English 11
syllabus -- Ms Hamilton – Room 209
It is wonderful to have you in my
eleventh grade American literature class.
I know that all of you had superb English teachers last year, and we
will be continuing to put all of your hard work to practice. This course incorporates a study of American
literature with interdisciplinary aspects of
Course Objectives:
The student will be able to…
read critically and analyze literature
explore
different literary terms
deliver
information through oral presentations
participate
in small group activities and work cooperatively
achieve
11th grade English SOL’s
organize
information
enhance
writing skills
correlate
American literature with American history
Primary
Texts:
Prentice
Hall Literature - The American Experience
Warriner’s
English Grammar and Composition
The
American Dream The New Land
The
Crucible The
Revolutionary period
A
Growing Nation Division,
War, and Reconciliation
The
Old Man and the Sea
Documented
research paper (you can do it!!)
Realism
and the Frontier The Great Gatsby
Modern
Poetry –Holocaust Unit Modern
Prose
Ongoing
assignments:
Grammar
work writing
Literary
analysis projects
Vocabulary editing work
Memory
work “Surfing
the Net” technology projects
Grading procedures: Grades will be averaged on
the numerical grading scale. Your grade
will be determined by:
25% writing/oral presentations 20% daily homework 5% class participation
25% quizzes 25% tests
** This syllabus is subject to change in order to
accommodate the needs of the students.
Ms Hamilton’s “Rules of Respect”
1.
If
you mess it up, clean it up.
2.
You
will miss valuable information if you are tardy to class. Please be in your seat when the bell rings.
3.
Respect
your peers, yourself, and me. “Put-downs” are not acceptable – treat
people as you wish to be treated.
4.
Listening
is an important skill. Listen first, then raise your hand to ask questions.
5.
Each
of us needs to respect each other’s property.
Do not touch without asking first.
6.
Groups must work as a team.
One person is not responsible for all of the work. Remember, a quarterback cannot win the game
if he doesn’t have a team to ”back him up”.
1. All materials, with literature book,
must be brought to class with you. This
includes:
·
pens
·
spiral notebook for a journal
·
agenda (to be given out at the
beginning of school year)
2. All writing assignments must have a rough draft and a final copy. There must be visible
editing on the rough copy, and the final draft must be in ink or typed and have
the editing corrections in it. If a paper is turned in without a rough
draft, there will be a ten points deductions from the final draft (this is
different on the research paper)..
3.
You are responsible for turning in make-up work when absent. Please see my lesson notebook (on my desk)
for make up assignments. Missed work due to being absent needs to be turned in
on the next class day. See me if you are
absent more than one day. After EIGHT absences in English class
(FIFTEEN in 7th period), an administrator must approve a student’s
receiving make up work. Ms Hamilton
does send out tardy and absence letters.
4. All homework must be completed on time. You will have two class periods to turn in
the late assignments (this is
different from last year, so be aware!).
Late homework will count as a 75%.
After two class periods, late homework will count as zeroes.
5. Submit all projects and papers on the due
date. A paper/project may be submitted
late, but it will be lowered a letter grade for every school day (not class
day) that it is late. If you are absent
the day a paper or project is due, it needs to be brought to me the day you
return to school with an excused absence pass.
No exceptions!
***I shall make phone calls to parents/guardians concerning behavior and grades. This could be positive – so work hard and do your best! Parents are also invited to e-mail me at:
,and I shall respond as soon as possible.