English12IBHL

20162017|Mrs.RebekahODell
odellibenglish.weebly.com
rebekahodell@trinityes.org

The International Baccalaureates

Course Objectives ...
tointroducestudentstoarangeoftextsfrom
differentperiods,styles,andgenres
todevelopinstudentstheabilitytoengageinclose,
detailedanalysisofindividualtextsandmake
relevantconnections
todevelopthestudentspowersofexpression,bothin
oralandwrittencommunication
toencouragestudentstorecognizetheimportanceof
thecontextsinwhichtextsarewrittenand
received
toencourage,throughthestudyoftexts,an
appreciationofthedifferentperspectivesofpeoplefrom
othercultures,andhowtheseperspectivesconstruct
meaning
toencouragestudentstoappreciatetheformal,stylistic,
andaestheticqualitiesoftexts
topromoteinstudentsanenjoymentof,andlifelong
interestin,languageandliterature.

...And My Course Objectives

Togiveyouthetools,thespace,andthe
experiencetodeveloptheauthenticintellectual
lifeofareaderandwriterthatwilllastfar
beyondhighschool.

Scope & Assessment of the Course

IBEnglishisdividedintofourparts,eachwithitsownassessment.YouhavecompletedPartsIandIV(your
IndividualOralPresentationandWorldLiteraturepaper).Thisyear,wewillcompletepartsIIandIII:

PartII:GenreStudy(FALL2016)
Texts:
TwelfthNight(Shakespeare)
SelectedEssays(Dillard)
PoetryofEavanBoland
InternalAssessment:January
10minuteIndividualOralCommentaryona
Bolandpoem+10minuteinterviewononeoftheother
texts(recordedandmoderatedbyIB)

PartIII:InDepthStudy(SPRING2017)
Texts:
Poetryoffourdifferentpoets(TBD)

ExternalAssessment:May3&4,2017
IBExam:
PaperOne:UnseenCommentary
PaperTwo:Responsetoaquestion
comparingPartIIIWorks

FormativeAssessments
Throughoutthecourse,studentswillroutinelyengageinformativeassessmentstopreparethemfortheIB
assessments.Thesewilloccurthroughbothformalandinformalwritingassignments,practiceexam
commentaries,practiceoralcommentaries,andregularSocraticSeminars.

Grading Policies

Yourgradewillnotbecalculatedtraditionally.Formoredetailsontherationaleforthispolicy,pleaseseethe
GradingFAQandGradingsectionoftheclasswebsitethereyouwillfindrubrics,ahelpfulvideo,etc.
YouwillearncompletiongradesforallassignmentsanAifyouturntheassignmentinontimeandanFifyou
donotturnitinatall.
Youwillreceivecopiousfeedbackbothwrittenandthroughconversationswithmewhichwillbefarmore
valuabletoyouasyouseektogrowasaperson,deepenyourknowledge,improveyourwork,andprepareforyour
IBexamsandcollegelife.IwillkeepnotesinthePowerSchoolgradebooksothatyoucanseehowyouaredoingat
anytime.However,muchoftheresponsibilityforkeepingupwithyourprogresswillrelyonyou.
WewilldevelopaclassrubricbasedontheIBlearnerprofile

thosecharactertraitsthatallIBlearnersstriveto
demonstrate.Wewilldetailwhatthislookslikeinyourreading,yourwriting,andclassroomlife.Wewillalso
brainstormtheevidenceyouwillusetoprovethesequalitiesattheendofeachquarter.
Wewillmeetoneononequarterlytodiscussyourprogressanddetermineyouractualquarterlygrade

IwouldlovenothingmorethanforeachofyoutoearnanAinthiscoursenotbecauseyouarethebestandthebrightest
(thoughyouare)butbecauseyouworkedhard,pushedyourself,livedalifeofintellectualrevision,andgrewdeeply
throughthecourseoftheyear.

MakeUpWork:
EverythingyouneedisontheGoogledrive.Youareseniors.Youknowwhenyoureabsent,andyouknowyouneedtoget
caughtupwithclasswork.Thisisyourresponsibilitynotmine.

LateWork:
LateworkshouldbeavoidedatallcostsasIwillprovideyouwithampletimeforeveryassignment.Wewilldiscussthe
timelinessofyourassignmentsinourquarterlygradeconferences.Upontwolateassignmentsinaquarter,yourquarterly
gradewillimmediatelybeloweredbyawholegrade(anAbecomesaB,etc.)

AcademicIntegrity&theHonorCode:
YouracademicintegrityisofparamountimportancetotheInternationalBaccalaureateandtome.UnlessItellyou
otherwise,youarenotallowedtoconsultoutsidesourcesforhelponyourwork.Thisincludescullingideasfromother
sourcesnotjustwordsfromyourpeers,Sparknotes/CliffsNotes,phrases,orchunksofpapersfromanyother
source,etc.IfIbelieveyouhaveviolatedTrinitysHonorCode,youwillreceiveazeroontheassignment.Additional
disciplinaryconsequencesmayfollow.Ifyouneedhelp,seeme!

YourTurn
Pleasemakesurethatyouunderstandthecontentsofthissyllabusandseemewithanyquestions!Whenyouandyour
parentshavereaditanddiscussedit,pleasesignanddatebelow.

Ihavereadthissyllabusandunderstandthegoalsandpoliciesofthisclass.

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