1. Please take a # and find the desk with the corresponding #

2.  Please fill out the “Student Info Sheet” as thoughtfully and honestly as possible!

3.  Class ID: 10377768  Password: shakespeare  Tonight’s HW will be to enroll in this class (11IB Period 2A 2015-16) and submit a letter of introduction to me (details to follow later on in the period).

4.  Class ID: 10377778  Password: frankenstein  Tonight’s HW will be to enroll in this class (11IB Period 2B 2015-16) and submit a letter of introduction to me (details to follow later on in the period).

5.  Text @11ib2a2 to 81010  Number you are texting to is 81010  In the message you put @11ib2a2  You may receive instructions to reply with your full name, or it may respond immediately knowing exactly who you are!

6.  Text @11ib2b2 to 81010  Number you are texting to is 81010  In the message you put @11ib2b2  You may receive instructions to reply with your full name, or it may respond immediately knowing exactly who you are!

7.  7 three-pronged folders that expand a little— one for reference to be brought every day, and the others for each of the six units  Lined paper!  2 pencils, 3-5 pens  Your assigned reading book or textbook.

8.  Post-its  Highlighters  Flash drive  Index cards

9. Major works include:  1984  Fugitive Pieces  Persepolis  The Crucible  Into the Wild  The Great Gatsby*  The Catcher in the Rye*  Selections from a number of poets/essayists  Various articles and other media *may be substituted for other works

10.  Part 1: Language & Cultural Context 1. Language and Power 2. Culture, Community, & Identity (w/ language analysis) 3. American Identity (w/ language analysis) or Social Criticism (w/ language analysis)

11.  Part 2: Language & Mass Media 4. Politics (during primary season, yay) 5. Role of genre/Into the Wild 6. Gender stereotypes

12.  FOA (Further Oral Activity) – internal  WT1 (Written Task 1) - external  WT2 (Written Task 2) – external  All three will be completed by the end of each semester.

13. Please use your smartphones responsibly, as there will be many occasions when we need them and other devices you are willing to bring in (iPads and such) for learning. If they are being used excessively in a personal manner, they will be confiscated.

14.  Please sign in and out on the sign-out sheet by the door and take the hall pass with you.  Please only ask to use the restroom if you must, and do not do so excessively, or it will negatively impact your class participation grade.  Pick your time respectfully – not at the very beginning or end of class or if it requires you to interrupt me

15.  3 tardies = detention  4 tardies = referral  5 tardies = drop-fail  4 truancies = drop-fail *Make sure to have your parents call in excused absences within 72 hours (3 days) of absence so you are not marked truant.

16.  I do not accept late work at all unless there was an excused absence. See syllabus for timeline for make-ups.  Important: an excused absence does not allow you to turn in a long-term assignment that you already knew about late. Send it in with a friend, e- mail it, make sure it’s on turnitin.com, etc.  When you return to school from being absent, you should have all assignments with you that were assigned prior to when you were gone, and have made a concerted effort to complete what was assigned while you were gone, as it is all on the website and it’s not advisable to get behind.  Any writing assignments that need to be submitted to turnitin.com will get a ZERO if not submitted there, even if you turn in a hard copy. The reverse is true as well- I need hard copies of many assignments as well as submission to turnitin.com (make sure you listen carefully about what types of submission are required for each assignment).  If your assignment is late to one place or the other, you will receive half- credit, barring a true emergency.

18.  Summative assessments -- IB assessments, in-class essays, vocab tests, reading quizzes -- will be worth 65% of your grade  Formative assessments -- classwork, homework, seminars, class participation, and formative grade submissions (your self-evaluation of your work during each unit with unit folder submission) -- will be worth 35% of your grade.  Class participation protocol: you will receive a holistic score out of 50 each quarter relating to your attendance, level of effort and preparation, and willingness to participate.

19.  Check Q (formerly Zangle) for grades.  I also have a TeacherWeb page where you can access daily agendas and homework assignments, documents, check on due dates, and find useful links. See syllabus for the direct link or access it from nphs.org<Academics<English<Alana Bond.  Turnitin.com: submission of papers, discussion boards, peer review, etc.  Remind App  I will also be sharing documents with the class on Google Drive-- you have a school account that you will familiarize yourself with (learn.conejousd.net); instructions for access on school website.  Old-fashioned e-mail (see syllabus for my district e-mail or use school Google e-mail—we are all in the same network there and that is where I will send group e-mails)

21.  Submit letter of introduction to turnitin.com (no hard copy!) by 7am on the next day of class: -3 part letter: specific instructions to be accessed on my website and faithfully followed -Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and academic tone is expected, as well as business letter format.  Signed syllabus slip and supplies also due next class. (make sure you actually read the syllabus)  Print Tone-Style-Syntax Reference Sheet from my website for two classes from now  1984 reading test two classes from now; summer assignment due that day (printed and tii)

22.  There are times in our lives when we are inspired. Take 10-15 minutes and write about how and why a text---written or visual (book, movie, article, painting, photograph, essay, etc.) has inspired you to learn more, write more, read more, or live differently.  Then we will go around and say our names and do a quick share about this.

23.  Tell us your name and something fun, worthwhile, or terrible you did this summer. Please explain why it was fun, worthwhile, or terrible!