American Literature CP
Mrs. Trudeau
Trudeam@lc-ps.org
(586) 493-5270, ext. 2678
Welcome!!
Get ready for an exciting year of American Literature CP. You will learn:
**To understand early American Literature and how it fits in to American history
**To write a comprehensive and solid Argumentation essay
**To make cross-textual references and recognize famous American authors’ writing styles
**And much, much more!!
Course Description:
American Literature is an advanced college preparatory course, and is designed to prepare you for college level reading and writing. We will read and survey writing by famous American historians, thinkers, and writers. This course is arranged chronologically and second semester will widely cover the early 1900's American Literature to the present day.
Required Supplies:
3-ring binder
Pen or pencil
Paper
You must bring your supplies, including your textbook or novel, to class every day. Please do not ask me to borrow a pen or a pencil or for a pass to your locker so that you can get your supplies.
Reading/homework:
You should expect to have reading and or homework at least 3-4 times per week. When we read a novel in class, there will be reading every night. Formal argumentation papers with every major work read and discussed in class will be expected. The planned works for this semester are The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, Old Man and the Sea, Of Mice and Men, Our Town, various short stories and poetry, and a Harlem Renaissance unit.
Class Rules:
**Students are expected to come to class on time, per the school policy.
**Students are expected to bring all supplies (including assignments, pen or pencil, notebook, and books) to class every day. Failure to bring all supplies may result in a loss of points for the day.
**Students are expected to treat people and their property with respect.
**Students are expected to follow all school rules.
*Students who do not follow the rules may be sent to an administrator.
Attendance and Late Work Policies
The English Department is united in the following policies:
Students who have an EXCUSED absence will be allowed to make up tests, quizzes and assignments.
Students who have an UNEXCUSED absence on the day a test, quiz, or assignments is due will earn a ZERO on that test, quiz, or assignment.
Due dates and test/quiz dates are announced in advance. An absence the day before a test, or prior to the date for any assignment does not excuse students from taking the test, quiz, turning in assigned work, or participating in class discussions.
Late work is not accepted for credit. Students have until 2:05 on the date an assignment is due to submit work before it is declined.
Deadlines for assigned work and tests apply even if a student is “Hall Swept”. There is no excuse for missing work even if a student misses class due to hall sweeps.
Deadlines for reading assignments are strictly followed.
Tests/Quizzes
The English Department is united in the following policies:
Students have three days after an excused absence to take a test or a quiz.
Tests and quizzes cannot be made up if an absence is unexcused.
Make up tests and quizzes will be given based on the teacher’s discretion.
It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to make up tests and quizzes.
Final Draft Format
FCA’s in top left hand corner
Name, date, class, and hour in the top right hand corner
Typed and double spaced in Times New Roman, 12 point font
If the assignment cannot be typed, it must be handwritten in either blue or black ink using only the front side of loose-leaf paper
Rough draft must be stapled onto the back of the final draft. Without a rough draft, a final draft will not be accepted
Two copies of every final paper are due, unless otherwise specified
