Rhea County High School                                         English 12 Foundations Syllabus

Teacher:         Heather Jewell

(jewellh@rheacounty.org)

Phone:             (423) 775-7821

 

State Standards Link: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/index.html

 

Materials:      Textbooks (Elements of Literature and Writer’s Craft)

                        Blue or black pen

                        Loose-leaf paper

                        3-ring binder

 

Grading Policy:          93-100             A                     Daily assignments, quizzes, tests, and

                                    85-92               B                      projects = 100%           

75-84               C                     Tests and special projects may count twice.

70-74                 D

Below 70         F

 

Communications with Stakeholders:  Phone calls, e-mails, progress reports, and/or parent letters are used to keep parents/guardians involved and updated on student progress.  Parent-teacher conferences are available one time each semester or as needed on an individual basis. 

 

Community Involvement:  Speakers are invited to inform students about their various areas of expertise. 

 

Course Topics:

First Six Weeks:        Anglo-Saxon Literature (Heroic)

                                    Review writing process

Persuasive essay

Introductory speeches

Book Report

Electronic Beowulf

Vocabulary

Grammar review

 

Second Six Weeks:    Middle Ages Literature

                                    Canterbury Tales

Research Project and research skills

Paragraph development

Grammar review

 

Third Six Weeks:       Renaissance Literature

Macbeth,

Paraphrase poem from one dialect to another

Rewrite scene from play

Grammar review

Fourth Six Weeks:     Restoration & 18th Century

                                     Romantic Literature, Satire

Description essay

Editing and proofreading

Collaborative work

Grammar review

 

Fifth Six Weeks:        Victorian & Modern Literature

Literary terms

Power Point Presentation

Cause and effect essay

Grammar review

 

Sixth Six Weeks:       Resume writing

Thank you notes

Friendly letter format

Narrative essay

Exam review and

Preparation for final exam

 

 

Attendance is key to high school success.  Come to school prepared to learn and work, and you will be very successful this year.