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Syllabus
Grades 11 & 12
Course
Description
This semester course is designed to help students prepare
for the vast array of writing assignments required in college. MLA
format as well as other writing styles will be utilized. Various writing
techniques will be used to help students develop skills to write fluently and
critically for multiple purposes. Selected readings will be assigned.
Outcomes
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Students will develop skills to write fluently and critically
for multiple purposes to produce various compositions.
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Students will achieve a level of writing appropriate to college
work, which includes well-organized and error free work, critical use of
evidence and/or secondary sources, and responsible communication of concepts
and ideas.
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Students will explore a variety of revision and editing
strategies which include selecting appropriate language conventions when
editing texts, critiquing in areas of cohesion, effectiveness, and unity.
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Students will recognize and approximate authors’ innovative
techniques to convey meaning and influence and audience when composing their
own texts.
Required Texts:
- The Prentice Hall Reader, Sixth Edition, George
Miller
- Siddhartha, Hermon Hesse
- SF Writer, 2nd Edition.
Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc. 2002
English
Department Requirements:
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All major papers will be typed.
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All written work must be completed in ink.
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All written work must be completed on loose-leaf paper on one side.
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All work must be handed in on time.
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No late work will be accepted.
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No extra credit will be given.
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Any form of cheating will result in an automatic zero.
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Plagiarism is unacceptable and will result in no credit.
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Required materials are expected in class on a daily basis.
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A notebook is required (continuation of prior years).
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It is your responsibility to see the teacher (at the beginning of the class
period) the day you return about missed assignments due to excused absence(s).
Quizzes and tests must be made up immediately on your own time. Dates
for these will be assigned when you return. Assignments given on the
day of the absence will be assigned a later due date. Work given or
due as result of an unexcused absence or tardy will result in a zero.
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Prearranged absence - it is your responsibility to check before the
actual absence so that work is completed upon return.
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Participation is required.
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Appropriate classroom behavior is expected.
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Writing Portfolio
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Computer disc required.
Grading:
Various methods of evaluation will be used. The purpose of this is to
give you the exposure and experience to a variety of procedures. All
work given will be assigned point values as determined by their importance.
The total points will determine the final grade. The quarterly work and
semester exam will all constitute a certain percentage of the grade as
determined by the student handbook. |
