1. Mr. Carr’s 9CP/11CP/11DATAEnglish Class dcarr@conejousd.org I check my e-mails until 8:30 every night-Phone 498-3676x1107

2. Paige Gonzales Student Teacher- CSUN paige.gonzales.42@my.csun.edu Please cc Mr. Carr on any e-mails

3. A Bit About Me 18 th Year of teaching 13 th Year at NPHS Work with DATA Academy Former Softball Coach Clock Operator for Football Games/Announce Boys basketball In my classroom at lunch and before school every day if students need help

4. Important Info This will be the most intensive year of English (11 th grade) Homework up to five days a week Students can use notes on the test that they take on their own Quizzes will be specifically on what is assigned Essays- All will be 800 words typed (9CP) and 1000 words typed (11CP/DATA)and turned into turnitin.com

5. Literary Works-11 th Grade The Crucible- Term 1 Huck Finn- Term 1 Short Stories- Term 1 Catcher In The Rye- Term 2 One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest-(DATA 1960’s Music Project) Term 2 Poetry- Term 2

6. Literary Works- 9 th Grade CP Short Stories- Term 1 “The Odyssey”- Term 1 Of Mice and Men- Term 1 Romeo and Juliet- Term 1 To Kill a Mockingbird- Term 2 The Princess Bride (time permitting)- Term 2 Poetry- Term 2

7. The Class Grading is on a percentage scale Late Work- 1 day for half credit, then will not be accepted Absences- Get all makeup work immediately as the clock is running when student returns to school Truancy- Work will not be allowed to be made up

8. Absences Know the absence policy, as I stick to it strictly Know the tardy policy as I stick to it strictly If absent, check my website for the work Make sure any absences and tardies that are legitimate are cleared up

9. Website Schoolworld.com/teachersiteslogin.cfm Under teacher login, click “find teacher” darrin carr An icon with my name will pop up and click on it and you will be at the site

10. Website Contents 9 th and 11 th Grade Pages- this is where all of the power points and handouts will be available Calendar- You can check what we did in class today and the daily homework Research Paper- all of the information for the project is there (11 th Grade)

11. 11 th Grade Research Paper Literary Criticism Student will read an outside book from the list on my website They will answer questions in depth about the book, as well as summarize it Then, they will look at the novel from a different perspective and back it up with examples from their novel and outside research

12. 9 th Grade Research Paper Report of Information Based on issues from To Kill a Mockingbird Students will learn process and the correct researching techniques

13. Turnitin.com All classes will be using it for plagiarism check, grading essays and research papers and for class discussions For essays, students will submit directly to turnitin.com and not turn it a hard copy For discussions, students will have to respond to one of my prompts or comment on what another student says about the topics we will be discussing in the novel.

14. Expectations Parents- Check Zangle- It will be current by the end of the weekend and updated at least weekly If you have an issue- contact me immediately- email is best If your student has a question, ask! During class or e-mail is best I am very approachable to discuss a grade or assignment- I highly encourage your child to advocate for themselves!