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= = =Welcome, 2010-2011 AP English Language students. If you lost your syllabus, here's a copy for you.=


 * AP English Language & Composition**
 * Course Syllabus**
 * Ms. K. A. Hudak**

Here is a list of the course’s essential elements.

Contributing to class discussion is very important. In fact, we will spend a bulk of class time engaged in dialogue; therefore, you will be given a 100-point participation grade for each quarter.
 * Class Participation**

During the course of the year, you will continue to analyze current periodical literature just as you did for your summer assignment. Each month you are required to read, underline / highlight, annotate, and analyze two articles, one from the current periodical list and another from one of the anthologies used in class. (Obviously, you cannot read one of the essays we will read as a class. ) One article should relate to your curricular area / interest; the other can be about any topic that catches your interest. Your copies of the readings and the analysis forms will be due on the first Friday of every month, and they will be discussed in class on that day. Each article is worth 25 homework points.
 * First Friday Assignment**

Notebooks play a prominent role in the course. They must be well organized and thorough, including notes on classroom discussion as well as lecture, various homework assignments, handouts, etc.
 * Notebook**

Homework questions = 5 to 10 points Pop quizzes = 10 points In-class writings = 25 points First Friday assignments = 50 points total Out of class writings, tests, participation, oral presentations = 100 points Midterm = 100 points Research paper = 250 points (not including step-by-step assignments)
 * Assignment Points**

Assignments due on days when the student is absent from class / school for any reason other than illness or family emergency (field trips, college visits, family vacations, etc.) must be handed in on or before the due date. Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the instructor but usually requires approval in advance. There will be a deduction of 10% per day on assignments handed in late.
 * Late Assignments**

If an assignment cannot be printed because of printer malfunction or empty ink cartridge, email the assignment to me at the school (hudakk@eastonsd.org) to avoid the deduction.

Miscellaneous homework assignments will be allotted points as appropriate, and these points will be included in the calculations of your marking quarter grade.
 * Homework**

No extra credit will be given in this course. You must complete all assignments to the best of your abilities throughout the year to earn the grade you desire. There is no time for slacking or playing “catch-up.” And, yes, there is a lot of work involved in this class.
 * Extra Credit**

Any student who takes the AP exam in May is exempt from the final exam for this course, provided the student’s grade for the course is at least a 75%.
 * Final Exam**