English III AP/IB

Ms. Gallen 841-1611Room 346 vgallen@austinisd.org

Teacher’s Website:

andersononline.org Or Google Gallen + Anderson

I will be migrating to Canvas either at the 2nd six weeks or at the semester.

Stacked Class working towards a common goal:

International Baccalaureate CurriculumAdvanced Placement CurriculumSuccessful SAT scores

International Baccalaureate this year:

One Individual Oral Presentation- Completed in the Fall Semester. 25% of IB score, 10% of Fall Final Exam GradeOne 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 Analysis of Non-Fiction TextsTest Date: Wednesday May 11, 2016

ArgumentationSynthesis of sources

Grade Breakdown:

Major Grades: 30% Daily Grades and Quizzes: 30%Tests: 30%Journals: 10% Assigned homework is to be finished before entering class on the day it is due.  If a student finishes homework in class, it will be considered late. All major assignments will be submitted on turnitin.com (details to follow later).

Tutoring: Tutoring: Anderson High School will have FIT (Flexible Instructional Time) three times a week to accommodate tutoring. The English III AP/IB teachers will work together to create tutorials, review sessions, and writing conferences.  Please check your email frequently- especially on Mondays during homeroom. If you need additional tutorials, please email your teacher with a date and an time.

Also- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00-8:50

Writing Feedback: Philosophy of Feedback for Written Assignments:  We believe that students benefit from honoring the writing process and revising drafts. We believe that students learn how to be better writers when conferencing with peers or with their teachers. Essays and final drafts with excessive comments are often not read or discouraging. We believe students who take ownership of the writing process are empowered learners. Students will receive minimal comments on final drafts of essays, and we will rely on rubrics and writing conferences to assess written assignments. Discussion of a grade should be separate from discussion of a writer’s development.

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 Weeks1st 6 weeks- How does language inform our understanding of war? O’ Brien’s The Things They Carried; war poetry, prose, movies, propaganda, political speeches, AP prompts and other non-fiction selections. Begin Frankenstein/Poisonwood Bible 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? In Cold Blood/Into the Wild; film study; AP Prompts. Some Assignments: reading quizzes; AP practice; narrative writing; developing personal voice; presentations and discussions: fiction and non-fiction.

Third Six Weeks3rd 6 weeks- What does it mean to be human? How does language inform our sense of others? Frankenstein/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 Weeks4th 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; characterization of setting.Some Assignments: reading quizzes; college prep items; AP practice; major writes; tests; college essays and applications; Socratic discussions and reflective statements. 

Important Websites: http://www.collegeboard.com/

AP Exam informationSAT Exam information

 http://www.ibo.org/

IB Diploma and Certificate Information

 http://turnitin.com

Online database used to prevent plagiarism

 http://gradespeed.austinisd.org

Gradespeed to check student progress

http://www.andersononline.orgGeneral School information, Teacher websites, etc.

Contact Information:

victoriagallen@austinisd.org512-841-1611Room 346