English 9 Syllabus

Mrs. King
Room 3218 Persistence Pathway
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Required Materials
2 writing utensil 'en or 'encil
Re/uire- Rea-ing no.el1 te0tboo!1 etc.
3in-er at least 1 4 52 inches
6i.i-ers 7at least 89 5 can be homema-e
ME26 com'osition boo! 7or com'arable9 5 at least 2:: 'ages1 no s'irals1 'lease*
;ighlighters a .ariety o& colors1 inclu-ing yellow
2 'ac!ages 303 Post (t <otes
Planners
2 Positi.e 2ttitu-e
=our 'lanner hol-s your 'asses &or this class. (& you nee- to lea.e the classroom &or any reason1 these
will be the 'asses that you use. (& you nee- to use the bathroom because you are going to be sic!1 "ust
lea.e. (& you nee- to use the bathroom an- it is a non5emergency1 P>E2SE wait until an a''ro'riate
time* (& you as! to use the bathroom or get a -rin! o& water1 ( may as! you to wait until a&ter
instruction has been gi.en.
?rgani@ation is o&ten the -i&&erence between success an- &ailure* ( will be chec!ing &or &ille- out
'lanners on occasion*
Expectations and Goals
$o come to class 're'are- to rea-1 write1 an- share you will rea- an- write 2 >?$*
$o im'ro.e grammar usage1 'unctuation1 an- s'elling s!ills through 'ractice an- 'ractical use
$o rea- an- com'rehen- re/uire- ninth gra-e te0t
$o 'ractice your s'ea!ing an- 'resentation s!ills
$o wor! as a grou' to hel' e.eryone learn
$o increase your ability to reason1 su''ort arguments1 an- analy@e situations
$o &in- writing to'ics an- au-iences that you care about
$o choose your own boo!s &or rea-ing 7at least 3 'er semester9
$o &inish an- share boo!s with the class
$o ta!e ris!s as a learner1 trying new to'ics1 styles1 techni/ues1 an- genres
$o -isco.er your own strengths an- wea!nesses as a writer an- rea-er
$o -isco.er what rea-ing an- writing can -o &or you
Tech in the Classroom
Ase o& a smart 'hone1 tablet1 or la'to' is encourage- in the classroom at a''ro'riate times when 'art
o& the instructional -esign. +e will be using a .ariety o& technology resources throughout the school
year to enhance an- su''ort stu-ent growth. +e will be using Boogle Classroom as an online -iscussion
&orum1 an- a 'lace to submit an- recei.e s'eci&ic assignments. =ou will be getting a co-e to-ay to "oin
Boogle Classroom an- get starte-. +hen using any 'iece o& technology &or this class1 in or out o& the
classroom1 all school rules an- 'roce-ures will be en&orce-.
Chec!
out the
class
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Important School Policies
Tardy Policy =ou can &in- the -etails in the S>E;S han-boo!. $his 'olicy is strictly en&orce- school5
wi-e an- in my classroom. =ou must be insi-e the classroom be&ore the bell rings. 2 ma- -ash through
the -oor as the bell is ringing is tar-y.
Absences (& you are absent1 your 'arent,guar-ian must call to e0cuse it within 2D hours** (& you are
absent1 an- it is EECASE61 you nee- to come to me with any /uestions about what you misse-. $his is
your res'onsibility* (& your absence is A<EECASE61 you will not be allowe- to ma!e u' misse- wor!
this inclu-es tests1 /ui@@es1 an-,or &inal 'ro"ects. P>E2SE be res'onsible be here when you can1 an-
get the absence e0cuse- when you cannot be here.
(& you are going on .acation1 'lease gi.e me $;REE -ays notice1 so ( can get your wor! together. (& you
are going to be out more than three -ays1 'lease get your wor! ahea- o& time it is the only way to
!ee' u' with the -eman-s o& the class.
Absent or Late or! (& you are out with an EECASE6 absence1 you will ha.e the same number o& -ays
to ma!e u' the wor! as the -ays that you were absent. (& you ha.e an EECASE6 absence on the -ay an
assignment is -ue1 you must turn in your wor! the -ay that you return1 inclu-ing ma!eu' tests1
/ui@@es1 or &inal 'ro"ects.
(& you turn in an assignment late1 you will not recei.e &ull cre-it &or it. >2$E +?RK (S +?R$; 8:F ?%
($S ?R(B(<2> P?(<$ G2>AE. =ou will also nee- to turn in a missing wor! log e.ery time you -on)t
com'lete a homewor! assignment.
Gradin" Bra-ing is base- on homewor!1 in5class wor!1 writing 'ieces1 an- assessments.
Pla"iarism 5 Plagiarism is when a 'erson ta!es another 'erson)s i-eas1 wor-s1 writing1 an- tries to ta!e
cre-it &or these as their own. Plagiarism is #$T acce'te- in this class1 or this school. (& you are caught
'lagiari@ing1 you will recei.e a H:I &or the assignment1 an- will be re&erre- to the 'rinci'al.
Cou"ar %our Cougar ;our is a &antastic time to see me about in-i.i-ual wor!1 to con&erence or
rewrite an essay1 or to ma!e u' a misse- assessment. Cougar ;our occurs between 2
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an- 3
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hours
every $ues-ay. Sign u' ahea- o& time to secure a s'ot. =ou must be wor!ing on English 9 wor! -uring
Cougar ;our in my classroom.
&etention 5 (& &or some reason your beha.ior in class is unacce'table1 -etention may be assigne-. (
e0'ect it to be ser.e- within a wee! as well. 2ny -etention not ser.e- within the wee! will be treate-
as an Hinsubor-inateI an- re&erre- to Ms. 3owman.
'inal Thou"hts 5 ( am really e0cite- that you are in my classroom this year. ( ho'e that we can ha.e a
success&ul year* $he bottom line is 3E RESPEC$%A> to other stu-ents1 class re/uirements1 an- the
teacher 7Mrs. King91 an- you shoul- ha.e lots o& &un1 an- learn at the same time. (& you ha.e any
/uestions1 'lease &eel &ree to as!. ( am a.ailable in the morning be&ore school starts.
$eachers -o not gi.e gra-es1 stu-ents E2R< themJ this is no e0ce'tion in my class* +or! har- in this
class an- you will be rewar-e-. 6aily 'lans are 'oste- on the boar-1 an- im'ortant -ue -ates will be
'oste- on the calen-ar in the classroom an- on the class website
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