Course+syllabus+2011-2012

** 2011-2012 **  Your syllabus consists of four parts, two studied each year: Parts Four and One in the first year, and Parts Two and Three in the second. These will be explained in much more detail as you study the works, but here is a quick overview. You’ll notice that each part has a distinctive IB assessment. **YEAR TWO **
 * IB English A-1 Higher Level **
 * Semester One: Detailed Study (Individual Oral Commentary and World Literature Paper Two) **

//Hamlet //by William Shakespeare //The Bluest Eye //by Toni Morrison //Macbeth //by William Shakespeare Selected poetry by Phillip Larkin

// Heat and Dust by //Ruth Prawer Jhabvala // Things Fall Apart //by Chinua Achebe // Wide Sargasso Sea //by Jean Rhys //Heart of Darkness// by Joseph Conrad
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Semester Two: ****<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Genre Study (Paper One and Paper Two Exams) **

<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">30% Internal Assessment (two orals) <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">20% World Literature (two essays) <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">50% Examination <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Paper One: Commentary on an unseen passage <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Paper Two: Essay on Part 3 novels
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">IB Assessment **

<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">//semester coursework =100% of semester grades…..no ISB exams (yay!)// **<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Expectations, Reminders, Clarifications **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">ISB Assessment **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Bring appropriate materials to every class session: text(s), notebook / binder, pencils, pens, assignment book / agenda, and highlighters <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Keep handouts in a binder or folder in an organized manner so that they are easily accessible.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Take notes at home and in class. Use dates and headings so that your notes are useful to you.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">For typed assignments, avoid technological problems which may prevent you from meeting deadlines: back up your work, print well ahead of the deadline, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Use blue or black pen for all handwritten work, including quizzes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Label all work you submit. Your name, the date, class should appear on every paper.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">If you are absent, it is //your responsibility// to turn in your homework, find out what was covered in class, and catch up.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Each calendar day an assignment is turned in after the DUE DATE, students will lose 10% per day. Late work will only be accepted up to a deadline set by the teacher, usually no more than a week after it is due. After the deadline, the grade is a 0. If a student is unable to meet a DUE DATE because of special circumstances, they are expected to see the teacher or email us **//at least//** **//a day in advance//** to arrange an extension.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Class participation includes listening to what others have to say as well as making relevant contributions to discussions. Let’s work toward fairly equal participation among students so that no one dominates and everyone has a chance to be heard.

**<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">Contact Information ** <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">If you have any questions, please come to see me or email me. <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">My office is #2230, and my classroom is 3209. If I am not there, send me an email with a suggested time to meet. <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">During Semester One, I have prep time during Blocks B and E. In Semester Two, I will also have Block F available. <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">My email address is <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';">kboyce@isb.bj.edu.cn <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif';"> Website: kbenglishhlg.wikispaces.com