Dual Credit British Literature (TCC- Senior Year)

Dual Credit British Literature (TCC)

Amount of time required outside of class per week – at most an hour – there is lots of class time provided for reading/completing assignments.

Typical assignments:

Major grades

• • • 2 essays (3-5 pages)

    • 2 group projects

Minor grades

• • • Discussion boards

    • Reading quizzes

    • Short written responses (poems, boasts)

Course Description:

• This course is a survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Eighteenth Century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. 

• Because this class is dual credit, if a student makes less than a C in the class by the end of the semester, that student will NOT receive credit at either Tarrant County College or for the high school English IV course. If students do not meet the requirements set forth by this syllabus and the instructor, they will have to repeat the high school course.

Course Goals and Objectives:

• Course goals are linked to required Core Curriculum Intellectual Competencies, Perspectives, and Exemplary Educational Objectives as defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Specific core requirements from Tarrant County College are linked here.

Grade Breakdown:

Major Assessments (60%)

• • Anglo-Saxon/Beowulf Essay

  • Anglo Norman/Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Group Project/Presentation

  • Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Group Project/Presentation

  • Shakespeare Essay

Minor Assessments (40%)

• • May include discussion board posts, quizzes, in-class activities, short written responses

Assignments Deadlines, Late Work, and Retest Policy:

• All papers are due in Canvas by 11:59 p.m. on the due date, unless otherwise stated.

• Requests for extensions should be submitted to the instructor via email at least 24 hours in advance of any deadlines, emergencies excepted. Emergencies should be communicated as soon as possible.

  • 1. Emergencies include, but are not limited to extreme and sudden illness, hospitalization, death in the family, etc. 

    2. Athletic events, extra curricular activities, fine arts, performances, work, and other responsibilities are not emergencies and are your responsibility to plan around.

• Late work will be deducted -15 points per day late, for a maximum of -30 points. No assignments will be accepted after two days without extenuating circumstances that must be discussed with the instructor prior to the deadline. 

• Students with accommodations documented in a 504 or IEP should notify the instructor via email 24 hours prior to the assignment deadline of intent to use extra time. 

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