World Literature

Excel World Literature

  Academic Flex

 

                                                                                                      

Salem High School

3551 Underwood Road

Conyers, GA 30013

 

Susan Patrick   M.S.Ed.

spatrick@rockdale.k12.ga.us 

 

Office Hours/Tutorials:    By appointment only     (Remember to schedule a time slot at least 3 school days in advance to ensure you receive the one-on-one attention and support you need.)

A/B Day Schedules:        1st   professional planning    /  World Literature                                           2nd   World Literature   /   World Literature                                           3rd   Academic Flex   /   Honors World Literature                                           4th   Excel World Literature  /  English Department collaboration time

Click on the link below to view each Course Syllabus:                                                                                              World Literature                                                  Academic Flex

Other Course Forms:  Student Information Sheet + Class Rules Form *NOTE= student completion of Syllabus is required and is for a grade.

*Online Student Textbook information: click HERE

 

 

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                                                             Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.   ~ Jawaharlal Nehru

 

Course Description:
Welcome!  Tenth Grade World Literature is designed to introduce students to works of literature from writers spanning myriad times, historical periods, places, cultures, and belief systems from all over the world.  The works we study in this class include myths, folk tales, legends, epics, short stories, novels, poetry, drama, and nonfiction.  An important objective throughout this class will be to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the human experience: how people from varying times, places, and cultures have addressed common archetypal themes such as origins, coming of age, relationships, heroism, perseverance, sacrifice, transformation, and death.  We will use our study of World Literature to further develop our writing and speaking skills.  Additionally, we will spend much of the year studying various cultures, analyzing cultural contexts and perspectives, and considering purpose and audience as we craft our own academic work.  By the end of this course, students will be better prepared for the Student Learning Objective Exam in May, the Georgia Milestones End-of-Course assessment at the end of their junior year, and other academic reading and writing beyond the English classroom and beyond the confines of school life.

 

 

 

 

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Daily Class Agendas: 

 

 

 

Week #1-4: July 31- August 24

 

Mini-Unit: Summer Reading & New School Year  

 

Please go to the link above to access all of our new school year/ county summer reading information.

 

 

 

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Week #5-15: August 28-October 25

 

Unit 1: TFA  Things Fall Apart  by Chinua Achebe

 

Please go to the link above to access all of Unit 1: TFA information.

 

 

 

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Week #12-22: October 25-January 20

 

Unit 2: Night & the Holocaust by Elie Weisel

 

Please go to the link above to access all of Unit 2: Night information.

 

 

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Week #23-33: January 22-Spring Break

 

Unit 3: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

 

Please go to the link above to access all  Unit 3 information.

 

 

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Week #34-end: Spring Break-End of the School Year

 

Unit 4: End of Year Review

 

Please go to the link above to access all  Unit 4 information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A3: Academic Flex class

 

 

*Click on the link above for all course information.

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Have you ever wanted to travel abroad? 

Curious about other cultures and countries? 

 

 

Past EF Tours your teacher has led:  

 

Our 2014 Tour: Costa Rica: Coast to Coast! 

*View the video highlights for our trip at www.eftours.com/videos  and click on "Costa Rica"

 

Our 2013 Tour: Across the English Channel (London & Paris) 

-View our past trip itinerary here.

 

2013 Tour: Italian Culture (Rome, Italy & the Vatican) 

-View past trip itinerary here 

 

Our 2009 Tour: The Mediterranean: the Greek Isles & Turkey 

-View past trip highlights here.

 

 

 

Who is EF Tours?  Find out now!  www.eftours.com

 

 

Do you have more questions?  Want to be a traveler on the upcoming trip?  Contact your teacher now!       spatrick@rockdale.k12.ga.us