IB ENGLISH HIGHER LEVEL, SENIORS
Explication Central: EXPLICATE
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STUDENTS AND PARENTS,
Welcome to the 2020-21 school year!! This is a tumultuous time, and I will try to keep this site updated for parents and students a few times each week. Please read the syllabus at the right. Students are asked to read this blog the first week of school: IB Brain Boot Camp |
Syllabus for 2020-2021
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Connect with Shockey here:
Email: Send an email to: bshockey@cousd.net
Google Classroom: www.classroom.google.com Period 2: dzbftir CRAM: Go to Cram.com (TBD) Turnitin.com: Class ID: 25741441 Ask Mrs. Shockey for the password. :) BLOG: EXPLICATEBlog12 |
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COUSD GMAIL Student Accounts
Your COUSD GMAIL account should be used for all communication regarding school. Here's how to set up your account: Go to http://mail.google.com and enter the following credentials. Remember that this is your PERMANENT ID #. In using your permanent id for documents and Google Classroom-- DROP the first two zeros from the ID#. Username: PermID#@studentmail.org (ex: 1654098@studentmail.org) Password: Last 5 digits of the PermID+first name (ex: 54098bonnie) You are able to change your password once your account has been established. |
COHS GOOGLE CLASSROOM-- JOIN THIS CLASS
Distance Learning this year will require multiple sites, apps, and thresholds. Our primary contact will be through GSuite (Classroom, Docs, Slides, Meet), Zoom, Turnitin.com, and Youtube. Note: You will use Turnitin.com for major assignments that require plagiarism checks. Google Classroom does not replace Turnitin.com. Here's how to join Google Classroom: 1) Following the instructions above, log into Google with your official COHS gmail account. 2) Click on YOUR ACCOUNT/APPS and choose CLASSROOM. You may need to press MORE at the bottom of the screen. 3) Click the + sign in the top right corner to JOIN A CLASS. 4) Credentials: >> IBHL English Period 2: Use this code to join: dzbftir 5) Calendars will be synced with Google Classroom and many assignments will be submitted here. |
If you are ready to dig deeply and speak wisely, then keep reading...
What does IB want you to do with books your senior year?
Literature is concerned with our conceptions, interpretations and experiences of the world. The study of literature, therefore, can be seen as a study of all the complex pursuits, anxieties, joys and fears that human beings are exposed to in the daily business of living. It enables an exploration of one of the more enduring fields of human creativity and artistic ingenuity, and provides immense opportunities for encouraging independent, original, critical and clear thinking. It also promotes a healthy respect for the imagination and a perceptive approach to the understanding and interpretation of literary works. The discussion of literature is itself an art which requires the clear expression of ideas both orally and in writing.
The senior year program at COHS encourages students to see literary works as products of art and their authors as speakers in different languages and from different times whose methods of production can be analyzed in a variety of ways and on a number of levels. The class revolves around character and search for identity, with motifs of the journey (Summer Novels (various), Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Handmaid's Tale, The Hobbit). Part of the class with deal with relationships and times of crisis. And part of the class is development of voice in order to examine one's place in the world (Martin Luther King, Jr, essays/speeches, poetry).
We will spend a significant part of the year analyzing films as text, as we prepare for our internal assessment oral presentations. This includes adaptation, film theory, page to screen, design and production tools, global ideas and foci, and finally, deep literary explication both orally and in writing.
Literature is concerned with our conceptions, interpretations and experiences of the world. The study of literature, therefore, can be seen as a study of all the complex pursuits, anxieties, joys and fears that human beings are exposed to in the daily business of living. It enables an exploration of one of the more enduring fields of human creativity and artistic ingenuity, and provides immense opportunities for encouraging independent, original, critical and clear thinking. It also promotes a healthy respect for the imagination and a perceptive approach to the understanding and interpretation of literary works. The discussion of literature is itself an art which requires the clear expression of ideas both orally and in writing.
The senior year program at COHS encourages students to see literary works as products of art and their authors as speakers in different languages and from different times whose methods of production can be analyzed in a variety of ways and on a number of levels. The class revolves around character and search for identity, with motifs of the journey (Summer Novels (various), Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Handmaid's Tale, The Hobbit). Part of the class with deal with relationships and times of crisis. And part of the class is development of voice in order to examine one's place in the world (Martin Luther King, Jr, essays/speeches, poetry).
We will spend a significant part of the year analyzing films as text, as we prepare for our internal assessment oral presentations. This includes adaptation, film theory, page to screen, design and production tools, global ideas and foci, and finally, deep literary explication both orally and in writing.
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At Charter Oak High School English A is a two-year Higher Level IB course. Thirteen significant works or units of study will be considered over the two years. They must meet at least one of the areas below. Students are free to choose the pieces in the list to use for the assessments described at the right.
The works we will study in the senior year are in RED. Area of Exploration A: Readers, Writers, Tests 3 works, at least • Three World Literature works studied as a group, linked by one or more aspects such as culture, genre, theme, period, style, type of literary study, methodology. Area of Exploration B: Time & Space 3 works, at least • Three English language works studied in detail. • Each work chosen from a different genre category on the IB Prescribed Book List Area of Exploration C: Intertextuality- Connecting Texts 3 works, at least, Four English language works studied as a group. • All four works chosen from the same genre category. Global Issue D: Portfolio Focus & Oral Presentation (Assessment) IB Structure- 13 works in Higher Level • Texts in Translation: At least 4 • Texts in English: At least 5 • Freely chosen texts: At least 4 • Literary Forms: 4 - Novel, Poetry, Play, Non-Fiction • Periods - At least 3 • Places - At least 4 Translated Texts from which to choose: 1. Garcia Marquez, Chronicles of a Death Foretold (WIT, Columbia) 2. Chekhov, selected short stories (WIT, Russia) 3. International Poets, various (student chosen from PRL) 4. Camus, The Stranger (WIT, France) 5. (possible choice) Summer Reading text (see below) English-language Texts from which to choose: 1. Danticat, Breath, Eyes, Memory (PRL, Haiti, America) 2. Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (PRL, England, France) 3. Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (PRL, England, Italy) PLAY 4. Brontë, Jane Eyre (FC, England) 5. Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (FC, England) 6. Poetic Works of Robert Frost (PRL, America) (option) Poetry of Dickinson, Harjo, Milosz, Neruda, or Whitman 7. MLK, Jr., selected essays and speeches (PRL - Non-Fiction) 8. Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (PRL, Gilead/America/Canada) 9. Tolkien, The Hobbit (FC, Middle-earth) Summer Reading Options: The Novel Male The student had the choice to read ONE of these novels, written in various languages. The choice may be used to satisfy any of the IB testing modules. 1. Austen, Pride & Prejudice (PRL, Victorian England) 2. Byatt, Possession (PRL, Victorian England + Present London) 3. Dumas, Man in the Iron Mask (WIT, France) 4. Forster, A Room with a View (PRL, Italy, England, pre-WWI) 5. Gaskell, North & South (FC, Victorian England) 6. Grenville, The Lieutenant (PRL, Australia) 7. Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles (PRL, Victorian England) 8. Hugo, Les Miserables (WIT, France) 9. Inoue, Tun-Huang (WIT, China, Japan) 10. Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (FC, American South) 11. Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind (WIT, Spain) |
IB Assessment Guidelines
External Assessment 80% Written Paper Component 50% Two written papers, externally set and externally assessed in May. Paper 1 Guided Literary Analysis 2 hours, 15 minutes 35% Paper 2 Comparative Essay 1 hour, 45 minutes 25% Higher Level Essay 20% Students submit an essay of 1,200 - 1,500 words on ONE literary text studied in junior or senior year. Note: Text must be chosen & topic approved by December., therefore a student who wishes to use a Spring text from senior year, must work with Mrs. Shockey on topics. Internal Assessment 30% Oral Component Individual Oral Presentation 10 minutes... 20% Student uses "extracts" from one world-language piece and one piece written in English, pulled from the texts studied in junior and senior year. Presentation is 15 minutes with 5 minutes of questioning from teacher to the following prompt: Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the context and form of two of the works that you have studied. COHS Teacher's Assessment Students will receive grades based on performance on IB required assessments along with assignments designed to prepare them to perform well on the IB assessments. Because of restrictions IB places on products which must be submitted for external assessments, the grades for the External and Internal Assessments are not given to students until July of 2021. Therefore, the teacher's assessment is the sum-total of the school-reported work. |
Shockey on Grades
Each quarter, you will complete a number of assignments in and out of class, from major papers, exams and class presentations to journal entries, one-page formal written responses, class notes and class participation.
This is a college-level course and the successful passing of the IB Assessments may qualify the student to skip the freshman or entry-level course in English. Therefore, it is imperative that you teach your mind to think and act in a mature, college-ready fashion. The literature and courseload, classwork and journal questions are rigorous and college appropriate. Please keep up with due dates and check your deadlines carefully. The work load can be tremendous if you get behind.
Grade Boundaries. Usually the points assigned to a task are as follows:
10 points: Homework, Daily work, participation.
20 points: Socratic seminar participation, online journals, informal writing, practice tests, quizzes
30 points: SQUIDS, dialectical journals, informal textual presentations
50 points: In class timed essays, first drafts, theoretical presentations, commentaries
100 points: Formal writing with revision, major tests
200 points: Projects with extensive parts
IB Rubric Applied. All formal writing assignments are evaluated using the IB rubric, scored from 1-25 (essay). Each grading period, the score qualifications for receiving an A on a writing assignment will change to reflect the student’s growth as writers and critical readers. Of course, as the points of an assignment change, this rubric will adjust accordingly.
First Semester:
Grading Period 1: 20-25 = A 17-19 = B 13-16 = C 12 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Grading Period 2: 22-25 = A 18-21 = B 14-17 = C 14 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Grading Period 3: 22-25 = A 19-21 = B 15-20 = C 15 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Second semester:
All Grading Periods: 23-25 = A 20-22 = B 17-19 = C 16 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Please keep in mind the following facts as you obsess about your grades:
• Grades are earned, not given. As part of your growing-up experience, you will make choices about how to spend your limited time and energy—this is good, and to be expected. Just be mature enough to accept the consequences of your choices.
• COHS gives you extra quality points on your GPA just for attempting this course. Grading is, accordingly, rigorous.
• Good and excellent grades in this class result NOT from guessing or listening to what others think, but from engaging thoroughly with the texts, creating your own original interpretations, and grounding them thoroughly with textual support.
You are EXPECTED to do the following in order to achieve an A in the class:
[√] Annotate your books thoroughly and critically, using sophisticated marginalia techniques. Do not just highlight.
[√] Think critically on all written and verbal assignments, showing deep reflection, maturity and original thought.
[√] Participate in ALL turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion, showing respect for all students and presenting thoughts with depth, consideration and reflection.
[√] Participation orally in class without being called upon. Be a leader in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that clearly indicates you have given the matter significant thought, analyzed all angles, taken a considerable amount of time to prepare your work, and then reviewed your material prior to submission.
You are EXPECTED to do the following in order to achieve a B in the class:
[√] Annotate your books well, showing THINKING in the margins. Do not just highlight.
[√] Think critically on all written and verbal assignments, showing reflection, maturity and careful thought.
[√] Participate in ALL turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion, showing respect for all students and presenting thoughts with depth, consideration and reflection.
[√] Participation orally in class without being called upon. Contribute greatly in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that indicates you have given the matter significant thought, analyzed many angles, taken a significant amount of time to prepare your work..
You are EXPECTED to do the following in order to achieve a C in the class:
[√] Annotate your books, showing THINKING in the margins.
[√] Think critically on all written and verbal assignments, showing careful thought and growth.
[√] Participate in MOST turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion, showing respect for all students and presenting careful written text that has support from the text and shows depth of thought.
[√] Participation orally in class on multiple occasions.. Contribute in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that indicates you have given the matter careful thought, analysis, and preparation.
You will receive a D or F in the class if:
[√] You skip annotation. This is a SIGNIFICANT part of your grade.
[√] Do not think critically on written and verbal assignments,
[√] Fail to participate in turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion,
[√] Neglect work; fail to present careful written text that has support from the text and shows depth of thought.
[√] Refuse to participate orally in class.. Ignore or have lack of contribution in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that shows a lack of care, lack of thought, analysis, or preparation.
This is a college-level course and the successful passing of the IB Assessments may qualify the student to skip the freshman or entry-level course in English. Therefore, it is imperative that you teach your mind to think and act in a mature, college-ready fashion. The literature and courseload, classwork and journal questions are rigorous and college appropriate. Please keep up with due dates and check your deadlines carefully. The work load can be tremendous if you get behind.
Grade Boundaries. Usually the points assigned to a task are as follows:
10 points: Homework, Daily work, participation.
20 points: Socratic seminar participation, online journals, informal writing, practice tests, quizzes
30 points: SQUIDS, dialectical journals, informal textual presentations
50 points: In class timed essays, first drafts, theoretical presentations, commentaries
100 points: Formal writing with revision, major tests
200 points: Projects with extensive parts
IB Rubric Applied. All formal writing assignments are evaluated using the IB rubric, scored from 1-25 (essay). Each grading period, the score qualifications for receiving an A on a writing assignment will change to reflect the student’s growth as writers and critical readers. Of course, as the points of an assignment change, this rubric will adjust accordingly.
First Semester:
Grading Period 1: 20-25 = A 17-19 = B 13-16 = C 12 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Grading Period 2: 22-25 = A 18-21 = B 14-17 = C 14 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Grading Period 3: 22-25 = A 19-21 = B 15-20 = C 15 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Second semester:
All Grading Periods: 23-25 = A 20-22 = B 17-19 = C 16 and below = sub IB or Failed to meet standard
Please keep in mind the following facts as you obsess about your grades:
• Grades are earned, not given. As part of your growing-up experience, you will make choices about how to spend your limited time and energy—this is good, and to be expected. Just be mature enough to accept the consequences of your choices.
• COHS gives you extra quality points on your GPA just for attempting this course. Grading is, accordingly, rigorous.
• Good and excellent grades in this class result NOT from guessing or listening to what others think, but from engaging thoroughly with the texts, creating your own original interpretations, and grounding them thoroughly with textual support.
You are EXPECTED to do the following in order to achieve an A in the class:
[√] Annotate your books thoroughly and critically, using sophisticated marginalia techniques. Do not just highlight.
[√] Think critically on all written and verbal assignments, showing deep reflection, maturity and original thought.
[√] Participate in ALL turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion, showing respect for all students and presenting thoughts with depth, consideration and reflection.
[√] Participation orally in class without being called upon. Be a leader in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that clearly indicates you have given the matter significant thought, analyzed all angles, taken a considerable amount of time to prepare your work, and then reviewed your material prior to submission.
You are EXPECTED to do the following in order to achieve a B in the class:
[√] Annotate your books well, showing THINKING in the margins. Do not just highlight.
[√] Think critically on all written and verbal assignments, showing reflection, maturity and careful thought.
[√] Participate in ALL turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion, showing respect for all students and presenting thoughts with depth, consideration and reflection.
[√] Participation orally in class without being called upon. Contribute greatly in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that indicates you have given the matter significant thought, analyzed many angles, taken a significant amount of time to prepare your work..
You are EXPECTED to do the following in order to achieve a C in the class:
[√] Annotate your books, showing THINKING in the margins.
[√] Think critically on all written and verbal assignments, showing careful thought and growth.
[√] Participate in MOST turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion, showing respect for all students and presenting careful written text that has support from the text and shows depth of thought.
[√] Participation orally in class on multiple occasions.. Contribute in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that indicates you have given the matter careful thought, analysis, and preparation.
You will receive a D or F in the class if:
[√] You skip annotation. This is a SIGNIFICANT part of your grade.
[√] Do not think critically on written and verbal assignments,
[√] Fail to participate in turnitin.com discussions in a timely fashion,
[√] Neglect work; fail to present careful written text that has support from the text and shows depth of thought.
[√] Refuse to participate orally in class.. Ignore or have lack of contribution in class discussions, seminars and presentations.
[√] Present written work that shows a lack of care, lack of thought, analysis, or preparation.
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