EN 10: World Literature
Welcome to EN 10: World Literature. this course will explore deeper understandings and knowledge in vocabulary, genres, plot types, and conceptual themes such as heroism, religion, political conflict, and cultural values. We will develop your skills and knowledge regarding these concepts through a variety of short stories, novels, poetry, mythology, and religious & literary texts. You will also deepen and develop your skills in Close Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking, Speaking, and Listening, as well as Literary Critical Analysis.
I expect you to make mistakes along the way. Lots of them. And I expect you to: learn from those mistakes, ask for support in solving the problems causing those mistakes, and continute to reach beyond your previous achievements. Mistakes are merely opportunities to explore deeper understandings and learning more than you already know. No fear, no courage. I look forward to teaching you and guiding you through another year of great learning.
- Mr. Forsythe
To be successful in this class you will need to be familiar with the follwoing information.
Supplies
We'll all need the following tools:
- A three subject binder with three pocket folders inside for Reading, Writing, and Speaking & Listening
- A Composition Book
- Pencil, Pens in any color, but NOT GREEN (I use green to grade your work) or YELLOW (I just can't see it).
- Book List: TBA
Classroom Expectations
Give Respect / Get Respect
- please, participate actively and stay focused
- answer questions when called upon. Make a guess if you have to. It's human to not be perfect.
- one person speaks at a time
- use all technology appropriately - respect your Manager, yourself, and your peers
- minimize distractions
Homework 
The homework for this class will prepare you for the class time activities and instruction, quizzes, and exams. Expect to have up to 4 hours of homework per week for your English class. Homework will consist of reading, research, writing assignments, and some craft work. When you are participating on a pre-class activity team, your level of participation will inevitably affect your teammates. Please pull your weight.
If you feel a peer is not bearing their weight in a team activity, I expect you to:
1) use your social skills and speak kindly and encouragingly to the teammate and ask what may be preventing them from fufilling their resonsibilty. You may offer to assist them in problem solving, but don't do the work for them.
2) If no results follow, speak with me, early, regarding the situation.
Project Expectations
I expect ASK Academy scholars to produce high quality, thoughtful work showing evidence of time and effort put into the product. Assigned projects will range from slide-show compostitions, team literature analysis, paragraph and essay compostitions, and some hands-on craftwork. Always be prepared to present your assigments to the class. When working a project over a week or longer, do keep in communication with me about your progress to ensure you're on track. I welcome scholar ideas and modifications so long as they are safe, appropriate, and target the project learning goals.
Absences
It is the scholar's responsibility to make arrangements to turn in assignments/projects if an absence occurs. Please check your class Google Classroom to see what we covered in class, what was assigned, and when it is due.
Late Work 
I understand that sometimes it seems the world works against you. So, if you feel you need to negotiate a new due date please reach out to me as soon as possible. I accept late work from one to three (3) days, including weekend days, after the due date. Each situation is considered case by case. This means that were you to turn in on Saturday a ten-point assignment that was due on Thursday, the most you can earn on that assignment would be 8 points. I do not accept work later than three (3) days late.
Course Concept: Language is Power
Course Main Idea: Responsibility and Language
Academic Citizenship: academic expectations and norms
Unit 1: Symbolism Immersion
- Signifiers & Signifieds
- Ancient Symbols
- Images, Meaning, and Shift
Origin Stories of the World
- Central America
- North America
- East Asia
- Mid-east Asia
- South Asia
- Africa
- Eastern Europe
- Northern Europe
- Western Europe
Unit Essay
Unit 2: Close Reading Strategies
- THIEVES, an info-text prereading strategy
- Reading Around the Text
- Metacognition Stems
- Non-fiction texts (choose two)
- Jean Jacque Rousseau - excerpts from The Social Contract
- Thomas Payne - Common Sense
- Sojourner Truth - Aint I a Woman?
- Mary Wollstonecraft - Excerpts from Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- John Locke - excerpts from The Second Treatise of Government
- Eleanor Roosevelt - The Struggle for Human Rights
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - excerpts from The Other America
Unit Project
Unit 3:The Structure of English: Grammatical Forms & Mechanics
- Meaning Machines (Symbolism revisited)
- Parts of Speech
- Punctuation
- Sentence Structures
- Phrases vs. Clauses
- Clauses vs. Sentences
- Sense & Variety
- Paragraph Structure
- Essay Structure
Unit Quiz
Unit 4: Critical Thinking & Logic
- Syllogism Review
- Reflective Questions
- Fallacies and language based reasoning
- Cartoon Analysis
- Advertisement Analysis
Unit Quiz
Unit 5: Applying Reason and Evidence
- Literary Analysis: critical thinking about literature
- Social-Emotional Vocabulary: critical thinking about human's internal worlds
Contemporary Authors
- TBD
Poetry: Figurative language in full flight
- TBD
Essay Composition and the Thesis
- TBD
Shakespeare
- Shakespeare's time - context and history
- Othello
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Final Exam
Office Hours: 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu.