FRANCES WALKER-ENGLISH IV DUAL CREDIT
Course Description
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 variety of authors and traditions. This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area and the Component Area Option of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.Course: English IV Dual Credit (ENGL 2322 through Northeast Lakeview College)
Instructor: Frances Walker
Room: Canyon High School A208–1st and 3rd Periods; A217 4th Periods
Tutorials/Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-8:55 and 10:00-10:40, By Appointment
Phone: 830-221-2400
Email: [email protected]
Course Description
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 variety of authors and traditions. This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area and the Component Area Option of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Textbooks and Required Materials
- The Norton Anthology of English Literature (online .pdf copies of literature available)
- Notebook paper or spiral with pockets and perforated pages (brought to class daily)
- Folder with pockets dedicated to Dual Credit English IV/2322
- Blue or Black Pen
- Highlighters
Scoring and Averages
Essays are graded holistically. Some formal essays, assignments, and projects are to be typed using Word or Google Docs–but NEVER Pages. Late work is subject to penalty and deadlines. Essays must follow MLA guidelines or APA guidelines as assigned and must be double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font. For MLA, APA, or writing help go to: https://owl.english.purdue.edu
Grades are as follows:
A =100-90
B 89-80
C 79-70
F 69-0
The following averages will be used in calculating grades for each grading period of the semester:
- 50% Tests, Essays, Annotated Bibliographies, Major Projects (at least two grades)
- 30% Quizzes, Essay Drafts (at least three grades)
- 20% Daily Assignments, Writing Workshops (at least one grade weekly)
Semester Average: The average of the two grading periods equals ninety-percent, and the semester exam equals ten-percent.
Electronic Devices:
Unless otherwise notified, cell phones, earbuds (BOTH of them), and any other electronic devices are to be removed and put away while in the classroom. Students will not answer phones or texts in class.
Attendance:
To be most successful, students must be in class. Missing class requires students to double up in order to catch up. Come to class! Missing more than ten days of this class for any reason will likely result in losing college credit, regardless of high school attendance make up.
You are also responsible for completing your own drop form with Mrs. Uptain in the CHS Counseling and Career Center if you need to drop the class. Resulting consequences for dropping classes have in recent years become much larger (the six drop rule), so come to class and do well!
Late Work:
Unless notified otherwise, assignments are due at the beginning of class. Late points will be deducted from assignments turned in after that time – EVEN during the same class period. Late assignments, tests, or quizzes over two days late will receive a 100% deduction.
The student is fully responsible for any material missed during a period of absence. Regular and punctual class attendance is required. A student who is absent for any reason will be allowed to do makeup work and will have an equal number of days for submission as the number of days missed EXCEPT for scheduled or previously announced assignments, tests, projects, essays, etc. The student will be held responsible for all lecture material when covered on subsequent examinations.
In the rare event of a multiple-day absence, students will have up to ONE calendar week to make up assignments, quizzes, and tests; otherwise, the missing grade will receive a zero.
A student who misses class the day before a pre-announced test, quiz, project, essay, or other assignment is due, but is present on the day of the assignment WILL PARTICIPATE on the scheduled day.
A student who misses class the day a pre-announced project, essay, or assignment is due is expected to submit it in advance if the absence is planned. If the absence is unexpected, the assignment will be submitted on the FIRST day back in class; however, electronically submitted assignments are due on the SCHEDULED due date whether or not a student is present in class. If a student is absent on the day an electronically submitted essay or project is due, the assignment MUST still be submitted on the due date.
Unacceptable Assignments:
Unacceptable drafts due to lack of effort, incompleteness, or severe grammatical issues may be returned to the student to be redone and will be counted as late. Final drafts with the above problems may result in a required rewrite which will be due within three days for partial credit as determined by the instructor. The instructor has discretion to consider an unacceptable draft as a late draft and assess the penalty. These are the only assignment retakes/redos in this dual credit college course.
Academic Integrity, Chat GPT, and ALL other Artificial Intelligence Tool Use:
In conjunction with The Student Code of Conduct, “scholastic dishonesty involving, but not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism and collusion” are a violation and will not be tolerated. Students may be subject to disciplinary proceedings resulting in an academic penalty or disciplinary penalty for academic dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism and collusion.
Required Integrity Check: You must do your own work and never represent someone else's words and ideas as your own. I require the majority of your work to undergo an integrity check with TurnItIn. This check will ensure that this work was written by you and abides by our Plagiarism/Scholastic Dishonesty policy in the Student Code of Conduct to include any form of AI.
Unless otherwise explicitly instructed, students are not allowed to use any alternative generation tool for any type of submission in this course. Every submission should be an original composition that the student personally wholly created for this course.
I reserve the right to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection software to find instances of AI-generated writing in student submissions. The findings are binding and can be subject to student code of conduct, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism policies in the course. Students who use AI software to compose assignments will face disciplinary action.
Appropriate Computer Use: It is expected that you follow all Student Conduct policies for the High School and the College, even online. Violation of these policies could result in your being dropped from the course. In addition, students are expected to be respectful and civil in their communications with peers. Our general policy will be that anything that is inappropriate in a face-to-face situation is just as inappropriate online.
Disruptions:
Any act that inhibits the ability of you or your peers to learn or engage in this class is considered an act of disruption. This includes, but is not limited to the following: sidebar conversations, interruptions, mockery or sarcasm, heads down, intimidation, phone use—whether discreet or blatant, and/or crass or vulgar comments. Students who are considered disruptive will be dealt with accordingly.
Sample MLA Heading:
Stellar Student
Queen Walker
English 2322-___
19 August 2025
FAQ
May I go to the _____ (field house, journalism, gym, dance, band, choir, calculus, office, library, nurse, shop, Ag barn, P.A.C., etc. for something that seems incredibly necessary and monumentally urgent in this particular moment? No. This is our sacred time together, and we will use it. I appreciate your dedication and involvement, but College English is important, too–even when it may not feel like it.
May I work on a different class's assignment in English? No. Our class is for English content and enrichment.
May I enjoy an aromatic seven-course meal during class? No, but a small snack that is NOT smelly, rattly, or messy is okay if it is not a distraction. Noisy rattling packages and smells are distracting.
May I bring a drink? Yes--if you are considerate about NOT leaving condensation rings on the table and can make sure the drink does not spill. I highly recommend water to keep our brains hydrated.
Is it okay to rip a page out of a spiral and leave the scraggly, scrappy edges attached. No. Never. No. Nope.
May I write papers in interesting colors--other than black or blue? No. It is too hard to read other colors.
What do I do if I cannot remember which form of a word to use (to, too, there, their, there, etc.)? Google it.
What do I do if I cannot remember how to correctly format an MLA citation? Google it.
Can I use my phone to listen to music, play games, scroll, watch tic-toc, reels, or movies, calculate things, check or respond to calls, group chats, or text messages–or anything else that is doable on a phone? No. This is a cell phone and earbud free zone for students. It is great to enjoy these things–just not in this class.
What do I call my English IV Dual Credit Teacher? Mrs. Walker, Queen Walker, Queen, Favorite, Professor
Procedures
- We read books--physical ones, rather than faking it on electronics--should we have down time.
- We stay seated until the bell rings, push in our chairs, and check for trash and condensation rings.
- We say please and thank you.
- We phrase things kindly and respectfully.
- We turn assignments in on time and make sure our effort is obvious.
- We own our mistakes and grow from them.
- We check for trash and condensation rings from drinks and keep our classroom sparkling.
- We solve our own problems.
- We kindly acknowledge that we are all imperfect people trying to do better and to be better.
- We get that making others feel inferior does not make us any smarter, richer, or better looking.
- Folder with Pockets, exclusive to English IV DC
- Notebook Paper
- Blue or Black Pens
- Highlighter