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Diverse Voices Syllabus

This course syllabus outlines a senior level literature course called Diverse Voices in Literature. The course will introduce students to literature written by authors from various marginalized backgrounds. Students will be split into groups to discuss novels and will complete papers analyzing social justice themes. Grades will be based on papers, exams, group projects, reading quizzes, participation, and homework. The syllabus provides the teacher's contact information, course expectations and policies, assignment details, and a list of 12 novels from which students can choose.

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Diverse Voices Syllabus

This course syllabus outlines a senior level literature course called Diverse Voices in Literature. The course will introduce students to literature written by authors from various marginalized backgrounds. Students will be split into groups to discuss novels and will complete papers analyzing social justice themes. Grades will be based on papers, exams, group projects, reading quizzes, participation, and homework. The syllabus provides the teacher's contact information, course expectations and policies, assignment details, and a list of 12 novels from which students can choose.

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DiverseVoicesinLiterature

CourseSyllabus
20172018

TeacherInformation
Name:Mrs.EnglishTeacher
Phone:6306666666
Email:[email protected]
OfficeLocation:JamesScholarHighSchool,Room118
AvailableforAppointmentUponRequest

CourseDescription
Helloall!WelcometoDiverseVoicesinLiterature,amandatorycourseforSeniors.Thiscourse
isdesignedtorepresentallgroupsofpeople,includingmarginalizedandoppressedgroups.Itis
meanttochallengethetypicalideaofclassicalliteratureandintroducemoreinclusivepieces
writtenbyauthorsfromamultitudeofbackgrounds.Inthisclass,wewilltrytoforgeabrave
spacefordialogueandencourageparticipationfromtheentireclass.Theclasswillbesplitinto
fourgroupsbasedonthenovelstheychoose;thisprocesswillrepeatthreetimestoscramble
groupsandcreatenewenvironments.Eachweektwodayswillbedevotedtolecture/largegroup
andtheotherthreewillbeinthenoveldiscussiongroup.Alargeportionofyourgradewillbe
basedonpaperswrittenaboutthesocialjusticeissuesaddressedthroughthenovelsweread.
Otherwise,attendance,quizzes,classparticipation,andhomeworkwillmakeuptherest.

ReadingOptions
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Brothers by Yu Hua
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Night by Elie Wiesel
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Beloved by Toni Morrison
A Different Sky by Meira Chand
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Sister of my Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

GradingPolicies
Thegradingpercentagesforthiscourseisasfollows:

Papers 25%
FinalExamPaper 20%
GroupProject 20%
ReadingCheckQuizzes 10%
Attendance&ClassParticipation 10%
OtherHomeworkAssignments 15%

AttendancePolicy
Regularandpromptclassattendanceisanessentialpartoftheeducationalexperience.
Continuoustardinesswillalsonotbetolerated.Studentswillacceptfullresponsibilityfor
ensuringtheirworkdoesnotsufferbecauseofabsences.Exceptionsmaybemadeforillnessand
validemergenciespermittingthereisthecorrectdocumentation.

ClassroomExpectations
1. Arrivetoclassontimeeveryday
2. Bepreparedwithnovelsandothersupplies
3. Respectyourclassmatesandteacher
4. Beresponsibleforyouractionsandwords
5. Notechnologyduringclassunlessdirectedbytheteacher

ClassRequirements
FinalPaper:Towardstheendofthecoursetherewillbeanemphasisonsynthesizingtheworks
youhavereadthisyearintoa56pagepaper.Allfourchosennovelshaveelementsofsocial
justicethatshouldbereflectedinyourwork.Promptswillbegivenforthefinalpaperatleasta
monthinadvance.Thefinalpapershouldincludetwoacademicscholarlypapersassources,as
wellasquotesfromthenovels.Pleaseincludeabibliographyandatitlepage.TheusualTimes
NewRoman,doublespaced,standardmargins,MLAwillberequired.

GroupProject:Eachgroupwillalsopresenttheirnoveltotheclassintheformofvisualmedia
suchasabooktrailer/powerpoint/artwork/other.Thiswillallowtheclasstohearasummaryof
yournovelwithoutreadingit.Groupsarealsoexpectedtoincludeliteraryelementssuchas
themes,motifs,imagery,style,tone,etc.Anyelementsofthebookthatrelatetoitssocialjustice
impactandhowitdiffersfromclassicliterature.

DailyHomework:Thiswillbeupdatedontheboardweekly.Somequizzeswillbegivenwitha
warninginadvance,otherquizzeswillbepopquizzes!Mostdailyhomeworkwillbereadings
foryourchosennovel,withsomeinclusionofotheracademicsources/articles.

Plagiarism,Cheating,andAcademicIntegrity
Plagiarismandcheatingareazerotolerancepolicyatthisschool.Ifollowtheschoolscode
(whichyouallhaveinyourplanner)andexpectallofyourworktobeyourown.Anywordsthat
arenotyourownincludedinyourpapersshouldhavecitations.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabout
MLApleaseletmeknoworuseonlineresourceslikePurdueOWL.

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