SyllabusforEnglishIIPreAP

Mr.Kojak
20142015
Contact:
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email:tkojak@cocisd.org
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I.CourseContentandPhilosophy:
Thefocusofthetenthgradeyearisacontinuedmasteryofreadingandwritingskillsnecessary
forsuccessintheAdvancedPlacementLanguageandLiteraturecurriculum.Thegoalisan
increasedcompetencyincriticalthinking,criticalreading,andcriticalwriting.Studentswill
produceessaysinavarietyofrhetoricalforms,sentencesofgreatersophistication,andmore
difficultandvariedanalysisofliterature:fictionandnonfiction,poetryandprose.Avarietyof
literaryformswillbestudiedincludingpersonalnarratives,shortstories,expositorypieces,novels,
poetry,andplays.

II.LiteratureFocus

EnglishIIPreAPisagenrebasedcourse.

SixWeeksI:WorldMythology&GreekTragedy
MajorWork:Antigone,Sophocles
SixWeeksII:ShakespeareanTragedyandtheLiteratureofPersuasion
Majorwork:Othello,WilliamShakespeare
SixWeeksIII:TheNovelPlot,Character,Theme,Symbol,Archetype
MajorWorks:AnimalFarm,OrwellFahrenheit451,Bradbury(summer
reading)selectedshortstories
SixWeeksIV:LiteraryAnalysisPoetry
MajorWorks:selectedpoemsfromthetextandothersources
SixWeeksV:Nonfiction
MajorWorks:selectedessaysfromthetextandothersources
SixWeeksVI:MarshalingEvidence
MajorWorks:selectedsourcesofmedia

ADDITIONALREADINGREQUIREMENT:ONEOUTSIDENOVEL(SEE
APPROVEDLIST)EACHSIXWEEKPERIOD.Ifastudentwishestoreada
novelthatisnotontheapprovedlist,theymaydosoonesixweeksonly.This
bookmustbeapprovedbytheteacheratthebeginningofthesixweekperiod.

III.CompositionandMechanicsFocus:
TypesofWriting:CriticalTextualAnalysis,PersonalEssays(narratives,descriptions,
definitions,analogies),PersuasiveEssays
OpportunitiesforWriting:InformalResponses(compositionbook),CreativeWriting(poetry,
stories,projects),TheProcessEssay(drafting,editing,rewriting),TimedWriting(inclass)
GrammarandMechanics:Importantusageruleswillbecoveredearlyinthecourse.Generally,
however,grammarandmechanicswillbetaughtinconjunctionwithwritingthroughlessonson
style,sentencestructure,andediting.

IV.VocabularyFocus
PSAT/SATPreparationVocabularyProgram
ThisprogramisatwosemesterunitforEnglishIIPreAP.Thewordlistsarecompiledfrom
pastPSATtest,majorliteraryworksfortenthgrade,andtermsusedinAPtestsand
instruction.Testsareweeklyandcumulative.
Additionalvocabularywillcomefromteachermadewordlistsrelatedtospecificreading
assignments.

ClassExpectations:
Youwillbehonest
Youwillprepareforclassandsubmitallassignmentsontime
Youwillrespectyourselfandothers
Youwillsignupforwritingconferencesand/ortutoring
Youwillworkcooperativelywithyourclassmates
Youwillturnoff/putawayallelectronicdevices(cellphones)unlessotherwise
instructed

Supplies
Looseleafnotebookandpaper
2CompositionBooks(1forWarmUps&1forNotes/Assignments)
Tabseparatorsforthesectionsinthebinder
Allhandoutskeepeverythingclippedinyournotebook
Penswithblueorblackink,pencils,highlighters

GradingPolicy
MajorGrades=2/3(Tests,Essays,Projects,CompositionBook,Novel)
DailyWork=1/3(homework,groupactivities,quizzes,otherassignments)

LateWorkPolicy
Assignmentsaredueatthebeginningofclass.
Ifyouareabsentthedayworkisdue,youmustturnitinonthedayyoureturn
Ifyoumissclassforaperformance/fieldtrip,yourworkisduebeforeyouleave
Majorgrades:oneclassperiodlate70%highestpossibleaverage.
Dailyhomeworkwillnotbeacceptedlate.

MakeupWork
Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttopickupanymakeupworkfordays
absentfromthemakeupworkbinderthatiskeptatthefrontoftheclassroom
foreachclassorfromtheclasswebsite.Thisshouldbedoneassoonasthestudent
returnstoclassfrombeingabsent.Ineachbinderthereisacardforeachdayofthe
weekthatinformsthestudentofanythingthatwasdonethatday,andanymaterials
handedoutthatdayareinthebinderandshouldbetakenbythestudent.Additionally,
assignmentswillbeleftontheclasswebsite(www.lordkojak.weebly.com)Studentsget
twodaystomakeupanyworkfromthefirstdayabsentandonedayforeachadditional
dayabsent.Worknotturnedinaccordingtothisschedulewillreceiveagradeofzero.
(Thismakeuptimedoesnotapplytoschoolrelatedabsences,whichwereaddressed
above.)

TipsforSuccessinPreAPEnglish

Learntoorganizeyourtime.
Youreallyhavetoreadthebooktopass.
Buyyourowncopiesofnovelsandtakenotesasyouread.
Greatliteratureshouldbereadandreread.
Dontgiveup!
Listenandtakecarefulnotesinclass.
Bepreparedtothink.
Learntotypeproficiently.
Bemotivated,responsible,anddontwhine.
Askquestions.
Comeafterschoolforhelp.
Usethedictionarywhenyouread.Lookupwordsyoudontknow.
Bepreparedtowrite,rewriteandrewriteagain.
Studytogether,butdoyouownwork.
Setgoals.Dontbeswayedbythosewhodonthaveany.
Keepandorganizeallteacherhandoutschronologically.

IhavereadandIunderstandtheclassroomrulesandexpectationsforPreAPEnglish
II.

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