women in literature syllabus 2015-2016 · analyze the differences between men’s and women’s...

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MontclairHighSchoolCourseSyllabus

Department:EnglishCourse:WomeninLiteratureLevel:HonorsCredits:2.5(One-Semester)CourseDescription:Women’sLiteratureisaone-semesterPatternscoursethatintroduces11thand12thgradestudentstothehistory,traditions,andformsofliteraturewrittenbywomeninEnglish.Wewillexaminetheeffectsofgenderonliteratureandconsiderhowgenderintersectswithrace,ethnicity,class,sexualorientationandotherfactorsinshapingidentity.Wewillalsoconsiderthemultiplewayswomenwritershaverespondedtobeingsilencedthroughouthistory.Wewillexplorearichanddiverserangeofwritersandworkstoidentifytherecurrentimages,themes,andstylesofanevolvingcannon.Worksofpoetry,prose,drama,non-fiction,andfilmwillbestudied.Thiscourseisdividedintothreeunits:GenderandIdentity,VoiceandSilence,andImagesandRoles.Standards:RL.11-12.1/11-12.2/11-12.3/11-12.4/11-12.5/11-12.6/11-12.7/11-12.9RI.11-12.1/11-12.2/11-12.3/11-12.5/11-12.6/W.11-12.1/11-12.2/11-12.4/11-12.5/11-12.6/11-12.7/11-12.8/11-12.9/11-12.10SL.11-12.1/11-12.2/11-12.3/11-12.4/11-12.5/11-12.6L.11-12.1/11-12.2/11-12.3/11-12.4/11-12.5/11-12.6TextandCourseMaterials:

• Youwillneedathree-ringbinderwithloose-leafpaperand/oranotebook,andseveralpensorpencilsforthisclass.

• WewillalsouseBlackboardandGoogleClassroomforthiscourse;studentsshouldhavetechnologywaivershandedinand@MPSDaccountsindividuallyassignedtothem.

• Throughoutthesemesterwewillbeworkingwithawidevarietyofmaterials.Someofourchoiceswillbebaseduponworksandwritersyouhavealready,aswellasthoseyouwouldliketoread.

• Wewillchoosefromamongthefollowingwriters:

o Shortstories/Novels:§ MargaretAtwood,JaneAusten,ToniCadeBambara,AngelaCarter,WillaCather,Kate

Chopin,SandraCisneros,MaryWilkinsFreeman,CharlottePerkinsGilman,SusanGlaspell,ZoraNealeHurston,JamaicaKincaid,MaxineHongKingston,UrsulaLeGuin,ToniMorrison,JoyceCarolOates,FlanneryO’Conner,AliceWalker,EudoraWelty,VirginiaWoolf.

o Poets:§ MayaAngelou,MargaretAtwood,GwendolynBrooks,ElizabethBarrettBrowning,

LucilleClifton,EmilyDickinson,H.D.,JudyGrahn,AudreLorde,MargePiercy,SylviaPlath,ChristinaRossetti,Othercontemporarypoets.

o NonFiction/Essays:§ BellHooks,AudreLorde,AdrienneRich,AliceWalker,MaryWollstonecraft,Virginia

Woolf

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o Films:

§ Antonia’sLine,TheAccused,BendItLikeBeckham,TheHandmaid’sTale,TheJoyLuckClub,MaVieenRose,Orlando,ThePiano,WhaleRider.

UnitsofStudy:

1. GenderandIdentity2. VoiceandSilence3. ImagesandRoles.

Proficiencies:Bytheendofthiscourse,studentswill:1. Gainbroaderanddeeperunderstandingofthecultural,social,literary,historical,andpersonalrange

ofliteratureinEnglishwrittenbywomenovertime.2. Expresstheirunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenliteratureandthehistorical/culturalcontexts

inwhichitwaswritten.3. Analyzethedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’srolesinliterature,includingstereotypesand

archetypesofwomen,asareflectionofthehistoricalandsocialconditionsofwomen4. Examinetheirownlivesincomparisonwiththoseportrayedinreadings.5. Understandtheliteraryconcerns,themes,stylesandsymbolsofselectedwriters.6. Demonstrateanunderstandingofsuchliteraryterms,themes,strategiesandissuesrelevanttothe

worksbeingstudied.7. Beabletoanalyzeandinterpretindividualworksthrough11thand12thgradewrittenandverbal

discourse.8. Analyzeliteraturethroughdiscussionandwriting.

Evaluation&Assessment:

• Classworkassignedinclasswillbedueattheendofclasseveryday,unlessotherwisespecifiedbytheteacher.Allclassworkmustbeturnedinontimeonthedayitwasassignedinordertoreceivefullcredit.Noclassworkwillbeacceptedwithoutname,titleordate.Lateclassworkwillreceivepartialcredituptotwoweeks.*Aftertwoweeksstudentswillnotreceivecreditforlateclasswork.

• Homeworkassignedinclasswillbedueatthebeginningofclassthenextday,unlessotherwisespecifiedbytheteacher.Allhomeworkmustbeturnedinontimeinordertoreceivefullcredit.Nohomeworkwillbeacceptedwithoutname,titleordate.Latehomeworkwillreceivepartialcredituptotwoweeks.*Aftertwoweeksstudentswillnotreceivecreditforlatehomework.

• Quizzesmayormaynotbeannounced.Studentsareexpectedtocometoclasshavingreadallassignedreadings.

• Testswillbeannounced;EnglishDepartmenttestingdaysareMondayandWednesday.Studentswillreceiveatleastaweek’snoticefortests.

• Essaysareassignedinclassandrequireplanningandpreparation.Studentswillreceiveaclassworkorhomeworkgradeforeachstepofthewritingprocess.(Brainstorming,Draft,Peer-review,Finaldraft)

o Allwrittenstudentworkmustbeindividualandinthestudent’sownvoice.Itisunacceptabletocopyand/orplagiarizeworkfromanysource,includinganotherstudent.Pleaserefertothestudenthandbookforpoliciesregardingcheatingandplagiarism.

• Presentationswillbegradedonpreparation,contentanddelivery.

***Rubricswillbeprovidedwhenessaysandpresentationsareassigned.***

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Gradingbreakdown:o Essays-20%o Presentations-20%o Tests-15%

o Quizzes-15%o Classwork-15%o Homework-15%

Contact:JessicaS.Buel

EnglishDepartmentMontclairHighSchoolRoom207973-509-4100(leaveamessage)jbuel@montclair.k12.nj.us