1. Comp. Lit. 2

2. Welcome Thank you for coming!
Thank you to Foundation, PTA, and Boosters for all of your support and the materials that you provide!

3. Class Structure Quickwrites 2-3 days/ week
Students keep journals in class

4. Class Structure Day 1 Vocabulary Words Day 2 Vocabulary Definitions
Day 3 Vocabulary Quiz/ Vocabulary Homework (if applicable)

5. Outside Reading 1 per quarter
Assessment given at the end of the quarter

6. Book Talks
Students will receive questions a week before their presentation
Students will give a summary and answer two of their questions

7. Grade Scale Writing Assignments/Projects – 30%
Socratic Seminar/Projects – 20%
Quiz/Test – 20%
Midterm/Final – 15%
Homework/Classwork – 10%
Integrity – 5%

8. Grading Policies
No rounding
No extra credit

9. Late Assignments Half credit – points taken from integrity
Essays and Projects – 10% off per day
All points deducted from the integrity grade

10. Class Texts Short Stories Lord of the Flies* Macbeth
The Picture of Dorian Gray*
A Separate Peace*
Medea
12 Angry Men

11. Curriculum Grammar Vocabulary Writing Presentation Skills
Reading Comprehension
Literary Analysis

12. Current Curriculum Bradbury Short Stories Dystopian Literature
6 Word Memoirs

13. Lord of the Flies Focus on symbolism and character
Writing outlines and introductions

14. Shakespeare
Macbeth
Close Reading
Depth in Analysis – body paragraphs

15. The Picture of Dorian Gray
Analytical Essay
Annotation/ Close Reading
Theme

16. 2nd Semester A Separate Peace Medea 12 Angry Men
Focus on Literary Analysis
Focus on Presentation Skills
Writing – Argument and Synthesis

17. Essays I am available to revise essays in advance. Writing Workshops
Library resources – school loop
There are no re-writes.

18. Plagiarism Proofread Use quotations
Results in a zero on the assignment and an administrative referral
turnitin.com

19. School Loop
Assignments
Grades
Uploads/Downloads

20. Cuts
Work will not be able to be made up for the cut day.

21. Absences
Students have as many days as they were gone to make up an assignment.
If a student knows that they will be absent in advance (sports, doctor appointments, etc.), please have them get the work from me before the absence.

22. Late/ Absent Work Policy
If the student is on campus, they must turn in work that is due that day, even if they are not in my class that day.
major assignments/essays

23. Tardy Policy 1-3 tardies = warning / parent notification
4 or more tardies = office referral

24. Contact Information
School Loop

25. Thank you for coming!