COURSE OUTLINE MR. WYSOCKI
ACCELERATED ENGLISH 12
LITERATURE
-required reading includes novels, plays, poetry, and short stories
-reading will include classic and modern works from non-American authors
-students will be expected to read a minimum of20 pages per night out of class
-reading will be monitored through in-class discussion, homework assignments, formal and
informal quizzes
NOVELS/PLAYS
20th Century
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey
Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
The Lord of the Flies – William Golding
Early Classics
Oedipus the King – Sophocles
The Canterbury Tales – Chaucer
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – “The Pearl Poet”
Existentialism
No Exit – Jean-Paul Sartre
The Stranger – Albert Camus
Shakespeare
Macbeth
Hamlet
SHORT STORIES - approximately 6 selections from various anthologies
POETRY - This unit will involve a study of between 35-40 poems comprising a variety of time
periods and authors. Students will closely examine different poetic types (ballad,
elegy, ode, sonnet, etc.), figures of speech, and mechanics (meter, foot, scansion,
etc.).
Council Rock School District strongly encourages parents to survey the outstanding collection of challenging literature contained within our program. Much of the content presents ideas and issues that are important, complex, and encourage critical thinking. Any connection discussed in class is made that much stronger by the conversation and connections that are made at home. We invite you to discuss any of the elements of our courses with your child's teacher.
COMPOSITION
- Critical Research Paper
-a work by a non-American author will be assigned for independent reading in November
-a completed research paper of literary analysis due in early February
-6-8 page recommended length excluding title page, outline, and works cited
-MLA format
- Expository Essays
-in-class and out-of-class
-6 minimum
- Personal Narrative Essays
-2 minimum (including college essay)
- Creative Writing (Optional)
- Writing Portfolio
-students will also maintain a writing portfolio for collection, selection, and reflection
GRAMMAR
-Writer’s INC will be used as a writing text
-emphasis is on usage and mechanics which will be reinforced through student composition
-agreement, pronoun case, irregular verbs, irregular modifiers, usage, commonly confused words, parallelism, dangling modifiers, capitalization, punctuation
VOCABULARY
-vocabulary lists will be presented weekly using Vocabulary Workshop – Level H
-there will be 15 unit quizzes and 5 cumulative review quizzes
-vocabulary words will be reinforced through composition
GRADING SYSTEM
-students will be graded on quizzes, unit tests (objective and essay), various forms of composition, homework, group projects, oral presentations, and class participation
-Students who are absent from class on the day of any test/quiz MUST make up that test/quiz on their first day back to school (except for extended absences and/or serious extenuating circumstances)
-Students who neglect to make up a test/quiz on their first day back to school will incur a 50% penalty on that test/quiz, e.g. a score of 90 will be converted to a 45
-Failure to make up a test/quiz within one full week results in a grade of zero on that test/quiz
-the grading system is based on a weighted 100 point scale
-grades will NOT be rounded up
A+ = 96.67-100.00B+ = 86.67-89.99C+ = 76.67-79.99D+ = 66.67-66.99
A = 93.34-96.66 B = 83.34-86.66 C = 73.34-76.66 D = 63.34-66.66
A- = 90.00-93.33 B- = 80.00-83.33 C- = 70.00-73.33 D- = 60.00-63.33
F = 59.99 or below
-certain homework might be accepted late with a 50% deduction
-there is a one letter grade deduction per day for late writing assignments
CLASSROOM RULES
-Do not arrive late without a pass
-Cut yourself a break, don't cut – Missing 20 or more classes may result in denial of credit!!!!
-Treat others with RESPECT and COURTESY
-Only one person speaking at a time
-Respect the opinions of others and learn to LISTEN!
-Refrain from applying make-up in class
-Stay seated until the bell rings
-Unless there is a documented medical issue, LIMIT the number of times you ask to leave the room (avoid the habit of asking to leave the room when you’ve finished a test/quiz early)
-Do NOT write on the desks
CLINIC
WHEN:After school help and make-up tests can be arranged on Tuesdays and Thursdays
after school or at 7 AM Monday through Friday.
WHERE:Room 222 East
CONTACT INFORMATION
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