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COURSE DESCRIPTION
You should be aware that an AP course in high school is equivalent to a college-level course. AP English Literature
is designed to cover a full year of freshman English, a 5 on the exam may waive you out of your entire college
English requirement.
My goal in AP English is to simulate the challenge of an introductory course in college. To that end, there will be a
heavy workload and numerous assessments throughout the year, but no busywork. This is an advantage for good
readers, as the vast majority of the work is reading and discussion. However, for those who do not keep up with the
reading this can be a serious problem as the reading is how you prepare for the tests. Those who don’t read will find
their test performance suffers for it, and the tests make up the bulk of your grade points.
There will be no make-up tests, very little extra credit work, and late assignments will NOT be accepted without my
prior approval. This is the way things work in college, so you’d best get used to it now, especially if you want to do
well on the AP Exam.
It is important that you understand AP English is different from many other AP exams, such as Biology or
Statistics, which evaluate your grasp of progressive, empirical concepts that you master throughout the year. The
AP English Exam evaluates your analytical and writing skills, which can be improved upon, but cannot be taught in
a systematic hierarchical manner. The extensive readings and discussions, the essays and the practice tests, are
meant to give you the experience you need to do well on the exam.
All students enrolled in an AP course should plan on taking the AP Exam. This will be a factor in your final grade,
regardless of your score. There are fee waivers available for students who qualify, see me or Ms. Jung for details. If
you do not take the exam, your grade may be negatively impacted.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Fall Spring
Various introductory documentation (200) Weekly Practice Tests (~300 points)
Weekly Practice Tests (Each multiple choice test is AP Exam (100 points)
scored on a curve. The essays are each worth 20 out of 1 Formal Essay (200 points, see guideline)
27 possible points. ~550 points for the semester) Presentation (125 points)
2 Formal Essays (200 points each, see essay 4 Vocabulary Tests (100 points each)
guidelines for point breakdown) K-12 Project (100 points)
4 Vocabulary Tests (100 points each) Poetry Final (100 points)
Discussion/Participation (200 points) Discussion/Participation (200 points)
Attendance (200 points) Attendance (200 points)

Remember:
Practice tests must be taken on the dates scheduled. They cannot be made up, period. This is a nonnegotiable
condition of enrollment. There will be an AP practice test EVERY FRIDAY, and I will offer ONE diagnostic
multiple choice exam this year which you can use to fill in for any missing multiple choice scores. I will also throw
out ONE essay test score in the first semester. This class is not a good fit for chronic absentees.
Essay due dates are absolute. There will be no extensions or late work accepted except under extreme
circumstances such as a death in the family or serious illness. If you run into difficulties with an essay, it’s in your
best interest to let me know about it as soon as possible. You only have three major essay deadlines a year, take
them seriously.
The AP Exam counts for roughly 8% of your second semester grade, so plan on taking it unless you can afford to
lose the credit altogether. If you have difficulties with regards to the test fee, you may apply for a fee waiver from
the school. See me or Ms. Jung for more information.
Any student who falls below 70% for the Fall may be asked to leave the class in the Spring, as this demonstrates a
lack of commitment to the basic principles of the course. AP is designed to reward intrinsically motivated
students who enjoy reading and thinking deeply about what they’ve read. If this is not you, DON’T take AP.
And MOST importantly: Senior English is a graduation requirement. If you do not earn at least 60% in both
semesters, you will not graduate in June. No exceptions.

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READING (TUESDAYS-THURSDAYS)
In order to ensure that this AP English class prepares you for the exam, you will be expected to read the following
titles before May. You must complete the reading assignment before the date it is scheduled in class. If I find that
students are regularly coming to class unprepared, I will implement reading quizzes. Pop reading quizzes.
Copies of all the texts are available through the school, but you should have personal copies of the novels and plays,
all of which are available at Barnes & Noble, Borders or Amazon.com. Amazon will probably have used copies of
these titles available for a lower price, as do our local used bookstores. If buying your own books is a hardship for
you, many of these texts are in the public domain and available online, please Google the titles and “full-text” to find
links so you can print out your own copy. It’s useful to have a text you can mark up.
You MUST have a copy in class during the week in which they are scheduled. DO NOT COME TO CLASS
WITHOUT A COPY OF THE BOOK...that will be considered lack of preparation, and your participation grade will
suffer. Again, if I find that students are regularly coming to class unprepared, I will implement bookchecks.
Reading List (listed alpha by title; author/genre)
1984 by George Orwell (novel)
“A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift (essay)
“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner (short story)
Antigone by Sophocles
Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Randall
Beloved by Toni Morrison (novel)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (novel)
Brazil by Terry Gilliam (screenplay)
“The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale,” from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (poetry)
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (novel)
“The Catbird Seat” and Selections from Fables for Our Times by James Thurber (short stories)
“For the Union Dead” by Robert Lowell (poetry)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare (drama)
“How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro (short story)
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (drama)
M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang (drama)
Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill (drama)
The Once and Future King by T. H. White (novel)
The Oresteia by Aeschylus (drama)
Pathedy of Manners by Ellen Kay (poetry)
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (drama)
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (novel)
Serenade by Oscar Wilde
“Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell (essay)
Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare (drama)
Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake (poetry)
“Shakespeare’s Sister” by Virginia Woolf (essay)
The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot (poetry)
W;t by Margaret Edson (drama)
Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez (drama)
Film List
Please make every effort to view film versions of the texts on your own, before the lecture date. It will help you
better understand them, plus I will be referring to them in the lectures.
Viewed in Entirety Director View Scenes Director
Romance With A Double-Bass 1974 Robert Young Pygmalion 1938 Anthony Asquith
Zoot Suit 1981 Luis Valdez My Fair Lady 1964 George Cukor
Brazil 1985 Terry Gilliam Brave New World 1980 Burt Brinkerhoff
M. Butterfly 1992 (recorded live performance) 1984 1984 Michael Radford
Six Degrees of Separation 1993 Fred Schepisi Hamlet 1990 Franco Zefferelli
Wit 2001 Mike Nichols Ethan Frome 1993 John Madden
The Importance of Being Earnest 2002 Oliver Parker The Remains of the Day 1993 James Ivory
Beloved 1998 Jonathan Demme
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WRITING WORKSHOP (MONDAYS)

Most Mondays are Writing Workshop days. You will have one major writing assignment for each of the first three
quarters, worth 200 points. They are the single most important grades and the deadlines are absolute. For the
fourth quarter, you will convert your third quarter essay into a presentation and write a poem about your K-12
experience for your final.
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Personal Statement Analytical Essay Research Paper Presentation/K-12 Poetry Project

There will be mini-deadlines almost every Monday (see guidelines on pages 5-7). If you are absent, you must bring
in the work you missed when you return for credit. Because your work is stamped, no grade will be entered until the
cumulative writing portfolio is submitted at the end of each quarter. If you lose your stamps, you lose the points.
PRESENTATION (page 8)
At the end of the year, during the three-week downtime between AP testing and finals, you will adapt your Research
Paper into a PowerPoint-style presentation to be delivered to the class. Think of it as a performance, with visual
aids. You may use music, photographs, artwork, whatever will enhance your audience’s understanding of the author.
K-12 POETRY PROJECT (page 9)
For your final, you will spend one week reflecting on your K-12 educational experience, and write a poem that
expresses your feelings at the end of this important phase of your life. You will read the poem out loud in front of the
class for your final. This is both a very simple and deeply powerful experience...you get out of it what you put into it.
Don’t chicken out with a superficial poem, dig a little.
VOCABULARY TESTS (MONDAYS)
See the list on pages 10-11 of this syllabus. No class time is spent on vocabulary, you are simply tested on the words
every month or so. Test formats may vary, but will cover the list in 50 word batches and may include an online
component. You may use HANDWRITTEN NOTES on the tests. Again, intrinsic motivation is the key to success.
PRACTICE TESTS (FRIDAYS)
You will take the equivalent of EIGHT (8) practice AP English Literature tests this year (the actual exam is a three
hour test). All except the first diagnostic Multiple Choice Exam are considered part of your course grade, and cannot
be made up. However, the diagnostic score is held in reserve, to cover you if you are absent during a subsequent
Multiple Choice Exam. Multiple Choice Exams are graded on a curve.
Each practice test consists of a full slate of multiple choice questions (about 50) and three Practice Essays, given in
four week cycles. All tests will be administered on Fridays. Do NOT be absent on Fridays, you cannot make them
up. Practice Essays are scored on a scale of 1-9, according to the rubric below, and multiplied by 3 to determine your
grade (out of 20 points). Students who score a 9 will be inducted into Club 9 and their names posted on the wall.
Practice Essay Rubric
9-Outstanding: fluid, cogent analysis, clearly articulated; synthesizes external information to support argument.
The key difference between an 8 and a 9 is CONTROL OF LANGUAGE, the content may be very similar.
8-Excellent: use of external information to systematically support analysis in a well-organized essay.
7-Strong: clear and well-supported analysis; minor writing errors, reads like a strong rough draft.
6-Good: analysis offers some insight, but is short or repetitive; some writing errors, a decent rough draft.
5-Adequate: conventional, obvious, minimal analysis, excessive summarization; content and mechanical errors.
4-Fair: earnest attempt to address the prompt; may confuse plot summary with analysis; noticeable errors.
3-Weak: may attempt to address prompt; excessive errors may obscure meaning; short.
2-Poor: may be off-topic; excessively short; extremely problematic errors.
1-Does not address prompt.
0-No response.
A special note to those prone to messy handwriting: Please make a concerted effort to be legible. Although I
would not consciously lower your grade because it is hard to read your writing, I can’t deny that when I am
annoyed, I am less forgiving. This is also true of the official AP test scorers. Don’t make me—or them—irritable
with your chicken scratches...write neatly, in dark ink.
For more information on AP English, see the official College Board course description at (please note, this class is
designed to prepare you for AP English Literature, it is NOT an AP English Language course.):
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_english_coursedesc.pdf
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DISCUSSION/PARTICIPATION
When we have lecture/discussions, I will keep track of who is participating, and who offers particularly insightful
comments. This is why it’s important to RAISE YOUR HANDS AND TAKE TURNS TALKING...if you say
something brilliant, but I can’t hear you, you won’t get credit.

I also expect to see you comment on curriculum-related postings on the blog. When you post a comment, I will
consider it based on the quality of insight, strength of analysis, and writing mechanics. At the end of each quarter, I
review the postings to determine this portion of your discussion grade. This does not mean that you should post a
lot, but that you should make sure your posts are GOOD ones. Posts that do not contribute to the discussion of the
ideas we’re studying are not going to help your grade. Please keep the comments appropriate and relevant to the
topic. Don’t post anonymously.

There are several other concrete items that will count towards your participation grade.
 Have your materials in class, on time. Don’t make excuses, just be prepared.
 Use class time to do the work that you’re supposed to be doing. Being off-task lowers everyone’s morale.
 Be a worthy peer editor...“it was nice” is not adequate commentary when someone is sharing something they
put a lot of effort into writing. If you’re editing a piece that does not demonstrate effort, be honest but
diplomatic in your criticism, encourage your peers to do their best.

Email Requirements
In AP English Lit, it is mandatory to have an ACTIVE email address on file with me at all times. Do not make up a
new email that you’ll never check, give me an address where you will SEE any messages I send out. This is worth
20 points. You can earn an easy 5 additional points if you also give me an ACTIVE parent email address. If you are
absent, I will use this email to send out reminders of what you missed.

I have dedicated email addresses for collecting certain assignments online. This helps me keep track of grades, so if
you send an assignment to the wrong email, you will not get credit.
 Essays—revisions and finals—are to be sent to: essays@mst829.info
 Online vocabulary tests are to be sent to vocab@mst829.info
 Presentations are to be sent to: presentations@mst829.info

ATTENDANCE
There are two simple rules in my class with regards to attendance:
 Don’t be tardy, don’t be absent. If you are, check to see what you missed and contact me if you have
questions.
 Notify me well in advance if you have scheduling conflicts on test days.
You will receive 100 points for attendance each quarter.
You may be absent twice per semester without losing points, the third absence and each absence thereafter will cost
you 10 points on each of your quarter grades.
Every unexcused tardy will cost you 5 points. Again, this is not a good class for chronic absentees or tardies.
I make a big deal out of attendance because we’re up against a very strict deadline. The AP English Literature test
is scheduled for Thursday May 6th, 2010. We have just over 150 class days before the test, so I have something
scheduled for almost every one of those days, although there are a handful of flex-days in case there are schedule
changes (Senior Picnic, illness, etc...) As it is, we are at a disadvantage compared to school districts that start in
August, so every day before May is precious. Don’t squander them. Once the test is over, we’ll have some down-time.
Please review the calendar very carefully, and let me know immediately if you have a problem. If you give me
reasonable notice, I will do everything I can to find a solution. If you wait until the last minute, there isn’t much I
can do.
Paper-for-Tardies Credit
There is one way to offset the points lost on tardies, up to 5 per year, but you must do it BEFORE you rack up any
tardies. You can bring in a unopened ream of green legal-sized printer paper at the BEGINNING of the year (by
Tuesday September 15, 2009), and I will excuse you from up to 5 tardies without penalty.

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Q1 Personal Statement Guidelines send to: essays@mst829.info

Most—if not all—of you will be writing a personal statement for your college admissions application, possibly the
most important essay you will ever write. This quarter’s writing workshops are designed to help you with this task.
If you follow the guidelines presented below, by the end of the unit, you should have a well-developed essay to
submit with your college applications. Each workshop’s point value is indicated in parentheses. If you are absent
on the workshop day, you need to BRING IN the work on your first day back for credit.

9/14/09 Workshop 1.1: Samples and Brainstorming

We will read sample essays and discuss their effectiveness. The class will come up with a list of possible
topics and explore the advantages, limits and pitfalls of various approaches. HOMEWORK: From the
list, students will choose up to THREE ideas and write a one paragraph synopsis for each, due on 9/21/09.
9/21/09 Workshop 1.2: Begin Rough Draft
Three paragraphs on three potential essay topics are due. Get a stamp for credit.
For the first half of class, students will share their three synopses with their writing groups and then
choose one of the three to develop into a rough draft. For the last half of the class, students will write
quietly. (30 points)
10/5/09 Workshop 1.3: Continue Rough Draft
Continue writing the essay begun the previous week, students have the entire class period to write
quietly. If you have at least one full page, you may get a stamp for credit for the day’s work. (20 points)
10/12/09 Workshop 1.4: Complete Rough Draft/Bring in Typed Revisions
Students have the option of continuing to write their essay in class, or bringing in a typed revision of
their essay to share, quietly, with other students. You may bring in a second copy of your essay for me to
read if you want additional feedback. (20 points)
10/19/09 Workshop 1.5: Bring in Typed Revisions
All students should have a typed revision of their completed essay to share with their groups by this
workshop. Proofread and comment on each other’s essays. Be detailed and helpful in your peer-editing…
comments like “it was good,” or “I liked it” are not adequate, you need to provide specific feedback on
specific aspects of the essay, along the lines of: “your description of the game-winning shot was very vivid,
but some of the basketball jargon was confusing because I don’t know the game very well.” You may
bring in a copy of your essay for me to read if you want additional feedback. (30 points)
10/26/09 Early Deadline Submission
Continue peer editing the typed revisions. Those who feel their essays are done may submit them today
for a grade. You will get your paper back within 24 hours. If you are not satisfied with your grade, you
may revise and resubmit on 10/29/09. Those who turn in their essays on the final deadline will NOT get a
chance to revise.

FINAL DEADLINE: THURSDAY 10/29/09

Remember: All deadlines are fixed and absolute. No extensions, no excuses.

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Q2 Analytical Essay Guidelines send to: essays@mst829.info

For this essay, you will be given a short passage from one of the texts we have read so far this year. You will have
some choices, but once the passage has been assigned, you may not change it.
You must apply the analytical techniques we have been practicing in class to the passage and write a comprehensive
essay that discusses not only the passage itself, but its relevance to the work as a whole and the work’s significance
to English literature. Each workshop’s point value is indicated in parentheses. If you are absent on the workshop
day, you need to BRING IN the work on your first day back for credit.

11/9/09 Writing Workshop 2.1: Choose Passages and Take Notes

Each class will get a set of numbered passages taken from the texts we’re reading in class. They will be
passed out at random. Students will have 15 minutes to negotiate with each other to get a different
passage if they don’t like the one they were given. When negotiations are complete, students will take
notes on their passage, and get a stamp at the end of the period. (10 points)
11/16/09 Writing Workshop 2.2: Begin Rough Draft
Don’t forget to bring in your passage with the notes!
Students will work in groups with others who are writing on the same passage to acquire a deeper
understanding of the text, the author and how to articulate their analysis of the work. If you have at least
one full page, you may get a stamp for credit for the day’s work. (20 points)
11/30/09 Writing Workshop 2.3: Continue Rough Draft
Continue writing the essay begun the previous week, students have the entire class period to write quietly.
If you have at least one full page, you may get a stamp for credit for the day’s work. (20 points)
12/14/09 Writing Workshop 2.4: Complete Rough Draft/Bring in Typed Revisions
Students have the option of continuing to write their essay in class, or bringing in a typed revision of their
essay to share, quietly, with other students. You may bring in a second copy of your essay for me to read if
you want additional feedback. (20 points)
1/4/10 Writing Workshop 2.5: Bring in Typed Revisions
All students should have a typed revision of their completed essay to share with their groups by this
workshop. Proofread and comment on each other’s essays. Be detailed and helpful in your peer-editing…
comments like “it was good,” or “I liked it” are not adequate, you need to provide specific feedback on
specific aspects of the essay, along the lines of: “you switch between calling her Miss Kenton and Mrs. Benn
without explaining why both names appear in the novel.” You may bring in a copy of your essay for me to
read if you want additional feedback. (30 points)
1/11/10 Early Deadline Submission
Continue peer editing the typed revisions. Those who feel their essays are done may submit them today for
a grade. You will get your paper back within 24 hours. If you are not satisfied with your grade, you may
revise and resubmit on 1/14/10. Those who turn in their essays on the final deadline will NOT get a chance
to revise.

FINAL DEADLINE: THURSDAY 1/14/10

Remember: All deadlines are fixed and absolute. No extensions, no excuses.

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Q3 Research Paper Guidelines send to: essays@mst829.info

This is the most structured essay of the year. You will choose an author whose work has literary merit (yes, I know
this is highly subjective, run it by me if you’re unsure). Find as much material as you can on your author. You may
use the internet for up to 50% of your sources, but for every online source you must find at least one library source.
With this material, you will write a comprehensive essay of 7-10 pages discussing this person’s life, works and their
contribution to English literature. Each workshop’s point value is indicated in parentheses. If you are absent on the
workshop day, you need to BRING IN the work on your first day back for credit.

2/1/10 Writing Workshop 3.1: About the Author Quickwrite

By this date, you should have already submitted and confirmed your author online. In class today, you will
write a full page explaining why you chose this particular author, and everything you already know about
him/her, due at the end of the period. We will review the requirements for an annotated bibliography, due
next week. (10 points)
2/8/10 Writing Workshop 3.2: Annotated Bibliography Due/Begin Rough Draft
Annotated Bibliography is Due. Get a stamp for credit.
Students should bring their research materials to class to begin writing their essays. If you have at least
one full page, you may get a stamp for credit for the day’s work. (30 points)
3/1/10 Writing Workshop 3.3: Continue Rough Draft
Continue writing the essay begun the previous week, students have the entire class period to write quietly.
If you have at least one full page, you may get a stamp for credit for the day’s work. (15 points)
3/8/10 Writing Workshop 3.4: Complete Rough Draft/Bring in Typed Revisions
Students have the option of continuing to write their essay in class, or bringing in a typed revision of their
essay to share, quietly, with other students. You may bring in a second copy of your essay for me to read if
you want additional feedback. (15 points)
3/15/10 Writing Workshop 3.5: Bring in Typed Revisions
All students should have a typed revision of their completed essay to share with their groups by this
workshop. Proofread and comment on each other’s essays. Be detailed and helpful in your peer-editing…
comments like “it was good,” or “I liked it” are not adequate, you need to provide specific feedback on
specific aspects of the essay, along the lines of: “you claim Poe’s emotional volatility stems from his foster
father’s rage issues, but don’t comment on how being abandoned by his birth family may have also
contributed.” You may bring in a copy of your essay for me to read if you want additional feedback. (30
points)
3/22/10 Early Deadline Submission
Continue peer editing the typed revisions. Those who feel their essays are done may submit them today for
a grade. You will get your paper back within 24 hours. If you are not satisfied with your grade, you may
revise and resubmit on 3/25/10. Those who turn in their essays on the final deadline will NOT get a chance
to revise.

FINAL DEADLINE: THURSDAY 3/25/10

Remember: All deadlines are fixed and absolute. No extensions, no excuses.

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Q4 Author Presentation Guidelines send to: presentations@mst829.info

Using your Q3 Research Paper, you will create a 15-20 minute digital presentation. There will be no class time
devoted to preparing for this project, so you need to plan ahead and pace yourself to make your deadline.

ALL presentations must be emailed to me on Monday MAY 17, 2010, by 3 PM. This is to avoid the last-minute
tech glitches that so often derail a carefully scheduled presentation day, and is worth 25 points. If you do not make
this deadline, the best you can earn is 100 out of 125 points, plus you risk not having it ready to go when it’s
scheduled. You will present on the same day as one or two other students, so it’s important that everyone’s project
works properly. If your presentation does not function on your scheduled day, you take a zero.

BASIC  Presentation must be between 15-20 minutes long, practice your pacing to get it right.
REQUIREMENTS:  You must have a minimum of 12 slides, but no more than 20.
 The presentation must contain at least one photograph/portrait of your author.
 You must include biographical information as well as literary criticism of your author.
 If your author is dead, you need a conclusive statement about their literary influence.
 If your author is alive, you should know what they’re currently up to.
REQUIRED  Opening slide with your name and the title of your project.
SLIDES:  Closing slide that brings your presentation to a satisfactory conclusion.
 If you don’t cite your sources parenthetically within each slide, you must include a works
cited slide for the sources used in the presentation.
Some suggestions on visuals/enhancements:
 Make sure to place text on a contrasting background. There is nothing more annoying than a presentation
where you can’t read the text. Use outlined text if a background is high contrast. Avoid clashing colors.
 Don’t overdo the fancy fontwork. Usually, three fonts is more than enough for a presentation of this length.
 If you place photos, sound clips or videos in the presentation, make sure the files are embedded within the
presentation file rather than linked to an external source. Otherwise, when you send the presentation file,
the links may go dead. Video needs to be in a file format compatible with the classroom computer.
 Please remember to credit your sources. Citation requirements are similar to the research paper, but you
may cite parenthetically on the slide that contains cited material or have a works cited slide at the end.

Follow the rubric below to maximize your presentation grade. You get 25 points just for emailing the file on time.
POINTS 5 10 15 20 25
(125 possible)
Time/Slides Less than 15 Minimum of 15 Above the Meets the Legitimately fills
(25 for on-time minutes/Less than minutes/12 slides minimum, but maximum, but the maximum with
submission.) 12 slides. met. below the content is inflated. appropriate
maximum. content.
Volume/Poise Difficult to hear, Mostly audible and Clearly audible and Clearly audible, Voluble and highly
awkward, nervous, appears somewhat active, very active and energetic.
fidgety, reads off comfortable, some good eye-contact. engaged.
screen, unprepared, eye-contact, but
etc… static.
Visuals/ Dull, difficult to Difficult to read/ Clearly visible, but Clearly visible and Eye-catching and
Enhancement read/understand. understand, but not interesting. interesting. fascinating.
s possibly
interesting.
Content Weak grasp of Generally on top of Good grasp of Strong grasp of An expert on the
material, can’t material, some material, mostly material, subject.
answer questions. questions confident about knowledgeable.
answered. answers.
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE SCHEDULED 5/18/10-6/4/10

My presentation is due on MAY 17, 2010, I am presenting on ______________________.

Remember: All deadlines are fixed and absolute. No extensions, no excuses.

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Final K-12 Poetry Project Guidelines send to: presentations@mst829.info

At the end of your high school career, it’s important to reflect upon your experiences, to understand and celebrate
how they’ve shaped the person you are. We will spend a week on activities that should help you remember and
relive some highlights of your school years.

You will need to take all those memories, feelings and ideas and craft a poem about you and school. The poem can
be almost anything that you want, with these caveats:
 No threats of violence against any real person.
 No mention of actual sexual activity involving real people.
 A minimum of 300 words.

On Friday 6/11/10, everyone will perform their poem in front of the class. This is your final. Be prepared, it can be
intense, but very cathartic.

Thursday Distribute K-12 Bingo Worksheet, Due Monday 6/7/10

6/3/10

Monday K-12 Bingo Worksheet Due (20 points)

6/7/10
Share Bingo in groups, brainstorm poetry ideas. Start writing, the poem is due on Friday 6/11/10.
HW: Bring in your favorite school photo for Tuesday 6/8/10, be prepared to explain why you chose it.
Tuesday This American Life: Picture Day (15 points)
6/8/10
Put your school photo up on the board. View the segment about high school memories. Share photos.
Write about your most memorable moment in high school. When finished, continue work on poem.
Please note: This activity CANNOT be made up, if you are absent, you take a zero.
HW: Bring in something for Show and Tell on Wednesday 6/9/10.
Wednesday KINDERGARTEN DAY (50 points)
6/9/10
Circle-time, Activity Worksheets, Story-time, Show and Tell, Naptime, Snack-time.
Please note: This activity CANNOT be made up, if you are absent, you take a zero.
Thursday School is Hell Quick-write: What type of high school student are you? (15 points)
6/10/10
Read the comic, choose a type—or two, or three—that you identify with. When finished, continue work
on poem (it’s due tomorrow).
Friday Final Poetry Slam (100 points)
6/11/10
You will be graded on the intensity, honesty and beauty of your poem. This may seem subjective, but
at this particular point in the year—on the cusp of graduation—every senior has strong emotions
churning just below the surface. It doesn’t take much—besides courage—to bring it out. That is the
real test: are you brave enough to share your true feelings with the class? To earn an A, your poem
needs to either make the class laugh out loud or cry real tears.
Please note: This activity CANNOT be made up, if you are absent, you take a zero.

FINAL POETRY READING: FRIDAY 6/11/10

Remember: All deadlines are fixed and absolute. No extensions, no excuses.

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A
1. ABATTOIR 51.CERTITUDE 101.ENERVATE 151.INCHOATE
2. ABERRATION 52.CHAGRIN 102.ENMITY 152.INCULCATE
3. ABSTEMIOUS 53.CHANGELING 103.ENSCONCE 153.INCURSION
4. ACRID 54.CHOLERIC 104.EPOCH 154.INEXORABLE
5. AGORAPHOBIA 55.CIRCUMLOCUTION 105.EQUANIMITY 155.INGENUE
6. ALCHEMY 56.CIRCUMSPECT 106.ERSATZ 156.INIQUITY
7. AMALGAM 57.COMPENDIOUS 107.ERUDITE 157.INSOUCIANCE
8. AMANUENSIS 58.COMPUNCTION 108.EVISCERATE 158.INTERLOCUTOR
9. AMORPHOUS 59.CONCOMITANT 109.EXACERBATE 159.INVEIGLE
10. AMPLITUDE 60.CONDESCEND 110.EXCORIATE 160.INVIDIOUS
11. ANATHEMA 61.CONFABULATION 111.EXECRATE 161.IRRESOLUTE
12. ANODYNE 62.CONFLAGRATION 112.EXEMPLARY L
13. ANTIPATHY 63.CONFRERE 113.EXIGENT 162.LACONIC
14. ANTIPHONY 64.CONSORT 114.EXPIATE 163.LAMBENT
15. ANTIPODE 65.CONSTERNATION 115.EXPOSTULATE 164.LANGUID
16. APERTURE 66.CONSUMMATE 116.EXUDE 165.LASSITUDE
17. APHORISM 67.CONTENTION 117.EXULT 166.LATENT
18. APOTHEOSIS 68.CONTRETEMPS F 167.LEVIATHAN
19. ARCANE 69.CORPULENCE 118.FATUOUS 168.LIMN
20. ARGOT 70.CREPUSCULAR 119.FEALTY 169.LITHE
21. ASHEN 71.CUCKOLD 120.FECKLESS 170.LITIGIOUS
22. ASSIDUOUS D 121.FECUNDATE 171.LUCRE
23. ASSIGNATION 72.DALLIANCE 122.FELICITOUS 172.LUGUBRIOUS
24. ASSIMILATE 73.DEFENESTRATION 123.FETID 173.LURID
25. ATAVISM 74.DENOUEMENT 124.FILAMENT M
26. AUGURY 75.DENUDE 125.FIRMAMENT 174.MAELSTROM
27. AUTOMATON 76.DERIDE 126.FLAXEN 175.MAGNANIMOUS
28. AVATAR 77.DESICCATE 127.FORTISSIMO 176.MALADROIT
29. AVER 78.DESOLATION 128.FRESHET 177.MALAISE
30. AVUNCULAR 79.DESULTORY 129.FUGUE 178.MALEDICTION
B 80.DETRITUS 130.FURTIVE 179.MALEVOLENT
31. BALEFUL 81.DEVOLVE 131.FUSTY 180.MALODOROUS
32. BANAL 82.DICHOTOMY G 181.MATINAL
33. BEHEMOTH 83.DICTUM 132.GARISH 182.MAUDLIN
34. BENEFICENT 84.DIDACTIC 133.GARRULOUS 183.MAWKISH
35. BENISON 85.DIFFIDENT 134.GENTRY 184.MEGALOMANIA
36. BEREFT 86.DILATORY 135.GESTICULATE 185.MELANGE
37. BIBULOUS 87.DISSOLUTION 136.GRANDILOQUENCE 186.MELLIFLUOUS
38. BIFURCATE 88.DOLEFUL 137.GREGARIOUS 187.MENDICANT
39. BILIOUS 89.DULCET 138.GUILE 188.MERETRICIOUS
40. BILLET 90.DUPLICITY H 189.MIASMA
41. BUCOLIC E 139.HABITUE 190.MINISTRATION
42. BULBOUS 91.EFFACE 140.HALCYON 191.MINUTIAE
C 92.EFFETE 141.HERMETICALLY 192.MNEMONICS
43.CACOPHONY 93.EFFICACIOUS 142.HIRSUTE 193.MODICUM
44.CANARD 94.EFFICACY 143.HUBRIS 194.MONOMANIA
45.CAPACIOUS 95.EFFUSION I 195.MORDANT
46.CAPARISON 96.ELAN 144.IGNOBLE 196.MORIBUND
47.CAPRICE 97.ELUCIDATE 145.IGNOMINIOUS 197.MOROSE
48.CARAPACE 98.ELYSIUM 146.IMBROGLIO 198.MULTIFARIOUS
49.CARNAL 99.EMANATE 147.IMPERIOUS 199.MUNIFICENT
50.CATACLYSM 100.EMETIC 148.IMPERVIOUS 200.MYRIAD
149.IMPETUOUS
Test Date: 9/28/09 Test Date: 11/2/09 150.INCESSANT Test Date: 1/25/10

Test Date: 12/7/09

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N
201.NASCENT 251.PERNICIOUS 301.RECUMBENT 351.SUCCINCT
202.NATATORIUM 252.PERSIFLAGE 302.REDOLENT 352.SUPERANNUATE
203.NEFARIOUS 253.PERSPICACITY 303.REMONSTRATE 353.SUPINE
204.NETTLE 254.PERSPICUOUS 304.REPLETE 354.SUPPLICANT
205.NEXUS 255.PERVADE 305.RESPLENDENT 355.SURFEIT
206.NIHILISM 256.PIQUANT 306.RESONANCE 356.SURREALISM
207.NOISOME 257.PITHY 307.RETICENT 357.SUSURRANT
208.NONPLUS 258.PLATITUDE 308.REVULSION 358.SWARTHY
209.NOXIOUS 259.PLENTITUDE 309.RIPOSTE 359.SYCOPHANT
210.NUBILE 260.PLETHORA 310.RIVULET T
O 261.POLYMATH 311.ROISTER 360.TABLEAU
211.OBDURATE 262.PORCINE 312.RUMINATE 361.TACITURN
212.OBEISANCE 263.POTATION S 362.TACTILE
213.OBFUSCATE 264.PRECARIOUS 313.SALACIOUS 363.TANTAMOUNT
214.OBJURGATE 265.PRECIS 314.SALIENT 364.TAUT
215.OBLITERATE 266.PRECIPITOUS 315.SALLOW 365.TEDIUM
216.OBSCURANTISM 267.PREDILECTION 316.SALVO 366.TORPOR
217.OBSEQUIOUS 268.PRESAGE 317.SANGFROID 367.TRANSMOGRIFY
218.OBSIDIAN 269.PRESCIENCE 318.SANGUINE 368.TREMULOUS
219.OCHER 270. PRESTIDIGITATION 319.SATURNINE 369.TROIKA
220.ODIUM 271.PRETERNATURAL 320.SAURIAN 370.TUMESCENT
221.OFFICIOUS 272.PREVARICATE 321.SCATOLOGICAL 371.TURGID
222.OLEAGINOUS 273.PRIAPIC 322.SCROFULOUS U
223.OMINOUS 274.PROCLIVITY 323.SEDENTARY 372.UBIQUITOUS
224.OPALESCENT 275.PRODIGIOUS 324.SENTENTIOUS 373.ULULATE
225.ORDURE 276.PROFLIGATE 325.SEPULCHER 374.UMBRAGE
226.ORNATE 277.PROPENSITY 326.SEPULCHRAL 375.UNADULTERATED
227.OROTUND 278.PROPITIOUS 327.SERAPHIM 376.UNBIDDEN
P 279.PROTUBERANT 328.SERE 377.UNCTUOUS
228.PALAVER 280.PROVENANCE 329.SERENE 378.URBANE
229.PALLID 281.PRURIENT 330.SERPENTINE V
230.PANACHE 282.PURLOIN 331.SILIBANT 379.VACUOUS
231.PANOPLY 283.PURVEY 332.SIMULACRA 380.VAPID
232.PANTHEON 284.PUTATIVE 333.SINECURE 381.VENAL
233.PARADIGM 285.PUTRESCENT 334.SINEW 382.VERDANT
234.PARAGON Q 335.SMARMY 383.VERISIMILITUDE
286. QUADRUPEDATION 336.SOBRIQUET 384.VERNAL
235.PAROXYSM
236.PARTURITION 287.QUATERNITY 337.SODDEN 385.VICTUAL
237.PARVENU 288.QUERULOUS 338.SOLICITOUS 386.VIRULENT
238.PATE 289.QUEUE 339.SOMNAMBULISM 387.VISCID
239.PATHOS 290.QUIESCENT 340.SONOROUS 388.VORACIOUS
240.PAUCITY 291.QUISLING 341.SOPORIFIC 389.VORTEX
241.PEDAGOGUE 292.QUIXOTIC 342.SORTIE 390.VOYEUR
242.PEDANT 293.QUOTIDIAN 343.SPURIOUS 391.VULPINE
243.PEJORATIVE R 344.SQUALOR W
244.PELLUCID 294.RAFFISH 345.STENTORIAN 392.WAN
245.PENCHANT 295.RANCOR 346.STOIC 393.WANTON
246.PENULTIMATE 296.RAPACIOUS 347.STOLID 394.WRAITH
247.PENURY 297.RAPT 348.STRATAGEM 395.WRETCH
248.PERDITION 298.RECALCITRANT 349.STRIDENT 396.WRITHE
249.PEREMPTORY 299.RECONNOITER 350.STULTIFY Z
250.PERFUNCTORY 300.RECTITUDE 397.ZEALOT
Test Date: 4/19/10 398.ZEITGEIST
Test Date: 2/22/10 Test Date: 3/29/10 399.ZENITH
400.ZOOMORPHIC

Test Date: 5/17/10

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AP ENGLISH 12 SYLLABUS mst
AP Calendar 2009-2010

SEPTEMBER
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
The first two 1 2 3 4
weeks are devoted Teacher Workday First Day of School Diagnostic Review Diagnostic,
largely to testing, (Minimum Day) Multiple Choice ALL Signatures
as it is important Review Syllabus, Exam 1 Due
to establish a EC Signatures
baseline early in Due
the year. 7 8 9 10 11
LABOR DAY Practice Essay 1.A Practice Essay 1.B Practice Essay 1.C Review Practice
We begin our Poetry Prose Open-ended Essay Rubrics,
study of literature Calculate
with an Diagnostic Score
examination of 14 15 16 17 18
Greek tragedy and Writing Workshop Antigone Antigone Senior Picnic Multiple Choice
revenge dramas. 1.1 Exam 2
Back-to-School
Consider the Night
impulse…maybe 21 22 23 24 25
the instinct…to Writing Workshop The Oresteia The Oresteia The Oresteia Practice Essay 2.A
seek vengeance 1.2 Poetry
upon those who’ve
wronged us. 28 29 30
Vocabulary Test Mourning Becomes Mourning Becomes
1-50 Electra Electra

OCTOBER
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Is vengeance 1 2
necessary? Can Mourning Becomes Practice Essay 2.B
you move past a Electra Prose
tragic loss without
some sense of 5 6 7 8 9
closure, of Writing Workshop “A Rose for Emily” Hamlet Hamlet Practice Essay 2.C
balancing the 1.3 Open-ended
books? Is
vengeance the 12 13 14 15 16
same as justice? Writing Workshop Hamlet Hamlet Hamlet Multiple Choice
1.4 Exam 3
With civilization 19 20 21 22 23
humans had to Writing Workshop The Remains of The Remains of The Remains of Practice Essay 3.A
suppress dark 1.5 the Day the Day the Day Poetry
impulses. Can the
dark side of
26 27 28 29 30
human nature be
Writing Workshop “A Modest The Canterbury Personal Practice Essay 3.B
appeased by
1.6 Proposal” Tales: Statement Final Prose
imagining the
General Prologue Deadline
taboo? Why is
The Canterbury
shock such an
Tales: The Wife of
effective dramatic
Bath’s Prologue &
tool?
Tale

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AP Calendar 2009-2010

NOVEMBER
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Technology and 2 3 4 5 6
progress is usually Vocabulary Test Brave New World Quarter 1 Ends Brave New World Practice Essay 3.C
presented as a 51-100 Brave New World Open-ended
good thing, an
improvement on
our savage and 9 10 11 12 13
inefficient past. Writing Workshop Flex-Day VETERANS DAY Brazil Multiple Choice
What might the 2.1 Exam 4
downsides of
technological
innovation be? 16 17 18 19 20
Writing Workshop Brazil Brazil “Shooting an Practice Essay 4.A
Who is in control 2.2 Elephant” Poetry
of our world? How
are the
23 24 25 26 Yummy! 27
downtrodden
complicit in their Parent Parent THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING
own oppression? Conferences Conferences BREAK BREAK BREAK
How do you break
free from society’s
30
limitations if you
Writing Workshop
are a part of it?
2.3

DECEMBER
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Satire and parody: 1 2 3 4
does it mock or 1984 1984 1984 Practice Essay 4.B
honor the work? Prose

America’s history
of racism cannot 7 8 9 10 11
be wiped away and Vocabulary Test “The 5-minute “The Ballad of Beloved Practice Essay 4.C
forgotten simply 101-150 1984” Birmingham” Open-ended
because slavery
ended.
14 15 16 17 18
Motherhood is a Writing Workshop Beloved Beloved Beloved Multiple Choice
powerful natural 2.4 Exam 5
force. So is the (Minimum Day)
desire for freedom. 21 22 23 24 25
Though they’re WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK
usually
compatible,
sometimes the two
come into conflict. 28 29 30 31
What happens WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK
then?
Happy New Year!

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AP Calendar 2009-2010

JANUARY
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
How viable is the 1
organizing WINTER BREAK
principle of
monogamy? What
is the function of
romantic love in 4 5 6 7 8
maintaining a Writing Workshop Ethan Frome Ethan Frome Ethan Frome Practice Essay 5.A
stable society? 2.5 Poetry

Explore the
historical 11 12 13 14 15
subjugation and Writing Workshop Pathedy of Serenade & The Analytical Essay Practice Essay 5.B
objectification of 2.6 Manners & “How I Importance of Final Deadline Prose
women. How are Met My Husband” Being Earnest Flex-Day
women encouraged
to participate in 18 19 20 21 22
MLK Jr. DAY The Importance of The Importance of The Importance of Practice Essay 5.C
their own
Being Earnest Being Earnest Being Earnest Open-ended
oppression for the
ostensible trade-off
of being
25 26 27 28 29
worshipped and
Vocabulary Test Ideals & (Minimum Day) (Minimum Day) (Minimum Day)
cared for?
151-200 “Pygmalion” from Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Semester Ends
Ovid’s Exam 6 & Practice Exam 6 & Practice Multiple Choice
Metamorphosis Essay 6.A Essay 6.A Exam 6 & Practice
Essay 6.A

FEBRUARY
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
What makes “the 1 2 3 4 5
perfect mate?” (Minimum Day) Pygmalion Pygmalion Pygmalion Practice Essay 6.B
Writing Workshop Prose
The intersection of 3.1
Race, Language
and Class: how do 8 9 10 11 12
we judge others Writing Workshop Pygmalion Six Degrees of Six Degrees of NO SCHOOL!
and are ourselves 3.2 Separation Separation
judged by the way
we appear and
speak? 15 16 17 18 19
PRESIDENTS Six Degrees of Six Degrees of “Shakespeare’s Practice Essay 6.C
What makes a life DAY Separation Separation Sister” Open-ended
worth living? How
do we become the
people we want to 22 23 24 25 26
Vocabulary Test W;t W;t W;t Multiple Choice
be?
201-250 Exam 7

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AP Calendar 2009-2010

MARCH
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Ethnic drama: how 1 2 3 4 5
does a playwright Writing Workshop M. Butterfly M. Butterfly Open House Practice Essay 7.A
employ cultural 3.3 M. Butterfly Poetry
cues to evoke
certain emotional
responses in an 8 9 10 11 12
audience? Is the Writing Workshop M. Butterfly Zoot Suit Zoot Suit Practice Essay 7.B
universality of the 3.4 Prose
story compromised
by the ethnic
specificity of the 15 16 17 18 19
characters? Writing Workshop Zoot Suit Zoot Suit Flex-Day Practice Essay 7.C
3.5 Open-ended
How does the
confluence of
words and images 22 23 24 25 26
Writing Workshop Songs of Innocence Songs of Innocence Research Paper Multiple Choice
in Blake’s work
3.6 and Experience and Experience Final Deadline Exam 8
reinforce his
Songs of Innocence
message?
and Experience
Contrast of dark
and light? 29 30 31
Vocabulary Test The Wasteland The Wasteland
251-300

APRIL
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
April is the 1 2
cruelest month… The Waste Land SPRING BREAK

How does the

legend of King
Arthur influence 5 6 7 8 9
modern American SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK
life? Explore the
narrative arc of his
epic.
12 13 14 15 16
What are the costs The Once and The Once and Quarter 3 Ends The Once and Practice Essay 8.A
of a small town’s Future King Future King The Once and Future King Poetry
secrets? Connect Future King
Oates to Faulkner.
19 20 21 22 23
Vocabulary Test “Life After High “Life After High For the Union Practice Essay 8.B
James Thurber:
301-350 School” School” Dead Prose
the master of
didactic humor
and the simple line
26 27 28 29 30
drawing.
STAR Testing STAR Testing STAR Testing STAR Testing STAR Testing
Fables for Our Fables for Our Fables for Our Flex-Day Practice Essay 8.C
Times Times Times Open-ended

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AP Calendar 2009-2010

MAY
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
THIS IS WHAT IT’S 3 4 5 6 7
ALL BEEN ABOUT! AP EXAMS AP EXAMS AP EXAMS AP ENGLISH AP EXAMS
(Government) (Spanish Lang & (Calculus & LITERATURE (US & Euro
Good luck on the AP Statistics) Chinese) EXAMINATION History, Studio
Exams. Art)
10 11 12 13 14
Make sure to have your AP EXAMS AP EXAMS AP EXAMS AP EXAMS AP EXAMS
author presentation (Biology & (Environmental (English Lang & (Economics) (Spanish Lit)
emailed to me by the due Physics) Sci, Chemistry & Art History)
date for full credit. Psychology)
17 18 19 20 21
Just because you’re not Vocabulary Test AUTHOR AUTHOR AUTHOR AUTHOR
presenting does not PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS
351-400
mean you don’t have to Presentations
be present. Your Deadline
participation grade will 24 25 26 27 28
be affected if you miss AUTHOR AUTHOR AUTHOR AUTHOR AUTHOR
other people’s PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS
presentations. Be
respectful, be there!
31
MEMORIAL DAY

JUNE
THEMES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
SAY GOOD-BYE TO 1 2 3 4
HIGH SCHOOL! Flex-Day AUTHOR AUTHOR AUTHOR
PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS

Relive your K-12 years

one last time before you 7 8 9 10 11
are evicted from the Writing Workshop This American Kindergarten School is Hell: Final Poetry Slam
protective sphere of K-12 Bingo Life: “Picture Day: Apple Juice “The 81 Types of
Washington High School. Day” & Graham High School
Smile, laugh, and cry Crackers Students”
together once more 14 15 16 17 18
before you go your Flex-Day (Minimum Day) (Minimum Day) Last Day of Teacher Workday
separate ways. Finals Finals School
(Minimum Day)
Good-bye and good luck Finals
to everyone. 21 22 23 24 25

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WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

PLAGIARISM POLICY

Plagiarism, derived from the Latin word plaium, literally means kidnapping. Plagiarism is the crime of stealing
someone else's ideas or words and passing them off as your own original thoughts.

The most common types of plagiarism are:

 not properly citing data, statistics, and ideas presented word for word or paraphrased,
 using part of—or the entire text of—another person’s work and presenting it as one’s own original idea,
 having someone else other than the student writer make major revisions in the thoughts and analyses
included in an essay—especially if these revisions show a capability beyond that of the student writer.

Accurately showing the source of words and ideas is vitally important. When researching information for an essay
or project, you must keep track of which source (book, magazine, video, web page, etc.) each piece of information
comes from. A research paper must give credit to its sources with in-text citations and a bibliography/works cited
page. If you use any ideas that are not your own, you must cite them. If you are unsure of how to cite something,
ask your teacher for guidance.

Plagiarism IN ANY FORM will be taken very seriously. Should you be caught plagiarizing ANY assignment in this
class—including essays, tests, homework, class work, etc.—you will receive a zero for the assignment. Your parents
and administrator will be informed, and a record of the incident will be placed in your school file. Plagiarism may
also result in receiving an F for the course and/or being removed from the course. Also, if you are caught
plagiarizing, future assignments might be altered for you in order to prevent cheating. (For example, you might be
required to come in after school to write an essay that other students are allowed to work on at home.)

* Adapted with permission from the “Hayward High School English Department’s Plagiarism Policy”

-----------------------------------------------------sign below and return by Friday 9/4/09-------------------------------------------------

My signature below indicates that I fully understand what plagiarism is AND that I understand the penalties I will
face if I plagiarize in an intentional or unintentional manner. I pledge that all ideas, thoughts, or words that I
present are my own, except those things for which I provide proper citation. I realize that if I ever have a question or
need help, my teacher is available to assist me.

Print Student Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________

English Teacher: Teri Roah Hu_(AKA Ms. T/mst)______________________________________________________________

Student Signature: ________________________________________________________ Date:____________________________

Parent Signature: _________________________________________________________ Date:____________________________

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AP ENGLISH 12

STUDENT & PARENT AGREEMENT

We have read and understood the AP English handout containing the course description, policies, calendar and
syllabus and agree to the following course policies:

 Practice Tests may only be taken on the dates scheduled. There will be no make-ups except in extreme
circumstances.

 Essays must be turned in at the beginning of class on the due date. If the student is absent on that day, the
essay must be turned in by 3PM, or it will not be accepted. There will be no late work accepted except in
extreme circumstances, and students/parents are expected to inform the teacher as soon as possible if such
circumstances occur.

 There will be no make-up work.

 The student’s academic grade is affected by tardies and absences.

 If the student’s grade falls below 70% in the Fall semester, s/he may not continue in AP English in the
Spring.

 We understand that simply taking the AP English exam is worth roughly 8% of the Spring semester grade.
If the student chooses not to take it, we know it will severely impact his/her grade.

 The student will read the texts and view the recommended films before the scheduled lecture date.

 The student will provide an active email address for teacher contact by Friday 9/4/09.

 The student will bring a copy of the text to class when we are scheduled to discuss it.

 The student will subscribe to and participate in the AP blog discussions.

 For all writing assignments or exams that are turned in for credit, he student will use dark pens and write
legibly or type. The only exception to the no-pencils rule is on the Scantron tests.

 Neither the student nor the parent will not ever whine, wheedle, beg, or bargain for a grade. Grades are
earned by fulfilling the requirements of the class. These requirements have been clearly spelled out for us
before the fifth week of the school year, and we freely choose to take on the challenge of AP English knowing
exactly what we are expected to do.

--------------------------------------------------------sign below and return by Friday 9/4/09----------------------------------------------------

We have read and understood the AP English handout containing the course description, policies, calendar and
syllabus. Our signatures below indicate that we agree to the policies described therein.

I will fulfill the requirements set forth in the AP English syllabus. _____________________________________________
STUDENT SIGNATURE (DATE)

I/We pledge to support my/our student’s efforts to fulfill the requirements of AP English.

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
PARENT SIGNATURE(s) (DATE)

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