English III AP/IB
Ms. Gallen
841-1611
Room 346 vgallen@austinisd.org
Teacher’s Website:
andersononline.org
Or Google Gallen + Anderson
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 Wednesday May 13,
2015
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- 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- 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.
Third Six Weeks
3rd 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.
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.
Grades:
Daily Grades= 25%
TTTC quizzes = 15%
Non-Fiction/Grammar Test = 15%
TTTC Paper = 30%
Argument Write = 15%
Some changes each six weeks
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