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School Year 2014-2015

Course Name World Literature and Composition Course Code 1605


School Name Lakeside High School Teacher Name Greta Hayes
School Phone
Number
(67! 7"#670$ Teacher Email greta%e%hayes&'c(dekal)(k1$(ga(us
School Website http*++,,,(lakesidehs(dekal)(k1$(ga(us+ Teacher
Website
http*++mrsghayes(,ee)ly(com
Course Descrition!
-his is a theme#related. literature#)ased. integrated course ,hich pro/ides students ,ith an opportunity to )ecome 'amiliar
,ith a ,ide range o' literary 'orms. themes. cultures. and periods ,hile de/eloping pro'iciency in the use o' grammar+usage
and mechanics in their compositions( 0mphasis is placed on reader comprehension and higher order thinking( Students ,ill
analy1e /arious ,orks o' literature (i(e( short stories. poems. song lyrics. etc(! through oral discussion and in ,ritten
compositions( -hey ,ill produce /arious types o' compositions and research pro2ects using technology(
Curriculum "#er#ie$
-he 'ollo,ing academic concepts ,ill )e co/ered( T%&S &S "N'Y ( )*&DE (ND &S S*+,ECT T" C%(N)E-
C*..&C*'*/ "0E.0&EW
3nit 1 4 5ythology+ -he Heroes6 7ourney
Sundiata (e8cerpts!
Epic of Gilgamesh (e8cerpts!
Ramayana (e8cerpts!
Writing 9ocus* :rgumentati/e
3nit $ 4 -he ;ndi/idual and the State
Sophocles6 Antigone
Writing 9ocus* :rgumentati/e
3nit < #=ersuasion. =ropaganda > :rgument
William Shakespeare6s Julius Caesar
Se/eral Speeches
Writing 9ocus* ;n'ormati/e+08planatory
3nit " 4 -he ?ystopian @o/el
:yn Aand6s :nthem
Writing 9ocus* ;n'ormati/e+08planatory
+"(.D-(PP."0ED &NST.*CT&"N(' /(TE.&('S
-itle =rentice Hall* Language :rts Grade 10
;SB@ 0#1<#1<171#0
Aeplacement Cost
C61(D7
Enline )ook and+or resources
http*++pearsonsuccessnet(com
Enline student access code (school speci'ic!
"5C9BD:C59$990$$C:6
).(D&N) SYSTE/! The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment
of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in
the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and
resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each students
opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the
students academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and
parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.
).(D&N) C(TE)".&ES 1).(DE P."T"C"'
2ormati#e (ssessment 3Pre-(ssessment4 5 06
(ssessment Durin7 'earnin7 5 256
)uided8 &ndeendent8 or )rou Practice 5 456
Summati#e (ssessment or (ssessment o9 'earnin75 :06
( D0 4 100 FP !pass"
+ 0 4 D FF !fail"
C 71 4 7D
D 70
2 Belo, 70
Notes:
*#nglish $earners !#$s" must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in
elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or
C% must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year &ith approval from the #$
Studies 'rogram. #nglish $earners must receive a grade for #S($ courses.
)#lementary schools &ill utilize ' !pass" and * !fail" in +ealth,'hysical #ducation, -usic, .orld
$anguages, /isual Arts and 'erforming Arts.
D&ST.&CT E;PECT(T&"NS 2". S*CCESS
ST*DENT P.").ESS
Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and
thirteen and a half &ee0s into each semester. The progress of students
shall be evaluated fre1uently and plans shall be generated to remediate
deficiencies as they are discovered. 'lans shall include appropriate
interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board
Policy IH.
(C(DE/&C &NTE).&TY
Students &ill not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but
not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school
records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user 2D
or pass&ord. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights
and Resonsi!ilities and Character "e#elo$ent Hand!oo%.
%"/EW".<
+ome&or0 assignments should be meaningful and should be an
application or adaptation of a classroom experience. +ome&or0 is at all
times an extension of the teaching,learning experience. 2t should be
considered the possession of the student and should be collected,
evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB.
/(<E-*P W".<
D*E T" (+SENCES
.hen a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by
3eorgia la& or &hen the absence is apparently beyond the control of the
student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade!s" for
those days absent. -a0e4up &or0 must be completed &ithin the
designated time allotted. See Board Policy IH&A.
SC%""' E;PECT(T&"NS 2". S*CCESS
C'(SS.""/
E;PECT(T&"NS
'a=eside %i7h School /a=e-u Wor= Polic>! To recei#e 9ull credit8 students ma> ta=e
one 314 da> to ma=e u missin7 $or= er missed da> o9 school-
;n 5rs( Hayes6 class* Late+missing ,ork due to absences su)mitted ,ithin the
allo,ed make#up time ,ill )e eligi)le 'or 100G credit( Late+missing ,ork su)mitted
outside make#up time ,ithin the same "(5,k period ,ill )e eligi)le 'or 75G credit(
Late+missing ,ork su)mitted outside the original "(5,k period ,ill )e eligi)le 'or
50G credit(
'ate?missin7 $or= due to negligence is onl> e#er eli7ible 9or 506 credit-
:)solutely no late ,ork ,ill )e accepted )eyond 9riday. ?ecem)er 5
th
(
@o eating or drinking in class (,ater is ok!(
Cell phone use permitted 'or educational purposes only( ;' you cannot a)ide )y this
a'ter the 'irst o''ense. she ,ill noti'y your parent+guardian( :'ter the second
o''ense. she ,ill issue a detention( :'ter the third o''ense. she ,ill re'er you to an
administrator(
Students are e8pected to participate in class( Students ,ill recei/e a grade at least
once a ,eek 'or class participation graded on a check plus. check. check minus
system(
Students ,ill maintain a 2ournal ,ith a daily )ell ringer acti/ity( :cti/ities can range
'rom pre#,riting to grammar studies( 7ournals ,ill )e checked monthly(
/(TE.&('S (ND
S*PP'&ES
:ny type o' 'older+)inder 'or organi1ation
7ournal
=aper
pencils+pens
-issue. paper to,els. and hand saniti1er are :LW:HS appreciated
E;T.( %E'P 5rs( Hayes is a/aila)le a'ter school on 5ondays and -uesdays until "=5( :ny appointment
can )e made 'or any day o' the ,eek( -he o''icial 0nglish ?epartment -utorial is on
-uesdays 'rom <*$0 to "*$0 in room 1"05(
P(.ENTS (S P(.TNE.S
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