Pebblebrook High School 2.0: Project-based; Problem Solved!

Department: English Fall Semester 2014

COURSE TITLE: British Literature INSTRUCTOR: Miss. Antwih
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!"S SC"OOL &ISION: Empowering Students to Become Productive Members of a Global Community
!"S SC"OOL MISSION: Modeling and Developing Intellectual, Pysical and Emotional Beaviors tat !ead to
Success for "ll
'E( CTIONS:
Increase te Graduation #ate
Increase rigor and student engagement $Pro%ect&based learning environment'
Increase community and parental involvement
COURSE DESCRI!TION:
)his is a college &re& course which sur*eys British works an+ authors an+ &ro*i+es writing e#&eriences relate+ to
the inter&retations o, literature. )he te#ts are o, the -uality an+ com&le#ity illustrate+ by the British Literature
rea+ing list. )he stu+ent i+enti,ies. analy/es. an+ a&&lies knowle+ge o, the structures an+ elements o, ,iction an+
non,iction ,rom the te#ts an+ &ro*i+es e*i+ence ,rom the te#t to su&&ort un+erstan+ing.

'E( STNDRDS:
0ite strong an+ thorough te#tual e*i+ence to su&&ort analysis o, what the te#t says e#&licitly. an+ or im&lies..
1rite arguments to su&&ort claims in an analysis o, to&ics or te#ts. using *ali+ reasoning an+ rele*ant an+
su,,icient e*i+ence.
1rite in,ormati*e'e#&lanatory te#ts to e#amine an+ con*ey com&le# i+eas. conce&ts. an+ in,ormation clearly
an+ accurately..
1rite narrati*es to +e*elo& real or imagine+ e#&eriences or e*ents using e,,ecti*e techni-ue. well-chosen
+etails. an+ well-structure+ e*ent se-uences.
(ro+uce clear an+ coherent writing in which the +e*elo&ment. organi/ation. an+ style are a&&ro&riate to task.
&ur&ose. an+ au+ience.
2se technology. inclu+ing the 3nternet. to &ro+uce. &ublish. an+ u&+ate in+i*i+ual or share+ writing &ro+ucts.
3nitiate an+ &artici&ate e,,ecti*ely in a range o, collaborati*e +iscussions. .
(resent in,ormation. ,in+ings. an+ su&&orting e*i+ence. con*eying a clear an+ +istinct &ers&ecti*e that is easily
,ollowe+ by the au+ience
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#ritish Literat)re
TE*T#OO'+SU!!LEMENTL RESOURCES:
Beowulf
Sir Gawain and te Green .nigt
!e Morte d/"rtur
0e Canterbury 0ales
Macbet
Central Te,ts:
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7, 899:by 6ason Cobley $"dapter', Mary Selley $"utor'

Re-)ire.+S)pplemental+!arallel Te,ts /0r the C0)rse:

Beowulf
Iron Man
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=arrior
" .nigt/s 0ale
Merlin
Macbet
1ran(enstein
1e may occasionally *iew other curriculum-relate+ mo*ies or mo*ie cli&s. @our signature on this syllabus in+icates
&ermission ,or your stu+ent to *iew these mo*ies.
$ENERL INFORMTION:
(lease remember that all material has been selecte+ an+ a&&ro*e+ ,or this &articular course as a result o, its thematic
rele*ance an+ signi,icanceA howe*er. m0.i/i1ati0ns in the material are p0ssi2le )p0n re-)est as a res)lt 0/
reser3ati0ns4 10n1erns4 0r pr02lems 5ith its 10ntent6
As this is a college-le*el course. its mature themes. content. an+ theoretical nature are +esigne+ to +e*elo& critical
thinking. writing. an+ thinking skills necessary in &ost-secon+ary e+ucational institutions. 7houl+ you ha*e a &roblem
with a &articular selection on this syllabus. &lease +o not hesitate to +iscuss it with me.
MTERILS NEEDED:
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items /0r B0)r 10nsi.erati0n:
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M)lti10l0re. Mar=ers
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CLSS E*!ECTTIONS:
1. 0ome to class on time e*ery +ay rea+y to &artici&ate. engage. an+ learn.
2. Be kin+ to one another. Listen to one another an+ me. 1e are a community.
%. Be res&ect,ul o, in+i*i+ual cultural +i,,erences an+ o&inions.
9. (artici&ation in class +iscussion is essential.
". 7tu+ents are to bring a&&ro&riate materials to class e*ery +ay.
$. 8ollow ALL school rules an+ &olicies =no ,oo+. no hea+&hones. no electronic +e*ices>.
FINL E*M E*EM!TION:
7tu+ents with no more than one e#cuse+ absence may -uali,y to e#em&t one o, their ,inal e#ams. 7tu+ents with a course
a*erage o, 0 or higher may e#em&t one ,inal e#am o, their choice. 7tu+ents with a course a*erage o, 7! or below may
re-uest that ten &ercentage &oints be a++e+ to the ,inal e#am gra+e. )owar+s the en+ o, the semester. stu+ents who
-uali,y may submit an B#am B#em&tion 8orm to the classroom teacher o, their choice. )eachers must *eri,y that the
stu+ent -uali,ies ,or the e#em&tion.
!RTICI!TION:
0lass &artici&ation is an im&ortant com&onent o, the A( curriculum. Much can be learne+ ,rom the e#change o, i+eas
that occurs +uring class +iscussions. 8re-uent absences 7B43<27L@ Ceo&ar+i/e your success in this class. )he
&artici&ation gra+e will be base+ on the +egree o, stu+ent in*ol*ement in the learning acti*ities. inclu+ing attention to
an+ &artici&ation in written an+ oral e#ercises. class +iscussion. &re&aration ,or class. an+ homework. )o reiterate: 3,
you +o not &artici&ate in ,ormal class +iscussions. you will not recei*e a &assing gra+e ,or that acti*ity.
TTENDNCE ND M'E9U! !OLIC(:
Atten+ance is ESSENTIL to your success in this course. 3t is (OUR res&onsibility to come to school an+ D&lug inE to
the learning community. Being here +oes not mean sim&ly ,illing the seat.
A stu+ent who is &resent an+ acti*ely &artici&ates is more likely to be success,ulA howe*er. i/ a st).ent has an e,1)se.
a2sen1e4 he+she has the n)m2er 0/ .aBs a2sent pl)s 0ne .aB t0 ma=e )p assigne. 50r=6 3, the stu+ent +oes not
make u& the work. a /ero will be gi*en ,or the misse+ work. All a stu+ent has to +o is A7F. an+ 3 will be ha&&y to
+esignate a time ,or make-u& work. 4emember. that IT IS T"E STUDENTDS RES!ONSI#ILIT( TO S' FOR
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LTE %OR' !OLIC(:
Late work is ,rowne+ u&on in an A( course. thus it is my e#&ectation that you will turn in your work on time an+ with no
e#cuses. Late work will be acce&te+ u&on com&letion. but will be subCect to a lowering o, the gra+e. )eacher +iscretion
will go*ern whether or not you will be able to turn in late work or makeu& work that is late ,or a reason other than
absence i, it becomes ob*ious that you are abusing &olicy.
ll ma<0r assignments+pr0<e1ts 5ill 2e penaliCe. 10F ea1h .aB late4 )p t0 nine 10nse1)ti3e .aBs. Late 1lass 50r=
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TRD( !OLIC(:
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stu+ents may recei*e 7atur+ay 7chool. 3n-7chool 7us&ension. an+ <ut-o,-7chool 7us&ension ,or re&eate+ tar+ies.
E*TR "EL!:
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"fternoon Session
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CELL !"ONES ND ELECTRONIC DE&ICES2

As &er the schoolGs &olicy. cell &hones are not to be use+ +uring class time unless +irecte+ by the teacher ,or instructional
&ur&oses. 7tu+ents will recei*e a +isci&line re,erral a,ter one warning to &ut away any electronic +e*ice =unless the
+e*ice is being use+ ,or instruction>. 7tu+ents are allowe+ to bring certain technologies to class =i(a+. la&to&. Fin+le.
etc.>. but it shoul+ NOT inter,ere with the teaching or otherGs learning.
COM!OSITION REAUIREMENTS:
All work shoul+ be com&lete+ with care an+ re,lect gra+e le*el insight. 3llegible work an+ &a&ers without the
&ro&er i+enti,ication will recei*e a /ero.
7tu+ent name. teacher name. class. an+ +ate shoul+ a&&ear in the u&&er le,t-han+ corner o, all assignments &er
MLA style =htt&:''owl.english.&ur+ue.e+u'>
All ,inal +ra,t essays shoul+ ,ollow the stan+ar+ MLA manuscri&t ,ormat ,or written com&osition. MaCor
writing assignments shoul+ be ty&e+. )he 0om&uter Lab =4oom !07> an+ the me+ia center com&uters are
a*ailable be,ore an+ a,ter school ,or wor+ &rocessing.
CDEMIC INTE$RIT(:
Ceating is considered a serious matter) "ny student wo is involved in ceating>plagiarism will receive a grade of ?ero
on te material, an unsatisfactory in conduct, and is>er parents will be notified)
8or this course. cheating is +e,ine+ as. but is not limite+ to. the ,ollowing acts:
0o&ying anyoneHs answers to -uestions. e#ercises. stu+y gui+es. class work or homework assignments
)aking any in,ormation *erbatim ,rom any source. inclu+ing the 3nternet. without gi*ing &ro&er cre+it to the
author. or rearranging the or+er o, wor+s an+'or changing some wor+s as written by the author an+ claiming the
work as his or her own. i.e.. &lagiarism.
Looking onto another stu+entHs &a&er +uring a test or -ui/.
Ia*ing a*ailable any stu+y notes or other test ai+s +uring a test or -ui/ without the teacherHs &ermission.
0ollaborating on assignments when in+e&en+ent work is e#&ecte+.
CLSSROOM #LO$:
)hroughout the year. stu+ents are e#&ecte+ to use the classroom blog .ailB. 3, you are absent. it is your res&onsibility to
check the blog an+ come &re&are+ to the ne#t class. All han+outs an+ assignments will be &oste+ +aily to the blog.
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FINL T"OU$"TS:


3 am looking ,orwar+ to a J4BA) semester o, learning an+ ,un. @ou ha*e electe+ to take a +eman+ing college-le*el class
in the stu+y o, Bnglish Language Arts. My e#&ectations o, you are high because o, your +esire to achie*e. A*oi+
&rocrastination an+ shortcuts as they will only hurt your chances o, success. )his course re-uires your +iligence an+
attention. @ou will succee+ as an in+i*i+ual accor+ing to the e,,ort &ut into the course. (lease see me with any concerns
or issues.

S(LL#US C'NO%LED$EMENT 20129201;
TEC"ER: Miss6 nt5ih COURSE: British Literature
Multicultural Literature
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