Dual Credit 1302
Beard/Pennington
3rd Nine Weeks
*** Be sure your copy of Frankenstein is the 1831 edition, not the 1818 edition
Unit Objectives:
--develop writing style
--increase use of sentence variety
-- Discuss writing process and strategies.
--Develop accurate and appropriate thesis and organizational skills
--Recognize the various literary approaches to a text.
--Understand the tenants/philosophies of Romanticism.
--Analyze a text, prose and poetry, by implementing literary strategies.
--Engage in discussions exploring Shelley’s Frankenstein and a survey of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works
January 6-10
Mon: Student Holiday
Tues: Discuss focus for unit; introduce Frankenstein (notes--background, themes) Biography handout/packet
HW: Review “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (You received this poem before the break—this should be review time)
Wed/Thurs: Discuss “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
Fri: Continue to discuss “Rime”
HW: read Frankenstein; letters through Chapter 8
January 13-17
Mon: Wrap-up discussion of “Rime”
Tues: Unit 9 Vocabulary Quiz (formative); Discuss elements of the Gothic novel
Wed/Thurs: Frankenstein Reading Check, letters through Chapter 8 (formative); Begin discussion of Frankenstein
HW: continue reading Frankenstein
Fri: Discuss Frankenstein
January 20-24
Mon: MLK Holiday 
HW: continue reading Frankenstein
Tue: Review strategies for writing about literature (tone, voice, point of view, academic vocabulary, etc); Students will review student
samples and discuss the strategies employed.
Wed/Thurs: Test over Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Romanticism, Mary Shelley, William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft, and gothic
literature (summative); finish reading Frankenstein
Fri: Continue discussion of Frankenstein
January 27-31
Mon: reading check quiz over Frankenstein, chapters 9-17 (formative); Discuss Frankenstein
Tues: Discuss Frankenstein
Wed/Thurs: Literature circle discussions of Frankenstein
Fri: Unit 10 Vocabulary Quiz (formative); continue Lit. Circle discussions.
February 3-7
Mon: Discuss the Byronic Hero and the Tragic Hero: How is Victor an example?
Tues: Discuss connections between novel and Byronic hero
Wednesday/Thursday: Frankenstein Timed Writing (summative)
Friday: Unit 11 Vocabulary quiz (formative); wrap-up Frankenstein discussion.
HW: continue short stories, prepare for quiz
February 10-14
Mon: Introduce research paper assignment. Discuss the goal of synthesis.
Tues: Continue to discuss the goal of synthesis; review sample essays.
Wed/Thurs: Frankenstein Unit Test (summative): reading time for Hawthorne short stories. Bring your books!
HW: From the Bedford, read “The Birthmark” p. 416’ “The Minster’s Black Veil” p. 407; “Young Goodman Brown” p. 398
Friday: Meet in Library for research day
Dual Credit 1302
Beard/Pennington
February 17-21
Mon: Student Holiday 
Tues: Library
Wed/Thurs: Library
Fri: complete research prospectus in class and submit. (formative)
HW: Finish Hawthorne stories for Monday.
February 24-28
Mon: Reading Quiz over Hawthorne short stories (formative); discussion of short stories
Tues: Discussion of short stories
Wed/Thurs: Writing Workshop (formative): Submit 2 typed, properly formatted copies of your introductory paragraph for the research
paper. Handwritten work will not be accepted. You must submit 2 copies in order to receive credit. Intros should be no less than
½ a page.
Fri: finish discussion of short stories; review sources/work on source cards
March 3-7
Mon: Works Cited page due w/ note cards (formative); works cited should have 4 entries (1-primary source, 3-secondary sources); 2
note cards for each secondary source (6 total); 6 note cards for the primary source.; conferences with instructor
Tues: Research quiz (formative); conferences with instructor
Wed/Thurs: Writing Workshop (formative): 2 copies of the FULL essay with works cited. Essays must be typed and properly formatted.
Please remember that late work is not accepted for the workshop. You must be here to complete the peer portion of the
workshop.
Fri: Short Stories Test—timed writing (summative)
March 17-21
Mon: Research paper conferences: Each student will submit 1 typed and properly formatted copy of their research paper along with the
peer edit/essay from March 5th. The instructor will evaluate the changes and provide additional feedback. Students will read A
Street Car Named Desire.
Tues: Continue conferences and reading of the play.
Wed: Research paper due (summative); notes on Southern Gothic Literature and reading time.
Fri: Unit 12 Vocabulary Quiz (formative); continue notes/discussion
Tutoring: room 1906: Monday/Wednesday 2:50-3:20; other times by appointment only. No tutoring Monday morning or Friday afternoon.
Make-ups: If you need to make up a quiz or test, please see me and we will work out a time. Students have one week to make up a test or quiz.
Absences: If you are going to be absent, the courteous thing to do is to let me know. If you are out for an extended time, please email me to
make arrangements to get any work you have missed. In addition, please check my website for handouts/notes/announcements. It
is your responsibility to keep up with the syllabus. You are held accountable for all quizzes, tests, and coursework EVEN if you missed
the previous class. Again, contacting me when you are absent will help you stay on track.
Grading Policy:
75% summative
25% formative
AP/Dual Credit courses do not allow for retesting on either formative or summative assessments.
Summatives: 4 total—see syllabus for dates
Timed Writing
(2—Frankenstein, Short Stories)
Frankenstein Test
Background test, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Formatives: 11 total—see syllabus for dates
Frankenstein Reading checks (2)
Vocab Quizzes (4)
Works Cited page w/ note cards
Research quiz
Short Pieces reading check
Research Prospectus
Writing Workshops (2)
***The research paper will be the first summative grade of the 4 th nine weeks.