Welcome to Honors 10 th Grade English with Mrs. Black

Syllabus Likely Texts Lord of the Flies by William Golding Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Oedipus and Antigone by Sophocles Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 1984 by George Orwell The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Literature Textbooks You will also be required to choose independent reading books each semester.

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know Each time you see one of these slides, answer the questions on the piece of paper you have gotten out. Each time you see one of these slides, answer the questions on the piece of paper you have gotten out. 1. First and Last name 2. What you prefer to be called (I don’t care is not an option) and your preferred pronoun

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know 3. What adults do you live with? (names & relationships) 4. What number of child are you in how many total children? 5. Where were you born? How many places have you lived in?

Syllabus SOCIAL CONTRACT More about this next week.

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know 6. Do you like to read and/or write? If so, what types? (magazines, fiction, etc. or journal, stories, etc.) 7. Have you done well in English classes in the past?

Syllabus Absent Work Policies: THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY! Use the website Ask me Don’t trust your friends Turn it in within three days of your return with an absent slip Work that was due the day of your absence is due the day of your return, NOT AFTER. Unexcused absences will NOT be allowed to make up work.

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know 8. Who was your English teacher last year? (If you didn’t go here, where did you attend school last year?) 9. What is one English class thing that you know really well?

Syllabus Late Work Policies Each student has been given four late work passes. Each pass gives you a 24 hour extension the due date of most assignment without consequences. (Passes cannot be used on test, quizzes, presentations, or class discussions.) Late work without a pass will receive a zero. Formal assessments ONLY may be turned in late for 50% of the original credit received if turned in without a late pass. Unused late passes can be turned in at the end of each semester for extra credit by students with no missing work. Passes do not carry over to the next semester.

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know 10. What things do I need to know to help you function well in this class? (ex. I need to sit close to the front. Or I really like working in groups.) 11. If I gave you time to do your reading and/or English homework in class, would you use it? (Be honest!)

Syllabus Reassessment Rewrites –Original: less than 80% on a final draft can earn up to a B+ on a rewrite –Original: 80% or more on a final draft can earn up to 100% on the rewrite. Before rewriting a paper, students need to do the following: –honest effort to succeed on the first attempt –Meet with the teacher within one week –Discuss improvement needs

Syllabus Grading Policy Standards based, not a curve Weighted grading categories –Writing –Projects and Tests –Classwork –Timed Writing –Homework Grade scale

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know 12. Do you study? If so, how? What is your routine? 13. What do you want to do after high school? -College (2 or 4 yr.), Work, Trade school 14. What do you want to be when you start working full time?

Syllabus Academic Integrity Do your own work every time. Plagiarism Academic dishonesty discipline

Syllabus Academic Assistance Ask Schedule PRIDE Action Plans

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know 15. Do you have a computer, internet access, and a printer at home? 16. What is the most recent book you read? 17. What was one thing you enjoyed doing this summer? 18. What is one thing you worry about?

Syllabus Required Materials These are to be brought to class EVERY day. 3-ring binder, a section of a binder, or folder Single subject spiral notebook Loose leaf notebook paper Pens (blue or black vs. color) Pencils (not to be used on daily assignments) Post-its (1½ x 2 inch size) Textbook or novel Independent reading book

Things Mrs. Black Needs To Know 19. What is your class schedule this semester? (Course and Teacher) 20. What sports, clubs, or other activities do you participate in or take up your time outside of school? 21. Is there anything else I should know that I haven’t asked you?

Syllabus Your first homework assignments Signed Syllabus sheet –Get online (to the website) and find your syllabus. –GO OVER IT with your parents/guardians! Really, make them read it. Don’t just hand it to them to sign. –You sign, your parents/guardians sign.