ENGLISH I CLASS SYLLABUS
MRS. LEE –N10
Unit of Study
`The following works of literature will be the anchor (main) texts for this course’s thematic units:
View binder (1”-1 ½”) *not a shared binder*
Marble composition book
Insert-able tab dividers (optional)
Page protectors (optional)
Writing instruments
Highlighters
1 pack loose leaf paper
Index cards
Sticky notes
Writer’s Notebook Personalization Materials: (for marble composition books) pictures, movie ticket stubs, drawings, magazine cutouts, quotes, etc.
Personal Email address and USB key (highest memory affordable to be used for all classes)/online storage account
For Bonus Points: other supplies like Dry erase markers, highlighters, Markers/colors, cardstock
Graded Assessments:
A minimum of ten (10) assessments will be given each grading period/Nine Weeks. The number of formal test assessments will differ, but the following grades will not differ:
Supply List
View binder (1”-1 ½”) *not a shared binder*
Marble composition book
Insert-able tab dividers (optional)
Page protectors (optional)
Writing instruments
Highlighters
1 pack loose leaf paper
Index cards
Sticky notes
Writer’s Notebook Personalization Materials: (for marble composition books) pictures, movie ticket stubs, drawings, magazine cutouts, quotes, etc.
Personal Email address and USB key (highest memory affordable to be used for all classes)/online storage account
For Bonus Points: other supplies like Dry erase markers, highlighters, Markers/colors, cardstock
School and Classroom Rules:
All students are expected to follow the rules and guidelines set by the Assumption High School Administration and the Assumption Parish School Board. At AHS, you are expected to show Mustang PRIDE at all times:
Additionally, in order for any class to run smoothly, it must be guided by certain expectations. In this class, you should
Some rewards for positive behavior include but are not limited to the following: (1) class time given to complete homework assignments, (2) no homework assignment for the day/homework passes (3) candy/treats /tokens (4) positive calls/notes home (5) mutual respect.
Bathroom and Water Breaks:
First, students’ leaving the classroom is at the discretion of the teacher, impacted by student behavior and participation. Additionally, the classroom is located near the bathroom and water fountains. Students are expected to utilize minutes between classes to go to the restroom and get water. Otherwise, students will be allowed out of the classroom three times a semester for restroom use/water. Three passes will be given, and they are the responsibility of the student. Lost or stolen passes will not be replaced. Positive behavior can earn you additional passes or tokens and four tokens can purchase a bathroom pass. Unused passes can be used for 5 bonus points on tests and/or exams. All unused bathroom passes will be turned in at the end of the semester for bonus points on the exam.
OTHER POLICIES:
Absences: As indicated in the Assumption Parish code of conduct, students have “up to three (3) days, or a number of days equal to the number of days of consecutive absences, whichever is greater, following the return to class, to make up work. Failure to make up work will result in failing marks for missed assignments/assessments given during the absence.” Students must make up tests and other assessments by scheduling make up time with me either before school. at lunch, during an alternate (with both teachers’ permissions) or after shocool. Students will not be allowed to miss more class work to make up work.
Incompletes: Students will receive an I(incomplete) for any missed assignment as well as any formal test that they are unsucessful on. I-Makeups will be scheduled as needed throughout the semester at the teacher’s discretion. Incompletes that have not been taken care of become F’s at the end a grading period. NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to request and receive work and tests from the days he or she was absent.
Late Work: Any major late work will result in a grade that will be lowered with each additional day which it is late.
REMIND: A way to know that’s going on…
What is it? Remind is a website that provides a safe way for teachers to text message or email students and parents.
How do students/parents sign up? Students and parents sign up for notifications by sending a text message with a teacher's class code (e.g. text @code to 81010). They may also sign up by sending an email to the teacher's code (e.g. [email protected]). The medium they sign up with determines how they will receive notifications. So if a student signs up from her phone, she will receive text messages. Likewise, a parent who emails in will receive messages via email.
1st Block—Text 81010 with this message @jlee1
2nd block—Text 81010 with this message @jlee2
4th block—Text 81010 with this message @jlee4
ROUTINES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
Paired Passage Assessements: Paired Passage Assessments (PPA/AOW) discussion/activities happen on the first day of the week (usually Monday). They incorporate nonfiction into the English I classroom, address the unit’s theme, and provide additional practice for the students in using evidence from the text. As students complete PPAs, they will utilize text coding and questioning to enhance their interaction with the text as well as answer text-dependent questions that address various levels of understanding of the article. Students must complete the assignment by Friday of the assignment week. Late assignments will be result in deducted points and will not be accepted after the next assignment’s due date. At the end of a grading period, students will add their scored PPAs, a works cited practice page, and a completed works cited for one major grade.
Notebook Checks: Collection of materials and activities that will be used throughout the units. Students earn stamps to indicate the level of completion of notebook check activity (full completion—positive stamps= 5 points, partial completion negative stamp = 2 points, incomplete or insufficient work in notebook checks receive zero points). From time to time, notebook checks may be graded independently as a major assessment.
Binder Checks: Throughout the class, notebook check stamps are recorded on a binder check form and organized within student binders. At the end of a grading period, binders are assessed for organization and completion. Students receive two grades based on the culmination of all their work during the grading period.
Homework: Students will be expected to complete weekly reading homework Monday through Thursday night. Additional homework will be given as necessary. All students are expected to complete any classwork they did not complete in class for homework.
Writers’ Notebooks: Students will write for 5-10 minutes three times a week. Each entry should be titled, numbered, and dated as well as logged in a table of contents. At the end of a grading period, journals will be counted and “weighed” for one major grade.
Sustained Silent Reading (SSR): All students will be required to have reading material in class daily to read as early finisher work or for sustained silent reading assignments in class (weekly).
MRS. LEE –N10
Unit of Study
`The following works of literature will be the anchor (main) texts for this course’s thematic units:
- The Odyssey
- Romeo and Juliet
- Hope, Despair, and Memory/TBA
View binder (1”-1 ½”) *not a shared binder*
Marble composition book
Insert-able tab dividers (optional)
Page protectors (optional)
Writing instruments
Highlighters
1 pack loose leaf paper
Index cards
Sticky notes
Writer’s Notebook Personalization Materials: (for marble composition books) pictures, movie ticket stubs, drawings, magazine cutouts, quotes, etc.
Personal Email address and USB key (highest memory affordable to be used for all classes)/online storage account
For Bonus Points: other supplies like Dry erase markers, highlighters, Markers/colors, cardstock
Graded Assessments:
A minimum of ten (10) assessments will be given each grading period/Nine Weeks. The number of formal test assessments will differ, but the following grades will not differ:
- Binder Check form (2 grades)
- Notebook Checks
- Writer’s Notebook Entries
- ACT Prep/ Bell Work
- Weekly Reading Homework
- Paired Passage Assessments (AOWs)
- Unit Tests
- Interim tests
- Exams (2 grades)
- Participation/Conduct
- English I LEAP 2025 (EOC)
- score averaged as 20% of the final grade
- Testing Window Spring ‘18: begins April 23
Supply List
View binder (1”-1 ½”) *not a shared binder*
Marble composition book
Insert-able tab dividers (optional)
Page protectors (optional)
Writing instruments
Highlighters
1 pack loose leaf paper
Index cards
Sticky notes
Writer’s Notebook Personalization Materials: (for marble composition books) pictures, movie ticket stubs, drawings, magazine cutouts, quotes, etc.
Personal Email address and USB key (highest memory affordable to be used for all classes)/online storage account
For Bonus Points: other supplies like Dry erase markers, highlighters, Markers/colors, cardstock
School and Classroom Rules:
All students are expected to follow the rules and guidelines set by the Assumption High School Administration and the Assumption Parish School Board. At AHS, you are expected to show Mustang PRIDE at all times:
Additionally, in order for any class to run smoothly, it must be guided by certain expectations. In this class, you should
- Respect yourself and others. Respect is defined as courteous consideration. It encompasses a wide range of appropriate conduct. There should be no name calling, profanity, hitting or touching, speaking out of turn, moving about the room without permission, taking or borrowing things without permission, and any other disruptive or impolite behavior.
- Be in class on time and ready with all materials.—Bellwork should be out at the tardy bell.
- Follow directions—your ability to follow directions is important for college and career readiness—inability to follow written directions will result in a lowered grade.
- Work effectively in pairs, small groups, or teams
- Actively participate in class activities and discussion and avoid being a distraction.
- Complete homework and classroom assignments on time. Use class time effectively. An alarm will ring one minute before the bell, students can pack up at that alarm, not before.
- As per school rules, phones should not be seen or used in class unless you have specific permission from me to use them.
- Gum, food, and/or drinks are not allowed in class without permission.
- If you are in doubt about my expectations, ask me.
Some rewards for positive behavior include but are not limited to the following: (1) class time given to complete homework assignments, (2) no homework assignment for the day/homework passes (3) candy/treats /tokens (4) positive calls/notes home (5) mutual respect.
Bathroom and Water Breaks:
First, students’ leaving the classroom is at the discretion of the teacher, impacted by student behavior and participation. Additionally, the classroom is located near the bathroom and water fountains. Students are expected to utilize minutes between classes to go to the restroom and get water. Otherwise, students will be allowed out of the classroom three times a semester for restroom use/water. Three passes will be given, and they are the responsibility of the student. Lost or stolen passes will not be replaced. Positive behavior can earn you additional passes or tokens and four tokens can purchase a bathroom pass. Unused passes can be used for 5 bonus points on tests and/or exams. All unused bathroom passes will be turned in at the end of the semester for bonus points on the exam.
OTHER POLICIES:
Absences: As indicated in the Assumption Parish code of conduct, students have “up to three (3) days, or a number of days equal to the number of days of consecutive absences, whichever is greater, following the return to class, to make up work. Failure to make up work will result in failing marks for missed assignments/assessments given during the absence.” Students must make up tests and other assessments by scheduling make up time with me either before school. at lunch, during an alternate (with both teachers’ permissions) or after shocool. Students will not be allowed to miss more class work to make up work.
Incompletes: Students will receive an I(incomplete) for any missed assignment as well as any formal test that they are unsucessful on. I-Makeups will be scheduled as needed throughout the semester at the teacher’s discretion. Incompletes that have not been taken care of become F’s at the end a grading period. NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to request and receive work and tests from the days he or she was absent.
Late Work: Any major late work will result in a grade that will be lowered with each additional day which it is late.
REMIND: A way to know that’s going on…
What is it? Remind is a website that provides a safe way for teachers to text message or email students and parents.
How do students/parents sign up? Students and parents sign up for notifications by sending a text message with a teacher's class code (e.g. text @code to 81010). They may also sign up by sending an email to the teacher's code (e.g. [email protected]). The medium they sign up with determines how they will receive notifications. So if a student signs up from her phone, she will receive text messages. Likewise, a parent who emails in will receive messages via email.
1st Block—Text 81010 with this message @jlee1
2nd block—Text 81010 with this message @jlee2
4th block—Text 81010 with this message @jlee4
ROUTINES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
Paired Passage Assessements: Paired Passage Assessments (PPA/AOW) discussion/activities happen on the first day of the week (usually Monday). They incorporate nonfiction into the English I classroom, address the unit’s theme, and provide additional practice for the students in using evidence from the text. As students complete PPAs, they will utilize text coding and questioning to enhance their interaction with the text as well as answer text-dependent questions that address various levels of understanding of the article. Students must complete the assignment by Friday of the assignment week. Late assignments will be result in deducted points and will not be accepted after the next assignment’s due date. At the end of a grading period, students will add their scored PPAs, a works cited practice page, and a completed works cited for one major grade.
Notebook Checks: Collection of materials and activities that will be used throughout the units. Students earn stamps to indicate the level of completion of notebook check activity (full completion—positive stamps= 5 points, partial completion negative stamp = 2 points, incomplete or insufficient work in notebook checks receive zero points). From time to time, notebook checks may be graded independently as a major assessment.
Binder Checks: Throughout the class, notebook check stamps are recorded on a binder check form and organized within student binders. At the end of a grading period, binders are assessed for organization and completion. Students receive two grades based on the culmination of all their work during the grading period.
Homework: Students will be expected to complete weekly reading homework Monday through Thursday night. Additional homework will be given as necessary. All students are expected to complete any classwork they did not complete in class for homework.
Writers’ Notebooks: Students will write for 5-10 minutes three times a week. Each entry should be titled, numbered, and dated as well as logged in a table of contents. At the end of a grading period, journals will be counted and “weighed” for one major grade.
Sustained Silent Reading (SSR): All students will be required to have reading material in class daily to read as early finisher work or for sustained silent reading assignments in class (weekly).
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