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Curriculum OverviewCurriculum Overview English III (American Literature) E-mail Address: treva.hereford@mnps.org 615-262-6947 Ext:1410 Course Description: The eleventh-grade language arts course is mainly a review and reinforcement of skills but does include the introduction of some new ones. The course is based on the mandated Reading and Writing Standards of the Metropolitan Public Schools curriculum which emphasizes literature, writing, grammar, research, communication, logic, media, informational text and vocabulary study. The approach to learning will be sequential with instruction, practice, review, and assessment on a regular basis. Course Goals: The objectives for this class are that students master the fundamental academic skills as well as develop an appreciation for the spoken and written English language. Also, on a daily basis students will be expected to practice the “three R’s” of respect, responsibility, and resourcefulness. Furthermore we must prepare ourselves to receive a 5 or above on the persuasive timed writing assessment, earn advanced on the End of Course Assessment, and exceed all expectations on the English/Reading section of the ACT. Grading Policy, Homework, and Make-up Work: Grades for this course will be based on quality of written assignments, quizzes, presentations, and end-of-unit tests. Daily objectives and assignments should be recorded in a planner, and students are required to keep a “tally sheet” of all grades, including homework credit. Quizzes count once and tests count two or three times (as indicated on the tally sheet). Homework, which usually counts as one-third of the six weeks’ grade, is considered essential for practice and reinforcement of skills and readiness for test taking. Students are expected to follow directions and complete the assignment with neatness for full credit; full (a “check”), half (a circled “H”), or no credit (“H”) will thus be awarded out of 100 points. If, for example, there are twenty written assignments in the grading period, each is worth five points, a circled “H” is worth 2 ½ points, and an “H” worth zero points. If the student completes all 20 assignments, receives a “check” on all 19 homework assignments, but then receives a “circled H” on 1 assignment then their homework grade average will be a 97.5 rounded to a 98. I will take a homework average, quiz average, and then test average; the three averages will then be divided by three to produce the student’s final grade. Some homework assignments will be more than 5 points. Work is not accepted late (unless there is an excused absence) because we review the answers together in class the day the assignment is due. Homework is generally assigned four or five days a week; it is sometimes started in class but is to be independently completed before school the next day and placed in the homework section of the English III notebook. According to the East Literature Magnet policy, copying homework from another student or giving or receiving help on quizzes, tests, or exams is cheating and results in no credit for either student as well as parental notification. Also in the event of an excused absence, it is the student’s responsibility to make-up work in a timely manner. As a general rule make-up assignments will be accepted up to three days after the due date (for excused absences only). Other than that no work will be accepted late. Please note that ALL ELECTRONICS must be turned off and remain in the backpack. Materials: daily planner, #2 pencils, red, blue, and black ink pens, yellow highlighter, planners, a notebook labeled English III with dividers labeled End of Course Objectives, Class notes, Latin Morphemes, Writing, Homework, Quizzes/ Tests. Also you will need an individual writing folder with your name and class on it that will remain in the classroom. Writing: We will be using a website called turnitin.com where you will submit your papers. This website detects plagiarism. Also you will not be allowed to use Wikipedia at all during this course due to the false information that it presents. Assignments/ Grades: You are expected to get your assignments off of the assignment board when present or absent. If for some reason you forget or you are absent, you are to look on www.teacherweb.com. Your grades will be posted on www.gradespeed.com as we proceed throughout the semester. Essential Literature: Most books will be provided by the school, however if the books are not available, you will be required to purchase the books
Curriculum Overview African-American Studies E-mail Address: treva.hereford@mnps.org 615-262-6947 Ext:1410 Course Description: The African Studies Course is designed to establish coordinated interdisciplinary study of the history and culture, the social and economic issues, the political institutions and processes that have shaped the experiences of people of African ancestry. This course is an interdisciplinary intellectual class that will encourage research in many dimensions of African and African American experiences. It will provides access for students to a broad range of information and research not only from the humanities and the social sciences, but from the arts and professions while taking advantage of many other distinctive resources in each of these areas. Course Goals: The objectives for this class are: 1. To develop in students a historical perspective that will provide a context for them to evaluate the history of the development of African American Studies as an academic discipline. 2. To develop in students critical abilities to evaluate cultural texts using a number of different research methods. 3. To cultivate in students the skills necessary to evaluate cultural texts within the cultural setting in which they were produced. 4. To encourage students to appreciate the diversity of the African American critical tradition through an indepth survey of the historical periods from its initiation to the present. 5. To improve student’s critical writing skills. Grading Policy, Homework, and Make-up Work: Grades for this course will be based on quality of written assignments, quizzes, presentations, and end-of-unit tests. Daily objectives and assignments should be recorded in a planner, and students are required to keep a “tally sheet” of all grades, including homework credit. Quizzes count once and tests count two or three times (as indicated on the tally sheet). Homework, which usually counts as one-third of the six weeks’ grade, is considered essential for practice and reinforcement of skills and readiness for test taking. Students are expected to follow directions and complete the assignment with neatness for full credit; full (a “check”), half (a circled “H”), or no credit (“H”) will thus be awarded out of 100 points. If, for example, there are twenty written assignments in the grading period, each is worth five points, a circled “H” is worth 2 ½ points, and an “H” worth zero points. If the student completes all 20 assignments, receives a “check” on all 19 homework assignments, but then receives a “circled H” on 1 assignment then their homework grade average will be a 97.5 rounded to a 98. I will take a homework average, quiz average, and then test average; the three averages will then be divided by three to produce the student’s final grade. Some homework assignments will be more than 5 points. Work is not accepted late (unless there is an excused absence) because we review the answers together in class the day the assignment is due. Homework is generally assigned four or five days a week; it is sometimes started in class but is to be independently completed before school the next day and placed in the homework section of the English III notebook. According to the East Literature Magnet policy, copying homework from another student or giving or receiving help on quizzes, tests, or exams is cheating and results in no credit for either student as well as parental notification. Also in the event of an excused absence, it is the student’s responsibility to make-up work in a timely manner. As a general rule make-up assignments will be accepted up to three days after the due date (for excused absences only). Other than that no work will be accepted late. Please note that ALL ELECTRONICS must be turned off and remain in the backpack. Materials: daily planner, #2 pencils, red, blue, and black ink pens, yellow highlighter, planners, a notebook labeled African American Studies with dividers labeled Class notes, Homework, Quizzes/ Tests. You will need an individual writing folder with your name and class on it that will remain in the classroom. Also you will keep a journal that will answer the question of the day concerning your readings. Writing: We will be using a website called turnitin.com where you will submit your papers. This website detects plagiarism. Also you will not be allowed to use Wikipedia at all during this course due to the false information that it presents. Assignments/ Grades: You are expected to get your assignments off of the assignment board when present or absent. If for some reason you forget or you are absent, you are to look on www.teacherweb.com. Your grades will be posted on www.gradespeed.com as we proceed throughout the semester. Literature: You will be required to purchase your own novel in regards to the African-American Experience once assigned. |
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