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550G-1 12 Comp/Eng Lit

 Mr. Janes

Syllabus

Daily work: DOL, Journals, Grammar and Writing assignments and TALON

Semester 1 Units:

  • Note-taking and listening skills
  • Vocabulary Project: Testing terms
  • Writing Elements
  • Beowulf
  • MacBeth
  • Othello

Semester 2 Units:

  • Daily: DOL, Journals, CHOICES, grammar and spelling
  • "Facing the blank page"
  • “Why write?”
  • Research paper - MLA format, 10 pp. minimum
    • Prewriting
      • Hypothesis
      • Research Techniques
        • Readers Guide and ProQuest
        • Evaluating sources
        • Notetaking
      • Annotated bibliography
      • Thesis
      • Sentence outline
    • Writing
      • How to summarize/paraphrase/quote
      • Research notes
      • Citations in MLA
      • Responsible writing/ethics
    • Drafting sequence
      • Introduction
      • Body
      • Conclusion
      • Final draft

Grading Criteria

50% - Tests, Quizzes and Projects

25% - Homework

25% - AR tests (graded, no make up book reports)

Extra credit assignments are not automatically offered


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