1. Welcome to 10th Grade Language Arts
Instructor: Mrs. Sullivan

2. Introduction
Seating Chart
Supplies
Classroom Guidelines

3. Necessary Supplies Two notebooks ( 80 pages minimum)(wide ruled)
One folder or binder with loose-leaf paper and pockets
Ink pens, dark blue or black
No pencils allowed, except for scantron exams
Yellow hi-lighter
White-Out
Post Its
****Please bring on Thursday!

4. Classroom Guidelines All students will:
Bring necessary supplies to class.
Be prompt, prepared, and polite. Please review the district’s tardy and audit policies as absenteeism may result in loss of credit! Skipping results in loss of credit for day’s activities including assignments and quizzes or tests.
Leave all food and drink in their lockers.
Leave all electronics such as iPods and cell phones in lockers or backpacks in the “off” mode. Violations result in the item being taken and turned into the office at the teacher’s convenience. Items may not be retrieved for a period of 24 hours. In addition, a discipline referral will be written if student refuses to give up the item or argues with the teacher.

5. Guidelines cont. All students will:
Leave coats and hats in their lockers. No hoods or hats may be worn in class or hallways. Hats may NOT be carried to class in hand!
Use passing time wisely! Three emergency passes may be used via the student planner. Requests may be denied upon discretion of the teacher.
Assume responsibility of their own education by checking the assignment calendar, iBlog, or teacher for missing work due to absence. Get notes from a classmate immediately. If the absence occurs on a test day, the student should be prepared to make up the test upon return. Unit tests have only one scheduled make-up day for all students. These dates will be posted, and students must attend or receive a zero. If a student is on a school-related function, work must be submitted before the student leaves the building.

6. All students will:
Complete all work NEATLY and in INK. No work is to be turned in in pencil! Essays must be typed using MLA standards.
Exhibit HONESTY and INTEGRITY by doing their own work. The plagiarism policy is stated on a separate slide.
Exhibit appropriate behavior, language, and respect for the teacher as well as other students.

7. Syllabus Vocabulary Weekly vocabulary from literature selections
Presented on Monday, due on Wednesday, Quiz on Friday
Completed in English notebook (E.N.)

8. Writing Analysis essays Argumentative Writer’s Notebook (W.N.)
A.O.W.’s (Article of the Week)
*Posted on iBlog by Wednesday of each week, pre-writing due on Mondays, writing prompts are done in class on Wednesdays in W.N.

9. Literature Unit 1 Heroism (Journey of the Hero)
Unit 2 Drama-Julius Caesar
Unit 3 Novel Study Lord of the Flies
HONORS—add Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

10. Unit 1 Overview Multi-cultural view of heroes Legends and Myths Parody
Non-fiction (movie reviews)
Analysis using the Hero’s Journey (Campbell) and common archetypes

11. Unit 2 Overview Drama-- Julius Caesar by William
Shakespeare (Tragic Hero)
Revenge and Retribution
Structure of a Tragedy
Personality types/ character study
Paraphrasing Shakespearean language

12. Unit 3 Overview Novel– Lord of the Flies (Hero and Anti-Hero)
Power Struggle
Group Dynamics
Team Building

13. Grammar Daily D.L.P.’s (daily language practice)
Grammar Pre- and Post-test (Parts of speech, prepositional phrases, agreement, parallel structure)
Focused Grammar Lessons/Practice

14. Speech
Group Presentations
Individual Presentations
Formal Speech

15. Reading SSR on Fridays after quizzes (bring your novel)
Book Talks- Presentations on outside novels

16. Grading Policy 80% Summative; 20% Formative
Summative= Quizzes, Unit Tests, Final Exam, Formal Writing
Formative= Vocabulary lessons, class work homework, notebook work
***Re-take requests must be submitted on time and only apply to tests, not quizzes. Final Exams are exempt from this policy. Honors students may NOT do re-takes nor turn in LATE formative work for credit!

17. Plagiarism Policy
All forms of plagiarism/cheating result in a disciplinary referral to the student office. The incident is placed on the student’s permanent record.
Consequences:
zero or half credit on assignment, paper, quiz or test; rewrite
Multiple offenses may result in loss of credit
Reported to administration and placed in student’s record.