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COURSE DESCRIPTION: Regents English 12 (one credit) ONE COPY DUE BACK BY ______
Teachers:
GenEd: Ms. SenickRoom 215:Voice Mail 1215 (school 807-3600)(home: 903-6805)
E-Mail:
Availability: 7:00-7:47AM and 2:35-3:05PM
Periods 2 (SOME) 5, 8
AIS Periods 1, 4, 7
**Web Page up and running
SpEd:Mrs. SkuceRoom 215Voice Mail: TBD (school 807-3600
)...use 1215 and specify Mrs. Skuce
E-Mail:
Availability: 7:15-7:47
Periods 2, (SOME), 4
**Web Page up and running
***WE POST TO PARENT PORTAL EACH THURSDAY***
Required Supplies: I checked with The Lumberyard,. They carry everything you need. (You can get these items just about anywhere else, too. )
1flashdrive(smallisfine,andcanbeusedforotherclasses)
1 2-inch - 3-ring binder with 5 dividers
(poetry, short stories, SLB, KR, Malcolm X)
1 2-pocket folder only for English
(Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension)
looseleafpaper(prefercollege-ruled, butwillacceptwide)
1hi-liter
2pens-blueORblack,notoneofeach
1 red pen
2 packages of post-its (get the cheap ones)
Theflashdrivewillenablestudentstosavecomputerworkandtransportittoandfromhome.Thebinder is required daily tocontainindividualprojectunits..Paper,pens,hi-litersarefornote-takingandassignments.
Wehavealimitednumberofsuppliesavailable,soif thereareanydifficulties,Ms.Senickjustneedstoknow(notanydetails...justcontactmeifyourchildisnotcomfortableseeingmeprivately),andwecanhelp.
Content:ThiscourseisdrivenbythenewCommonCoreStateStandardsforCareerandCollegeReadiness.Webuildoncontentfrompreviousyears.
•Wewillcoverthree majorareas ofemphasis:
- Literature: poetry,shortstories,nonfiction,andtwonovels
oReadingComprehension
oVocabularyAcquisition
Studyingisexpectednightlyformasteryoftermsandconceptsingeneral,aswellasforspecificassignments.It isimportantthatstudentsmaintain an organizedbinder.Studentsmustregularlyreferbacktomaintainproficiencywithskillsandvocabulary.
Grading: Therearemajorgrades(60%), minorgrades(30%),andparticipation(10%)
(Note: *50_isnotgivenonreportcards.)
(1)MajorGradessuchas·in-classessays,tests,take-homeessayswillconstitute60%ofeachmarkingperiodaverage.Rewritesmaybeacceptedforpre-specified assignments.Rewritesmustbestapledontopoftheoriginalgradedpaper. Theyareduewithin3daysofthereturnoftheoriginalpaper. Rewritesthatdo notincludesignificantimprovements incontentwillnotearnimprovedcredit. (Simplyfixingspelling isnotenough!)
(2)MinorGradessuchasquizzesandshorterwritings willconstitute30%ofeachmarkingperiod average. Rewritesmaybeacceptedforpre-specified assignments.Rewritesmustbestapledontopoftheoriginalgradedpaper. Theyareduewithin3daysofthereturnoftheoriginalpaper. Rewritesthatdonot include significantimprovements incontentwillnotearnimproved credit. (Simplyfixingspellingisnotenough!)
(3) TheParticipationGradeconstitutes10%ofeachmarkingperiodaverage. Thisincludes classparticipation/preparedness (includingitemsthatare'checkedoff')aswellasH.O.W.(HabitsofWork)thatisbasedonworkethic...asdemonstratedinclassbehaviors, throughcompletionof classandhomework,pursuinghelpwhenneeded,workingwellwithpartners/ingroups.
Allassignmentsare tobefullycompletedbythebeginning ofclassontheduedate. Allduematerials mustbeplacedinthe12thGradewirebasketonthecart. Wedonotneedtoaskforthehomework;itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytocometoclassontimeandimmediatelyplaceitinthecorrectwirebasketonthecart. Latework(unexcused)receivesaZERO.StudentswillberequiredtocompleteaHomeworkExcusesheetthatwillbekeptonfile.
**Eachstudent will beallowedONEclaimofextenuating·circumstancestoavoidthelatepenalty. Todoso,thestudentmustmeetwiththeteacherbeforehomeroom onthedatetheassignment isdueandbeprepared toestablishanalternative duedate.
AstudentwhoislegallyabsentfortheFULLDAYonadaythatanassignmentisduemustturnitinthedays/he returnstoschool. If astudentisinschoolevenpartoftheday,thehomeworkmustbe turnedinto thewirebasket onthedesk. Leavingearlyforafieldtripisnotavalidreasonformissingaduedate. This includes BOCES activities.
Attendance:Studentsareexpectedtoattendclassregularly. Everydayisimportant. Makingup workisnotequivalenttobeinginclass. Studentsareexpectedtobeintheirseatsreadytobeginwithnecessarymaterialswhenthebellrings. StudentHandbookproceduresareineffect.
MakeUpWork:Thestudentisexpectedtoapproachtheteacherthedayofher/hisreturn(CLASStimeisNOTthetimetoexpectmyattentiontothis!)beforeschooltogetmissedmaterials,assignmentsandsetduedates. ALLMAKEUPWORK,ORWORKTURNEDINLATEDUETOLEGAL ABSENCEMUSTBELABELED"abs"ABOVETHESTUDENT'SNAME.
If noarrangementis madewiththe teacher,itisunderstoodthattheduedateisonedayafterthestudent'sreturn. If theworkisnotmadeupbytheduedate,thepenaltyforlateworkdescribedabovewillbeapplied.
Conferences:Availabilityislistedatthetopofthissheetandontheclassroomdoor. Beawarethat,withoutan appointment,it is 'firstcome,firstserved." Thefive-minutepassingtimeisusually'notadequatetosetduedates,explainassignments,reviewgrades...andsoforth.
If wedonotknowthatyouarecoming,wemaybe elsewhere, especially inthemorning (soleavea VMtoletusknowtoexpectyou). lfyoudoswingbyandwearenotthere,leaveanotenearthe computer onthedeskstatingwhenyou aregoingtoreturn.
"Icameandyouweren't there'' is not a valid reasonforfailing to attend to
missed work if you never had an appointment!
ltis the responsibilityofeachstudenttomaketheteacherawareofanyspecialneeds,concerns, problems. Wearebetterabletoaccommodateand problemsolvespecialsituationswhenmadeaware oftheminadvance.
Cell phones will immediately by confiscated! We will not return cell phones to students
at the end of class; wewillturnthemintothe principalattheendoftheday. Cellphoneuseduring
testsresultina grade of "0".(Cellphone use isnotavalidexcuseforbeing in the hallwhenthebellrings
forthestartofclass.)
**Power plays over phones, or any other electronics, will not be tolerated. If you do not want to give it up, then keep it properly put away.**
Declaration:
I havereadandunderstandtheaboveinformation.
Signandreturn 1copy.Keepthesecondcopyforyour reference (contacts, procedures...)
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