World Humanities

Please click on Course Syllabus Link Below

for a Description of the Class and

Assignments and Grading Policies:

World Humanities Course Syllabus PDF File

If you have trouble opening the document, please email me at parente@guilford.k12.ct.us

The information BELOW is taken from the GHS Course Catalogue Handbook.

These are the requirements for

Student Placement in Accelerated, Level 1 and Level 2

Sophomore British and World Literature.

Grades of A/A- on critical reading assignments rubric score of 5/4 on common assessments

Description: This course develops reading, writing, and thinking skills to help students respond on an

intellectual, personal, and emotional level to literature and life. Students will practice different forms of writing

and make connections between what is studied and what they have experienced, either in life, literature or

elsewhere. In addition to strengthening reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, students will also be

discovering personal answers to several essential questions throughout the year. Units will be guided by essential questions such as: How do we define friendship? What are the costs/benefits of conforming? What elements of human misfortune change us? How important is power? What is the individual’s capacity for good or evil? How does society treat its misfits? Do the attributes of a hero transcend time and culture? And, can anyone know the real you?

Grades of B+/A-- on critical reading assignments rubric score of 4 on common assessments

Description: Students will strengthen reading, writing, listening and speaking skills by using reader response

journals and response writing to record their thinking and discuss ideas about literature. Throughout this course, students will write descriptive, narrative, expository and persuasive essays on both assigned topics and topics of their choice. Emphasis will be placed on exposition and persuasion. Essay form, organization and style, thesis statement, and vocabulary development will also be stressed. Correct grammar and usage will be reviewed throughout the year to reinforce skills. Units studied will encompass a variety of literary genres and focus on topics such as friendship, power, identity, choices, and capacity for good and evil. Every student will read one Shakespearean play, as well as at least two other full-length works.

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	Please click on Course Syllabus Link Below for a Description of the Class and Assignments and Grading Policies: World Humanities Course Syllabus PDF File If you have trouble opening the document, please email me at parente@guilford.k12.ct.us The information BELOW is taken from the GHS Course Catalogue Handbook. These are the requirements for Student Placement in Accelerated, Level 1 and Level 2 Sophomore British and World Literature. English II #1ENG0107 Accelerated British and World Literature Open To: Selected Grade 10 students (see Prerequisite) Prerequisites: Grade of A in World Humanities and on enrichment assignments Grades of A/A- on analytical writing Grades of A/A- on critical reading assignments rubric score of 5/4 on common assessments A/A- on the mid-term examination Class participation grade of A/A- Strong teacher assessment Description: This course develops reading, writing, and thinking skills to help students respond on an intellectual, personal, and emotional level to literature and life. Students will practice different forms of writing and make connections between what is studied and what they have experienced, either in life, literature or elsewhere. In addition to strengthening reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, students will also be discovering personal answers to several essential questions throughout the year. Units will be guided by essential questions such as: How do we define friendship? What are the costs/benefits of conforming? What elements of human misfortune change us? How important is power? What is the individual’s capacity for good or evil? How does society treat its misfits? Do the attributes of a hero transcend time and culture? And, can anyone know the real you? English II British and World Literature Level One #1ENG0106 Open To: Selected Grade 10 students (see Prerequisite) Prerequisites: Grade of B+ or higher in World Humanities and on enrichment assignments Grades of B+/A-on analytical writing Grades of B+/A-- on critical reading assignments rubric score of 4 on common assessments B+/A- on the mid-term examination Class participation grade of B+/A- Strong teacher assessment Description: Students will strengthen reading, writing, listening and speaking skills by using reader response journals and response writing to record their thinking and discuss ideas about literature. Throughout this course, students will write descriptive, narrative, expository and persuasive essays on both assigned topics and topics of their choice. Emphasis will be placed on exposition and persuasion. Essay form, organization and style, thesis statement, and vocabulary development will also be stressed. Correct grammar and usage will be reviewed throughout the year to reinforce skills. Units studied will encompass a variety of literary genres and focus on topics such as friendship, power, identity, choices, and capacity for good and evil. Every student will read one Shakespearean play, as well as at least two other full-length works.