Honors English IV
Tioga High School
Course Information: 2016-2017
Mrs. Chantel Hamner / 940-437-2366 / Conference Time 1:39-2:28Room 515 / / www.tiogaisd.net
· Course Description
The Honors English IV course challenges students to improve their written and oral communication skills, while strengthening their ability to understand and analyze literature in a variety of genres. Literature: Students read a broad array of short stories, poetry, drama, novels, autobiographies, essays, articles, and famous speeches. The course guides students in the close reading and critical analysis of classic works of literature, and helps them appreciate the texts and the contexts in which the works were written.
· Course Objectives
Upon completing the Honors English IV course, students should be:
o Skilled readers of prose, poetry, and dramatic texts, written in a variety of periods and contexts
o Skilled writers who can compose for a variety of purposes
o Aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effective writing.
· Required Supplies
o Composition Notebook
o 5 Pk Dividers
o Folder with pockets & brads
o Writing utensils: pencil, pen, highlighter
o USB Flashdrive/Jumpdrive
o Scissors and glue sticks
· Required Texts
Students will be reading various novels and literary works throughout the year. These may include:
*Things I Know by Heart *Of Mice and Men
*Hamlet *Macbeth
*And We Stay *The Great Gatsby
*Greek Mythology *Our Eyes Were Watching God
*Works by Edgar Allan Poe *Fallen
*Side Effects May Vary *Paper Towns
*Looking for Alaska *The Beginning of Everything
*Catcher in the Rye *Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl
*Taming of the Shrew
· Homework Policy
Homework will be assigned various times throughout the year; it is the student’s responsibility to get these assignments in on time. The students will also be required to read books of their choice, independently, outside of class and complete a synopsis of each book they have read. These synopses will combine to count as a test grade. **In class, they will be creating an interactive notebook. The notebook is essential to completing assignments and learning the objectives for the class.
· Grading Policy
o Grades will count as follows:
Tests 60%
Daily 40%
o Late assignments will be accepted until the fifth week of the six-weeks; however, they will be deducted 10 points. Student and parents can keep up with their missing assignments through Texas Connect.
o Cheating or Plagiarism warrants a grade of zero on the assignment, parent contact, and detention.
· Attendance Policy
It is important to attend class and participate in class discussions and activities. Please make sure you follow the district attendance policy in order to earn credit for the course. You must be in class before the bell rings. If you are late you will be marked as tardy on the attendance. It is the student’s responsibility to get make-up work for any class they miss. Make-up work will be available in a designated area of the classroom for the students to pick up.
· Tutorials
If a student is struggling with meeting the objectives of the class, tutoring will be available before and after school. These tutorials will be scheduled ahead of time to best meet student’s and teacher’s needs.
· Classroom Rules
o Be prepared for class with notebook, writing utensil, and any other required materials
o Stay in assigned seat 99% of the time
o Display respectful behavior (to yourself, to me, and to the students around you)
o Be responsible
o No phone or electronic device
o Participate in class by:
• Sitting in desk working on the warm-up activity when the bell rings
• Coming to class prepared and with an independent novel to read during down time
• Contributing to the discussion without being rude, judgmental, or talking over someone else
• Working independently when assigned to do so
· Course Outline
First Semester
Week 1 - Policies/Procedures/Interactive Notebook - TEKS 2A, 13A, 13B, 15A, 16A
Week 2 - Figurative Language/Nouns - TEKS 2C, 17A, 17B, 17C, 18A, 18B,19
Week 3 – Things I Know by Heart - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 4 – Catcher in the Rye - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 5 - Socratic Seminar - TEKS 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 24A, 24B, 24C, 25, 26
Week 6 - Grammar - TEKS 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 17A, 17B, 17C, 18A, 18B, 19
Week 7 – Of Mice and Men - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7, 14A, 14B, 14C
Week 8 - Writing Essays - TEKS 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 17A, 17B, 17C, 18A, 18B, 19
Week 9 - Gothic Literature Unit - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 14A, 14B, 14C
Week 10 - Edgar Allan Poe - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 14A, 14B, 14C
Week 11 - Nonfiction - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 6, 7, 8, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D
Week 12 - Greek Mythology - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 7, 14A, 14B, 14C
Week 13 – Paper Towns - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 14 – Looking for Alaska - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 15 - Poetry - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 7, TEKS 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 14A, 14B, 14C
Week 16 – And We Stay - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 17 - Vocabulary - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 4
Second Semester
Week 18 - Drama - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 4, 7
Week 19 - Characters/Point of View - TEKS 2A, 2B, 2C
Week 20 - Author's Purpose - TEKS 2A, 2B, 2C, 6, 8
Week 21 - Grammar Review - TEKS 17A, 17B, 17C, 18A, 18B, 19
Week 22 - Revising & Editing - TEKS 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 17A, 17B, 17C, 18A, 18B, 19
Week 23 - Hamlet - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 4, 7
Week 24 - Scripts/Drama - TEKS 3, 4, 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B, 14C
Week 25 - Procedural Texts - TEKS 13A, 13B, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D
Week 26 - Persuasive Texts - TEKS 13A, 13B, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E
Week 27 – Macbeth - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 4, 7
Week 28 – Our Eyes Were Watching God - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 29 – Research Papers - TEKS 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 21C, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23A, 23B, 23C, 23D, 23E
Week 30 - Fallen - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 31 - Research Papers - TEKS 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 21C, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23A, 23B, 23C, 23D, 23E
Week 32 – Side Effects May Vary - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 33 – The Beginning of Everything - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 34 – Taming of the Shrew - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 4, 7
Week 35 - The Great Gatsby - TEKS 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 7
Week 36 - The Great Gatsby - TEKS 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D
Academic Integrity Consent Statement
DIRECTIONS: (1) Read through this statement carefully. (2) Ask questions if there is anything you do not understand. (3) Sign and return it to your teacher.
I have heard the teacher's discussion of plagiarism, and I understand that I must use research conventions to cite and clearly mark other people's ideas and words within my paper. I understand that plagiarism is an act of intellectual dishonesty. I understand it is academically unethical and unacceptable to do any of the following acts:
· To submit an essay written in whole or in part by another student as if it were my own.
· To download an essay from the internet, then quote or paraphrase from it, in whole or in part, without acknowledging the original source.
· To restate a clever phrase verbatim from another writer without acknowledging the source.
· To paraphrase part of another writer's work without acknowledging the source.
· To reproduce the substance of another writer's argument without acknowledging the source.
· To take work originally done for one instructor's assignment and re-submit it to another teacher.
· To cheat on tests or quizzes through the use of crib sheets, hidden notes, viewing another student's paper, revealing the answers on my own paper to another student, through verbal or textual communication, sign language, or other means of storing and communicating information, including electronic devices, recording devices, cellular telephones, headsets, and portable computers.
· To copy another student's homework and submit the work as if it were the product of my own labor.
I understand that the consequences for committing any of the previous acts of academic dishonesty can include a failing grade for the assignment or quiz with no opportunity for make-up. I understand that my enrollment in this course will help me develop skills necessary for college-level writing and life after high school. Therefore, I will not plagiarize or cheat.
Name:______Signature:______
Date: ______
Acknowledgement Form
I have read the Course Syllabus and understand the policies and expectations for
Mrs. Hamner’s English Class.
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Parent Signature
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Student Signature
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Date
Note: The content of this syllabus is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the class and/or instructor.