Syllabus

**COURSE SYLLABUS: ENGLISH 12 **
The senior English program provides a chronological survey of British literature and culture from the Anglo Saxon period to the Twentieth century.
 * Course Focus **

BE NICE. WORK HARD. While the class motto may seem elementary, these two concepts, being nice and working hard, are often taken for granted in the secondary classroom. If you as the student live up to this motto, you will not only find academic success but personal success as well.
 * Class Motto**

As a class we have three common goals for this school year: 1. Improve metacognition and reading comprehension 2. Improve research and writing skills 3. Prepare for the next step
 * Year Long Goals**

From the beginning of the school year we will identify our personal academic strengths and weaknesses. We will then work to improve upon our weaknesses and further bolster our strengths. We will train ourselves, much like an athlete trains for a competition, to be hard workers. This academic “conditioning” will only benefit us in our future endeavors.
 * How We Will Achieve Our Goals**


 * Curriculum**

Mythology The Novel The Epic Poem The Sonnet Drama The Essay Satire Romantic Poetry The Research Process Expository Writing Narrative Writing Vocabulary

You textbook, Glencoe’s British Literature, is a wonderful tool that we will utilize throughout the year. You will have the opportunity to not only work with the hard copy of the book but also with the online version. The textbook can be accessed at www.glencoe.com. On this website there are resources such as professional actors reading the literature aloud as well as practice assessment for study purposes. You will be provided with more detailed instructions for the use of this online resource during the first week of school.
 * The Textbook**

Being a senior, you have proved that you can be successful in the school environment. You have gone through 12 years of schooling (including kindergarten) to make it to where you sit today. Therefore, I will be treating you with the respect someone with 12 years of job experience deserves. However, I expect that with your experience comes the maturity to properly conduct yourself in the classroom. I fully anticipate that you will behave appropriately and adhere to all classroom rules. These specific rules are outlined for you in the “Rules for Room 205” sheet you will receive. Please thoroughly review this sheet.
 * My Expectations**

If you are absent from SCHOOL you will have the number of days you were absent plus one additional day to make up any missed assignments. Work will not be accepted after this period of time has elapsed.
 * Absence Policy**

The study of literature provides you with the unique opportunity to develop and examine different points of view. However, if you do not develop and discuss your own point of view, there is –literally- no point! Whether you like or dislike a work of literature and whether you agree or disagree with a piece of criticism matters very little if you can’t think and talk about writing on your own terms. You certainly can and should learn from others, but you may be selling yourself short if you let others think for you. That is why you must do your own work and put forth your best effort. Do not get frustrated if you struggle! Just remember you don’t have to know everything. All you need to do is show up, stay involved, and do your own work.
 * HOLDING YOUR OWN**

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