On Index Card…

• Child’s Name• Parent’s Names• Email Address

– Only needed if email is not in school database.

• Best method of contact• Anything in particular that you would like

to share with me about your son/daughter

Welcome to Mrs. Williscroft’s

Advanced CP English 12

***************

This is a World Literature & Composition Course

“Laughter is the shortest distance

between two people”

Grades will be based on…

• Tests

• Open Note Quizzes

• Journals

• Essays & Rewrites

• Oral Presentations

• Projects & Class Assignments

LiteratureBeowulf: An epic poem detailing the chivalrous adventures of a hero on a quest.Grendel: The same story as above…from the monster’s perspective.College Essay: Tips and strategies for the College Essay!Frankenstein: Do you really know the story of Frankenstein? No…you don’t!Siddhartha: A man on a journey to find himself…and he eventually does.Things Fall Apart: Tribal warfare and the invasion of the white man have a significant effect on life in this African village. Macbeth: Shakespeare’s shortest dramatic work details the endless lengths that one will go to for power and money!Research Essay: This is what the entire college experience is about!A Streetcar Named Desire: A woman seeks to escape her shady past and start anew…but the past isn’t so easy to ignore!

Tests & Quizzes

• Tests are always announced several days in advance

• Quizzes may or may not be announced

• Quizzes are always open-notebook

• Tests ARE NOT open-notebook

• Open-notebook Quizzes encourage “active reading” & provide a study guide for a test or midterm/final

Journals

• Students are required to submit 4 journals a month

• Journals are considered private unless…• Journals may be submitted for up to five school

days after due date (-5 per day late); after that, they will be credited towards the next month.

• Journals are worth 40 points per month.• Journals can be emailed to me, but I must

confirm receipt of the email in order for credit to be given.

Journals are IMPORTANT to me…

• They allow me to interact with your child• They allow the quieter students to have a

voice• They provide an outlet if a student is

having a problem in class• They alert me to anything that might be a

concern• They provide an opportunity to write

without fear of criticism

Essays & Rewrites

• These are not “spur of the moment” assignments.• Students work on formal essays in class for at

least a week.• Once an essay is graded and returned, students

are expected to rewrite & resubmit the essay.• TURNITIN is REQUIRED!!!• Students may conference with me before or after

school or at various times throughout the school day (preferably periods 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10).

• Did I mention the RESEARCH ESSAY?

Oral Presentations

• Oh Yes! Presentations in front of their Peers!!

• Sometimes they will be with a group…

• Sometimes they will be ALONE…

• Creativity (a higher order thinking skill) is always encouraged…

• If your child has any significant issues with public speaking, please let me know…

Projects & Class Assignments

• These will vary throughout the year• I try to allow the students to utilize their

creativity; I am very open-minded.• This is an opportunity for your child to flaunt a

particular strength…whatever that may be!!• Outside Readings fall into this category.• Point values will vary depending on the

complexity and time-consuming nature of the project/assignment.

In Conclusion…

• This will be a fun & productive year!• Your child will get out of my class what

he/she puts into it!• I look forward to working with all of your

children! • I’m a mother of 3 (15, 11 & 10)…so if you

have a concern…don’t hesitate to contact me…I UNDERSTAND!!– gwillyochs@yahoo.com

• I promise to treat your child as the unique and special individual that he/she is!!