Download School AP - AP American Literature

Welcome to AP Junior English
Instructor: Jennifer Landis
Room: P-18
626-821-8370 ext: 1173
[email protected]
Availability: By appointment
before school, after school, or
at lunch
• B.A. English
• B.A. Philosophy
• M.A. Education
Welcome
• Welcome to AP Junior English
• First Semester:
– Analyze literature from colonial era-civil war
– Lay the groundwork in preparation for taking the
Advanced Placement test in English Language
• Common themes:
– What does it mean to be American?
– Journey of American writers to find a unique voice
– Influence of literary movements and philosophical
Course Description
• Advanced Placement English Language and
Composition is a year long course designed to improve
language and reading skills at the collegiate level
• This course will fulfill Advanced Placement district and
state requirements
• Students will read a variety of works from different
genres of American literature, including short stories,
novels, poetry, nonfiction, and drama
• Students will also be expected to complete various tasks
related to these works, including essays (both timed
writings in class and formal), creative writing, research
papers, presentations, and multimedia projects
• Students are expected to work in groups as well as
individually.
Instructional Materials
• Notebook
• The Language of Composition (library)
• AP Blue book Volume I, “ “From The American Scholar”
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• The Crucible by Arthur Miller (the library)
• “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving
(Internet)
• Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche
• Short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allen
Poe (found in anthology and the internet)
• The Adventures of Huck Finn and The Mysterious
Stranger by Mark Twain (internet or school library)
• MLA handbook (optional )
Citizens of the World
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Students will become more knowledgeable about the world around
them and be able to compose logical arguments conveying their
individual ideas surrounding topics
This Project ( Citizens of the World and Beyond…aka COW)
A semester project that directs the student to contemporary news stories
Each student will evaluate the current issue/event and do a write-up based
on the hand-out
Each week the students will listen to a news radio broadcast like NPR or
BBC and/or read an editorial or article from an appropriate source (i.e.
Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, etc)
They will also watch documentaries to expand their worldly knowledge
Will help them become increasingly aware of themselves as writers and the
techniques employed by the writers and speakers they are being exposed
to throughout the semester
They will be encouraged to model good writing skills based on their
complimentary reading or good writing strategies
• See syllabus for tentative
schedule
Class Participation/Respect
- Participation in this class is expected
- If a student doesn’t participate, they do not
receive direct feedback
-some assignments include a participation grade
-Assignments involve group or individual
participation
Grading
I grade on a running total score of points
-After a grade is posted on Power School,
if there seems to be a discrepancy, you
must notify me within two-three weeks of
posting and have proof of grade
-After the three week period of posting, all
grades are final
Homework
-When I assign written work, it is due the
following day unless otherwise specified
-I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK!
-PLEASE SAVE EVERYTHING
Reading Assignments
 Each student is responsible for keeping up
with the reading assignments.
 For each reading assignment, a form of
assessment follows.
Reading Enrichment
• Students must read two assigned outside
reading books the first semester. An
assessment for the books will take place
during the semester.
• Books:
– Friedrich Nietzsche’s On The Genealogy of
Morals (Essay 1, found on line)
– Mark Twain’s Mysterious Stranger (on-line).
Emphasis on Academic Integrity
 Do not plagiarize, cheat, borrow, steal, or
copy assignments.
 Class of scholars and embracing virtues
Behavioral Expectations
 I expect students to remain on task during the
class time.
 Class disruption will result in following of AHS
Discipline Matrix:
 http://site.ausd.net/modules/groups/homepagefil
es/cms/1414168/File/Discipline/DISC%20MATRI
X%20-%20AHS%202013-2014%20(813a)%20FINAL.pdf?sessionid=20aecd633a1be6
3cee33aa1362ee00ae
AP Central
• Please visit the following website for
information regarding the AP exam. You
will find exam schedules, practice exams,
and resources on this cite.
• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/me
mbers/exam/exam_information/2001.html