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Supplies: All students need an 8.5x 11" notebook with lined paper, black or blue pens, and a place to put handouts. Further, students are advised to have a homework agenda book to keep track of assignments. Students will be receiving a laptop from PPBHS, which needs to be charged and ready to go every single day.
ENGLISH II books: Students will receive a Prentice Hall American Literature textbook as well as various novels. Students are responsible for the books and will be fined for damaged or lost books. The textbook should be covered.
Summer Reading : Students will be tested within the first few days of school. All work including the journal needs to be submitted the first day of school. All summer reading books need to be returned in good condition on the first day of school. NOTE: The guidance office has copies of summer reading books and instructions. This is worth 100 points.
Assignments : Please consult your weekly agenda to see your assignments.
CLASS RULES FOR ENGLISH SKILLS & ENGLISH II
English Skills, 2011-2012
Grading Policy
Mrs. Coleman/ Dr. deBeer
Overview: The major objectives of this course include improving basic writing skills, research paper skills, and test-taking skills. Specifically, we will review grammar, punctuation, writing with style, editing, vocabulary, and SAT and HSPA preparation. The last marking period will be an introduction to English III: British Literature. While some worksheets and prepared material will be reviewed, much of the learning will involve your own ideas and creativity. Vocabulary will be listed on www.quizlet.com -- vocabulary flashcards should be printed at home each week
Point System : This type of grading enables you to keep track of your progress over the course of each marking period. Final marking period grades will be based on the total number of points earned divided by the total number of possible points.
The following weight will be given to each type of assignment:
In-class Journal Assignments: 5-10 pts.
Tests & Quizzes: 20-100 pts.
Written Assignments: 25-100 + pts.
Class Participation and Citizenship : You are required to come to class prepared each day with the appropriate materials (notebook, pen, pencil, etc.) and make a positive contribution to the class work/discussion. Everyone is required to treat all class members with respect, even if the discussion is controversial.
Late work : The English Department's policy is that work must be handed in by the due date for full credit. If it is a day late, the score will drop a full letter grade. If it is more than a day late, a minimum of 50% will be deducted. After four days, it will be a zero. See Mrs. McDonald or Mrs. King for questions.
Missed Assignments : If you are absent, it is your responsibility to make up missed work within a day or two of the missed class. You need to discuss this with your instructor. If the make-up date has passed, you will receive a zero for that assignment.
Materials: You should purchase a notebook with pocket folders. These folders are key to keeping track of the various papers you will receive. Also bring writing utensils & charged lap top.
Journal: Every class member will be given a blank journal. Everyone, including the teacher, will use the journal to write ideas, drafts, and responses. Aspects of the journal will be graded.
Class rules:
Treat each other with respect.
Bring necessary materials to class.
Arrive to class ON TIME and be seated.
If it is vital to leave the room, obtain a hall pass and return promptly.
Sign out before leaving the room and sign in when you return.
Be honest. (If caught cheating, you will receive a zero & your parents will be contacted.)
Only English Skills work is to be completed in this class.
Stay on task! Questions are encouraged.
Use the MLA citation method for quoted or paraphrased materials
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Dr. deBeer
Overview: In this course, we will explore American literature. By viewing the literature historically, we will analyze how American literature evolved. Our reading will include Native American myths, American Revolutionists� essays, The Crucible , Huckleberry Finn, To Kill A Mockingbird , The Great Gatsby , The Catcher in the Rye, and either Black Boy , The Bean Trees , or The Joy Luck Club, as well as many shorter works of various genres. Themes include many issues we grapple with today: loyalty, honesty, family-life, racism, sexism, and spirituality. While reading these works is central to the class, writing, oral presentation, critical thinking, and even artwork will be emphasized as tools for our discussion and analysis. Review work and vocabulary will be listed on www.quizlet.com.
Point System : This type of grading enables you to keep track of your progress over the course of each marking period. Final marking period grades will be based on the total number of points earned divided by the total number of possible points.
The following weight will be given to each type of assignment:
Quizzes (vocab and other): 10 to 50 pts.
Tests: 50-100 pts.
Written Assignments: 20-100 + pts.
Projects and papers: 100+ pts.
Class Participation and Citizenship : You are required to come to class prepared each day with the appropriate materials (notebook, pen, pencil, etc.) and make a positive contribution to the class work/discussion. Everyone is required to treat all class members with respect, even if the discussion is controversial. Good preparation will make our discussion more interesting and fulfilling for all of us!
Homework: This class requires students to read at home. While some reading will be completed in class, expect to read many of the longer works at home. Reading quizzes or reaction papers will be given regularly, often without warning. Writing tasks are also often given for homework, although most writing tasks are begun in class. You will be expected to finish most drafts at home, with the exception of essay tests. Since the district is giving you a lap top, you are expected to type papers and use MLA citation correctly.
Written Assignments : We write to think, to create, to share. Of course, some writing will be graded, but some writing will facilitate class discussion, group work, and brainstorming. Be prepared to share!
Missed Assignments : If you are absent, it is your responsibility to make up missed work within a day or two of the missed class. You need to discuss this with your instructor. If the make-up date has passed, you will receive a zero for that assignment. If you were not absent and you did not hand in an assignment, you will receive a zero.
Materials: You should purchase a large notebook with pocket folders or a binder with lined paper and pocket folders. These folders are key to keeping track of the various papers you will receive. Also bring writing utensils, preferably blue or black pens, as well as a charged lap top. .
Late work :The English Department's policy is that work must be handed in by the due date for full credit. If it is a day late, the score will drop a full letter grade. If it is more than a day late, a minimum of 50% will be deducted. After four days, it will be a zero. See Mrs. McDonald or Mrs. King for questions.
Class rules:
Treat each other with respect.
Bring necessary materials to class.
Arrive to class ON TIME and be seated.
If it is vital to leave the room, obtain a hall pass and return promptly.
Sign out before leaving the room and sign in when you return.
Be honest. (If caught cheating, you will receive a zero & your parents will be contacted.)
Only English work is to be completed in this class.
Stay on task! Questions are encouraged.
Use the MLA citation method for quoted or paraphrased materials
Failure to follow class rules will be dealt with on an individual basis.
TO CONTEMPLATE:
�Teachers and learners are correlates, one of which was never intended to be without the other.� -- Jonathan Edwards
�Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.�
-- Mother Teresa
�The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose.� � John McEnroe
�I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.� -- Christopher Reeve
�We are the choices we make.� Meryl Streep
�Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction� The chain reaction of evil � hate begetting hate, war producing more wars � must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.� -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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