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SHAKESPEARE

COURSE OUTLINE

2007-2008

The mission statement of Norwell High School is to provide an engaging, supportive environment where students strive for excellence, practice respect and contribute to society.

Integrity ¨ Learning¨Respect¨Responsibility

Course:

Shakespeare, Grade 12, College Preparatory

Course Description: 

This course will expose students to a selection of Shakespearean sonnets and plays.  The main goal is for students to gain an understanding and appreciation of his prodigious achievement as the most famous poet and playwright in history. Students will respond to their Shakespeare studies in a variety of ways, including written assignments, class discussion and debate, and oral presentations with a dramatic focus.

Student work will focus on the following NHS student expectations for learning:

• Effective writers
• Effective readers
• Effective speakers

Students will acquire knowledge of:

• Historical background of Shakespeare’s life and times
• The nature of Shakespeare’s language and his mastery of it
• Elements of drama and poetry

Students will develop skills in:

• Crafting well-structured written responses to Shakespeare’s works
• Reading for understanding and responding with evidence
• Participating in group discussion and debate
• Performing and reading in front of an audience
• Considering universal and specific themes in Shakespeare’s works
• Analyzing/comparing various media-  text versus film production

Texts:

Since Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets, we could not possibly cover them all in a short year.  We do have some flexibility in deciding which plays to read- Hamlet is the only requirement.  As a class, we will choose from the following:

Hamlet

Othello

King Lear

Macbeth

Romeo & Juliet

The Winter’s Tale

The Tempest

As You Like It

Taming of the Shrew

The Merchant of Venice

The Comedy of Errors

Twelfth Night

Julius Caesar

Henry V

Richard III

Various sonnets

Grading System:

• Grading will be done on a point system, where each assignment is worth a certain number of points depending on the importance and effort required (for example, a quiz could be worth 50 points while a test could be worth 100 points).  All points are added up at the end of each term and then divided by the total number of possible points, resulting in the percentage for the term.  Graded assignments include the following:
  • Announced and unannounced quizzes
  • Exams
  • Written responses-  both formal essays and shorter pieces
  • Oral presentations
  • Projects
  • Attention to homework responsibilities
  • Frequency and quality of class participation

• Late work of any kind will be deducted 10% for one day, and thereafter will only be worth half-credit (except for late work due to excused absences). 

NHS Culture Course-Latin

The mission statement of Norwell High School is to provide an engaging, supportive environment where students strive for excellence, practice respect and contribute to society.

INTEGRITY, LEARNING, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY

Course:

The NHS Culture Course-Latin introduces students to the rudiments of Latin grammar and vocabulary, and Greek and Roman Mythology.  It also examines how both the Latin language and Greek and Roman Mythology influence American culture today.

Students will focus on the following NHS student expectations for learning:

Norwell High School graduates will be:

·        Effective Readers

·        Reflective Problem Solvers

·        Clear and accurate writers and speakers

Materials Needed/Required Daily:

·        1, 3-ring binder, with note paper

·        A pen

·        The Textbooks: Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 1; Classical Mythology and More

Grading System

·        Homework/Classwork    25%

·        Quizzes                            50%

·        Tests                                25%

N.B.

Homework will be checked in the following manners: 1. Collection and grading. 2. Short quiz.  3. Checked, corrected in class and collected.  Homework is due at the BEGINNING of CLASS.  Late homework is NOT accepted.

Projects: Major projects are counted as TESTS. Smaller projects are counted as QUIZZES.

Course Expectations:

·        Students will bring all necessary/required materials EVERY DAY.

Failure to do so will result in a homework grade of ZERO for the day.

·        A student has three days to make up any quiz or test given during her/his absence per School Committee Policy

·        It is the student’s responsibility to obtain assignments, handouts, and notes for any day/s he/she has been absent.

·        Students will arrive in class before the bell

·        There will be no food or drinks in the classroom.  Water is the only exception.

·        RESPECT will be shown towards all members of the classroom community at all times

·        SUCCESS-YOU will attain it through diligent work and study

SKILLS PROGRAM

SPECIAL EDUCATION

COURSE SYLLABUS

 The mission statement of Norwell High School is to provide an engaging, supportive environment where students strive for excellence, practice respect and contribute to society.

Integrity ¨ Learning¨Respect¨Responsibility

Course: Skills Program 9-12

Student work will focus on the following NHS student expectations for learning:

Reflective Problem Solvers

Adaptable and Self-Directed Learners

Effective Speakers

Effective Writers

Effective Listeners

Effective Readers

Course expectations:

To achieve goals in Individual Education Plan

Course skills/ concepts:

Individualized based on learning styles

Major units:

Support of content area curriculum

Text and requirements/ materials:

As indicated by Individual Education Plan

Homework policy/ major projects:

Work towards achieving IEP goals

Grading system:

See attached rubric. 

READING

COURSE SYLLABUS

2006 - 2007

 The mission statement of Norwell High School is to provide an engaging, supportive environment where students strive for excellence, practice respect and contribute to society.

Integrity ¨ Learning¨Respect¨Responsibility

Course: Content Reading/ Specialized Reading

Student work will focus on the following NHS student expectations for learning:

·        Effective Speakers

·        Effective Writers

·        Effective Listeners

·        Effective Readers

Course expectations:

 This course will provide an opportunity for students to acquire and improve basic reading skills.  Curriculum materials will reinforce the application of word attack strategies to single words and contextual material.  Content area material and specialized assisted technology will be utilized.  Students will be given the opportunity to practice and apply a variety of strategies to determine which are most effective for decoding and comprehension.

Course skills/ concepts:

 The goal of the course is for students to learn, practice, apply, and internalize reading strategies that will make them more efficient readers.

Major units:

Support of content area curriculum

Text and requirements/ materials:

As indicated by Individual Education Plan

Homework policy/ major projects:

Work towards achieving IEP goals

Grading system:

See attached rubric.