MRS.THOMPSON 2009-10 What are the course goals? To provide an accelerated and differentiated study of rhetorical skills in alignment with the state core curriculum. To challenge motivated students through thematic projects based on selections from Holt, Rinehart and Winston's ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE and Prentice-Hall's LITERATURE, bronze edition. Students are encouraged to enrich their study by reading complete works to supplement the excerpts in the text and exploring other works by the authors we will study. What will students learn? Students will accomplish the above goals through a study of: *Vocabulary with particular attention to word origins *Conventions of standard English *Classical literature and its various genres *Writing as process from discovery writing to finished, polished text *Authors and their writing/literary devices What materials are needed daily? *pencil and dark ink pen *paper *textbook *planner What is our course of study? We will study literary works by genre: August-September-October short stories November the novel December drama January essays February-March poetry April-May myths, legends, fables, lore What are class rules? 1. Be in class ON TIME, PREPARED TO WORK, IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT, WITH ALL MATERIALS. You cannot go to your locker for forgotten items. 2. Do not bring IPods, calculators, electronic toys, cell phones, food or drink to class. 3. No late work will be accepted. Use class time to work on assignments. If you are absent you have two days upon your return to make up missing work. 4. Contact a class member if you are absent to check on what you missed. I will help you organize a make-up work schedule when you return to school. 5. Three hall passes are allowed per semester. Students who are out in the hall miss valuable instruction time! ! ! 6. Extra credit work will not be accepted.