| English IV--Warrior Tales |
| Forster |
| Room 124 - Period |
| Syllabus |
| Description: |
Warrior Tales explores how the idea of the warrior has evolved over time from the earliest examples known in literature up to present conceptions and expectations of today’s soldier “warriors.” Discussions about chivalry, loyalty, honor, brutality and the place of the warrior as a role model within a cultural context will underlie discussions of all texts.
HONORS OPTION: Students choosing to take this course for honors credit will need to complete one additional reading and writing assignment per quarter. Honors students’ work will be held to higher honors level expectations. Non-honors students will answer fewer reading quiz questions for the same credit. Students will make a binding choice for honors or non-honors credit by the end of the second week of class.
Assignments are posted on Schoology. |
| Expectations: |
Students will be able to:
Download Warrior Tales Common Core Standards Aligned Outcomes.pdf |
| Grading Policy: |
50% PROCESS (Informal work through which student is developing knowledge: in-class projects, overnight design assignments, rough drafts of major work, reading quizzes over assigned articles, thoughtful contribution toward discussion as well as lack of distraction away from class atmosphere.) 50% PRODUCT (Formal work that ends unit study: essays analyzing visual texts, personal essays, hands-on projects demonstrating visual awareness, major capstone self-designed project. This type of work should reflect thoughtful development, editing, revision.) |
| Assignments: |
Texts may include: The Iliad--Homer, Lattimore translation |