HonorsEnglishIV:BritishLiteratureSyllabus

Instructor:Ms.MoniqueFisherEmail:moniquesfisher@gmail.com
Phone:4168880Office
Website:http://teacherweb.com/TN/WSHS/MoniqueSFisher/
ClassNotesPassword:spartans2011(Itisagoodideatocheckmywebsite,especiallythisClass
Notesblogdaily.)
Hours:BeforeandafterschoolinRm:141
Planning:FifthPeriod
Description:
ThiscoursewillexplorethedevelopmentsofBritishliteraturefromtheAngloSaxonperiodtothe
modernperiod,andwillstudytheconnectionsbetweenhistoryandliterature..Youwillenhancereading,
writing,andresearchskillsthroughthestudyofliteraryworksfrom
theMiddleAges,theRenaissance,theAgeofEnlightenment,theRomantic,VictorianandModern
eras.Writing,reading,andresearchskillsobtainedinHonorsEnglishIIIarereinforced.

CourseGoals
Toread,discuss,andanalyzeliteratureusingappropriateliterarytermsandconcepts
Tocreateanalyticalandcreativeresponsestoliterature
Tousecriticalreadingandwritingskillstoanalyzetheelementsofliterature
Tocommunicateinformationandideasingrammaticallycorrectanalyticalessays
Todevelopandimplementresearchstrategiestostudytheconnectionbetweenhistoryandliterature

Requirements:
LiteraryAnalysis(essayanddiscussion):Thisincludesallhomeworkandinclassworkrelatedto
literatureduringtheyear.Youwillhaveavarietyofwaystoapproachdifferentreadings,butnomatter
theassignment,clear,concisewritingwithstronganalysiswillbeanessentialpartofyoursuccess.
Writingwillbeworthasignificantportionofyourgrade,anduseofproperandacademicwritingstyles
willplayanimportantpartinyoursuccess.
Discussion:Allstudentsarerequiredtousingspeakingskillstoparticipateinandleadclassdiscussions
ofliteratureandothermaterials.Discussionalsoincludesrespectfortheviewsofothers,notaforumfor
astudentspoliticalviews,unlesshandledinaprofessionalandeducatedmanner.Itisimperativethat
youreadandtakenotesonthereadingselectionbeforewediscussthem.
ResearchProjects:YouwillimplementresearchstrategiestocompleteaCapstoneproject,as
dictatedbytheMemphisCitySchoolAdministration,inkeepingwiththenewstatemandatesfor
graduation.FailuretocompletethevariouscomponentsoftheprojectcouldresultinanFforthe
gradingperiodinwhichthecomponentisdue.Thisisanindependentproject,anditiscrucialthatyou
planyourtimewisely.FailuretosubmittheresearchpapercomponenttoTurnitin.comwillresultina
zerofortheresearchpaper.
Tests/Quizzes:Testswillbedoneattheendofaunit.Literaryterms,vocabulary,andliteraryanalysis
willbethenorm.Anessayquestionmayalsoaccompanyaunitexam,butmaynotalwaystakeplaceon
thetestday.
Grading:
Homeworkmaybeassignedeachclassandisexpectedtobecompleteduponreturntoclassthe

followingday.
LATEWORKISNOTACCEPTABLE.
Gradescale:A:10093%B:9285%C:8475%D:7470%F:Below69%Quarter
Examswillbetakeninlieuofsemesterexams.

ABSENCES
**Ifyouareabsent,youareresponsiblefortheworkyouhavemisseditisuptoyoutoapproachme
withrequestsformakeupwork.Youhavetwodaystocompleteanymissedwork.Aftertwodays,
youwillreceiveazeroonanymissedworkwhileyouwereabsent.
Majorassignmentsshouldbeemailedonthedaytheyareduethenahardcopyshouldbebroughtinto
meorplacedinmyboxuponreturningtoschool.Otherwise,thegradeisazero.
**Sincereadingschedulesarehandedoutinadvance,ifyouareabsentthedaybeforeatest/quiz,you
stillhavetotakethetest/quizonthenextday.
**Ifyouareabsentorhavequestionsonanassignmentpleasecontactmebeforeorafterschool.If
youcantfindmeinmyroomyoucanemailanyofyourquestionstomoniquesfisher@gmail.com.Itis
importantthatyoudonotaskmeformissingassignmentsduringclasstimeasitispossiblethatImight
notbeabletogiveyouthemostcompleteinformation.Youcanalsocheckthewebsiteforhandouts
andhomework.

Materials:
Asapartofthisclassyouarerequiredtobringwithyoueveryday:
3ringbinder(Itisimperativeyoukeepallhandouts,notes,andgradedworkinorderforquarter
exams.)
LooseLeafPaper(Collegelined)Idonotacceptworktornoutofanotebook(Donottestmeon
this.).Besuretohaveyourworkstapledbeforeturningitin.
Textbookand/orcurrentnovel
DarkblueorBlackPen
PencilforScantrontexts
Highlightersforannotationsandclosereadingassignments

ClassroomRules
Ihavethreesimpleclassroomrules.
1.BERESPECTFULtoeachother,yoursurroundingsandyourself
2.BEONTIMEbeinyourseatandreadytobeginclasswhenthebellrings
1. BEPREPAREDHaveallofyourmaterialswithyouwhenyouwalkintoclass.Youwillnotbeable
toreturntoyoulocker.

CourseOutline
Thisoutlineisageneralmapofwherewellbegoing,whatwellbestudyingandtheapproximatetime
frames.Whilemajorassignmentsarelistedhere,wemayoftendeviatefromthisoutline.

Week14:TheAngloSaxonPeriod:TheHeroicTradition(4491066)
Historicalbackground
SelectedPoems

Beowulf
Grendel
SummerReadingTests
Weeks59:TheMiddleAges(10661485)
Historicalbackground
SelectedPoems
ChaucerTheCanterburyTales
SelectedReadings
SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
OutsideReading:TheCanterburyTalesStudentSelectedTales
SecondQuarter:TheRenaissance(14851660)andNeoClassicalPeriods(16601800)
Historicalbackground
SelectedPoems
Thesonnetandpoemanalysispresentation
ThedevelopmentofdramainEngland(10661623)
Hamlet
OutsideReading:ChooseOne:CandideVoltaire,Gulliver'sTravelsJonathanSwift,RobinsonCrusoe
DavidDafoe,TartuffeMoliere,DonQuixoteMigueldeCervantes(Extrapointsawarded)
ThirdQuarter:TheRomantic(17981832)andTheVictorian(18321901)Periods
HistoricalBackground
Wordsworth
Coleridge
Byron
P.B.Shelley
Keats
Dickens
Hardy
Tennyson
CapstoneProductandPortfolioOutsideReading:HardTimesCharlesDickens,ChooseOne:Wuthering
HeightsEmilyBronteorFrankensteinMaryShelleyFourthQuarter:TheModernandPostModern
Periods(1900Present)WWPoetryYeatsWolfJoyceLawrenceThomasOutsideReading:SelectOne:
WaitingforGodotSamuelBeckett,Rosencrantz&GuildensternAreDeadTomStoppard,APortraitof
theArtistasaYoungManJamesJoyce,ThePowerandtheGloryGrahamGreene,AManforAll
SeasonsRobertBolt,TheStrangerAlbertCamus,SiddharthaHermanHesse

CheatingandPlagiarism
YouwillberesponsibleforusingMLAformat(internal,parentheticaldocumentation)forallquoted
materialandborrowedideasevenifyouparaphrasethem.Ifyouneedsuchdocumentationinapaper,
thenyoumustalsoprovideaproperlyformattedlistofWorksCited,nomatterhowshortthepaper.
Failuretofollowsuchproceduresmayresultinplagiarism,acheatingoffense,guaranteedtoearnazero
fortheassignmentandusuallyfailureofthegradingperiod.Thiswillalsoloweryourconductgradeto
anNorS.Toavoidsuchamistake,remembertogivecreditwherecreditisdue.Copyingothers
workischeatingalloffendingpartieswillearnazeroontheassignment.

ManuscriptForm:

1.Allworkshouldbetypedorwrittenononesideofthepaperindarkblueorblackink.
2.Rememberoneinchmarginsbelongonallfoursidesofthepage.
3.Ifyouindent,donotskiplinesbetweenparagraphsifyouskiplines,dontindent.
4.Ifyouhandwrite,donotskiplinesifyoutype,doublespaceoruseoneandahalfspacing.
5.Usecorrectionfluidneatlyandsparinglyorasimplelinethroughmistakes.
1. Alwaysheadyourpaperwithyourname,theclassperiodandthedateinthetop,righthandcorner.
Twentypointsminimumwillbedeductedfromassignmentswithnonameonthem.

Whenindoubt,askformyhelp.
*Youwillgetadetailednineweeksyllabuseachgradingperiod.
*Remember,bothtextbookscanbeaccessedonlineat:http://my.hrw.com.Weusethesixthcourse
editionsofHolt'sElementsofLiteratureandElementsofLanguage.

StudentsandParents(s)Signatures/EMailAddresses
ToacknowledgethatyouandyourparentshavereadanddiscussedtheinformationontheBritish
Literaturecoursesyllabusand
(1)Acceptthecurriculumasoffered,
(2)Understandthatallpapersmustbeturnedinontheassignedduedatesforfullcredit,
(3)Understandthatifyouarepresentforanypartofadaythatapaperisdue,youmustturnitinthat
daytoreceivefullcredit,evenifyouhaveearlyreleasebeforeyourclassthatday,and
(4)Understandthatmakeupworkwillbeallowedforvalidated/excusedabsencesonly.
PleasereturnyoursignedsyllabustoMs.Fishertocheckinandthenprintacopyofthesyllabusto
keepinyourBritishLiteraturebinderforreference.

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