British Literature Course Syllabus 2013-2014 Jones College Preparatory High School Ms. Gurrola cgurrola@ onescollegeprep.org Perio!

s 2" 4" # $ MISSION STATEMENT %he Jones College Prep &nglish 'epart(ent is co((itte! to helping stu!ents enhance their s)ills in gra((ar" rhetoric" *riting" an! te+t analysis" ,ase! on the -C% &nglish College .ea!iness Stan!ar!s *hich naturally align *ith the /llinois state stan!ar!s. COURSE DESCRIPTION Stu!ents rea! an o0er0ie* o1 2ritish literature 1ro( the Me!ie0al perio! to the Mo!ern" integrating a stu!y o1 history to ,etter supply a conte+t 1or an appreciation an! un!erstan!ing o1 the literature" *ith e(phasis on a 0ariety o1 prose an! poetic genres. Stu!ents *rite critical an! argu(entati0e essays" co(plete a research paper" engage in creati0e *riting pro ects" an! (a)e technology-assiste! oral presentations. Stu!ents prepare 1or the -C%" S-%" an! college entrance e+a(s. MATERIALS REQUIRED %e+t,oo)3 Literature and Integrated Studies, Scott" 4ores(an an! Co(pany. 'ictionary 5ne spiral note,oo) *ith per1orate! e!ges /n) pens 6,lue or ,lac)7 DO NOT WRITE WITH LITTER! PENS" OR PENCILS# I$ I CANNOT SEE OR UNDERSTAND !OUR WRITIN " I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RADE IT%%%% 2 t*o-poc)et 1ol!er OB&ECTI'ES3 %o ,eco(e s)ille! rea!ers o1 !i0erse literary genres" applying analy8ing" su((ari8ing an! interpreti0e s)ills to !e(onstrate their a,ility to thin) critically an! creati0ely %o respon! personally an! re1lecti0ely to a range o1 literature" 1ocusing pri(arily on 2ritish 9iterature %o !e0elop colla,orati0e s)ills though group *or) %o (aster the *riting process an! !e0elop the )no*le!ge an! strategies nee!e! 1or e!iting their *or) an! that o1 others %o recogni8e an! analy8e the historical" geographical" social" an! psychological settings 1or gi0en pieces o1 literature %o pro!uce a cross-curricular research paper %o correctly apply the con0entions o1 gra((ar an! language usage

QUESTIONS Stu!ents *ill *or) throughout the year to ans*er the 1ollo*ing :uestions3

;hat are the roles o1 (en an! *o(en in 2ritish 9iterature through the ages< Must heroes ,e 1la*less< Ho* ha0e historic e0ents shape! the literature o1 a perio!< Can *e learn anything 1ro( authors 1ro( a ti(e an! place that is nothing li)e the *orl! *e li0e in< Ho* !oes the author choice o1 *or! connect *ith the the(e o1 a piece o1 literature< ;hy are so(e pieces o1 literature consi!ere! classics<

TE(TS %he 1ollo*ing te+ts *ere chosen ,ecause they are co(ple+" challenging te+ts *hich ten! to3 (a)e use o1 a(,iguous language an! literary !e0ices= contain challenging conte+t-!epen!ent 0oca,ulary= inclu!e e(,e!!e!" not e+plicit" (essages an!>or (eanings= an! present !i11icult concepts re:uiring in!epen!ent an! in1erential thin)ing. )st Quarter Beowulf -n e+cerpt 1ro( re*+el 6Gar!ner7 ,Wul- a*+ Ea+.a/er0 ,y an anony(ous *o(an 1ro( the Mi!!le -ges. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales The Pardoners Prologues and Tale 6Chaucer7 The Wife of Baths Tale 6Chaucer7 Morte d Arthur Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1*+ Quarter &li8a,ethan &ra .o(antic poetry /ntro!uction to the Sha)espearian sonnet Macbeth The Taming of the Shrew 2r+ Quarter Poetry an! ?Me!itation 1@A o1 'onne" Herric) an! Mar0ell ?Para!ise 9ostA ?- Mo!est ProposalA B%he &!ucation o1 ;o(enA Selections 1ro( 2la)e" ;or!s*orth" Coleri!ge an! Ceats &ssay ?- Din!ication 1or the .ights o1 ;o(anA 3th Quarter ?%he 9a!y o1 ShallotA Selections 1ro( the 2ro*nings

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COURSE POLICIES AND E(PECTATIONS Stu!ents are e+pecte! to ,e prepare! an! on ti(e to class e0ery !ay. I- a stu+e*t is abse*t it is the stu+e*t5s res6o*sibility to /o77u*i/ate .ith a /lass7ate to +eter7i*e the +ay5s assi8*7e*ts# -ll *or) is !ue the !ay a1ter the stu!ent returns to class *ith a *ote e96lai*i*8 his:her abse*/e# /1 the stu!entJs a,sence *as u*e9/use+" K5 *or) *ill ,e accepte!. /1 a stu!ent is %-.'L" he>she (ust ha0e a pass to enter the class. /1 a stu!ent is %-.'L %;/C&" he>she (ust (eet *ith Ms. Gurrola at a ti(e set ,y Ms. Gurrola. I- a stu+e*t 7isses a 7eeti*8 .ithout -irst i*-or7i*8 Ms# urrola" the TARDIES .ill tur* i*to a +ete*tio*# -ssign(ents are !ue on the !esignate! !ates. 9ate *or) is not accepte!" as *or) co(plete! a1ter its !ue !ate loses rele0ance. $oo+3 Ko 1oo!" !rin)" gu( or can!y is allo*e! in the classroo(. .e1er to the Stu!ent Han!,oo) 1or !etails o1 conse:uences 1or 0iolating this policy. Ele/tro*i/ De;i/es3 Mse o1 cellular phones" PSPs" iPo!s or other electronics is prohi,ite! !uring class. /1 the teacher sees the(" he *ill ta)e the( an! stu!ents can retrie0e the( 1ro( the !iscipline o11ice.

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