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    This course syllabus outlines a senior level literature course called Diverse Voices in Literature. The course will introduce students to literature written by authors from various marginalized backgrounds. Students will be split into groups to discuss novels and will complete papers analyzing social justice themes. Grades will be based on papers, exams, group projects, reading quizzes, participation, and homework. The syllabus provides the teacher's contact information, course expectations and policies, assignment details, and a list of 12 novels from which students can choose.

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    This course syllabus outlines a senior level literature course called Diverse Voices in Literature. The course will introduce students to literature written by authors from various marginalized backgrounds. Students will be split into groups to discuss novels and will complete papers analyzing social justice themes. Grades will be based on papers, exams, group projects, reading quizzes, participation, and homework. The syllabus provides the teacher's contact information, course expectations and policies, assignment details, and a list of 12 novels from which students can choose.

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    This course syllabus outlines a senior level literature course called Diverse Voices in Literature. The course will introduce students to literature written by authors from various marginalized backgrounds. Students will be split into groups to discuss novels and will complete papers analyzing social justice themes. Grades will be based on papers, exams, group projects, reading quizzes, participation, and homework. The syllabus provides the teacher's contact information, course expectations and policies, assignment details, and a list of 12 novels from which students can choose.

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    DiverseVoicesinLiterature

    CourseSyllabus
    20172018

    TeacherInformation
    Name:Mrs.EnglishTeacher
    Phone:6306666666
    Email:engteach@education.org
    OfficeLocation:JamesScholarHighSchool,Room118
    AvailableforAppointmentUponRequest

    CourseDescription
    Helloall!WelcometoDiverseVoicesinLiterature,amandatorycourseforSeniors.Thiscourse
    isdesignedtorepresentallgroupsofpeople,includingmarginalizedandoppressedgroups.Itis
    meanttochallengethetypicalideaofclassicalliteratureandintroducemoreinclusivepieces
    writtenbyauthorsfromamultitudeofbackgrounds.Inthisclass,wewilltrytoforgeabrave
    spacefordialogueandencourageparticipationfromtheentireclass.Theclasswillbesplitinto
    fourgroupsbasedonthenovelstheychoose;thisprocesswillrepeatthreetimestoscramble
    groupsandcreatenewenvironments.Eachweektwodayswillbedevotedtolecture/largegroup
    andtheotherthreewillbeinthenoveldiscussiongroup.Alargeportionofyourgradewillbe
    basedonpaperswrittenaboutthesocialjusticeissuesaddressedthroughthenovelsweread.
    Otherwise,attendance,quizzes,classparticipation,andhomeworkwillmakeuptherest.

    ReadingOptions
    Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    Brothers by Yu Hua
    Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
    Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh
    Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
    Night by Elie Wiesel
    House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
    Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
    Beloved by Toni Morrison
    A Different Sky by Meira Chand
    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
    Sister of my Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    GradingPolicies
    Thegradingpercentagesforthiscourseisasfollows:

    Papers 25%
    FinalExamPaper 20%
    GroupProject 20%
    ReadingCheckQuizzes 10%
    Attendance&ClassParticipation 10%
    OtherHomeworkAssignments 15%

    AttendancePolicy
    Regularandpromptclassattendanceisanessentialpartoftheeducationalexperience.
    Continuoustardinesswillalsonotbetolerated.Studentswillacceptfullresponsibilityfor
    ensuringtheirworkdoesnotsufferbecauseofabsences.Exceptionsmaybemadeforillnessand
    validemergenciespermittingthereisthecorrectdocumentation.

    ClassroomExpectations
    1. Arrivetoclassontimeeveryday
    2. Bepreparedwithnovelsandothersupplies
    3. Respectyourclassmatesandteacher
    4. Beresponsibleforyouractionsandwords
    5. Notechnologyduringclassunlessdirectedbytheteacher

    ClassRequirements
    FinalPaper:Towardstheendofthecoursetherewillbeanemphasisonsynthesizingtheworks
    youhavereadthisyearintoa56pagepaper.Allfourchosennovelshaveelementsofsocial
    justicethatshouldbereflectedinyourwork.Promptswillbegivenforthefinalpaperatleasta
    monthinadvance.Thefinalpapershouldincludetwoacademicscholarlypapersassources,as
    wellasquotesfromthenovels.Pleaseincludeabibliographyandatitlepage.TheusualTimes
    NewRoman,doublespaced,standardmargins,MLAwillberequired.

    GroupProject:Eachgroupwillalsopresenttheirnoveltotheclassintheformofvisualmedia
    suchasabooktrailer/powerpoint/artwork/other.Thiswillallowtheclasstohearasummaryof
    yournovelwithoutreadingit.Groupsarealsoexpectedtoincludeliteraryelementssuchas
    themes,motifs,imagery,style,tone,etc.Anyelementsofthebookthatrelatetoitssocialjustice
    impactandhowitdiffersfromclassicliterature.

    DailyHomework:Thiswillbeupdatedontheboardweekly.Somequizzeswillbegivenwitha
    warninginadvance,otherquizzeswillbepopquizzes!Mostdailyhomeworkwillbereadings
    foryourchosennovel,withsomeinclusionofotheracademicsources/articles.

    Plagiarism,Cheating,andAcademicIntegrity
    Plagiarismandcheatingareazerotolerancepolicyatthisschool.Ifollowtheschoolscode
    (whichyouallhaveinyourplanner)andexpectallofyourworktobeyourown.Anywordsthat
    arenotyourownincludedinyourpapersshouldhavecitations.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabout
    MLApleaseletmeknoworuseonlineresourceslikePurdueOWL.

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