English10 ClassSyllabus Ms.Savio

CourseTitle&Description:ThisisEnglishLiteraturefor10thgraders.Inthiscourse,studentswillmastertheCaliforniaStateCommonCoreStandardsinreading,writing,listeningandspeakingastheyinteractwitharigorousandrelevantcurriculumthatisdifferentiatedtohelppreparestudentsforthefuture.Studentsstudyavarietyofliteraryworksfromvariousgenresincludingnon-fictionandinformationaltexts,poetry,essays,plays,shortstories,andnovels.Studentscompleteavarietyofwritingassignments,includingmulti-paragraphessays,timedwritings,dialecticaljournals,andpoetry.Additionally,studentswillrefinepublicspeakingskillsthroughverbalpresentationsandin-classdiscussions.Studyofrhetoricandgrammaticalconceptsareanintegralfocusoftheclassandaretaughtinconjunctionwiththewritingprocess.

TeacherInformation:Pleasefeelfreetocontactme!Ms.Savio RoomQ-8 Website:NEOandsavioenglish.wordpress.comE-mail:ksavio@sbunified.org(preferred)Phone;(805)968-2541,ext.4651BaseTextSelections:We’llreadshortstories,articles,andthesenovels.

Rules:1)Berespectfulofproperty,theteacher,peers,andguestsinourclassroom.2)Bepreparedandbeontime.3)Askforhelpwhenyouneeditandalwaysgiveassignmentsyourbesttry.4)Keepanopenmindtothetextsandnewideas,appreciatethediversityin ourclass,andparticipatewhileoperatingwiththisframeofmind.5)Followschool-widestandardsofconductoutlinedontheschoolwebsite.Thewebsite

alsooutlinesdisciplineconsequencesforbreakingrules.

RequiredMaterials:SpecifiedEnglishnotebookorsectionofnotebookandschool-providedcopyofcurrentclasstext.StronglySuggestedMaterials:Linedpaper,penorpencilwitheraser,compositionjournal(preferablywithoutwirebinding),smallhandsharpenerwithcovertotrappencilshavings,highlighters.(Somestudentspreferbuyingapersonalcopyofcurrentclasstextsotheycanwriteinit.LetmeknowifyouwanttheISBN#forabook.)Expectations:Studentsshouldexpecthomeworkaboutthreenightsaweek(oftenreading).Pleasenote:Completinghomeworkassignmentsandclassparticipationarebothkeytoreceivingapassinggrade.Mostcourseworkwillbecompletedinclassandwillbedifficulttomakeup;therefore,goodattendanceisessential.Plagiarismisnotonlybeneathourstudents,it

alsoresultsinanautomatic“F”onanassignmentandwillbereportedtotheproperadministrators,inkeepingwithschoolpolicy.

• Studentswillpracticetimedwritingsandwritingpromptanalysis.• StudentswillneedtocheckNEOtomonitorgradesand,afteranabsence,tofind

missingclassworkandassignmentsatsavioenglish.wordpress.com.Youareresponsiblefordownloadingandprintingoutanythingyoumissed,andformakingupallmissedwork(seepolicybelow).Ifwecoveraskillyoumissedduetoanexcusedabsence,youmayscheduleameetingwithmetogooverthematerial.

• Studentswillberequiredtoregularlyreadself-selectedliteratureforIRbothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.Studentswillreadatleastonebookperquarterinaprintbookoronane-readerdevice(notonaphone).Onebookperquarterisrequired(250pagesminimum).Talktomeaboutanyquestionsyoumayhave.

• StudentswillneedaccesstotheInternet.StudentswithoutInternetaccessathomecanutilizetheschoolcomputersbeforeschool,afterschool,orduringseminarandlunch.

GradingScaleandPolicy:Pointswillbeawardedformosthomeworkandin-classassignments.Pointswillalsobegivenforparticipation.Students'gradeswillbedeterminedbyapercentagederivedfromthetotalnumberofearnedpointsdividedbythetotalpossiblepointsforeachgradingperiod.Thereisnocurve.Progressreport,quarterly,andfinalgradeswillbereportedtoparents/guardiansintheformofalettergrade.Lettergradesarebasedonthefollowingscale:GradeScale:90-100%=A80-89%=B70-79%=C60-69%=D0-59%=F

StudentsandparentsshouldmonitorgradesregularlybyaccessingEDU2.0onlineviatheschoolwebsite.Thisistheeasiestwaytokeepuptodatewithgrades.Toseeclassandhomeworkassignments,andtodownloadworksheets,visitsavioenglish.wordpress.com. Make-UpWorkPolicy:Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttomanagehisorhermake-upwork.Studentsareresponsibleforgettingtheassignments,arrangingatimetotakethemake-uptests,etc.Usesavioenglish.wordpress.comandEDU2.0toavoidfallingbehind.Studentswillbegivenonedaytomakeuptheirworkforeachdayofexcusedbutunexpectedabsence,suchasillnessorbereavement.Ifstudentsplantobeabsentduetosports,religiousholidays,schoolfieldtrips,orothersuchevents,theyaregreatlyencouragedtoturninworkearlywheneverpossible.Ifnot,majorassignments(essays,projects)willbedueonlinebymidnightofthesetduedateunlessthestudentmakesotherarrangementswithmepriortotheabsence.Missedquizzesmustbetakenthedayofreturnunlessthestudentmakesotherarrangementswithmepriortotheabsence.Ifstudentsplantobeabsentformultipledays,suchasforreligiousholidays,theyshouldspeakwithmebeforetheplannedabsence.Specialaccomodationsmaybepossible.Workwhichisnotcompletedwithintheallottedtimewillbeconsideredalateassignment.Excusedabsencesontestdayswillallowthestudentanopportunityforamake-uptest.Chronicabsenceontestdays,ordayswhenmajorassignmentsaredue,maydisallowthestudentfrommake-upopportunities.Lateworkwillnotbeacceptedandwillreceivezeropoints.Assignmentsaredueatthebeginningofclass.Whenindoubt,contactme(ASAP).

Thissyllabusisatentativeoutlineofthiscourseandmaybechangedasdeemednecessary.

Ihavereadandunderstandtheclasssyllabus,includingclassexpectations,gradingpolicy,rules,andmake-upworkpolicy(distributed1stweek,2017).

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