1.  Welcome  Ms. Bard English IV, English IV Honors, English III Honors
J.P. Taravella High School

2. ENGLISH IV / ENGLISH IV (H)
Reading, writing, Speaking, Listening
Post-Secondary planning & preparation
British Literature
test-taking strategies
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Florida Collections
digital awareness /21st century technologies

4. ENGLISH III (H) Reading, writing, Speaking, Listening
American Literature
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Florida Collections
test-taking strategies
digital awareness
21st century technologies.

5. REQUIRED MATERIALS * (At least one) pocket/prong folder (Seniors only)
* Writing Utensils ( I do not provide them)
* College Ruled Loose Leaf Paper
* Current class text
USB / Flash Drive / Online Storage Space (i.e. dropbox)
* Gmail account: username should contain student’s name & sound professional.

6. CLASS PROCEDURES

7. ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES
seating
extra credit
calendars

8. TECHNOLOGY Quia.com Vocab.com Google docs. TurnItIn.com
Student Response Systems(plicker, Socrative, etc)
NewsELA
Canvas
NoRedInk.com
Flip This! Lessons

9. ACADEMIC HONESTY
Cheating and/or plagiarizing, in any form, will not be tolerated.
Students who do so will receive an F on their assignment or test, a call home, and a detention.
Turnitin.com

10. MAKE-UP WORK Thus, students who have unexcused absences on the date
Students shall be given an opportunity to make up work as dictated by SBBC policy , which reads:
1) Make-up work is allowed for full credit and grade for excused absences.
2) Make-up work is allowed for unexcused absences. Teachers may record
a 10% reduction in the grade for homework, and record the lowest passing
grade (e.g., “D” or “60”) for tests and major projects that meet standards
or proficiency.
Thus, students who have unexcused absences on the date
of a project due, test, or quiz will receive a maximum
grade of 60% if assignment is submitted and/or will lose
10% of any homework grade for an unexcused absence!

11. MAKE-UP WORK (continued)
It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for, and to complete, make-up assignments.
Two days (not including the day of return) are allowed for each day of absence or field trip.
Tests and quizzes can be made up on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, after school in room 533, or during personalization period, if agreed upon by Ms. Bard and the study hall teacher.
Students are to make up the test or quiz missed on the make-up day following the missed assessment to receive credit.

12. Questions? Ms. Bard English IV, English IV Honors, English III Honors
J.P. Taravella High School

13. Welcome to Open House! Ms. Bard
English IV, English IV Honors, English III Honors
J.P. Taravella High School

14. WHAT IS STUDY HALL?????
Study Hall is a period that provides students with valuable uninterrupted time for individual study.
Students will utilize this time to work on class assignments, read appropriate literature or use technology for schoolwork, reports, research and other educational activities.
In addition, the last 45 minutes of study hall each week period will be spent playing academic / critical thinking / team building games; this will lend to personalization existing among the instructor and students.

15. * Study Hall is a mandatory for all students.
* Students will attend study hall during assigned period.
(Class cuts will result in an administrative referral.)
* Students are to rrive to class on time; after school
detention(s) will be issued for unexcused tardies.

16. Acceptable Use of Study Hall Unacceptable Use of Study Hall
Work on homework
Study for a test
Read a text book, novel or article
Work on a project
Conduct research
Review or preview class assignments
Check grades
Utilize available technologies for academic reasons
Work on post-secondary preparatory items.
Using cell phones for making or receiving calls, texting, or using social media;
Playing non- academic electronic games;
Sleeping
Moving from assigned seat, unless directed by instructor
Distracting others
Talking without prior approval from the teacher