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CULLMAN HIGH SCHOOL – ENGLISH 12 - PI
2008-2009 SYLLABUS - MRS. PUTMAN
GOALS & OBJECTIVES: To improve student’s ability to think clearly, read effectively, write coherently, analyze logically, research successfully, and reflect regularly. Course uses language & reading objectives for 12th grade English in Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts & the Alabama High School Graduation Exam.
TEXTBOOKS: Grammar and Language Workbook; Literature: The Reader’s Choice: British Literature; & Vocabulary Workshop – Level G.
NOVELS & SUPPLIES: Must acquire copy of Night by Elie Wiesel. Supplies: flash drive & wide ruled paper.
GRADING: Homework & daily grade 20%; essays, Grammar & literature tests 60%; and Vocabulary Tests 20% = Final grade. Make-up tests / work missed when absent are to be completed upon returning ASAP (unless serious illness) – student’s responsibility. Essays count double (100 pts. each) as major test grades.
CLASSROOM POLICIES & RULES: Students are expected to follow CHS dress code, academic conduct & attendance policy listed in CHS Student Handbook. Please show respect for others, respect for self, & respect for classroom & school property. Students have up to 3 days to make-up tests and homework missed when absent (unless serious illness). Students are welcome to come to me with any concerns about grades or subject matter.
PART I – TRIMESTER A
I. GRAMMAR & USAGE:
A. Language “Bell Ringers” / Roll Assignment
B. Elements of Formal vs. Informal Language
C. Fact vs. Propaganda
D. Unit 4 - Clauses and Sentence Structure (97-113)
E. Unit 6 - Verb Tenses, Voice, and Mood (131-147)
F. Unit 7 - Subject-Verb Agreement (153-169)
G. Unit 8 - Using Pronouns Correctly (175-191)
H. Unit 9 - Using Modifiers Correctly (195-207)
II. WRITING:
A. Update Resume (R43) & complete various personal writing / creative activities
B. Review Writing Process: Five Stages of Writing, (R30-R34)
C. Elements of sentence & topic outlines
D. Elements of MLA Format: Works Cited pg., parenthetical citations, & presentation (R34 & R39)
E. Expository Writing (R35): Process Essay, topic outline, & MLA format
F. Expository Writing (R35): Literary Analysis Essay, sentence outline, documentation & MLA format
III. LITERATURE:
A. Anglo-Saxon Period & The Middle Ages (10-18)
B. The Epic Hero (20-23, 69-72) & short video
C. Beowulf (24-52, 62-68) & short video
D. Review main Literary Terms (R1-R19)
E. The Canterbury Tales (classroom set of books)
F. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight (174-189)
G. King Arthur legend & Le Morte d’Arthur (198-204) & video
H. Novel Night by Elie Wiesel – must acquire copy
I. Various optional poetry & short story selections
IV. VOCABULARY: Units 1-7
Revised 8/08
CULLMAN HIGH SCHOOL – ENGLISH 12 - PII
2008-2009 SYLLABUS - MRS. PUTMAN
GOALS & OBJECTIVES: To improve student’s ability to think clearly, read effectively, write coherently, analyze logically, research successfully, and reflect regularly. Course uses language & reading objectives for 12th grade English in Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts & the Alabama High School Graduation Exam.
TEXTBOOKS: Grammar and Language Workbook; Literature: The Reader’s Choice – British Literature; & Vocabulary Workshop – Level G.
NOVELS & SUPPLIES: Must acquire copy of Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley. Supplies: a flash drive, & wide ruled paper.
GRADING: Homework, daily grade, & quizzes 20%; Essays, and Grammar & Literature tests 60%; and Vocabulary Tests 20% = Final grade. Make-up tests / work missed when absent are to be completed upon returning (unless serious illness) – student’s responsibility. Essays count double (100 pts. each) as major test grades.
CLASSROOM POLICIES & RULES: Students are expected to follow CHS dress code, academic conduct & attendance policy listed in CHS Student Handbook. Please show respect for others, respect for self, & respect for classroom & school property. Students have up to 3 days to make-up tests and homework missed when absent (unless serious illness). Students are welcome to come to me with any concerns about grades or subject matter.
PART II – TRIMESTER B
I. GRAMMAR & USAGE:
A. Language “Bell Ringers” / Roll Assignment
B. Unit 11 - Capitalization (233-239)
C. Unit 12 - Punctuation (243-283)
D. Unit 10 - Usage Glossary (217-228)
E. Parallelism
II. WRITING:
A. Business Writing (R42) & various personal writing / creative activities
B. Review elements of sentence & topic outlines
C. Elements of Research Paper Writing (R36 - R39)
D. Review MLA format – Works Cited pg., documentation, and presentation (R34, R39)
E. Persuasive Essay (R35) with research & documentation - MLA format
F. Narrative Essay (R35) with topic outline - MLA format
G. Update Resume, & review interview skills
III. LITERATURE:
A. Renaissance Time Period (240 – 249) and The Globe Theater (314 - 315) & short video
B. The life and career of William Shakespeare (292 - 293)
C. Macbeth (Five Acts: 317 - 403) - & video
D. Romanticism (692 -705): William Blake (754-755, 757-759); Lord Byron (842 - 844); John Keats (865, 872-873); & William Wordsworth (780 – 782)
E. The Victorian Age (907 – 919); Elizabeth B. Browning (939 – 941); John Lennon & Paul McCartney (946)
F. The Modern Age (1029 – 1041, 1093-1095)
G. Holocaust time period & short video: If You Cried You Died
H. Novel Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley (833) - must acquire copy
I. Various optional poetry & short story selections
IV. VOCABULARY: Units 8-15
Revised 8/08
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