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English IV Advanced Placement 2013-2014
English IV Advanced Placement for Dual Credit 2013-2014 (TWU Eng.
2013, 2033)
Denton High School
Instructor: Mrs. Julie Seeley
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Class Meeting Times: 4A and 3B
Conference Periods: 5th pd. daily and 2A
Phone: 940-369-2115; Classroom: Room 211
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Both AP English IV and AP English IV for Dual Credit are college-level
classes with college-level requirements. On May 8, 2014, AP students will have the opportunity to earn
college credit by taking the Advanced Placement Examination in English Literature and Composition.
Students enrolled in dual credit through Texas Woman’s University may earn college credit concurrently
with their English IV credit by completing the requirements for ENG 2013 and ENG 2033.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: For maximum success, it is advisable that the student should have
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completed English III Advanced Placement/IB in the 11 grade. Previous background of Pre-AP or
honors level advanced English classes in grades 9-10 is strongly recommended.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature.
Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use
language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students consider a
work’s structure, style, themes, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Ample opportunities
will be provided for students to engage in class discussions. Emphasis is placed on clear verbal and
written expression. Written products include the personal essay, literary analysis essay, comparative
essay, poetry, précis, satire, and research paper.
IMPORTANT DATES:
AP Test Registration Due: Most likely around February 6, 2014, approximate cost of $85 per test.
Fee waivers or reductions for AP test costs are available for students with financial need.
AP English Literature and Comp. Practice Exam: TBA (Saturday, February 22, 2014: 8:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
English Literature and Comp. Exam: Thursday, May 8, 2014: 8:00 a.m.at DHS (arrive by 7:40).
AP Tutorials: Weekly tutorials begin Tuesday, Feb. 11 and will be held Tues. p.m. and Wed. a.m..
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TEXTBOOK: DiYanni, Robert, ed. Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. 6 ed. Boston:
McGraw, 2007. These books will be loaned to you. Replacement cost is approximately $68.
I will also check out to you a variety of novels and other books for class. You are responsible for their
replacement if they are lost or damaged.
TUTORIALS
Tutorials: 8:10 – 8:40 Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.
4:10 – 4:30 Wed., Thurs., Fri.
UIL Ready Writing is Mondays after school.
AP Exam Tutorials will begin February 11 and will be Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday mornings.
CONFERENCE PERIODS:
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My conference periods are 5 period and 2A.
STUDENT PURCHASE OF BOOKS: You will be issued textbooks and most novels. You should
purchase your own copies of the novels listed below. Owning your books enables you to take notes
right in your book as you read, one of the first and most important steps in developing critical reading
ability. Try to have purchased all books for any given six weeks by the first day of the six weeks. Used
copies are fine as long as they are not already annotated and their covers are intact. Library copies are
also okay as long as you don't write in them and renew them as needed.
Do not do annotations by writing on sticky notes in library or school-owned books! The adhesive can
permanently damage the text!
Reading is not limited to these books, but all other works will be provided.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (required purchase for summer reading)
Choice of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway,
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, or Frank enstein by Mary Shelley (required
purchase for summer reading)
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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (buy it only if you want to use for 2 semester
annotation; otherwise, you must buy and annotate Pride & Prejudice)
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Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (buy it only if you want to use for 2 semester annotation;
otherwise, you must buy and annotate A Farewell to Arms)
Heart of Dark ness by Joseph Conrad (suggested purchase)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (suggested purchase)
WORK LOAD
In this course, we study the artistic use of language of increasing complexity. A large amount of outside
reading and writing is required. The qualities you need to be successful in this class are organization,
time management, and a desire to work hard. The amount of reading is prodigious, and much of your
reading will be done outside of class. Familiarize yourself with the syllabus , and make sure to purchase
needed books well in advance. I will give you the due dates for completion later. Expect to write at least
one 500-800 word essay per major literary work read, a few AP timed writings per six weeks during the
first semester with an increase as the AP examination nears, and a major MLA research paper (around
10 pages) during the second semester.
Format for Written Work All major, planned writing assignments must be typed and double spaced in 12
point font with one inch margins all around. Use left, not full, justification. See MLA handbook for more
specifics (available in the classroom). Timed writings and daily assignments may be handwritten in blue
or black ink on the front side of the paper only. All assignments must have a heading on the top left hand
corner with your full name, English IV AP, Seeley, and the date.
I do not accept work written in pencil.
Class Rules
Be punctual, be prepared, be courteous, leave food and drink elsewhere, work the entire period ,
and turn off phones and electronic devices.
Cell Phone Policy: Cell phones, ipads, ipods, or e-readers are not allowed to be used in class except by
direct request of the teacher for instructional purposes. The first cell phone infraction will result in the
teacher’s locking the phone up to be retrieved by the student at the end of the school day. The second
and any subsequent infractions require that the student relinquish the cell phone to the teacher without
opposition and retrieve it from the office upon payment of fine.
SAT Vocabulary Tests
You will be issued a copy of Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT, Level 4 (Replacement cost is $15).
Do not write in it. You are required to complete the vocabulary and critical reading lessons as assigned
(about every two weeks) and be prepared for a vocabulary test. You need to know how to use each SAT
word in a sentence. I will also provide you with lists of SAT vocabulary from many of the works read in
class. You will be responsible for knowing (and using) those words as well.
Genre Maps:
As a means of preparing for essays and the AP test, you are to record on a genre map information about
every book that you read for this class. The “Genre Map Template” is on my website.
Grading Policy
Active participation in class will help your grades, understanding, and enjoyment in the course.
Evaluation of your progress will be through in-class and out-of-class writing assignments, annotations,
content-quizzes and tests (see note) on the reading assignments, and graded discussions over the
works. Major tests and assignments count 75%, and daily assignments count 25% of your final grade.
Grading of Compositions
Composition grades are assessed letter grades based on their content and style (which includes diction
and mechanics.) A+ is a 98, A is a 95, A- is a 92, B+ is an 88, B is an 85, and B- is an 82, and so on.
AP Timed Writings are graded holistically according to a rubric and are assessed grades from 1 to 9.
Retests and Rewrites:
Retests for tests below a grade of 70 are allowed within one calendar week of receiving the graded test
back. Tutorial and review work are required to be eligible for a retest. Rewrites of essays are allowed
after having a writing conference with the teacher. The one calendar week deadline applies to rewrites as
well as retests.
Absences
Absences do not exempt students from academic requirements. Excessive absences, even if excused or
extracurricular, may result in failure of the course because of a loss of instruction. An incomplete may be
granted at the teacher’s discretion, but incompletes must be cleared by the Friday following the last day of
the six weeks. Additionally, having an incomplete for anything other than excused absence, even when it
is cleared, may result in your being ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities for three weeks.
TWU Attendance Policy: “Consistent and attentive attendance is vital to academic success and is
expected of all students. Absences do not exempt students from requirements. Exces sive absences,
even if documented, may result in a student failing the course.”
Tardiness
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DHS Tardy Policy: 1 tardy: verbal warning. 2 tardy: verbal warning and parent contact. 3 tardy: 30
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minute teacher detention and parent contact. 4 and subsequent times tardy: 90 minute all-school
detention & parent contact.
Make-up Assignments: Do not email me for make-up work. If you will be gone for an extracurricular
activity, see me the day before during tutorials. I normally post a class calendar on my website each six
weeks. Many notes & handouts may be accessed from my Google Drive. At the beginning of the
year, send me an email, and I will email you back the link to access my Google Drive. Printed make-up
handouts are in the gray make-up crate. Make-up work is to be completed and turned into the blue tray
promptly, according to student handbook guidelines of one day for each day absent to make up work.
Extra time does not apply to a test or project that was assigned before your absence. Long-term
projects should be turned in on the due date. Tests must be taken during tutorials or D-hall. For
school sponsored trips, work must be completed and tests taken before the scheduled absence.
Late Work
You will be issued a “No More Tears” pass which allows you to turn in one assignment late per semester.
Plagiarism and Cheating
You are required to read each assigned work carefully, thoughtfully, and entirely by the assigned due
date. Cheating will result in a zero on the assignment and notification of parents. Plagiarism of any kind,
whether from commercially prepared notes, the Internet, or another student's paper, falls under the
heading of cheating and is treated the same. Remember, plagiarism occurs any time you fail to give
another person credit--and properly document it--for his or her words or ideas. Even if you put the
information into your own words, it is still plagiarism unless you properly cite and document it. A helpful
website for MLA documentation help is http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Turnitin.com
All written assignments must be uploaded electronically to www.turnitin.com to check for plagiarism.
TWU Academic Dishonesty Statement:
“Honesty in completing assignments is essential to the mission of the university and to the development
of the personal integrity of the student. Cheating, plagiarism, or other k inds of academic dishonesty will
not be tolerated and will result in appropriate sanctions that may include failing an assignment, failing the
class, or being suspended or expelled from dual credit enrollment. Suspected cases in this course may
be reported to Student Life. The specific disciplinary process for academic dishonesty is found in the
TWU student handbook . Tools to help you avoid plagiarism are available through the TWU Libraries at
http://www.twu.edu/library/res/res_plagiarism.htm.
Supplies
3-ring binder reserved for this class (2” minimum—trust me.)
Loose leaf notebook paper
Highlighters in a few different colors
1 box tissues
flash drive (as needed)
dividers or Avery @ self-adhesive tabs
blue/ black pens (for all untyped work)
4" x 6" lined index cards
pencil (only on scantron days)
Post-it notes
Approximate Notebook Divisions: You must be organized to excel in A.P. or Dual Credit senior English. I
suggest at least these notebook divisions: Syllabus and Class Calendar, Warm -ups, Class Notes and
Handouts, Work to Hand In, Graded Work, Misspelled Words, and Vocabulary Improvement. It's also
prudent to keep your graded work in case there is a discrepancy in Gradespeed.
Letters of Recommendation
I write letters of recommendation on a very selective basis. Please understand that I reserve the
right to consider your attendance, attitude, ethics, and grades when deciding whether to write a
letter for you. When you need a letter, type answers to five of the questions (your choice which five) on
the "Questions for Reference-Forms" sheet, and print it out with a copy of your resume if you have one,
the name and address of the person to whom I am writing, as well as an addressed, stamped envelope.
Give me at least two weeks turnaround time. I also submit electronic recommendations when requested
through a college or university website, but if you want your letter to be personal, I still need your resume
and answers to the five questions turned in to me ahead of time.
Disability Support Policy Statement: Denton High School and Texas Woman’s University comply with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws, specifically s ection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with respect to providing appropriate academic adjustments that will
afford equal access to the educational process. If you are a special education student with an IEP
created by ARD committee or if you receive accommodations under Section 504, please talk to me
privately about any concerns you might have about this course. I also welcome communication from
parents.
Withdrawal Policy: You need to be in this class. Period. I promise to make it worth your while.
However, the district requires me to say that . . . “Students wishing to drop the course must schedule a
face-to-face meeting with the parent and teacher. The meeting will focus on whether a schedule change
is in the student’s best interest. Drops can only occur at the end of the first six weeks or the end of the
first semester.
TWU Dual Credit Important Dates
Fall classes for TWU begin August 26.
Late registration for fall: August 26-29 (Late fee assessed)
Fall Last day to drop a class at TWU and receive a refund is September 11
Fall Last day to drop a class without academic penalty a nd without a refund: October 31
Grades due for TWU first semester no later than December 17.
Registration for spring semester: TBA.
Grades due for TWU second semester: TBA.
ENGLISH IV AP COURSE OUTLINE
This Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition syllabus has undergone a thorough course
audit and been approved by the College Board.
FALL SEMESTER UNITS
(Warm-ups will be mainly SAT Vocabulary and Quickwrites)
Total of 39 “A” days and 38 “B” days, minus testing and final exams
*Summer Reading Discussions
5 days
*Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë with Passage Analysis Essay
*Student’s Choice (One of the following: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Love Medicine by
Louise Erdrich, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara
Kingsolver, The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy,
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf)
Oedipus Rex in DiYanni Literature book
5 days
The Anglo-Saxon Period
(Including Beowulf excerpts in Norton Anthology of English Literature)
4 days
The Middle Ages
6 days
(Including ballads and Canterbury Tales excerpts in Norton Anthology of English Literature)
*One psychological novella to be read outside of class (choice of The Stranger by Albert Camus, Notes
from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky, or Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. The Kafka is in textbook.)
The Elizabethan Age / Renaissance Thought / Tragedy and Comedy
Elizabethan Poetry
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare (in DiYanni textbook)
7 days
Research Paper (Begin reading either Brave New World or 1984.
(Substantial selection of poems by a designated British author (AP) or American author (Dual
Credit), plus a biography and book of literary Criticism; these do not need to be annotated)
9 days
Review and Exams
3 days
SPRING SEMESTER UNITS
(Warm-ups will be mainly AP Exam Practice)
Total of 50 “A” days and 49 “B” days, minus testing and final exams
Second semester annotation requirement to purchase: Either Pride and Prejudice or A Farewell to Arms
(must read both but only annotate one)
Dystopian Novel: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Instruction on how and why to annotate a novel
4 days
17th Century Poetry and Nonfiction in textbook, including Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor
6 days
British authors, including John Donne, will also be studied.
18th Century Essays, Poetry, and Satire
5 days
(Textbook and Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. The novel must either be annotated or you
may take a test before the date of the inner-outer circle discussion. See note at top of page.)
Romantic / Transcendental Prose and Poetry from textbook, including
Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, Bryant, Whitman, Dickinson, Poe
British authors will also be studied.
8 days
Victorian Period with Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
6 days
Everyone will complete an analysis packet over the novella and take a test on a designated day.
Modern Period (Moore, Eliot, Frost, and Porter, along with British authors)
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The novel must either be annotated, or you may take
a test before the date of the inner-outer circle discussion. See note at top of page.)
7 days
Contemporary Period (Plath, Swenson, Stevens, Sexton, Collins)
5 days
Comedy: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (in DiYanni textbook)
5 days
Review and Exams
4 days
English IV AP / Dual Credit Signature Sheet
Directions: Please review syllabus on my website at http://www.dentonisd.org//Domain/631. Th en print out this
sheet, sign, and return it to the teacher on the second day of class.
Student’s Name (Please Print):
Parent or Guardian’s Name (Pleas e Print):
If you would like to receive emails from me regarding your child’s progress in my class, please provide your email
address. Also feel free to email me at [email protected] or call 940-369-2115
Parent or Guardian’s Email address:
Phone (day and evening)
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Teacher Oath: I, Mrs. Julie Seeley, promise to challenge your child while making every effort to help him or her to be
successful in English IV AP / Dual Credit. I will share with your child my knowledge, experience, passion, and
dedication. I will contact you if I have any concerns about your child’s progress and/or attendance. If you call or
email me, I promise to respond promptly (by the next business day).
Signed_____________________________________
Julie Seeley
Please read and check or initial that you have read each item:
Student
Parent/Guardian
I will regularly check my child’s grades on Parent Connection online so
that I may help my child to be successful. (See DHS home page for
information on how to access Parent Connection. )
I understand that the office will give the
student a 3-week, printed progress report at the halfway point of each six
weeks if the student is earning a grade below 70. The student agrees to give this
report to the parent.
We understand that copying words or ideas from any
source without complete and accurate documentation is plagiarism
and will result in a zero on the work and parent notification. Even
if you put the information in your own words, it is still plagiarism (and
cheating) unless you document and cite your source.
Knowing that good attendance is important to success in class,
I / we will try to avoid scheduling outside appointments during
English class when possib le. Instructor understands that some appointments
are unavoidable.
Cell phones are to be turned off and put away during class.
Student will be given one verbal warning but must turn in the phone to teacher
until the end of the school day (in locked cabinet). Additional cell phone
infractions will require the student to relinquish the phone to teacher and pick it
up at the end of the day from the office after paying fine. Any argument or
attempts at negotiation will result in an immediate office referral.
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_______ Late work: You will receive one “no more tears” pass per semester which
enables you to turn in one assignment late without penalty.
If you need help, please come and see me promptly to avoid falling behind.
Class work missed due to absence is due the class day after the
class day you return. Per district policy, you have one class day to get the
work, one class day to turn it in. Planned tests or assignments assigned prior to
the absence must be turned in (or tests taken) upon the student’s return to class.
Student’s Signature
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Parent or Guardian’s Si gnature