Sunnydale Adventist Academy

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SunnydaleAdventistAcademy
English Department
2007-2008
 

Course: Honors English
Time: 1:23-2:03 p.m. Monday-Friday
Instructor: Mr. Jay K. Oetman
Contact Information: joetman@sunnydale.org

Required Textbooks:
MACC Press: Reading, Thinking, Writing: A Sampler of Ideas
Pearson: The Little Brown Compact Handbook
Pearson: Writing Arguments: Rhetoric With Readings
 
Goals and Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the first semester students will be able to:
  • Write with standard usage forms that promote clear communication;
  • Initiate, develop, organize, compose, revise, and edit essays;
  • Write a coherent essay with a clear purpose directed toward an appropriate audience;
  • Identify, and use, the major components of argumentative writing;
  • Analyze nonfiction for thesis, support and warrant;
  • Analyze fiction for form, content, and theme;
  • Generate and explore topics for writing;
  • Write creatively;
  • Conduct a critique of peers’, and their own texts;
  • Communicate at college-level standards.
 Upon completion of the second semester students will be able to
  • Demonstrate academic research techniques,
  • Incorporate secondary research into original writings,
  • Use argument for effective evaluation and persuasion.
  • Write more than 16 pages of prose that reflects writing as a process and Standard English
Class Rules:
  • Offer your opinions as often as you like.
  • Never be afraid to ask questions and push the subject matter.
  • Be inside the classroom before the bell rings. Excuses must be written by a staff
    • member of this institution.
  • When you enter the class you should start the board work immediately.
  • Wait for the last person to stop talking before speaking.
  • Always address people respectfully in this classroom.
  • You don’t need to ask to visit the restroom.
  • Please wait until the last person visiting the bathroom has returned.
Late Work:
If your work is late, it will automatically receive a 50% deduction. Late work can only be received a week after the due date or a 0% will be noted for the assignment.
 
Work Submission:
When you turn in your work, it must be a hard copy. Unless otherwise stated, I expect your work to be in paper form.
 
Cell Phones:
Cell phones must be turned off when you are in my class. No exceptions.
 
Listening Devices:
No MP3 players, personal CD players, walkmans, radios, or cell phones are allowed in the ad building.
 
Plagiarism:
It is both illegal and dishonest to submit the work of another as your own. The Sunnydale Adventist Academy Plagiarism Policy stands by this principle. Any student found to commit plagiarism will receive a failing grade for the assignment. Furthermore, the administration will be made aware of the dishonest behavior, which could warrant serious discipline and even the possibility of suspension or expulsion.

Syllabus Subject to Revision:
Some items in the syllabus are subject to change throughout the course of the semester in an effort to better meet the student needs. Students will be informed if any changes are made.
 
Grading:
The grading system in all of my classes is point-based. This means that every assignment is worth so many points. Tests are worth 100 points a piece. Quizzes and homework are worth anywhere from 5-30 points a piece. Bonus points will also be offered in games and contests held in class throughout the year.

Grading Scale:
A+       99-100
A         93-98
A-        90-92
B+       97-89
B          83-86
B-        80-82
C+       77-79
C         73-76
C-        70-72
D+       67-69
D         63-66
D-        60-62
F          0-59
 
Schedule:
I.      Self-expressive writing

II.     Informative writing
 
III.    Argumentation
 
IV.    Cultural Analysis
 
V.     Literary analysis
 
VI.    Synthesis
 
VII.   Overview of Argument
 
VIII.  Principles of Argument
                        A. Research Techniques
                        B. Writing Techniques
                                    1. Argument Techniques
                                    2. Audience Awareness
                                    3. Revision Awareness
 
IX.     Arguments in Depth
                        A. Types of Claims
                        B. Fallacies
 
X.      Writing From Sources
            A. Academic Responsibility
                        B. Selecting Sources
 
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September 17 Jr./ Sr. Camp Heritage
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September 23 Parent Teacher Conferences
September 24
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September 26 (9, 10, 12) 11 Work Home Leave
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October 11 Gymnastics Clinic
October 12 Gymnastics Clinic
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October 29      Week of Prayer

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November 15 English Teachers Convention in New York City

November 16 English Teachers Convention in New York City

November 18 (9, 11, 12) 10 Work
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November 20 (9, 10, 12) 11 Work Thanksgiving Break
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