English III AP/IB
Ms. Gallen
841-1611
Room 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
Curriculum
Advanced Placement
Curriculum
Successful SAT
scores
International Baccalaureate this
year:
One Individual Oral PresentationCompleted in the Fall Semester. 25% of
IB score, 10% of Fall Final 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 Analysis of Non-Fiction
Texts
Test Date: Wednesday May 11, 2016
Argumentation
Synthesis 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 Weeks
1st 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 nonfiction.
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 Weeks
3rd 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 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;
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 information
SAT 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.org
General School information, Teacher websites, etc.
Contact Information:
victoriagallen@austinisd.org
512-841-1611
Room 346