejudice
Frankenstein
Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Nighttime
The Mayor of Casterbridge
And Then There Were None
1984
*Independent reading assignments
Writing—reading logs, letters, diaries, and reflective
journals
Graduation Project
Presentation of the Graduation Project will be integrated into the curriculum as required by CMS guidelines.
The Graduation Project for seniors consists of three distinct parts: a tangible or intangible product which the student
creates and which reflects application of the research findings, a portfolio, an evidence binder and an oral presentation
(based on the research findings and the product) delivered before a review board. Students will receive specific
instruction from the English teacher. The English teacher and the parent will oversee the creation of an appropriate
product, portfolio, and the preparation of the oral presentation. Please check with your son/daughter for timelines and
other pertinent information. Most information will be posted on the Butler website. The Graduation Project score
counts 20% of the Second Grading Period Average in the English 12 course.
Graduation Project Review Board Dates: April 11-15, 2011-- after school
ENGLISH 12H COURSE OUTLINE 12A
Course: English 12
Teacher: M. McDuffie
Contact information: [email protected]
Graduation Project
Presentation of the Graduation Project will be integrated into the curriculum as required by CMS guidelines.
The Graduation Project for seniors consists of three distinct parts: a tangible or intangible product which the student
creates and which reflects application of the research findings, a portfolio, an evidence binder, and an oral presentation
(based on the research findings and the product) delivered before a review board. Students will receive specific
instruction from the English teacher. The English teacher and the parent will oversee the creation of an appropriate
product, portfolio, and the preparation of the oral presentation. Please check with your son/daughter for timelines and
other pertinent information. Most information will be posted on the Butler website and my website. The Graduation
Project score counts 20% of the Second Grading Period Average in the English 12 course.
Graduation Project Review Board Dates: April 11-15, 2011-- after school
Graduation Project Timeline — Semester II 2010-2011
Due Date
Event
Due dates are not negotiable. No late submissions will be accepted.
1/26 (A Day)
Senior English teachers discuss timeline and accessing the forms at www.butlerhigh.net. Forms
needed: Progress Checks 1-3, Product Log, Review Board Letter Outline
1/26
English teachers present Graduation Project process overview/major
changes to students.
1/27 -2/2
Students receive product training.
2/3 – 2/4
English teachers teach writing of the résumé.
2/9 (A Day)
English teachers collect résumé.
2/9-2/14
English teachers teach writing of the Review Board Letter.
2/17 (A Day)
Students submit Progress Check #1: Review Board Letter.
English Teachers collect typed rough draft of the review board letter.
2/28-3/4
English teachers teach presentation skills.
3/14 – 3/15 (A Day)
Students submit Progress Check #2: Outline for oral presentations
and tangible evidence (visual) of work on product
3/16
English teachers report names of students without typed outline and evidence to administration.
3/21 – 3/25
Students practice oral presentations and write final reflection.
4/4 (A Day)
Students submit Progress Check #3: Final typed Review Board Letter and
final Reflection.
4/11 – 4/15
Students submit final products with typed Review Board Letter, portfolios and make oral
presentations (with a visual) to Community Review Board.
Course: English 12
Teacher: M. McDuffie
Contact information: [email protected]
Graduation Project
Presentation of the Graduation Project will be integrated into the curriculum as required by CMS guidelines.
The Graduation Project for seniors consists of three distinct parts: a tangible or intangible product which the student
creates and which reflects application of the research findings, a portfolio, an evidence binder, and an oral presentation
(based on the research findings and the product) delivered before a review board. Students will receive specific
instruction from the English teacher. The English teacher and the parent will oversee the creation of an appropriate
product, portfolio, and the preparation of the oral presentation. Please check with your son/daughter for timelines and
other pertinent information. Most information will be posted on the Butler website and my website. The Graduation
Project score counts 20% of the Second Grading Period Average in the English 12 course.
Graduation Project Review Board Dates: April 11-15, 2011-- after school
Graduation Project Timeline — Semester II 2010-2011
Due Date
Event
Due dates are not negotiable. No late submissions will be accepted.
1/26 (A Day)
Senior English teachers discuss timeline and accessing the forms at www.butlerhigh.net. Forms
needed: Progress Checks 1-3, Product Log, Review Board Letter Outline
1/26
English teachers present Graduation Project process overview/major
changes to students.
1/27 -2/2
Students receive product training.
2/3 – 2/4
English teachers teach writing of the résumé.
2/9 (A Day)
English teachers collect résumé.
2/9-2/14
English teachers teach writing of the Review Board Letter.
2/17 (A Day)
Students submit Progress Check #1: Review Board Letter.
English Teachers collect typed rough draft of the review board letter.
2/28-3/4
English teachers teach presentation skills.
3/14 – 3/15 (A Day)
Students submit Progress Check #2: Outline for oral presentations
and tangible evidence (visual) of work on product
3/16
English teachers report names of students without typed outline and evidence to administration.
3/21 – 3/25
Students practice oral presentations and write final reflection.
4/4 (A Day)
Students submit Progress Check #3: Final typed Review Board Letter and
final Reflection.
4/11 – 4/15
Students submit final products with typed Review Board Letter, portfolios and make oral
presentations (with a visual) to Community Review Board.