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Welcome to 10th grade English
Education is the most powerful weapon which you
can use to change the world.
--Nelson Mandela
Emails and Office Hours Write this [email protected]@gmail.com
I will respond within 24 hours. I promise.
Office Hours are Tuesdays after school.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A HOME COMPUTER OR INTERNET PLEASE
TELL ME!
Syllabus http://www.heritagecollegeready.org
Teachers/Staff Ms. Allison Levine 10 ELA or 10 HONORS ALL HOMEWORK, LINKS, REFERENCES
AND HELPFUL HINTS ARE LOCATED ON MY PAGE ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE.
READ IT. LEARN IT. LOVE IT. LiVE IT.
Classroom Rules&
ExpectationsWhat are the differences between Rules and Expectations?
Rules: Laws, Regulations, Decrees, Imperatives, Don’t cross me on these
Expectations: Hopes, Prospect, Anticipations, Oh-please-oh-please do this!
THE FIVE CENT RULE
Be respectful to others and the classroom.
There is no using profanity or using the phrase “shut up” in my classroom.
Pay within the week or you get detention - To be served on TUESDAYS after school. If you miss detention, you get double detention in the office the following day.
I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK
NO GUM. NO FOOD. WATER ONLY.
TAKE YOUR BACKPACKS OFF WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE CLASSROOM.
I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK
OWN YOUR MISTAKES, NO EXCUSES
PARTICIPATION COUNTS IN MY CLASSROOM (The positive kind, not the disruptive kind)
PINK UNICORN PASSES – 3 TRIPS TO THE BATHROOM DURING THE SEMESTER. WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE PASSES NOW.
I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK.
Seriously, don’t press me on these…
I don’t tolerate students who disrupt my classroom. Neither should you.
When I raise my hand and count to five (silently) I EXPECT YOU TO QUIET DOWN. If you don’t, you will be assigned EXTRA homework.
If you don’t turn in an essay or project, you will write a “slacker” essay during class and receive a zero for the day.
A few more things… No Homework = No Grade
Don’t “WHAT IF?” me to death.
Homework is preparation for class assignments (READING!!!)
All extensions must be requested at least one week prior to assignment date and are subject to approval. The request must have a note from your parent or guardian.
ACADEMIC HONESTY – There is a difference between working together and copying off someone.
Extra credit will only be allowed if you have turned in 90% of your homework. 100% for Honors
Mastery of Skills Citing textual evidence - inferences
Vocabulary comprehension (connotative and denotative meanings)
Vocabulary evolution (Greek and Latin roots)
Literary figurative language analysis
Research techniques and MLA citations
Oral presentations (narrative, expository, responses/analysis, persuasive arguments/debates and descriptive presentations)
Theatrical presentations
Film making
Rhetoric (ethos, logos and pathos)
Achieve 3000
Lexile Levels
Lexile Levels measures vocabulary
comprehension
Your Lexile Level does NOT measure
intelligence
Reading is a skill that must be
PRACTICED
YOU WILL BE GROUPED BASED ON YOUR
LEXILE LEVEL
This will be approximately 25% of your semester grade
Every Wednesday!! Your lexile level improves with every two quizzes over 75%. Raffle for cool stuff!!
Common Core WritingArgumentative compositions with counter-claims
Rhetoric (ethos, logos and pathos)
Citing textual evidence Inferences Debates
Narratives Original short stories –
scifi and personal reflections
Autobiography Biography
Explanatory/Informational compositions
Literary figurative language analysis
Character/Theme analysis
Comparison and contrast essays
Literary Response and Criticism
Projects Power Point/Prezi Presentations Pictorial Metaphor Collages Research techniques and MLA citations Oral presentations -- A LOT OF PUBLIC
SPEAKING!!! Theatrical presentations Film Making Murals Literature Circles The World Myth Project Rhetoric, political campaign analysis Theatrical presentations Poetry & song lyric analysis Decoding figurative language Film analysis Vocabulary comprehension (connotative and
denotative meanings) Vocabulary evolution (Greek and Latin roots)
10 ELA-Theme for the Year HEROISM
Do you ask enough questions or do you settle for what you know? What is Dystopia? What is the difference between living and existing? How does science fiction show us important aspects of our own
realities? What is universal truth? How is it symbolized in literature? Why are short stories important? What is the difference between a classic hero, an anti-hero and a tragic
hero? What is “The Hero’s Journey”? The Freytag Pyramid? The traditional
Story Arch? Who are your Heroes? Are you a Hero? What is “mythology” and how does it differ from culture to culture? What is the difference between Evolution and Creationism? What is Rhetoric and how are the many ways it may be used? What are
ethos, pathos & logos? What is “Absolute Individualism”? Is perception reality? What is the meaning of life? (According to society and according to you)
HONORSYou will have extra and supplemental books, poetry, essays and extra projects to create a more rigorous classroom environment.
The pace moves much more quickly than the regular classes and is on a different schedule.
***Honors English 10 moves at a more rigorous and accelerated pace than English 10. If you miss three assignments you will be dropped from the class and have to make up anything you missed from your new class.
HEROISM Do you ask enough questions or do you settle for
what you know? What is Dystopia? What is the difference between living and
existing? How does science fiction show us important
aspects of our own realities? What is universal truth? How is it symbolized in
literature? Why are short stories important? What is the difference between a classic hero, an
anti-hero and a tragic hero? What is “The Hero’s Journey”? The Freytag
Pyramid? The traditional Story Arch? Who are your Heroes? Are you a Hero? What is “mythology” and how does it differ from
culture to culture? What is the difference between Evolution and
Creationism? What is Rhetoric and how are the many ways it
may be used? What are ethos, pathos & logos? What is “Absolute Individualism”? Is perception reality? What is the meaning of life? (According to
society and according to you)
Other Stuff to Discuss
Classroom tour
Following directions – Checks for understanding
Diagnostic testing
Gmail accounts & Online programs
Tutoring on Tuesdays
Any questions?
How to survive 10th grade or
Back to school in August
http://youtu.be/ul6uC6Sgp1Q