English III AP/IB Ms. Khawaja 841-1620 Room 336 andrea.khawaja@austinisd.org Welcome! Please complete the handout and leave it in the silver bin on your way out.

Stacked Class working towards a common goal: International Baccalaureate Curriculum Advanced Placement Curriculum Successful SAT scores

Maternity Leave January-Spring Break 2017 Mr. Frank Pool-Long-term substitute Began teaching in 1976 Teaching at Anderson since 1994 Retired 2010; teaching part-time since then Has taught all levels of English courses Also has taught history, philosophy, and word study National Board Certification International Baccalaureate Examiner M.A. in philosophy, UT Administrator’s certification Facilitator, in-service presenter Published author and columnist FrankT.Pool@gmail.com

Grading Daily Grades/Quizzes-30% Tests-30% Major Writing Assignments-30% Journals-10% PND-pending MSG-missing (can be turned in for late credit) Major writing assignments-2 weekends

International Baccalaureate this year: One Individual Oral Presentation- Completed in the Fall Semester. 25% of IB score, Spring Semester Exam Grade One Written Assignment – Completed in the Spring Semester. 25% of IB score, 25% of 6th six week Grade

Advanced Placement this year: Working towards successful completion of the Advanced Placement English Language Exam in May 2016 Analysis of Non-Fiction Texts Argumentation Synthesis of sources

Curriculum/Syllabus: Tentative Syllabus Purpose: To enjoy literature and reading with new perceptive eyes; to empower students with the language and skills to formally address the purpose, tone, and effect of an author’s or speaker’s words (to read all words and images as rhetorical transactions); to establish complex and lasting relationships through the intimate understanding of words and characters; to recognize cultural and historical informants of a work; to offer choice in written analysis; to write and deliver a clear yet complex argument with full and insightful support; to discover the human truths of works read; to recognize the connected literary worlds; to fulfill IB, AP, and TEKS standards; to prepare for or exempt college level English work…and later to apply these skills to the world as text.

First Six Weeks 1st 6 weeks- When is war justified? How does language inform war and/or our ideas of war?: O’ Brien’s The Things They Carried; war poetry, prose, movies, propaganda; political speeches, AP prompts and other non-fiction selections. Some Assignments: commentary with quotations/embedding, purpose, attitude; writing, speaking, and breaking down others and your own arguments; reading, vocabulary, and grammar tests; timed writing; editing and revising; presentations and discussions: fiction and non-fiction.

Second Six Weeks 2nd 6 weeks- How do we distinguish truth and fiction? How does language inform our understanding of prose other than fiction? Capote’s In Cold Blood or Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; film study; AP Prompts. Some Assignments: reading quizzes; AP practice; narrative writing; developing personal voice; presentations and discussions: fiction and non-fiction.  

Third Six Weeks 3rd six-weeks- What does it mean to be human? How does language inform our sense of others? Shelley’s Frankenstein OR Kingsolver’s Poisonwood Bible; multicultural readings and non-fiction selections. Some Assignments: recognize credible, logical, deceptive and/or faulty modes of persuasion; understand word origin; evaluate and critique persuasive messages; rhetorical terms tests; presentations and discussions: fiction and non-fiction.

Fourth Six Weeks 4th 6 weeks- In what ways do we interact with our families?: Kafka’s Metamorphosis and other works by Kafka; poetry: Neruda, Plath; art: Kahlo, Dali, the surreal. Some Assignments: SAT practice; motif and device charts; response to poetry; Socratic discussions; reflective statements; World Literature essay.

Fifth Six Weeks 5th 6 weeks- How do we interact with society and the global family? Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold; poetry; Magical Realism Some Assignments: motif and device charts; poetry; AP Practice; Socratic discussions; reflective statements; World Literature essay.  

Sixth Six Weeks 6th 6 weeks- How do setting and the natural world echo humanity? McCarthy’s The Road; art: Ansel Adams; characterization of setting (land/nature). Some Assignments: reading quizzes; college prep items; AP practice; major writes; tests; college essays and applications; Socratic discussions and reflective statements.

Teacher’s Website: http://www.andersononline.org/apps/staff/

Important Websites: collegeboard.com ibo.org turnitin.com AP Exam information SAT Exam information   ibo.org IB Diploma and Certificate Information turnitin.com Online database used to prevent plagiarism http://www.andersononline.org/ General School information, Teacher websites, etc. Turnitin.com- feedback gradespeed- assignments loaded at beginning of six weeks

Contact Information: Andrea.khawaja@austinisd.org 512-841-1620 Room 336