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Ms. Arnold's 11th grade Literature Syllabus2. Course OverviewIn 2004 the Georgia Department of Education adopted new Georgia PerformanceStandards for grades 9-12. Consistent with state curriculum, the Fulton CountySchools English language arts curriculum implementation aligns with statestandards. The content standards for this course are clustered by strands: Readingand Literature, Reading Across the Curriculum, Conventions, Writing, andListening/Speaking/Viewing.American Literature and Composition will continue to build on the reading andlanguage curriculum established in tenth grade. Throughout this course, studentswill have opportunities to develop and expand their knowledge of Americanliterature and demonstrate their mastery level of new learning through performancetasks and assessments. At the completion of this course, students will take theAmerican Literature and Composition End-of-Course Test required by state law.Reading and LiteratureFocusing on a chronological study of American literature, students will develop anunderstanding of the importance of various periods of literature that characterizeand reflect the American experience. They will read, interpret, analyze, and applyknowledge of the structures, themes, and elements of American fiction andnonfiction. Examining letters, journals, diaries, and speeches, students willtrace the history of the development of American literature. They will alsoconsider the influence of mythical and classical texts on American authors.Through extensive reading, students will acquire new vocabulary specific to thestudy of American literature and apply that knowledge in their writing.Reading Across the CurriculumTo encourage students to become life-long readers, the curriculum includesstandards that address both academic and personal habits of reading. Students willread approximately one million words per year from a variety of subjectdisciplines including language arts. In the English language arts classroom,students will learn the vocabulary of literature, writing, and listening,speaking, and viewing.Works of literature the students will be reading to uncover these standards mayinclude but are not limited to:from The Navajo Origin Legend "The Crisis, Number 1"from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano "The Devil and TomWalker"from “Of Plymouth Plantation” "The Fall of the House of Usher"from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” from "Nature"“Poor Richard’s Almanac” Walt Whitman Poetryfrom “Self-Reliance” and “Civil Disobedience” Emily Dickenson PoetryNovels read in class may include but are not limited to:The Crucible The Great GatsbyEthan Frome A Farwell to ArmsThe Red Badge of Courage A Raisin in the SunWritingExpository writing is the focus for eleventh grade; however, students willcontinue to produce a wide range of writings including polished narratives,persuasive pieces and technical documents. Students will practice both timed andprocess writing to develop compositions that demonstrate an understanding of tone,

point of view, style, organization, author's purpose, and audience. Students willcontinue to use research and technology to support reading and writing. Studentswill write a persuasive essay, a timed writing, a short story, journals andreading logs, and a reflective paper about their writing process.ConventionsStudents will increase their knowledge of the conventions of language in reading,writing, and speaking. They will demonstrate their control of the rules ofEnglish, focusing on the correct use of clauses, phrases, and the mechanics ofpunctuation. Sentence construction and usage will continue to be a focus foreleventh grade. Students will apply their knowledge of the conventions of formatwhen producing expository text including research based papers.Grammar and Format Conventions that we will cover this semester include:• Review of parts of speech, parts of the sentence, Sentence types, Comma Usage• Tips and strategies for writing narrative essays, persuasive writing andresearch summations.Listening/Speaking/ViewingStudents will continue to develop their critical listening skills. Throughpresentations and interactions with the teacher and other students, they willapply effective speaking techniques in small and large group settings. The viewingstandards will enable students to develop media literacy skills through thecareful examination of contemporary texts including television, radio, filmproductions, and electronic media.The complete list of all the Performance Standards for the course are availableonline at www.georgiastandards.org/langart.asp under American Literature andComposition.3. Classroom ManagementStudents are expected to have the appropriate materials, arrive promptly, andbehave in a respectful manner towards teacher and fellow students. Continuousdisruptive behavior will result in contact with the parents. Depending on theseverity of an offense, detention, office referral, and possible suspension may benecessary.4. Grading SchemeHomework/Class work: 15% 90-100 = ATests: 30% 80-89 = BWriting/Projects: 25% 70-70 = CFinal Exam: 15% 69 and below = FQuizzes: 15%5. Homework ExpectationsHomework is crucial to a student’s mastery of skills they have learned in class.Students should expect homework most nights. Homework will not be accepted late.Incomplete homework will only receive partial credit of 50% or less. Majorassignments (writings or projects) will be accepted late with a penalty of 10points per day and will not be accepted after 3 school days.6. Provisions for Improving Gradesa. Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a low or failingcumulative grade will be allowed when all work required to date has been completedand the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course