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English 11CP
Instructors: Lisa Rodriguez (Rm. 209)/Shoushan Arabian (Rm. 208)
email: [email protected]/[email protected]
Course Description:
This course will offer a comprehensive approach to analyzing, criticizing, and discussing the formation of the American voice in
world literature. Students will examine and evaluate cultural and ethnic influences as they chronologically chart the progression and
development of American literature from its Puritan beginnings through the late 20 th century. The reading list will include classic
novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, essays and plays. Each selection will be studied from both its historical and thematic
perspectives. There will be a wide variety of writing assignments, vocabulary development, and one research project. Each student
will maintain a writing journal and a writing portfolio.
Course Objectives:
 The student will gain further understanding and be able to demonstrate the following reading and analytical skills: compare/contrast,
distinguishing between fact and opinion, constructing a strong thesis, supporting arguments with quotes from the text, identifying
main ideas and supporting details, and identifying authors’ themes and writing styles.
 The student will gain further understanding of literary elements and terminology.
 The student will develop a deeper appreciation of the cultural diversity that exists from one nation to the next and how that diversity
has helped to shape life in modern American society.
 The student will strengthen his/her writing skills including paragraphing, grammar, spelling, usage, mechanics, and research. The
student will also develop and expand his/her writing and revising skills through the use of a year-long Writing Portfolio that will cover
various writing assignments such as essays, creative writing, poetry, timed writings, etc.
 The student will gain confidence in sharing ideas and information through oral presentation in small and large group settings
 The student will improve his/her ability to take notes and summarize the class lectures, discussions and group work.
 The student will improve his/her ability to use resources in both school and local libraries as well as on the Internet.
Required Texts:
Prentice Hall Literature Textbook: The American Experience
Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar: Grade 11
The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams
Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller
Required Materials:
All students must have the following materials every day:
 A composition notebook for use as a Writing Journal
 A three ring binder, or a section of one labeled specifically for English.
 A flash drive to maintain digital copies of all compositions
 At least 3 working writing implements (either pens or pencils). Blue or black ink only.
 At least one working highlighter
 At least one red ink pen (for peer editing & grading quizzes)
 Course Textbook (unless the teacher specifically indicates otherwise)
 Current Novel (if the class is reading one at the time)
 Your Current SSR Novel
SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) Novels:
In addition to the assigned literature, each student must read one or two novels per semester (see class reading list for options) that total at
least 400 pages in length. There will be a written assignment due upon completion of each SSR novel. Some of the Fall Semester SSR
reading will apply to the research paper due in the Spring Semester.
Make-Up Work:
All homework is due on the date specified. Late work will only be accepted for the following reasons:
 A student returns to class with a re-admit slip verifying an EXCUSED absence.
 A student misses class to a school-related activity, provided the student has cleared the absence with the teacher before it occurs.
Make-up work is due the day a student returns to class. Any missed tests or quizzes can be made up after school or during lunch, provided
the student makes an appointment with ahead of time.
Teacher Availability:
Teachers can be reached through the school’s main office or by using the email address provided at the top of the page. Tutoring is
available Mon/Wed 3:20 – 3:45p.m. and during lunch, provided an appointment has been scheduled with the teacher.
Homework:
There will be homework almost every night and on weekends. If there is no specific assignment due the following day, students should
either read or work on a long-term assignment.
Plagiarism:
Webster’s Dictionary defines plagiarism as “the act of stealing and passing off the ideas or words of another as one's own.” Any student
who is unsure of what constitutes an act of plagiarism should discuss it with me before handing in the assignment in question. Any student
who hands in a plagiarized assignment will be reported to the school administrators and further action will be taken.
Grading:
Essays/Research Paper
Tests
Quizzes
Classwork & Writing Journal
Homework
Final Exam (Fall Midterm)
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
Grades are updated regularly online and the grading scale follows the standard set in the school handbook:
90–100: A
80-89: B
70-79: C
60-69: D
Below 60: F
At the end of the grading period, each student’s numeric average grade will be rounded to the closest whole number (e.g. 89.4 would
become 89, 89.5 would become 90). There will be no extra credit. Do your work.
Cheating:
All students caught cheating will be referred to the administrators for discipline. The first time a student is caught cheating, he/she will
receive a zero on the assignment and his/her parents will be notified. The second time, the student will fail the course.
Tutoring:
The teacher will notify students of after-school tutoring hours regularly. In addition, students can schedule time with the teacher before
school or during lunch by prior arrangement.
Classroom Rules:
1. Follow all school rules. In particular, note those regarding iPods, cell phones, profanity, vandalism, and physical contact.
2.
Be in your seat with all of your materials when the bell rings.
3.
If you wish to speak, raise your hand. Be respectful of others when they are speaking. Under NO circumstances are you to speak
when I am speaking.
4.
Food, beverages, and gum are NOT allowed in my classroom. If you wish, you may bring a bottle of water.
5.
Respect yourself and others. Racial, ethnic, or gender slurs WILL NOT be tolerated.
Note:
This syllabus is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.
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TO BE SIGNED BY STUDENT:
I, ____________________________ , am aware of the serious nature of plagiarism and will not use or submit someone else’s work
without acknowledgment. I will not represent someone else’s work as my own. I have also read through this handout and understand the
teacher’s expectations.
SIGNATURE _______________________________ DATE ______________
TO BE SIGNED BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN:
I have read the policies and procedures listed above and discussed them with my child.
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THIS FORM COUNTS AS A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT AND MUST BE RETURNED WITH THE APPROPRIATE
SIGNATURES BY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
Course Units:
FALL SEMESTER
UNIT 1 – Catcher in the Rye (3 weeks)
Literary Terms
Essay Structure & Content
UNIT 2 – American Literature: 1650 – 1785 (2 weeks)
Puritan Literature (theism)
Revolutionary Literature (deism)
Persuasive Essay Assignment
UNIT 3 – American Romanticism: 1780-1860 (6 weeks)
The Scarlet Letter + Essay (4 weeks)
Transcendentalism
Edgar Allen Poe
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson/Poetry Terms
UNIT 4 – Realism, Regionalism & Naturalism (2 weeks)
Selections from textbook
FALL SEMESTER TIME MGMT.
Literature
15 weeks
Grammar
2 weeks
Testing
2 weeks
Essay Revision
2 weeks
SPRING SEMESTER
UNIT 5 – Vocabulary (1 week)
Greek/Latin root words
Prefixes/Suffixes
UNIT 6 – Research Paper (1 week)
Relationship between the life and work of the student’s chosen American author (fall semester SSR)
UNIT 7 – Modernism (5 weeks)
The Great Gatsby + Essay (4 weeks)
Literature & poetry selections from the textbook
UNIT 8 – Post-Modernism (6 weeks)
A Streetcar Named Desire Named Desire (2 weeks)
Death of a Salesman (2 weeks)
Selections from textbook (2 weeks)
SPRING SEMESTER TIME MGMT.
Literature
13 weeks
Grammar
2 weeks
Testing
2 weeks
Essay Revision
2 weeks
ENGLISH 11CP SCOPE & SEQUENCE (160 lessons)
FALL SEMESTER
1.
Review Course Syllabus/Expectations
2.
The Catcher in the Rye – Quiz (Plot & Characters)
3.
Use The Catcher in the Rye to review Literary Terms (POWERPOINT)
4.
Literary Terms review – Part 2 (POWERPOINT)
5.
Literary Terms Quiz
6.
The Catcher in the Rye – Themes, Symbols & Motifs/Group Discussion/First Journal
7.
How to Annotate Literature
8.
The Catcher in the Rye – Assignment introduction/Thesis Second Writing Technique
9.
Working citations into the flow of the sentence and paragraph
10.
Thesis Construction
11.
Body Paragraph Construction
12.
Introduction Construction
13.
Writing a Strong Conclusion
14.
Grammar Lesson #1
15.
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #1
16.
American Literature – 1650 – 2010: An Overview (POWERPOINT)
17.
American Literature – 1650 – 2010: An Overview, Part 2 (POWERPOINT)
18.
Of Plymouth Plantation/Puritan Plain Style/Theism
Bradford 78
19.
People’s History of the United States - Agree/Disagree Prompt
Zinn
Handout
20.
Huswifery/To My Dear and Loving Husband Taylor/Bradstreet 100/102
21.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God/Imagery & Sensory Details Edwards 108
22.
How to Revise Essays – Catcher in the Rye
23.
Peer Editing – Catcher in the Rye
24.
Grammar Lesson #2
25.
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #2
26.
The Autobiography/Deism/The American Enlightenment
Franklin 140
27.
The Declaration of Independence
Jefferson 156
28.
The Crisis, No. 1 Paine 160
29.
Speech in the Virginia Convention/5 parts of persuasive speech Henry 186
30.
Persuasive Essay – Assignment Introduction
31.
Grammar Lesson #3
32.
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #3
33.
The Devil and Tom Walker/Romanticism - Introduction Irving 242
34.
Test # 1 Review
35.
Test #1 – Multiple Choice, Matching, Short Answer
36.
Test #1 – Timed Writing
37.
The Scarlet Letter – Themes & Quiz (lessons include The Scarlet Letter vocabulary)
38.
The Scarlet Letter – Custom House
39.
The Scarlet Letter – 1-2
40.
The Scarlet Letter – 3-4
41.
The Scarlet Letter – 5-6
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The Scarlet Letter – 7-8
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The Scarlet Letter – 9-10
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The Scarlet Letter – 11-12
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The Scarlet Letter – 13-14
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The Scarlet Letter – 15-16
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The Scarlet Letter – 17-18
48.
The Scarlet Letter – 19-20
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The Scarlet Letter – 21-22
50.
The Scarlet Letter – 23-24
51.
Persuasive Essay Feedback – Things to Work on
52.
Persuasive Essay – Peer Editing
53.
The Scarlet Letter – Symbols & Motifs – Literary Analysis & Scarlet Letter Essay Assignment
54.
COMPUTER – Scarlet Letter word search
55.
COMPUTER – Scarlet Letter word search
56.
Grammar Lesson #4
57.
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #4
58.
Transcendentalism/Nature Emerson 388
59.
Self-Reliance
Emerson 391
60.
Walden
Thoreau 402
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Civil Disobedience Thoreau 412
The Raven/Gothic Horror Poe
326
Test # 2 Review
Test #2 – Multiple Choice, Matching, Short Answer
Test #2 – Timed Writing
Grammar Lesson #5
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #5
How to Revise Essays – Scarlet Letter
Peer Editing – Scarlet Letter
Introduction to Emily Dickinson poetry/The Soul selects her own Society- Dickinson
425
I heard a fly buzz-when I died/ There’s a Certain Slant of Light
Dickinson
422/424
Regionalism/I Hear America Singing Whitman
442
Song of Myself
Whitman
Realism/The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Twain
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Harte 580
Regionalism/Early American Feminism - The Story of an Hour Chopin 634
A Wagner Matinee Cather
Naturalism - To Build a Fire London 608
Review for Final Exam – Day 1
Review for Final Exam – Day 2
SPRING SEMESTER
81.
Research Paper – Assignment Overview
82.
Research Paper – Finding Sources (Library)
83.
Research Paper – Internet Research
84.
Research Paper – Citing Sources
85.
Research Paper – Bibliography Format
86.
Research Paper – Outline/Paper Construction
87.
Grammar Lesson #6
88.
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #6
89.
Greek/Latin Roots
90.
Prefixes
91.
Suffixes
92.
Quiz – Greek/Latin Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes
93.
Introduction to Modernism
94.
Hemingway
95.
Faulkner
96.
The Great Gatsby – Themes & Quiz
97.
The Great Gatsby – Ch. 1-3 (lessons include The Great Gatsby vocabulary)
98.
The Great Gatsby – Ch. 1-3
99.
The Great Gatsby – Ch. 1-3
100. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 1-3
101. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 4-6
102. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 4-6
103. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 4-6
104. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 4-6
105. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 7-9
106. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 7-9
107. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 7-9
108. The Great Gatsby – Ch. 7-9
109. The Great Gatsby – Symbols & Motifs
110. Test # 1 Review
111. Test #1 – Multiple Choice, Matching, Short Answer
112. Test #1 – Timed Writing
113. The Great Gatsby Essay – Assignment Instructions
114. COMPUTER – The Great Gatsby word search (library)
115. Modernism Poetry/anyone lived in a pretty how town
Cummings
777
116. Richard Cory/In a Station of the Metro/The Unknown Citizen
Robinson/Pound/Auden 668/734/779
117. Birches/Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening/Mending Wall Frost
882/885/886
118. Grammar Lesson #7
119. Quiz – Grammar Lesson #7
120. Grammar Lesson #8
121. Quiz – Grammar Lesson #8
122. Introduction to Postmodernism
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A Streetcar Named Desire – Themes
A Streetcar Named Desire – Sc. 1
A Streetcar Named Desire – Sc. 2 & 3
A Streetcar Named Desire - Sc. 4 & 5
A Streetcar Named Desire - Sc. 6 & 7
A Streetcar Named Desire - Sc. 8 & 9
A Streetcar Named Desire - Sc. 10 & 11
A Streetcar Named Desire – Symbols & Motifs
How to Revise Essays – The Great Gatsby
Peer Editing – The Great Gatsby
Death of a Salesman – Themes
Death of a Salesman – Act I
Death of a Salesman – Act I
Death of a Salesman – Act I
Death of a Salesman – Act I
Death of a Salesman – Act II
Death of a Salesman – Act II
Death of a Salesman – Act II
Death of a Salesman – Act II
Death of a Salesman – Requiem
Death of a Salesman – Symbols & Motifs
Instructions – Comparison/Contrast Essay – A Streetcar Named Desire & Death of a Salesman
Test # 2 Review
Test #2 – Multiple Choice, Matching, Short Answer
Test #2 – Timed Writing
Grammar Lesson #9
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #9
Beat Poetry - Howl Ginsburg
Handout
Confessional Poetry - Father’s Bedroom/Mirror Lowell/Plath
Handout/1180
Metafiction/The Writer in the Family Doctorow
1202
Magic Realism
Technoculture & Hyperreality
Grammar Lesson #10
Quiz – Grammar Lesson #10
How to Revise Essays – Comparison/Contrast
Peer Editing – Comparison/Contrast
Review for Final Exam – Day 1
Review for Final Exam – Day 2