English IV AP Literature/Dual Credit
Advanced Placement: English 1501
Dual Credit: English 1501 D
Instructor: Mrs. Susan Mann
Classroom: 3207
Email: smann4@neisd.net
Planning period: 6th
Tutoring times: Tuesdays 8:00 AM and Thursdays 4:10 PM and by appointment
First Grading Period
The Search for Meaning and Happiness
Required Readings:
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (summer reading – student copy)
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (summer reading – student copy)
Selections from James Joyce’s Dubliners (issued in class)
Selected readings from The Bedford Introduction to Literature (course issued text)
Selected readings from Reading Critically Writing Well (provided online)
Student choice: novels for fun reading
Student choice of 4 current news magazines
The first Friday of each month will be dedicated to students reading a choice novel of appropriate reading level and material. At least
one full novel must be read by the date of the one-pager towards the end of the grading period. Students are encouraged to bring in
their own copies or check out books from the library or classroom. E-readers are allowed. Students may not work on other academic
work on First Fridays. Becoming lifelong readers occurs only when students have time to read for pleasure. The First Friday Fun
Reading days are meant to foster such reading appreciation.
In addition to fun reading choice works, students will read a total of 4 news magazines cover to cover. Brief creative writing pieces will
be completed for each issue, and these pieces as well as an MLA formatted works cited page will be submitted towards the end of the
grading period. Specific instructions will be given to students regarding the creative reflections. Suggested deadlines for each issue
are provided on the syllabus; however, students will only be accountable for handing in the completed collection on the final due date.
Students may use news magazines such as The Week, Newsweek, and Time. They must be current for the weeks during which the
issues are read. Students may use library magazines or periodicals brought from home or provided in the classroom. The focus for
these readings is to keep students informed of current issues and to make real-world connections with the topics and themes discussed
in literature.
Classroom Materials:
A binder or large folder for keeping all notes, handouts, and written work
composition notebook (please do not use wire spiral journals)
3-4 pocket folders with brads
blue or black ink pens; #2 pencils (not mechanical)
Most assignments in class will be turned in at the start of class, whether they are handwritten or typed in MLA format (see
“Essential Usage” slideshow on web page). Papers submitted to turnitin.com will be due by 10 PM the day hard copies
are handed in as well. Logically, students should complete submissions online the evening before hard copies are due.
This gives students a full day to sort out any technology issues regarding submitting. A late hard copy and/or online
submission will result in a 20% grade penalty.
Major Grades (50%):
Pride and Prejudice/BNW Written Exam
Autobiographical Writing Folder - includes ALL of the following mini-assignments:
2
1. Guide to Reading the Autobiographical Essay (close reading analysis)
2. Socratic Circle Contribution * (the only item that will not appear in the folder; instructor will provide this score)
3. Compare/Contrast Essay
4. Guide to Writing the Autobiographical Essay (pre-writing)
5. Peer Edited First Draft
6. Final Draft w/Revision
7. Reflection of Autobiographical Writing
Current Events Journal Response Collection (5 total)
Advanced Placement Exam – Modified Length (20 MC questions, 1 essay)
Austen: Style Emulation Letter/Huxley: Utopian World Creation
Minor Grades (50%):
Summer Reading Quiz
Pride and Prejudice/Brave New World Activities
Literary Terms Quiz #1
“Story of an Hour” and “Miss Brill” Quizzes
Short Fiction Group Assignments and In-Class Writing
Dubliners Quizzes and Activities
“The Dead”: Socratic Circle and Reader Response
Book Club Meetings #1, #2 (forms provided)
First Fridays Fun Reading One-Pager (counts on second grading period)
Common Assessment (one portion of a Released AP Exam)
Unit Syllabus (subject to change)
M 24 August
Course Description/Introduction
Syllabus; Current Events Journal Assignment Distributed
Tu 25 August
Essential Usage (slideshow)
The Importance of Questions (in-class writing)
College Etiquette Information Packet Distributed
W 26 August
Summer Reading Quiz
Book Club Assignment Introduced/Forms Distributed
Th 27 August
Learning Log #1; Levels of Questions 1 & 2
Autobiographical Writing Assignment Introduced/Distributed
F 28 August
Learning Logs #2 and #3; Levels of Questions 3
First Friday Fun Reading Assignment Explanation
M 31 August
Learning Logs #4 and #5
“Story of an Hour” (text in Bedford anthology) Quiz/Discussion
Tu 1 September
Short Fiction Group Assignment
* CE #1
3
W 2 September
Discipline Assembly
Th 3 September
“Miss Brill” (text in Bedford) Quiz; Literary Terms Packet Distributed
Short Fiction Group Assignment
F 4 September
First Friday – Fun Reading
M 7 September
Holiday/Labor Day
Tu 8 September
In-Class Writing – Short Fiction
W 9 September
Bring Laptops (set up www.turnitin.com accounts,
access college websites, scholarship websites, etc.)
Th 10 September
Turn in Guide to Reading (hard copy due at start of class)
Socratic Discussion: Dillard
Online access to Rodriguez Text for C/C; assignment posted online
F 11 September
Review/Discuss AP Literature Exam
Practice AP MC Questions (prose)
Book Club #1 Completed (suggested date)
M 14 September
Review Sample AP Essay (prose)
Range Finders and Scores
C/C Due: Rodriguez and Dillard
(hard copy due start of class; turnitin.com by 10 PM)
Tu 15 September
Pre-reading Notes: “Araby” and “Eveline”; Joyce’s Dubliners
W 16 September
Quiz: “Araby” and “Eveline”
Discuss “Araby” and “Eveline”
Th 17 September
Poetry Thursday
F 18 September
Review Sample AP Essay (prose)
Range Finders and Scores
M 21 September
Dubliners Notes: “The Dead”
“The Dead” Reader Response Assignment Distributed
Tu 22 September
Literary Terms Quiz #1
W 23 September
Peer Edit Autobiographical Essay
Th 24 September
MC Questions
F 25 September
MC Questions Quizlet
* CE #2
* CE #3
4
M 28 September
View Scenes from “The Dead”
Tu 29 September
The Dead: Socratic Circle and Reader Response Due (hard copy in class; turnitin.com by 10 PM)
W 30 September
Pride and Prejudice Notes/Activities
Austen Letter Emulation/Huxley Utopian World Assignment Distributed
Th 1 October
Poetry Thursday
F 2 October
First Friday – Fun Reading
Autobiographical Writing Folder Due
* CE #4
(final draft due to turnitin.com by 10 PM; hard copy of all items in folder due at start of class)
M 5 October
Pride and Prejudice Activities
Tu 6 October
BNW Activities
* Current Events Folder Due
W 7 October
AP Literature Exam Success Strategies/Practice
Th 8 October
AP In-Class Exam – Modified (20 MC Questions. 1 Essay)
Book Club #2 Completed (suggested date)
F 9 October
View Scenes from Pride and Prejudice
Austen Letter Emulation/Huxley Utopian World due
M 12 October
Student Holiday/Teacher In-service
Tu 13 October
Book Club Folders due at beginning of class
W 14 October
Pride and Prejudice/BNW Review
Th 15 October
Pride and Prejudice/BNW Exam
F 16 October
First Friday Fun Read One-Pager (* counts for 2nd grading period)