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University High School

Course Expectations for British Literature C.P.


Instructor Michael Granger UHS Classroom 220 michaelgranger@iusd.org 949.936.7659 Course Texts Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes (The British Tradition)
The Importance of Being Earnest The Power and the Glory Frankenstein Jane Eyre Macbeth [by Oscar Wilde] [by Graham Greene] [by Mary Shelley] [by Charlotte Bronte] [by William Shakespeare]

Course Site

www.nobleexperiment.org Username: twotwenty Password: student

Suggested Materials

Ringed Binder Bound Notebook

(1.5 or larger, with tabbed dividers) (personally comfortable)

Loose Filler Paper (8.5 by 11 college ruled) Writing Utensils (pencils, pens in black and other ink)

Course of Study
The British do not expect happiness They do not want to be happy; They want to be right. [by Quentin Crisp, 1908-1999]

College Preparatory British Literature is an introductory course designed to expose you to a selection from the literature which has and continues to express and shape our literary heritage. It is a survey classwhich means that we will examine an array of literature in a relatively short time. The focus of the class, though, is on encouraging you to think critically about the world you inhabit, to do so by reading the texts that come from that world, and to encourage you to express your thinking in writing. To this end, the course breaks into thematic units. Unlike the American Literature class you completed as a sophomore, this British Literature class will not place emphasis on the chronological progression of literary movements. In each unit, we will examine the chosen literature using the theme to focus our study. Therefore, your knowledge of history and literary heritage will be text-specific rather than unit-specific. Given this, it is worth noting that success in C.P. British Literature depends much more on your ability to thoughtfully engage the material and effectively communicate your ideas than on your skill accruing points on isolated assignments. Your grade will come from my efforts to measure your functional reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills overall.

Assessment of Study
In order to achieve the goals stated above, your grade will be comprised, approximately, of the following: Guided Practice with Reading and Writing as well as Listening and Speaking
Assignments designed to foster the development of knowledge, understanding, and skill. To include classwork and homework as well as various projects and, of course, the course journal.

20%

Formal Reading Assessment


Examinations and quizzes given to assess your ability to understand and analyze text.

20% 60%

Formal Writing Assessment


Essays on a variety of prompts to assess your ability to think quickly and express your thoughts in writing. __________________________ Granger 2013-2014, page 1 of 2

Though the course is shaped by a desire to inspire critical thought about America and its expression of itself, it is also driven by a desire to prepare you for future literary study both at University High School and in college. Therefore, embedded within your study will be considerable preparation for both the CAHSEE and the SAT.

Behavior
I am your teacher. You are my student. Its an old archetype for a relationship, but a good one. It makes us colleagues. And as colleagues, lets be honest with each other, but also respectful. And lets behave with integrity and honor. You may choose to what extent you engage yourself in this classroom, but all that you have to offer will be valued. Each day it will be my goal to assist you in dreaming and achieving your goalsand I hope they will be noble and lofty. Regardless, I hope we will finish each day better for the time we have spent together.

Policies of Note
All standards set forth in the Trojan Code of Conduct apply. Please follow all of the typical rules regarding everything from the dress code to cell phone usage. A few highlights (with some minor changes): Absences & Tardies: A parent or guardian must contact the school to excuse any absences within three days or you will be marked as truant. After five absences of any kind (excused or unexcused), you may be subject to measures of intervention by the school, district, or state. You are allowed two tardies per semester, penalty free. The third, fourth and fifth warrant detentions with me after school. Beyond that, the school indicates penalties. (The point: please be here, and be here on time.) Any daily homework, quizzes, or tests missed because of an excused absence may be made up. You have one day to make up the work for each day you were excused. Any daily homework that is not turned in on time or any daily homework, quizzes, or tests missed because of an unexcused absence will be given zero credit. However, any major assignments (work which you were given one or more weeks to complete) will be due on the assigned date regardless of absence. Late work will be accepted for one half the original credit, up to the end of the quarter in which it was assigned. Exceptions may be made for emergency situations, but only on a case-by-case basis. Academic Honesty: You are expected to turn in your own work and only your own work. In any form and on any assignment, plagiarizing work or allowing someone to plagiarize work violates this expectation Consequences are listed in the Trojan Code. I will pursue punishment.

Late/Make-up Work:

Help
Should you have questions, you may feel free to contact me using either my e-mail address or phone number. However, your peers are often more readily available at odd hours of the late night and can be even more useful for certain types of questions. So, in order to help with the problem of missed or misunderstood work, and to help with the formation of study groups, copy below the appropriate information for two other students from the class. Student Name Phone Number E-mail Address Student Name Phone Number E-mail Address ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Student Name ____________________________ Phone Number ____________________________ E-mail Address ____________________________ Student Name ____________________________ Phone Number ____________________________ E-mail Address ____________________________

__________________________ Granger 2013-2014, page 2 of 2

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