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20162017|Mrs.RebekahODell
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PartII:GenreStudy(FALL2016)
Texts:
TwelfthNight(Shakespeare)
SelectedEssays(Dillard)
PoetryofEavanBoland
InternalAssessment:January
10minuteIndividualOralCommentaryona
Bolandpoem+10minuteinterviewononeoftheother
texts(recordedandmoderatedbyIB)
PartIII:InDepthStudy(SPRING2017)
Texts:
Poetryoffourdifferentpoets(TBD)
ExternalAssessment:May3&4,2017
IBExam:
PaperOne:UnseenCommentary
PaperTwo:Responsetoaquestion
comparingPartIIIWorks
FormativeAssessments
Throughoutthecourse,studentswillroutinelyengageinformativeassessmentstopreparethemfortheIB
assessments.Thesewilloccurthroughbothformalandinformalwritingassignments,practiceexam
commentaries,practiceoralcommentaries,andregularSocraticSeminars.
Grading Policies
Yourgradewillnotbecalculatedtraditionally.Formoredetailsontherationaleforthispolicy,pleaseseethe
GradingFAQandGradingsectionoftheclasswebsitethereyouwillfindrubrics,ahelpfulvideo,etc.
YouwillearncompletiongradesforallassignmentsanAifyouturntheassignmentinontimeandanFifyou
donotturnitinatall.
Youwillreceivecopiousfeedbackbothwrittenandthroughconversationswithmewhichwillbefarmore
valuabletoyouasyouseektogrowasaperson,deepenyourknowledge,improveyourwork,andprepareforyour
IBexamsandcollegelife.IwillkeepnotesinthePowerSchoolgradebooksothatyoucanseehowyouaredoingat
anytime.However,muchoftheresponsibilityforkeepingupwithyourprogresswillrelyonyou.
WewilldevelopaclassrubricbasedontheIBlearnerprofile
thosecharactertraitsthatallIBlearnersstriveto
demonstrate.Wewilldetailwhatthislookslikeinyourreading,yourwriting,andclassroomlife.Wewillalso
brainstormtheevidenceyouwillusetoprovethesequalitiesattheendofeachquarter.
Wewillmeetoneononequarterlytodiscussyourprogressanddetermineyouractualquarterlygrade
IwouldlovenothingmorethanforeachofyoutoearnanAinthiscoursenotbecauseyouarethebestandthebrightest
(thoughyouare)butbecauseyouworkedhard,pushedyourself,livedalifeofintellectualrevision,andgrewdeeply
throughthecourseoftheyear.
MakeUpWork:
EverythingyouneedisontheGoogledrive.Youareseniors.Youknowwhenyoureabsent,andyouknowyouneedtoget
caughtupwithclasswork.Thisisyourresponsibilitynotmine.
LateWork:
LateworkshouldbeavoidedatallcostsasIwillprovideyouwithampletimeforeveryassignment.Wewilldiscussthe
timelinessofyourassignmentsinourquarterlygradeconferences.Upontwolateassignmentsinaquarter,yourquarterly
gradewillimmediatelybeloweredbyawholegrade(anAbecomesaB,etc.)
AcademicIntegrity&theHonorCode:
YouracademicintegrityisofparamountimportancetotheInternationalBaccalaureateandtome.UnlessItellyou
otherwise,youarenotallowedtoconsultoutsidesourcesforhelponyourwork.Thisincludescullingideasfromother
sourcesnotjustwordsfromyourpeers,Sparknotes/CliffsNotes,phrases,orchunksofpapersfromanyother
source,etc.IfIbelieveyouhaveviolatedTrinitysHonorCode,youwillreceiveazeroontheassignment.Additional
disciplinaryconsequencesmayfollow.Ifyouneedhelp,seeme!
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