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English IV (AP) 140
An Overview
TIME FRAME: 1 semester
GRADE: 12
CONTACT:
MAP LEVEL: 4
What characteristics define British and World Literature?
How has the history and culture of the world affected the development and style of its literature?
What are the ideas and events that have influenced individual expression in literature?
What are the interrelationships of the literature and the stylistic periods that fostered important works?
How relevant are the literary works of the past to understanding the current society and its values?
What themes, archetypes, and ideas transcend time and cultures?
This class consists of a survey approach to British and World Literature spanning 13 centuries. The latter part of the course focuses on modern texts. The literature is chosen both for its aesthetic value and its cultural significance. The literature offers examination of the human condition, with a focus upon the principle concerns of literary criticism and the great ideas of civilization. Writing completed for the course focuses on in-depth text analysis as well as the application of ideas from the texts to our present day society. Another major emphasis of this course is the preparation for the Advanced Placement Exam in Literature and Composition. Text selections for the course are made with an awareness of what the test will demand.
READING
Students in AP Senior English will:
-- Use a variety of strategies to expand vocabulary (especially in preparation for the AP test),
-- Understand and use the text structure and organization,
-- Use the process of reading, including prereading, questioning, prediction, to enhance comprehension,
-- Make inferences about the ideas implicit in narrative, expository, persuasive, and poetic text,
-- Support stated thesis with details drawn from text,
-- Support analysis with details drawn from text,
-- Communicate effectively in a variety of modes,
-- Demonstrate an understanding that literature represents, recreates, shapes, and explores human experience through language and imagination (especially in preparation for the AP test),
-- evaluate the merit of literary texts on the basis of individual preference and established standards,
-- identify, articulate, and write in a supported manner about larger thematic ideas
present in the works read,
-- Gather, select, organize, and analyze information from literary/critical sources to increase reading comprehension,
-- Think critically about the text through application of themes to life today and identification with characters,
-- Recognize various literary devices used in literature, and understand their function in literature (especially in preparation for the AP test),
-- Recognize and articulate the author's purpose and intended audience,
-- Identify the author's perspective and bias and relate them to one's own interpretation,
-- Articulate judgments about a text's meaning and quality, understanding the relationship between context and content,
-- Explore and respond to traditional and contemporary literature,
-- Identify the unique and shared qualities of the voices, cultures, and historical periods of world literature,
-- Examine the ways that readers and writers are influenced by personal, social, cultural, and historical context,
-- Use literature as a resource to explore ideas, decisions, and social issues.
RESEARCH
Students in AP Senior English will:
-- Evaluate sources for credibility and validity,
-- Generate a works cited page that complies with MLA format,
-- Understand the concept of plagiarism and its consequences,
-- Use appropriate format for citations,
-- Recognize and use appropriate types of resources for the task,
-- Demonstrate facility with a variety of source materials, including print and non-print,
-- Distinguish valid and invalid sources,
-- Judge the quality of sources,
-- Demonstrate appropriate use of technology to accomplish tasks, including appropriate use of the Internet,
-- Use a variety of evaluation and assessment strategies,
-- Effectively integrate researched material into a paper,
-- Choose appropriate format for presentation of the final product.
WRITING
Students in AP Senior English will:
-- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate literary terminology through discourse and writing,
-- Use the structure of narrative, expository, persuasive, poetic and visual texts to interpret and extend meaning,
-- Explore and respond to the aesthetic elements of literature including spoken, visual, and written texts,
-- Develop a written response that is appropriate for the purpose,
-- Demonstrate appropriate use of the conventions and mechanics of the English language, including grammatical constructions and spelling,
-- Use an appropriate level of language and choose words appropriately for the purpose of the writing,
-- Communicate effectively in a variety of writing modes,
-- Write response to literature papers that demonstrate critical literary reading strategies and skills, clear thesis writing, effective argumentation skills that support thesis, and effective integration of textual support (especially in preparation for the AP test).
-- Write papers in MLA format which include all steps of the writing process.
SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION
Students in AP Senior English will:
-- Demonstrate elements of effective delivery during oral communications, such as use of appropriate vocal qualities and nonverbal communication, and effective rate and pacing,
-- Adjust speech qualities to the audience, topic, and purpose,
-- Participate effectively in a variety of roles during large and small group discussions (circle, Socratic seminars),
-- Adjust speech behavior in response to perceived audience reaction,
-- Demonstrate appropriate poise and presence during oral communications.
All students in AP Senior English will:
-- Read British and world literature selections from the delineated scope and sequence,
-- Be instructed in the literary terms, devices, and structures necessary for reading comprehension of various materials and in preparation for the AP test,
-- Be given the opportunity to respond to literature both orally and in written formats,
-- Be given review, as needed, on the numerous skills required for successful research and research writing,
-- Write a researched paper in MLA format,
-- Write a minimum of 10-12 papers following the complete writing process,
-- Complete 50 pages of written material (excluding tests and journals) by the end of the semester,
-- Give a formal presentation in front of the class,
-- Be instructed, as needed, in effective techniques and skills for public speaking,
-- Be guided in effective discussion strategies for circle/double circle discussions and Socratic seminars,
-- Be introduced to literary criticism,
-- Be instructed on the skills and strategies necessary for interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating a visual communication,
-- Be given opportunites to complete AP preparation materials (to include multiple choice format and open-ended essays).
Assessment of student writing will include such activities as journal responses, college essays, autobiographical writing, expository writing, research papers, literary analysis, and the optional senior essay contest. Assessment of reading skills will include such activities as oral and interpretive readings, oral and written responses to assigned readings, and student- and teacher-generated questioning. Assessment of speaking skills will include such experiences as criterion-referenced speech activities and class presentations.
Students may choose to participate in any of the following:
1) Katherine Robertson Senior Essay Contest
2) ECSU/IMPAC Literary Awards Contest
3) University of Connecticut Early College Experience Program
4) Field Trips (Higgins Armory, Shakespeare Plays)
Classroom texts will be selected from the following list:
-- 1984, George Orwell
-- Gilgmesh: A New Translation, trans. Stephen Mitchell
-- Beowulf, trans. Seamus Heaney
-- Grendel, John Gardner
-- Selections from Elements of Literature silver edition, including Anglo Saxon
Riddles, excerpts from The Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,
Arthurian Legends, Shakespeare's Sonnets, Romantic and Victorian Poetry, and
The Importance of Being Earnest
-- Hamlet, William Shakespeare
-- As You Like It , William Shakespeare
-- Othello, William Shakespeare
-- A Collection of Essays, George Orwell
-- A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
-- Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
-- The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
-- Cry the Beloved Country, Alan Paton
-- Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
-- My Brilliant Career, Miles Franklin
-- The Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri
-- J.B.: A Play in Verse, Archibald Macleish
-- Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
-- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Tom Stoppard
-- The Educated Imagination, Northrop Frye
-- Selected contemporary poetry, short stories, and essays
Students enrolled in this class may also opt to enroll in the UCONN CoOp program, which allows them to earn 3 credits at UCONN.