ENGLISH II PREAP DAY 2 Mrs Forys Room

ENGLISH II PRE-AP DAY 2 Mrs. Forys – Room 2411 – 2015 -2016

Warm-Up Pick up a copy of each handout from the front table. As I call roll, respond to the following questions in several well-organized sentences on your own sheet of paper, and be prepared to discuss. What do you expect from this class? What are your concerns?

ENGLISH II PRE-AP COURSE SYLLABUS

Class Expectations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Be respectful. Be prepared for class. Participate actively and think. If you don’t know, find out. Abide by all school and district and policies.

Supplies • • Writing utensils (Black/Dark blue ink only) College-ruled notebook paper 3 -ring binder with dividers (Syllabus and Calendar, Literature, Writing, Grammar) Highlighters Sticky Notes Flash Drive Email Address

Required Texts • Hiroshima by John Hersey • Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Folger) • The Iliad by Homer (Fagles) • Antigone (in textbook) • Beowulf (Heaney) • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Raffel) – Possible, but not definite • The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Biedler) • Lord of the Flies by William Golding • Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Garnett)

Vocabulary Workshop • Bring $10 (exact change or check) by Friday, Sept. 4. I will begin collecting money next Monday. • We use the 2012 edition of Level F (the 11 th grade book).

Work Policy GRADING SCALE Formative (Daily) Grades: 30% • Announced quizzes count as TWO daily grades. • Essay rough drafts count as TWO daily grades. Summative (Test) Grades: 70%

Work Policy (Cont. ) LATE WORK Don’t have it!! If you do, though… # of Days Late Formative 1 20 points off 2 40 points off 3 60 points off 4 80 points off 5 or more Not Accepted Summative 20 points off 40 points off 50 points off

Work Policy (Cont. ) ABSENCES AND MAKE-UP WORK • Check the syllabus. • Get work from paper sorter when you return. This is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. • You have one day for every day you were out to make up missed work. • Tests and quizzes must be made up within one week. • Schedule a make-up appointment for lunch tutoring or Wednesday afternoon.

Work Policy (Cont. ) ACADEMIC DISHONESTY (CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM) • If you cheat or plagiarize, you get a zero. Period. • What constitutes cheating and plagiarism?

Miscellaneous Policies • Electronic Devices • Restroom • Tests and Quizzes • Paper sorter • White board

Need Extra Help? Tutoring is available… Tuesday during B Lunch Friday during B Lunch By Appointment

ENGLISH II PRE-AP WITHIN THE AP PROGRAM Where did we come from, and where are we going?

Overview of AP English Exams & Essays AP English Language and Composition (English III) AP English Literature and Composition (English IV) Focus: Nonfiction Focus: Fiction, Poetry, & Drama 4 -7 Passages with 55 Multiple Choice Questions (45% of Score) 3 Essay Reponses (55% of Score) 4 -7 Passages with 55 Multiple Choice Questions (45% of Score) 3 Essay Responses (55% of Score) 1 hour 2 hours 15 minutes (15 -minute reading period) 1 hour 2 hours Essays (in a typical year): Question #1 – Synthesis Question #2 – Rhetorical Analysis Question #3 – Argument Essays: Question #1 – Poetry Analysis Question #2 – Prose Analysis Question #3 – Open-Ended Question All analytical essays have this in common: They require you to analyze WHAT a writer did and HOW s/he did it in order to achieve a certain purpose, meaning, or theme. Many prompts will provide you with context that will be helpful to you in your analysis.

So How Did Freshman Pre-AP Lead Us To This Point? • Terminology • Skills and Concepts • Texts Studied

How Will Sophomore Pre-AP Build On What We Already Know? • Sophomore Course Arc – Survey of Classic Western Literature with Skill Focus Unit 1 – Rhetorical Analysis (Nonfiction & Argument) Unit 2 – Literary Analysis (Julius Caesar) Unit 3 – Greek Literature (Iliad and Antigone) Unit 4 – Early English Literature (Short Poetry, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Canterbury Tales) • Unit 5 – Synthesis (Research) • Unit 6 – Literary Criticism and Theory (Lord of the Flies & Crime and Punishment) • • • Essays • Argumentative Research Paper last year Rhetorical Analysis & Synthesis Papers this year • Prose Analysis Paper last year Rhetorical Analysis & Literary Analysis Papers this year • Odyssey Analysis Paper last year Literary Analysis Papers this year

How Is All Of This Going To Get Us Ready For AP Junior And Senior English? • Terminology/Skills & Concepts • Texts Studied • Expectation of an Increased Level of Refinement and Originality in Writing • The “Great Conversation” Concept • AP Exam Preparation • AP Multiple Choice Questions • AP Language Essays • Synthesis – Sophomore Unit 5 Synthesis Paper • Rhetorical Analysis – Sophomore Unit 1 Rhetorical Analysis Paper • Argument – Freshman Unit 5 Argumentative Research Paper • AP Literature Essays • Prose Analysis – Freshman Unit 4 A Tale of Two Cities Literary Analysis Paper • Poetry Analysis – Sophomore Unit 4 Literary Analysis Paper (tentative) • Free Response – Sophomore Unit 2 Julius Caesar Literary Analysis Paper

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF SOPHOMORE PRE-AP Advice From Actual Students Who Survived!!!!

Read! • Do all of the reading. • Read on time! And try to fully understand the text. • Read. I know everybody says that, but if you follow anyone’s advice, • • • follow mine! Read, young grasshoppers! Read! Keep up with the reading, no matter what. STUDY READ. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR READING!!! Work hard. Read, read!!! Don’t complain – you’re in Pre-AP, children! Read everything!

Plan Your Essays! • Work on essays a little each night. • Always complete assignment by or before the due date. • When you are given an essay, use your time wisely. • Start essays early! • Don’t wait until the last minute/hour to finish your essay.

Seek Help When You Need It! • Don’t be afraid to ask for help! • Go to tutoring for essays. • Go to tutoring if you need help.

Take Responsibility for Your Work! • If you listen in class, do your work, turn in things on time, annotate and • • • read, you’ll do perfectly fine in Mrs. Forys’ class. Get ready for a workload. DON’T PROCRASTINATE! Stay on top of all your work and reading assignments and essays. TRY. Work hard. Don’t complain – you’re in Pre-AP, children! In order to do well, you must be willing to devote time and effort. Otherwise, the class will be difficult. Participate in discussions, and PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS!

Use Your Syllabus! • Looking at the syllabus every now and then won’t hurt. • DON’T PROCRASTINATE! Stay on top of all your work and reading • • • assignments and essays. Check the syllabus. Budget your time and check your syllabus! Check the syllabus a lot. Almost every day. Read the syllabus daily.

Most Importantly… Enjoy the Experience. • Have fun with it! • Take it seriously, but have fun. • Enjoy the class, and it’ll be easier to understand.

ST 1 QUARTER SYLLABUS

1 st Quarter Syllabus

1 st Quarter Syllabus

1 st Quarter Syllabus On October 5 th write in: Rhetorical Analysis Due!