Welcome to Honors American Literature!
I am the only teacher to teach this class, and I love it: I hope you will, too!
Below is the class syllabus. I post the calendar almost daily, so if there is a snow/ice/tornado/whatever day, keep up!
You can always contact me at [email protected].
GRADING:
Unit Tests/Bonus = 40%
Major Writing = 20%
Minor Writing/Participation = 10%
Vocabulary/Summer Reading = 10%
Final Exam = 20% This is an EOC class, so second semester, the EOC will count 20% of the grade.
HOMEWORK:
We read MOST things in class the first time through; however, to succeed in this class, you will need to re-read everything, perhaps twice at home. You will not receive an "A" if you do not do this. Your homework nightly is to study vocab and to reread what was read in class. You should spend at LEAST 20 minutes a night doing this. Many stories/works can be accessed on YouTube.
TEXTBOOK:
Textbook will be issued the first or second week of school to be taken home.
You will NOT need to tote the book back and forth. You will need to return to the book prior to receiving your EOC score at year end.
Other works not contained in the the textbook that we read in class can be googled online or a link will be provided.
UNITS: (full information can be found on your AmLitReads sheet in your notebook)
1. Introduction--The Help--Analysis Paragraph
2. Native American/Puritan Age/Age of Reason--The Constitution (yes, we will read and understand every word of it)
3. Romanticism--The Scarlet Letter (You will need your own copy) and The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail (I have a class set/LC too)
--. Historical Fiction Book of Your Choice--Research Paper (book must deal with America prior to 1970, unless approved)
4. Realism I--Runs with Horses (I have a class set)
5. Realism II--Raisin in the Sun (I have a class set/LC too)
6. Modernism--The Great Gatsby (You will need your own copy)
7. Post-Modernism--The Catcher in the Rye (I have many copies, but you may want your own because you are going to love it)
LATE WORK:
All unexcused late work will be docked 25% per day. To be considered on time, projects and papers are due BY THE TARDY BELL on the due date. Do not ask me to print anything. I don't care if the LC/MC/Lab is closed the morning a paper is due. Do not email me anything. I only accept hard copies of papers BY THE TARDY BELL on any due date. Don't test me on this. I close and lock my door AT THE TARDY BELL every day for every class, even for 1st period.
MAKE UP WORK:
All make ups must be completed before the unit test. Unit tests need to be made up within a week. You can come before school (I am here by 7:35 each day) or during your lunch period (any lunch period) or after school (I can usually stay until 4:30). You do not make an appointment: just show up. I keep a make up folder, so if you arrive to my room and I am out, just get your test, take it, and leave it on my desk.
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS/POLICIES:
Please see your classroom contract which you initialed and your parents signed the first week of class.
I am the only teacher to teach this class, and I love it: I hope you will, too!
Below is the class syllabus. I post the calendar almost daily, so if there is a snow/ice/tornado/whatever day, keep up!
You can always contact me at [email protected].
GRADING:
Unit Tests/Bonus = 40%
Major Writing = 20%
Minor Writing/Participation = 10%
Vocabulary/Summer Reading = 10%
Final Exam = 20% This is an EOC class, so second semester, the EOC will count 20% of the grade.
HOMEWORK:
We read MOST things in class the first time through; however, to succeed in this class, you will need to re-read everything, perhaps twice at home. You will not receive an "A" if you do not do this. Your homework nightly is to study vocab and to reread what was read in class. You should spend at LEAST 20 minutes a night doing this. Many stories/works can be accessed on YouTube.
TEXTBOOK:
Textbook will be issued the first or second week of school to be taken home.
You will NOT need to tote the book back and forth. You will need to return to the book prior to receiving your EOC score at year end.
Other works not contained in the the textbook that we read in class can be googled online or a link will be provided.
UNITS: (full information can be found on your AmLitReads sheet in your notebook)
1. Introduction--The Help--Analysis Paragraph
2. Native American/Puritan Age/Age of Reason--The Constitution (yes, we will read and understand every word of it)
3. Romanticism--The Scarlet Letter (You will need your own copy) and The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail (I have a class set/LC too)
--. Historical Fiction Book of Your Choice--Research Paper (book must deal with America prior to 1970, unless approved)
4. Realism I--Runs with Horses (I have a class set)
5. Realism II--Raisin in the Sun (I have a class set/LC too)
6. Modernism--The Great Gatsby (You will need your own copy)
7. Post-Modernism--The Catcher in the Rye (I have many copies, but you may want your own because you are going to love it)
LATE WORK:
All unexcused late work will be docked 25% per day. To be considered on time, projects and papers are due BY THE TARDY BELL on the due date. Do not ask me to print anything. I don't care if the LC/MC/Lab is closed the morning a paper is due. Do not email me anything. I only accept hard copies of papers BY THE TARDY BELL on any due date. Don't test me on this. I close and lock my door AT THE TARDY BELL every day for every class, even for 1st period.
MAKE UP WORK:
All make ups must be completed before the unit test. Unit tests need to be made up within a week. You can come before school (I am here by 7:35 each day) or during your lunch period (any lunch period) or after school (I can usually stay until 4:30). You do not make an appointment: just show up. I keep a make up folder, so if you arrive to my room and I am out, just get your test, take it, and leave it on my desk.
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS/POLICIES:
Please see your classroom contract which you initialed and your parents signed the first week of class.