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ENGLISH IV COURSE OVERVIEW

(To retrieve the questions or tests for assigned reading,scroll down to the assigned readings below, find the story and click.  You will be taken to the questions.)

 

            Students in English IV read, discuss, and write about British  literature through in

             which students will identify cultural significance. They will examine pieces of British

            literature in a cultural context to appreciate the diversity and complexity of world

            issues and to connect global ideas to their own experiences. Students will continue

            to explore language for expressive, informational/explanatory, critical, argumentative

            and literary purposes, although emphasis will be placed on explanatory contexts.

 

            Grades are issued only upon successful completion of each assignment per

             teacher’s instructions.

 

ENGLISH I REQUIRED BOOKS*


 

First Semester                                               

□   Beowolf (Summer Reading)

□   Medieval Ballads                                        

□   Federigo’s Falcon                                     

□   From The Cantebury Tales

□   When I was One and Twenty

□   Literature from the Bible

□   Holy Sonnet 10

 

Second Semester

Othello

Porphyria’s Lover

The Acorn and the Pumpkin

The Man He Killed

Six feet of the Country

Words and Behvior

From Writing as an Act of Hope

 


 

Three of the following performance tasks will be assigned each semester by teacher:

 

Accelerated Reader                Literary Analysis                     Poetry

Proposal                                  SAT Essay                              Documented Report/Project

 

CLASS MATERIALS (daily)

□   Agenda book/planner to keep track of assignments (use for all your classes)

□   A small composition notebook to use for daily journals and grammar practice

□   English folder or section in a 3-ring binder to keep homework, handouts, notes, etc.

□   Paper and writing utensil

□   The book we are currently reading

 

CLASSROOM RULES AND EXPECTATIONS

  • Come to class ready to learn; have a positive attitude and have your homework completed.
  • Cooperate with your classmates and teacher. 
  • Have your materials for the day: writing utensil, paper, book, English notebook, etc.

·         No food or drink in class except for water in a clear bottle with a lid.

·         Use the restroom before or after class. If you have an emergency and need to go during class, please wait until the appropriate time to ask permission to leave.

·         Your cell phone should never be seen or heard during class.

 

PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC HONESTY

  • According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, plagiarism is “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source.”  If you plagiarize, you will receive a zero.
  • All your work that you put your name on should be your own, unless you indicate otherwise by citing your sources.  If you are in doubt, please ask me.  Plagiarism is a serious offense which violates the RCHS Honor Code.
  • Copying or cheating on a test or quiz will result in a zero.
  • Do not use outside sources (Internet, SparkNotes, etc.) for help with assignments unless you are instructed to do so.  If you are unsure, please ask.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

  • All assignments that you turn in must include the following information:

Your Name, Class and Period, Date, Assignment Title

  • I use a point system for grading.  For example, small assignments will be worth 10-20 points; papers, projects and tests will be worth 50-100 points. 

Homework:

  • You can expect 20-30 minutes of homework every every  week.
  • Daily homework will mainly consist of reading, listening and observing,writing journal entries or longer papers, working on projects, or studying for tests and quizzes.

Papers:

  • All major papers must be printed out and turned in at the beginning of class on the due date. They must also be submitted to turnitin.com (we’ll go over how to do this in the lab). 
  • If your printer is out of ink or broken, you may e-mail your paper to me.
  • Format:  typed, Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced, 1-in margins.

Projects:

  • Major projects will allow you to engage with the reading material in an active and creative way.  Projects should not be left to the last minute.

Tests & Quizzes: 

  • Pop quizzes will be used to make sure you are keeping up with the reading.
  • Announced quizzes will be more in-depth and will include class content as well.
  • Vocabulary quizzes will be announced in advance.
  • Unit Tests will be a major part of your grade.  To be prepared, keep up with reading and homework assignments, participate in class and take notes. 

Participation:

  • Your participation grade will be averaged in each 6 weeks.
  • Keeping up with the reading and being prepared for class are essential to participation.

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS

  • All late assignments must be attached to an orange late-assignment slip (filled out accurately and signed by a parent or guardian) before they will be accepted. This is department policy, and we will follow it.
  • No late work will be accepted after grades have been entered for each 6-week grading period.

Late Homework:

  • Homework must be completed by the beginning of class on the day it is due, or it will be counted late. 
  • You will only receive half credit (60%) on late homework. (unless excused)

Late papers & projects

  • For longer writing assignments and projects, you will lose 5% points per day. 
  • If you turn in anything after two weeks, your grade is automatically a 50%. 

 

ABSENCES:

  • If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed. Ask a reliable classmate, or see me before school, during lunch, or after school. I will give you a new due date depending on how many days you missed.  You can go to sherriemarshall.com to get the work if you are absent.  (click on WREC Students)
  • If you are absent on the day an assignment is due, you must turn in that assignment on the day you come back, or it will be counted late.  Show me your excused absence slip.