english 12 honors open house part 1. english 12 honors
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English 12 Honors Open House Part 1
English 12 Honors
I love what I do . . .
I love what I do . . .
I express this love
through the quality of my teaching.
Background
■North East, PA■Vineyards■Grape Pickers!
Communications Career
■Public Relations■Theater■Advertising■Bookselling
Education
Grove City College
New YorkUniversity
OxfordUniversity
A World of Literature
“Around the World in 180 Days”A Survey of Literature from East to West,
from Ancient to Postmodern
Welcome, Armchair Travelers!
TextsANCIENT
Ganesha INDIABhagavad GitaSiddharthaGilgamesh MIDDLE EASTPoetry of RumiThe Analects CHINATao Te ChingHiroshima JAPANHaikuOedipus Rex GREECEThe Inferno
Texts
MODERN
Macbeth BRITAINRime of the Ancient MarinerHeart of Darkness Things Fall Apart NIGERIACyrano de Bergerac FRANCELike Water for Chocolate MEXICOThe Proposal RUSSIAAnthemLetters to a Young Poet GERMANYSmoke Signals NATIVE AM
Narrative Inquiry
Reader-as-researcher-experience
Students compile “field text,” a notebook of notes, hunches, memories, questions, images, tentative answers . . .
Blog
Students extend classroom discussion in class blog and practice online discourseand citation skills.
EssaysCritical approaches to literature(Formalist, Archetype, Reader-Response, Historical)
Research Paper8-10 page Source Research PaperAbout a literary topic (world, non-American)Using research and notetakingMLA Documentation
The Research Paper Process
Topic Search SeptemberThesis & Source Search OctoberResearch & Notetaking NovemberOutline DecemberWriting 1st Draft JanuaryRevision & 2nd Draft FebruaryRevision & Final Draft April
Reading Assignments
Ancient texts/poeticup to 15 pages
Medieval textsup to 25 pages
Modern textsup to 40 pages
Reader-Responseto make meaning
Informal writing200-500 words
Visual art
In-class process drama
Discussion/reflection
Homework and Assignments
Overnight homework is due by the beginning of the next class period.
Not accepted late, per se
Next day = ✔ Two or fewer ✔s = full credit at
quarter’s end
Larger asssignments such as projects will be announced with criteria and time to do quality work.
They may be submitted late for credit.
7% deducted per school day late
Homework and Assignments
Missed Classes and Make Up Are the Students' Responsibility
Work due in timecommensurate with time missed.
Make up tests on Wednesdays before or after school.
