KEEPER!
Welcome to English III AP/IB!
3 Nationally Board Certified teachers, over 30 years of combined teaching experience, & 4 good dogs
Ms. Gallen and Peanut / Ms. Devaney and Mischa Barkin’ / Ms. Khawaja, Lady, and ScoutPurpose: To enjoy literature and reading with new perceptive eyes; to empower students with the language and skills to formally address the purpose, tone, and effect of an author’s or speaker’s words (to read all words and images as rhetorical transactions); to establish complex and lasting relationships through the intimate understanding of words and characters; to recognize cultural and historical informants of a work; to offer choice in written analysis; to write and deliver a clear yet complex argument with full and insightful support; to discover the human truths of works read; to recognize the connected literary worlds; to fulfill IB, AP, and ACT/SAT standards; to prepare for or exempt college level English work…and later to apply these skills to the world as text.
Materials Needed:
1. Paper, pens, pencils*
2. One three-ring binder*
3. Journal (Composition book, blue book, etc.)*
4. Highlighters
5. Sticky notes
6. One package of Xerox paper (colored paper preferable)
7. One box of tissues
8. A USB drive and an email address that you access at school (for saving and transporting work)*
* Denotes you will need these every day of class
NOTE: DO NOT throw anything away unless instructed to do so! (especially papers labeled “KEEPER”)
The core texts we will be reading this year are:
1st Six Weeks………………………………………. The Things They Carried
How does language inform our understanding of war?
2nd Six Weeks……………………………………….Into The Wild or In Cold Blood How do we distinguish truth and fiction? How does language inform our understanding of prose other than fiction?
3rd Six Weeks……………………………………….Frankenstein or The Poisonwood Bible
What does it mean to be human? How does language inform our sense of others?
4th Six Weeks……………………………………….The Metamorphosis
In what ways do we interact with our communities?
5th Six Weeks……………………………………….The Stranger and Chronicle of a Death Foretold
How do we interact with society and the global community?
6th Six Weeks……………………………………….AP Practice and The Road How do setting and the natural world echo humanity?
All books may be purchased through the Anderson PTSA or borrowed. All short stories and nonfiction selections will be provided for students.
Websites:
Each teacher’s website can be accessed through andersononline.org. Websites will be updated frequently throughout the year. Students can find homework announcements, a Prezi calendar, handouts, and other important announcements. We will incorporate CANVAS as needed.
Tutoring: Anderson High School will have FIT (Flexible Instructional Time) three times a week to accommodate tutoring. The English III AP/IB teachers will work together to create tutorials, review sessions, and writing conferences. Please check your email frequently- especially on Mondays during homeroom. If you need additional tutorials, please email your teacher with a date and an time.
Grading Policy:
Grades are broken up into the following percentages:
Major Grades: 30%
Daily Grades and Quizzes: 30%
Tests: 30%
Journals: 10%
Assigned homework is to be finished before entering class on the day it is due. If a student finishes homework in class, it will be considered late.
All major assignments will be submitted on turnitin.com (details to follow later).
Philosophy of Feedback for Written Assignments:
We believe that students benefit from honoring the writing process and revising drafts. We believe that students learn how to be better writers when conferencing with peers or with their teachers. Essays and final drafts with excessive comments are often not read or discouraging. We believe students who take ownership of the writing process are empowered learners. Students will receive minimal comments on final drafts of essays, and we will rely on rubrics and writing conferences to assess written assignments. Discussion of a grade should be separate from discussion of a writer’s development.
“You’ll become a better writer, and writing will become a less painful process. When might you need feedback? You might be just beginning a paper and want to talk to someone else about your ideas. You might be midway through a draft and find that you are unsure about the direction you’ve decided to take. Essentially, asking for feedback at any stage helps you break out of the isolation of writing. When you ask for feedback, you are no longer working in a void, wondering whether or not you understand the assignment and/or are making yourself understood. By seeking feedback from others, you are taking positive, constructive steps to improve your own writing and develop as a writer.”
-The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill
Absences and Late Work: Per Anderson English Department policy, major compositions and projects that are turned in late will be penalized 10 points per school day they are late. After three school days, the major composition or project will earn a grade no higher than a 50. Major writing assignments may be revised to earn points back if the student schedules and documents a writing conference. Extensions on major writing assignments are allowed once per semester (details to follow).
Daily grades: 100 (on time and complete), 70 (complete but late), 50 (half or more done, but incomplete), or 0 (not done). Late daily work MUST be turned in before the last week of the six weeks.
Tardy policy: Students who are late (unexcused) will not have extra time to complete warm-ups, quizzes or any other assignment. If a student is late 3 times a semester, they will receive a phone call home. If they are late a fifth time, they will receive an office referral.
Cheating and plagiarism: You will receive a 0 and there are no exceptions made. This is in line with Anderson’s ZERO TOLERANCE policy for cheating. We will contact NHS and any coaches as well.
Make-up Work
In case of absence(s), please check the website for missing assignments and handouts before you return to class. It is the student’s responsibility to acquire the assignment and turn it in on the adjusted due date (one extra day for each day absent).
Return this page to your AP/IB English teacher on Day 2
I have read the syllabus/course policies and understand what is expected of me in AP/IB English. I have shared this information with my parent/guardian.
______Student Signature ______Parent/Guardian Signature
All Honest and Original Work
Honor Code for English III AP/IB
We will insist on completely honest and original work in this class. Therefore, each student will be required to produce work free from plagiarism or cheating as described below:
Plagiarism:
a.Submitting a paper, examination, or other assignment as one’s own when it was written or created by another.
b.Verbatim copying of portions of another’s writing without proper notation and acknowledgment of the source in an accepted scholarly format.
c.Paraphrasing or restating someone else’s ideas without proper acknowledgment of such text.
d.Falsely citing a source or attributing work to a source from which the referenced material was not obtained.
e.Fabricating or altering data.
Cheating:
a.Giving/receiving/using unauthorized aid (from printed/online sources or individuals) on in-class or take home examinations.
b.Giving/receiving/using unauthorized aid (from printed/online sources or individuals) on class work, in the preparation of reports, or in any other work that is to be used by the teacher as the basis of grading. If approved by the teacher, group study/peer collaboration may be acceptable.
Penalties for incidences of plagiarism or cheating will include:
1.A grade of zero for the assignment, which is in accordance with Anderson English Department policy.
2.Parent(s) or guardian(s) will be contacted.
3.Proper disciplinary procedures as established by the Anderson High School Handbook will be followed.
This year, the English III AP/IB classes will use This is a website designed to prevent plagiarism. Students will be asked to submit their papers to this website by an assigned date. If a paper is not submitted to this site, it will not be graded.
I have read the All Honest and Original Work Honor Code and agree to abide by its requirements.
Name ______(printed)
Student Signature ______Date ______
Parent Signature ______Date ______