August 9, 2016 Dear parent, Your child is enrolled in my AP English Language and Composition class for this school year. I have taken time in class to go over the class goals and expectations with your son or daughter. Please read over the attached course description and outline so that you are familiar with the procedures and expectations in my class and so that you can encourage your child to plan effectively and work hard in English during the school year. Your child will receive class credit when you promptly sign and return the slip below. The following pages contain the course description, detailing class goals and policies, and the course plan, detailing the material to be covered for each week of the school year. Let me take this opportunity to invite your questions, comments, and prayers during the school year. You can visit Renweb to find current assignments, to check student grades, and to access classroom handouts and presentations. I also have a classroom webpage with assignments and presentation files. If you have any questions or if you wish to contact me, you can reach me by email or phone (email is preferred): School: Home: E-mail:

(650) 967-2324 Ext. 6671 (408) 245-5634 [email protected]

For current classroom assignments and handouts, please have your child bookmark and use the following sites: Renweb: Webpage:

https://www.renweb.com/Logins/ParentsWeb-Login.aspx https://sites.google.com/site/mrandreshomepage/

Let's work together to make your child's school year a success! Sincerely yours, Marc Andres Instructor Teacher Copy -- Please fill out, sign, and return this slip.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student’s Name (print) : ______________________ I have read and understood the course description for AP English Language and Composition. I have discussed with my child/my parent my expectations for cooperation with class policies and the successful completion of class requirements. Date: _____________

Student Signature:______________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature:______________________________

AP English Language and Composition Mountain View Academy Course Description, 2016/2017 Our goals: "...To learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world..." – Matthew Arnold "Every human being, created in the image of God, is endowed with a power akin to that of the Creator – individuality, power to think and to do...It is the work of true education to develop this power, to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men's thought." – E. G. White Instructor:

Marc T. Andres

Contact Information:

Phone -- (650) 967-2324 x6671 E-mail -- [email protected] Webpage -- https://sites.google.com/site/mrandreshomepage/ Turnitin.com -- Account #: 13108394 / Join Password: mandres210

Required Textbooks and Materials:

The Compact Reader (9th edition), by Jane E. Aaron, Bedford/St. Martin’s, © 2010 Various paperback literary works (see course plan) Exercises/Reading handouts given out in class Binder, black/blue ink pens, and pencils College-ruled binder paper (not spiral bound)

Course Description:

An AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both the writing and reading in the AP class should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing.

Expected While completing this course, the students will: Learning Results: Mental Growth: 1. Learn to recognize and master the techniques and structural devices of effective writing, 2. Practice the writing process and write cogent and clear prose connected with their readings, analysis, and research, 3. Broaden their vocabulary from their reading of literature and their use of vocabulary textbooks, 4. Learn the conventions of research and documentation of sources, 5. Master the use and evaluation of outside sources in argumentation, 6. Read and learn to recognize a variety of genres from among the great works of English literature and western civilization, 7. Read from a broad base of authors in preparation for college and life, and learn that reading is important and worthwhile for knowledge, for leisure, and for thoughtful communication, 8. Prepare for the AP English Language and Composition test, Social Growth: 9. Take part in discussions, presentations, and debates on themes and issues related to their readings, learning to express themselves in groups and to defend their beliefs, 10. Develop an appreciation for the viewpoints and values of others as they look for the best in themselves and the world,

Spiritual Growth: 11. Learn to recognize opinion and bias in communication as they develop their ability to discern between truth and error in a sinful world. Classroom Daily class activities will include reading from assigned books, answering questions over Activities/ the readings, journal writing, preparing vocabulary and writing exercises and reaction Assignments: papers, and participating in discussions and small-group activities. Most units will end with a large quiz over the material and a culminating in-class or out-of-class essay. At the end of every week there will be a vocabulary quiz or test. Vocabulary .com

Many vocabulary assignments will be given over the Vocabulary.com website. Students will practice and master Greek and Latin roots and words derived from them. Students will need a computer with web access to use the website at home, or they can use school computers while on campus during study hall or after school.

Class Students will receive points for every day of attendance and participation in classroom Participation: activities. Any absences will result in a deduction of points and affect students’ grades. Inattention during class and failure to bring needed materials to class may also result in deduction of points. Turning In Students should turn in their assignments at the beginning of class in the top black tray. Assignments: All assignments should have the student’s name, class period, class name, date, and the assignment’s name and page from the textbook clearly written on the top right-hand corner of the front of the paper. Papers turned in after class or without the identifying information will receive LATE CREDIT. Typed Papers: All take-home essays and projects should be word processed. These essays will need to be uploaded to Turnitin.com by the assignment due date to be considered on time. Late An assignment is considered LATE if it is TURNED IN AFTER CLASS on the day it is due. Assignments: Late work will be GIVEN ONLY 50% CREDIT unless its tardiness is due to an excusable absence. Assignments, quizzes, and tests missed due to an excused absence must be made up within three school days after a return to class in order to receive full credit. A take-home essay or project will receive –5% CREDIT PER SCHOOL DAY LATE. Drop Quizzes:

Students will have one drop quiz per quarter. That quiz will be excused, and the quarter grade will be calculated as if that quiz were not part of the total points for the quarter. Unit tests are NOT considered to be quizzes.

Paper Revisions:

Points deducted from graded essays can be earned back by students. Up to 20% credit can be re-earned when a student revises a paper.

Teacher Each student is required to make two appointments with the teacher outside of class Appointments:time per semester to review and discuss student papers and progress in the class. Students may make other appointments with the teacher as necessary. Class Students need to be actively involved in their own education. Each person’s attitude and Expectations: level of effort affects the people around him or her. So, every student will be encouraged to choose certain levels of self-discipline and academic excellence for his own good and for the good of the class. The following classroom guidelines will help foster classroom and lifetime success.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Show respect for all people. Be prepared for class with the proper attitude and materials. Follow established procedures. Think for yourself. (Don’t think from your neighbor’s paper or comments.) Do your best.

Any disruptive behavior which keeps the teacher from teaching or keeps the students from learning will meet the following consequences, increasing in severity. 1. Warning 2. Referral, meeting with teacher, and natural consequence 3. Referral and call home to parents 4. Meeting with teacher and principal — Severe disruptive behavior will result in dismissal to the office and an immediate jump to consequences #3 and #4. — The teacher reserves the right to jump down the list after consultation with the student if the disruptive behavior continues. — Repeated disruptive behavior will result in suspension from class until a parentteacher-student conference can be held. Furthermore, the teacher believes that every student can behave well and succeed in this class. While behavioral and academic standards will remain high, the teacher will work with all students to help them successfully deal with the effects of misbehaviors, learning problems, and academic difficulties. Grading Policy:

Grades will be based on work completed successfully in these three areas. Content Process Product

(take-home assignments, quizzes, tests) (in-class assignments, participation, preparedness) (compositions, portfolio, presentations, projects)

approx. 60% approx. 15% approx. 25%

Grades will be calculated according to the total points earned divided by the total points possible for each quarter. Semester grades will be compiled from the average of the two quarter grades (80%) and the comprehensive semester final (20%). [The actual formula in the Renweb grade book will be 40% for 1st/3rd quarter and 60% for 2nd/4th quarter with one third of the 60% based solely on the semester final test score.] Letter grades for quarter and semester will be assigned according to the following scale: A AB+ B

100 - 93 % 92 - 90 89 - 88 87 - 83

BC+ C C-

82 79 77 72

- 80 - 78 – 73 – 70

D+ D DF

69 67 62 59

- 68 - 63 - 60 –0

SEMESTER GRADES BELOW C- (70%) WILL NOT RECEIVE +1.0 GPA CREDIT. Students maintaining a grade below a C for more than three weeks will be removed from this class. Keep up with your work!.


AP English Language and Composition – Course Plan 2016-2017 1st Quarter 8/9-12, 2016 8/16-17 8/22-26 8/29-9/2 9/6-9 9/12-16 9/19-23 9/26-30 10/3-7

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9

Material to be covered: • The Compact Reader / Writing Mechanics: Specificity Denotation & Connotation / Diction / Writing Elements (U,C,E,C,S,F) Descriptive Essay #1 Due / Emphasis / Sentence Variety / Passive Voice Modes: Description/Example / Parallelisms / Coherence & Transitions / Tone “Style Analysis” Handouts / Tone & Attitude / Thesis / Diction and Detail Essay #2 Due / Point of View / Organization Syntax / Outlines for Style Analysis Essays Terminology TEST / Essay #3 Due • The Compact Reader / Mode: Narration / Narrative Formats / Ruth

2nd Quarter 10/10-14 10/17-21 10/24-28 10/31-11-4 11/7-11 11/14-18 11/21-22 11/28-12/2 12/5-9 12/12-16

Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19

Short Readings / Episode-Story Due Modes: Analysis/Classification/Definition / Short Readings / S. Johnson M. Arnold / Short Readings / Analysis Essay Due Modes: Comparison & Contrast / Logical Argument Exercises Mode: Cause & Effect / Contrast Essay Due / Albion Mode: Argument & Persuasion / “Defend, Challenge, or Qualify” Timed Essay An Enemy of the People An Enemy of the People / Test Review / Timed Essay TEST WEEK

Semester One Ends 3rd Quarter 1/9-13, 2017 1/17-20 1/23-27 1/30-2/3 2/6-9 2/13-17 2/21-24 2/27-3/3 3/6-10

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9

The Synthesis Essay: Evaluating and synthesizing from research sources • Literature Books / M. C. Practice /The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Sonnet close analysis / The Merchant of Venice / QUIZ King Lear King Lear King Lear QUIZ / Lear Defend, Challenge, Qualify Essay Due Pride & Prejudice Pride & Prejudice / QUIZ Pt. I Pride & Prejudice / QUIZ Pt. II / Researched Argument “Issue” Essay # 1 Due

4th Quarter 3/13-17 3/20-23 4/5-7 4/10-12 4/18-21 4/24-28 5/1-5 5/8-12 5/15-18 5/22-26

Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Semester Two Ends

Pride & Prejudice / QUIZ Pt. III Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 / QUIZ Essay Due / Music Tour & Experiential School Brave New World Brave New World Brave New World QUIZ / Researched Argument “Justice” Essay # 2 Due Review for AP Exam / AP EXAM — Wednesday, May 10 / Gattaca video Gattaca video / Test Review TEST WEEK