DCHS+ENG+LIT+4

 Spring 2012  Dr. Angela Gunter Phone  Email: angela.gunter@daviess.kyschools.us ||
 * ** ENG 4: Literature **


 * Course Description: ** English 4 Literature is a course in analytical reading of primarily British literature and writing emphasizing argument and synthesis of information. Instruction and practice will focus on reading critically, thinking logically, responding to texts, developing research skills, writing substantial essays through systematic revision, addressing specific audiences and expressing ideas in standard English. A review of grammar and mechanics will also be included. **Successful completion of this course along with ENG 4 Language satisfies DCHS Senior English requirement.**


 * Texts: **//Elements of Literature: Essentials of British and World Literature. // 6th course. Orlando: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2007.

Glenn, Cheryl, Miller, Robert Keith, Webb, Suzanne Strobeck, and Gray, Loretta. //Hodges’ Harbrace Handbook.// 15th ed. Boston: Thompson, 2004.

Ramage, John D., John C. Bean, and June Johnson. //Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings.// Brief ed. 8th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.


 * Suggested Supplies: * **Paper or Notebook *Pocket Folder or Binder *Highlighter


 * Course Objectives: **Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
 * write with a style that is clear and expressive
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">summarize main points in a text and identify their importance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">recognize arguments through work in logic, recognize fallacies in argumentation and how to avoid them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">synthesize information into a logical essay
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">identify personal assumptions concerning selected issues in response to those embodied in written texts, clarify those beliefs, and express them lucidly both in oral and written form
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">choose a suitable restricted topic for an argument
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">gather information appropriate to the chosen topic
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">demonstrate awareness of ethical consideration in making value choices

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">interpretation of the ideas in the text. Cheating defeats the whole purpose.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Expectations: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be respectful of me and each other.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Enter the room on time and with all required materials including books, assignments, pen, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You may email EVERY assignment to me unless specifically instructed not to do so. If you print your assignments, print out all assignments BEFORE coming to class.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Turn in assignments on due date.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Take care of personal business (grooming, restroom, phone calls) during breaks or lunch time.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Food, drinks, and gum are fine until the FIRST time I have to clean up after you.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Profanity will not be tolerated.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">And woe be unto you if you decide to cheat. Refer to the student agenda regarding policy. If I catch you, you will be subject to punishment. If I don’t catch you, you could be missing out on something that will help you in life! There is a certain amount of factual information you must learn, however, I am much more interested in your original


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Policy for Make Up/Late Work: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Tests and long quizzes will be sent to the testing center to be completed before or after school. The center will be available on Monday and Wednesday afternoons as well as Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Short quizzes and homework assignments will be placed in the appropriate tray on my desk. You have __five days__ to make up assignments. **It is your responsibility to inquire about missed assignments**.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">*Late work will only be accepted one day late and given a score of no more than 50% of the original grade. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Tardy Policy: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> You are considered tardy if you are not in the room when the bell rings. The first tardy will result in a warning, the second in a DM, and the third in a detention issued by administration. See agenda book for details.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Room Exit Policy: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No exits from the room will be allowed without **YOUR OWN** agenda book initialed by me. Take care of business during breaks because our class time is so precious.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Class Dismissal Policy: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Stay seated until the bell sounds. Standing in a clump in the doorway is a fire hazard and if I die in a fire because you clogged to doorways, I will come back and haunt you.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Word of the Day (Literary Terminology)/Daily Grammar Practice <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Assign British Novel //Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Sentence Unity (Ch. 23) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Anglo-Saxon Culture __ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Beowulf/Grendel //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">text and movie comparison <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">WA: Ch. 14 Evaluation and Ethical Arguments (284-309) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">WA: Ch.15 Proposal Arguments (310-331) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">WA: Ch. 16 Finding and Evaluating Sources (344-367) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">WA: Ch.17 Using, Citing, and Documenting Sources (368-400) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Proposals for Supporting Reason Argument Essay 3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Toulmin Schema for Essay 3:Supporting Reason Essay || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Class Seminar: Discussion of Essay Topics <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(1) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tues: England in the Middle Ages __ <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(2) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Thurs: Chaucer __ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Canterbury Tales //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">—General Prologue || //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Canterbury Tales // <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(3) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tues: Renaissance England __ <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(4) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Thurs: Shakespeare __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Ballad: Original and Contemporary <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">WA: Ch. 13: Resemblance Arguments (264-283) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Analysis of Persuasive Speeches in Shakespeare Plays || <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(5) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tues: British Monarchy (Tudors) __ <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(6) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Thurs: Royal Family (Windsors) __ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Macbeth // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Cause of Downfall of Macbeth, Cause of Shakespeare’s Writing of Play || <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(7) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tues: Carpe Diem Poets/Poetry __ <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(8) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Thurs: Metaphysical Poets/Poetry __ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Macbeth // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Causes of Poetic Movements/Poetry Conventions <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(9) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tues: Romantic Poetry/Poets __ <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(10) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Thurs: Victorian Writing/Conventions __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Causes of and Reactions to Previous Literary Periods <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(12) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Thurs: Contemporary British Society (Arts, Education, Social Structure, etc. __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">--Assign Causal Argument Essay (249) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">WA: Ch.12 Causal Arguments (237-253)  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Victorian Poetry/Literature <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(14) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Thurs: British Television, Movies, Artists, etc. __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Connections between Current British Society and British History: Causal Chains <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Contemporary British Fiction || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Modern British Short Stories || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Modern British Short Stories <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Grammar Final Review ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Course Outline: **
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Spring 2012 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 1 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Intro to Section 2, Diagnostic Grammar/Writing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Sign up for British Culture Presentation [100] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">--Assign Supporting Reason Argument Essay 3 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Subordination/Coordination (Ch. 24)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Subordination/Coordination (Ch. 24)
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Novel 1 Discussion Board 1 Due [25] ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Misplaced Modifiers (Ch. 25)WA: Ch. 12 Readings (254-263) ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Rough Draft Essay 3 Due: Supporting Reason—Peer Review [25] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Parallelism (Ch. 26)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Supporting Reason Argument Essay 3 Due [100] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">--Assign Resemblance Argument Essay (271) **
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Novel 1 Discussion Board 2 Due [25] ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Consistency (Ch. 27)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 6 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Emphasis (Ch. 29)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Resemblance Argument Essay Rough Draft Due: Peer Review [25] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Novel 1: Discussion Board 3 Due [25] ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">HHH: Variety (Ch. 30)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Resemblance Argument Essay Final Due [100] ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 8 || <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(11) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tues: WWII in England __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Novel 4: Discussion Board 4 Due [25] ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 9 || <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(13) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tues: British Political System __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 10 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Causal Chain/Toulmin Schema Due [25] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Peer Review: Writer’s Workshop [25] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 11 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Causal Argument Essay Due [100] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 12 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Grammar Final Exam and In-Class Writing Final [100] ** ||