St. Francis Xavier Secondary School
ELI0A1-01
Instructor: Mr. M.D.Byard
Spring Semester, 2002
Room 304
Mr. Byard's webpage: www.oocities.org/wharv1972
St.FXSS telephone 905 507 6666 voicemail extension 2514
TEXTS:
Novels: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
The Power and the Glory, Graham Greene
Lives of Girls and Women, Alice MunroDrama: Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
Non Fiction: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X & Alex Haley
Films: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, A Man for All Seasons, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Pulp Fiction, Malcolm X.
EVALUATION
First Term Final Mark
Term Work 60% Term Work 30%
Participation & Study Habits 20% Participation 20%
ISU 20% ISU 20%
Final Exam 30%
CLARIFICATION
Term Work will include in-class assignments and tests and assigned writing which will be completed out of class. The main focus will be on the scholarly essay and the writing folder. In addition, there will be assignments as set out in the AP requirements for English Language and Literature
ISU first term will involve a class presentation and a written report of 750-1000 words; second term will be comprised of an oral class presentation and a written report of 750-1000 words. Both ISU assignments will involve research and the student may include a poster in either or both of the projects.
Comprehensive Final Exam three hours long.
Students in this course will be instructed for the Advanced Placement English Language and Literature exam which will be written Monday, May 6 in the morning.
NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to alter the course of study.