English IV Syllabus
English IV Honors
Syllabus (tentative)
Spring 2017
Ms. Kaylene Burcham
Welcome to English IV Honors, and thank you for reading through the expectations and requirements for this class. This course is accelerated, completing a yearlong course in one semester. Engaging with assignments will make your class experience meaningful and rewarding. This class focuses on the skills needed to critically read and analyze texts and ideas orally and in writing. You will read, write, reason, discuss, collaborate, present, and use technology daily. As part of this class, you will complete your Graduation Project requirements: compilation of Portfolio & Presentation preparation
Contact Information:
School Phone / my extension: 336-838-6247 – Room # & Extension 821.
After Hours Homework Help (text or email)
Class Announcements & Reminders: Remind 101.com.
Questions and Concerns: Email anytime, or call and leave a message.
Check class website: burchamsenglishclass.weebly.com. You will find a copy of the syllabus, class assignments, helpful resources, and graduation project information.
REQUIRED MATERIALS: You must have all of these every class:
“Charged” Laptop
Day planner/agenda
Lined paper
3-ring Binder (organized for storage)
Pens and pencils & highlighters
Google Docs folders (shared with me)
Assigned texts
Canvas Account
Classroom notebook (keep in class)
Any assigned materials for miscellaneous class activity or presentation
Willingness to contribute to collaborative group assignments
A positive mindset on your ability to achieve and accomplish academic goals
GOALS & EXPECTATIONS:
Essential Life Skills
Be on time.
Be organized.
Be able to write.
Be “present” & mindful.
Be supportive.
Be responsible.
Be grateful.
All WECHS policies will be followed. See your handbook for rules.
Attendance: Good attendance is an important and normal part of any class experience in order to learn, interact with concepts, and make academic progress. It is a no-brainer. However, if you are sick or have a doctor’s appointment, I completely understand an absence, but you are responsible for acquiring information discussed in class and for turning in missed assignments. Contact me (text or email) for a briefing on that day, if possible.
Electronic Devices & Book Bags: When you enter class, turn off and place cellphone in the appointed area. Also, remove needed items from book bag, and then place it in the appointed area. Thank you.
Homework: Strive to complete daily assignments & collaborative group assignments while in class, but if more time is needed, finish up after class; otherwise, your grade will suffer.
Graduation Project: My friend, you have arrived. It is real, and it is the Graduation Project. During English III, you completed the research paper, and a year to complete your Product. Now it is time to compile and polish your Portfolio and prepare your Presentation – tentative Presentation date is Thursday, May 04. Remember, procrastination is our worst enemy.
Plagiarism/Cheating: Maintain your integrity; completing your own assignments has rewards that are priceless: self-esteem, confidence, and actual learning. Don’t be a cheater.
Tardies: Three classroom tardies equal one absence. Being tardy disrupts class. Be on time.
GRADING SCALE:
A = 100 -90%
B = 89 – 80%
C = 79 – 70%
D = 69 – 60%
F = 59% and below
PERCENTAGES:
Procedures will be the general format for each period (may change, depending on the lesson for the day).
BEOWULF – translation by Seamus Heaney
Brief Historical Examination of the English Language
O.E. Riddles from Exeter Book
The Graduation Project:
You will complete the Portfolio and be given opportunities to prepare for the oral Presentation – (tentative)May 04.
Medieval Period (Middle English) 1066-1485
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Pearl-poet’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
A Medieval Ballad
The Landlady – Roald Dahl (20th century)
Elizabethan Period (Renaissance/Early Modern English) 1485-1660
William Shakespeare’s Othello or Hamlet
Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Renaissance Poetry: Pastoral and Sonnet form
Restoration & Enlightenment 1660-1798
Seventeenth Century 1625-1700
John Milton’s Paradise Lost (excerpt from Book I)
Metaphysical Poetry - characterized by the inventive use of conceits and by speculation
on topics such as love or religion
Carpe Diem Poetry – Seize the day!
Eighteenth Century 1700-1798
Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal – satirical essay & pamphlet
Poetry - Robert Browning – monologues – “Porphyria’s Lover” & “My Last Duchess”
Romantic Period 1798-1832 “Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”
Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Victorian Period 1832-1900
The Three Strangers – Thomas Hardy
Poetry, including poet Alfred Lord Tennyson
Contemporary Voices - Twentieth & Twenty-First Century British Literature & Varied Nonfiction
THEMES: Fear & War, Evil, Love, Self-Discovery, Gender Issues,
Diversity & Eco-theory & Environmental Issues
(nonfiction articles).
Dear Parents and Students,
The Graduation Project is a requirement for your child to graduate high school. As a reminder, the project has four major components: Research Paper, Product, Portfolio, and Presentation. The deadline for your child’s project will be during this spring semester. Your child should already have completed the research Paper, the Product, and many of the forms that will be placed in the Portfolio. In this class, your child will have opportunities to work on and complete the Portfolio and prepare for the oral Presentation. (Thursday, May 04 is tentative date for the GP Presentation). Please encourage your child to make every moment count in regards to this extremely important project. Procrastination will bring about much stress in relation to the graduation project. If you have any comments or concerns regarding this class, do not hesitate to contact me at 336-838-6247 –Extension 821 or at my email [email protected].
Best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous spring semester,
Kaylene Burcham
Please return with signatures to Ms. Burcham by Friday, January 06.
**If you have questions or concerns throughout the year, do not hesitate to contact me (email or text). I am available after school, except Thursdays, & during 3rd period, except Fridays. Almost every issue may be resolved and every question answered with proper communication. I am looking forward to a great semester.
By signing below, you certify that you have read and understood the policies and requirements discussed in this syllabus.
I read and understand the expectations/requirements for English IV. I understand the importance of the Graduation Project. Each component of the Graduation Project must be completed in order to graduate, and failing to complete any portion of the Graduation Project will result in having to repeat English IV.
Student’s name (print):
Period:
Student signature:
Student’s e-mail address:
*optional - Student’s cellphone #:
Parent/guardian name (print, please):
Parent/guardian signature:
Date:
Parent/guardian’s e-mail address:
Phone number:
Additional comments / questions:
English IV Honors
Syllabus (tentative)
Spring 2017
Ms. Kaylene Burcham
Welcome to English IV Honors, and thank you for reading through the expectations and requirements for this class. This course is accelerated, completing a yearlong course in one semester. Engaging with assignments will make your class experience meaningful and rewarding. This class focuses on the skills needed to critically read and analyze texts and ideas orally and in writing. You will read, write, reason, discuss, collaborate, present, and use technology daily. As part of this class, you will complete your Graduation Project requirements: compilation of Portfolio & Presentation preparation
Contact Information:
School Phone / my extension: 336-838-6247 – Room # & Extension 821.
After Hours Homework Help (text or email)
Class Announcements & Reminders: Remind 101.com.
- Sign up for Remind101 – email & cell -1st (c9ae83) 2nd (agghd3) 4th (968ka)
Questions and Concerns: Email anytime, or call and leave a message.
Check class website: burchamsenglishclass.weebly.com. You will find a copy of the syllabus, class assignments, helpful resources, and graduation project information.
REQUIRED MATERIALS: You must have all of these every class:
“Charged” Laptop
Day planner/agenda
Lined paper
3-ring Binder (organized for storage)
Pens and pencils & highlighters
Google Docs folders (shared with me)
Assigned texts
Canvas Account
Classroom notebook (keep in class)
Any assigned materials for miscellaneous class activity or presentation
Willingness to contribute to collaborative group assignments
A positive mindset on your ability to achieve and accomplish academic goals
GOALS & EXPECTATIONS:
Essential Life Skills
Be on time.
Be organized.
Be able to write.
Be “present” & mindful.
Be supportive.
Be responsible.
Be grateful.
All WECHS policies will be followed. See your handbook for rules.
Attendance: Good attendance is an important and normal part of any class experience in order to learn, interact with concepts, and make academic progress. It is a no-brainer. However, if you are sick or have a doctor’s appointment, I completely understand an absence, but you are responsible for acquiring information discussed in class and for turning in missed assignments. Contact me (text or email) for a briefing on that day, if possible.
Electronic Devices & Book Bags: When you enter class, turn off and place cellphone in the appointed area. Also, remove needed items from book bag, and then place it in the appointed area. Thank you.
Homework: Strive to complete daily assignments & collaborative group assignments while in class, but if more time is needed, finish up after class; otherwise, your grade will suffer.
Graduation Project: My friend, you have arrived. It is real, and it is the Graduation Project. During English III, you completed the research paper, and a year to complete your Product. Now it is time to compile and polish your Portfolio and prepare your Presentation – tentative Presentation date is Thursday, May 04. Remember, procrastination is our worst enemy.
Plagiarism/Cheating: Maintain your integrity; completing your own assignments has rewards that are priceless: self-esteem, confidence, and actual learning. Don’t be a cheater.
Tardies: Three classroom tardies equal one absence. Being tardy disrupts class. Be on time.
GRADING SCALE:
A = 100 -90%
B = 89 – 80%
C = 79 – 70%
D = 69 – 60%
F = 59% and below
PERCENTAGES:
- Daily Grades – 50% (including daily grades & quizzes)
- Tests/Major Papers/Projects – 50%
- Overall grades: 1st 9 weeks (40%) & 2nd 9 weeks (40%)
- North Carolina Final Exam – 20 %
Procedures will be the general format for each period (may change, depending on the lesson for the day).
- Do Now – when you enter the classroom, immediately begin this activity after settling into your seat (an opening to day’s lesson, vocabulary, grammar, an analogy, a journal entry, or some other directive. Look for it on the board.
- Review and homework collection
- Poem(s) of the day
- Lesson for the day
- Individual/group work or reading/writing workshop
- Exit activity (mini-essay, lesson evaluation, exit ticket, etc.)
- Homework
- We will have a state-mandated Final Exam for English IV at the end of the semester. We will use strategies in class that will help you with multiple-choice questions and the writing component.
- For each literature period, expect varied writing assignments & projects.
- For each literature period, expect varied writing assignments & projects.
- We will study select vocabulary each week.
BEOWULF – translation by Seamus Heaney
Brief Historical Examination of the English Language
O.E. Riddles from Exeter Book
The Graduation Project:
You will complete the Portfolio and be given opportunities to prepare for the oral Presentation – (tentative)May 04.
Medieval Period (Middle English) 1066-1485
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Pearl-poet’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
A Medieval Ballad
The Landlady – Roald Dahl (20th century)
Elizabethan Period (Renaissance/Early Modern English) 1485-1660
William Shakespeare’s Othello or Hamlet
Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Renaissance Poetry: Pastoral and Sonnet form
Restoration & Enlightenment 1660-1798
Seventeenth Century 1625-1700
John Milton’s Paradise Lost (excerpt from Book I)
Metaphysical Poetry - characterized by the inventive use of conceits and by speculation
on topics such as love or religion
Carpe Diem Poetry – Seize the day!
Eighteenth Century 1700-1798
Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal – satirical essay & pamphlet
Poetry - Robert Browning – monologues – “Porphyria’s Lover” & “My Last Duchess”
Romantic Period 1798-1832 “Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”
Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Victorian Period 1832-1900
The Three Strangers – Thomas Hardy
Poetry, including poet Alfred Lord Tennyson
Contemporary Voices - Twentieth & Twenty-First Century British Literature & Varied Nonfiction
- D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner”
- To Room Nineteen – Doris Lessing
- Salman Rushdie’s “The Prophet’s Hair”
- Poetry: W.H. Auden & William Butler Yeats
- “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” & “The Hollow Men” - T.S. Eliot
- NF articles: Eric Schlosser, Bell Hooks, & Gary Rinehart
- Your choice (from selected books) of one British novel – Book Groups.
THEMES: Fear & War, Evil, Love, Self-Discovery, Gender Issues,
Diversity & Eco-theory & Environmental Issues
(nonfiction articles).
Dear Parents and Students,
The Graduation Project is a requirement for your child to graduate high school. As a reminder, the project has four major components: Research Paper, Product, Portfolio, and Presentation. The deadline for your child’s project will be during this spring semester. Your child should already have completed the research Paper, the Product, and many of the forms that will be placed in the Portfolio. In this class, your child will have opportunities to work on and complete the Portfolio and prepare for the oral Presentation. (Thursday, May 04 is tentative date for the GP Presentation). Please encourage your child to make every moment count in regards to this extremely important project. Procrastination will bring about much stress in relation to the graduation project. If you have any comments or concerns regarding this class, do not hesitate to contact me at 336-838-6247 –Extension 821 or at my email [email protected].
Best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous spring semester,
Kaylene Burcham
Please return with signatures to Ms. Burcham by Friday, January 06.
**If you have questions or concerns throughout the year, do not hesitate to contact me (email or text). I am available after school, except Thursdays, & during 3rd period, except Fridays. Almost every issue may be resolved and every question answered with proper communication. I am looking forward to a great semester.
By signing below, you certify that you have read and understood the policies and requirements discussed in this syllabus.
I read and understand the expectations/requirements for English IV. I understand the importance of the Graduation Project. Each component of the Graduation Project must be completed in order to graduate, and failing to complete any portion of the Graduation Project will result in having to repeat English IV.
Student’s name (print):
Period:
Student signature:
Student’s e-mail address:
*optional - Student’s cellphone #:
Parent/guardian name (print, please):
Parent/guardian signature:
Date:
Parent/guardian’s e-mail address:
Phone number:
Additional comments / questions: