Welcome to Advanced English 11!

Welcome to Advanced English 11!

2020-2021 School Year

Advanced English 11

• Greetings!

• Course Structure & Grade Weighting

• The Dreaded Summer Work

• Goals & Objectives

• Course Content

• Getting to Know You

Course Structure: How is Advanced Literature Different? 

• Writing Strategies (essays): 50%

• Reading Comprehension Strategies (literature-based analytical quizzes, tests): 25%

• Speaking/Listening (graded class participation, speeches): 10%

• Word Study (vocabulary quizzes and activities): 10%

• Classwork/Homework (rather infrequent miscellaneous assignments): 5%

Summer Work

• Summer work is due on the first day of school. Any work that is turned after the first day (9/8) suffers the late penalty.

• The summer work is worth 100 points in the reading category. The grade remains a zero until it is turned in.

• If you have extenuating circumstances (new to the district, schedule change, etc) please see me privately to discuss the possibility of an extension.

Open Ended

What is the purpose of an English course?

My objectives for you in this course include: 

• to increase vocabulary and grammar skills

• to help develop writing skills in a variety of mediums (academic, persuasive, narrative)

• to expose you to different perspectives that you may not otherwise have learned about

• to improve public speaking skills

• to improve reading skills and thus improve critical thinking skills

Open Ended

What is your favorite text that you ever read for school?

This course reads (semester one):

• Early American Literature (accounts of the people who originally settled America)

• Revolutionary Literature (speeches & foundational documents)

• Gothic Literature (short stories by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe)

• Transcendentalist Literature (essays and poetry by Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and Emily Dickinson)

• Literature of the American Civil War (essays, narratives, and speeches by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Abraham Lincoln, and others)
  

This course reads (semester two):

• Realist Literature (short stories by Kate Chopin & Charlotte Perkins Gilman)

• Literature of the Jazz Age (The Great Gatsby and Harlem Renaissance Poets)

• Literary Research Paper: Classic American novel of your choice!

• American Drama: Arthur Miller's The Crucible

• Modern & Post-Modern War Literature: WWI Poetry, WWII Short Stories, The Things They Carried, additional speeches and poetry
  

Assignment: Getting to Know You!

• I would like to get to know you as in three aspects: as a person, as a student, and as a reader.

• You may choose to write a letter to me answering these or record a Flipgrid answering these. The Flipgrid will be visible to the class; the letter is private.

Getting to Know You: 3 Aspects

• As a Person: How would you describe yourself? What are you most interested in (passions and hobbies)? What are your goals and ambitions? What makes you unique?

• As a Student: What are your goals for this class? What skills would you like to work on? What strengths and weaknesses do  you possess as a student? How do you learn best (independently, visually, collaboratively, etc)

• As a Reader: What type of literature do you like to read? Is there a novel, series, author, or genre that you feel strongly about? Feel free to think outside the box: you can include films, tv shows, graphic novels. 

Mrs. Frank

• As a Person: I'm an introvert and a nerd; I love reading, games (PC & board), D&D, Halloween, and my cats. 

• As an Academic: My goal is to make this class enjoyable for you and help you learn and succeed. When I was a student, I loved lectures and hated group work. 

• As a Reader: I love all types of things, but mostly fantasy (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones) and gothic horror (Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft). 

Before next time...

• Please write your Back to School Letter OR record your Back to School FlipGrid.

• Read the course syllabus on Schoology and complete the quiz. We will discuss any questions you have next time.

• Prepare to discuss the summer reading materials at our next session! 

Best of Luck!