World Literature 12
Syllabus and Written Assignment Specifications
Senior Project Autobiography
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Assignment - Bring in your Senior Project Handbook.
We will be spending part of this week working on your autobiography and part on
a short, personal essay. You may log 2 hours! If the computer lab is open, we
may be able to go in there so you can type your assignments.
College Application Essay
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Assignment - Go online and print out an application for a
college/university/technical/trade/art school in which you are interested in
applying. Be sure the application has an essay/personal statement section.
We will be spending part of this week working on your college application
essay/personal statement. Hopefully, we will be able to use the computer lab.
Vocabulary
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Vocabulary words and definitions will be placed on the side board almost daily.
It is your responsibility to copy the words and definitions into your notebook.
Vocabulary quizzes will be given after every 26 words. An exam may be given
for words 1-52, and 53- 101.
Ancient World – Unit 1 – 800 B.C. to 400 A.D.
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Introduction --- pgs. 1-11; reading on your own; quiz; distribute Elements of the
Epic – homework – read and highlight/take notes
The Iliad: Homer (eighth century B.C.): pgs. 98-189; Book I: pgs. 104-120; from
Book VI: pgs. 123-131; Book IX: pgs. 131-149; Book XXII: pgs. 176-189; Book
XXIV: pgs. 189-209; assessment will be through timed writing quizzes; creative
project – tattoo a character, presentation
Troy – video; assignment; analyze/compare/contrast one character (Hector, Paris,
Andromache, Helen, Achilles, Agamemnon) from the epic and from the video
utilizing graphic organizers; paper assignment – due one week after conclusion of
the video
Myth Research Project – use of computer lab or library, oral presentation, visual
element, and music required
Paper assignment – Oedipus the King; due one week after completing the reading
of Oedipus
Oedipus the King: Sophocles (ca. 496-406 B.C.): pgs. 596-639
Medea: Euripides (480-406 B.C.): pgs. 640-671
Assessment will be through an objective test
Middle Ages – Unit 2 – 500-1500 A.D.
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Introduction --- pgs. 1035-1038; reading on your own; quiz
Beowulf (Old English, ca. ninth century): excerpts from pgs. 1057-1103
Assessment will be through an objective test.
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400): pgs. 1512-1516; General
Prologue: pgs. 1517-1518, 1526-1527, 1528-1529; The Miller’s Prologue and
Tale: pgs. 1534-1548; The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale: pgs. 1549-1573:
possibly view BBC modern remake of The Wife of Bath.
Assessment will be through a creative project.
The Renaissance – Unit 3 – ca. 1500-1660 A.D.
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Introduction --- pgs. 1653-1663; reading on your own; quiz
Assignment – group project including a 30 minute class presentation; presentation
details and rubrics will be provided; class presentation dates will be assigned
The Prince: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527): pgs. 1705-1721
Macbeth: William Shakespeare (1564-1616): paperback
Assessment will be through in class timed writing quizzes and/or objective quizzes
after Acts I-IV and an objective test after Act V.
World Literature 12
This course combines the study and analysis of literature through reading, class discussion,
objective tests and quizzes, timed writings, individual and group projects, and essays.
All writing assignments must be typed and double-spaced with one inch margins using Times
New Roman 12 point font. They are to be printed in black or dark blue ink. I will not accept
handwritten papers. If you do not have access to a computer, please see me and I will make
arrangements for you to use the English Writing Lab.
The heading will be single-space and placed in the header in the right hand corner of page one
only.
The heading will consist of: Name
Date
Paper topic
Period
All assignments must be done in an accurate and complete manner. Assignments are due at
the beginning of class on the assigned due date. Failure to complete any assignments will
result in a score of zero for that assignment. Papers are worth 100 points.
I do NOT accept late work. I do NOT accept excuses such as: My printer ran out of ink; My
computer lost my paper; I couldn’t get it to print. It is your responsibility to complete the
work assigned and have it ready to be turned in on the due date. Your lack of preparation is
not my problem.
Your paper topics will be given to you when we begin each selection. The paper will be due
one week after we complete the selection. Therefore, there is no excuse for late work. Start
working on your assignments before the due date (not the night before it is due), and we
should have no reason for conflict.
If you are absent from school on the day a written assignment is due, you must turn in the
assignment via an email attachment during the time of our regularly scheduled class period.
My school email address is: drank@hopewellarea.org. If you do not email me the
assignment within the proper time frame, it will not be accepted.
If you are in school the day an assignment is due but will not be in class (field trip, early
dismissal, tardy, health suite dismissal), you are still required to turn in your assignment.
Either find me to turn it in, or go to the office and kindly ask a secretary to place it in my
mailbox. Do NOT place your assignments on my desk if I am not in the room!
If there is some sort of health or family emergency that could prohibit you from completing
an assignment on time, please see me so that we can privately discuss and resolve the issue.