2018/2019 Disclosure

Course Disclosure

Mrs. Loveless

  IB/Honors English 11

                                    2018/2019

 

Course Objective:

To help you learn to read, write, speak, listen, and think clearly and effectively as you prepare for the ACT, for college, and for a rich literary life.

 

Course Requirements:

<         Read your assignments carefully.

<         Come prepared to participate in class discussions.

<         Work diligently on your writing.  Never fall in love with your first draft.  Nearly any piece of writing can be improved.

<         Commit yourself to academic integrity. 

<         Attend regularly and punctually.

 

Supplies and Materials:

<         Pencils and pens with black or dark blue ink only

<         A dedicated spiral notebook for in-class journal writing

<         A dedicated notebook to keep track of assignments, class notes, vocabulary, grammar, literary terms, etc.

<         You will also need to bring your own outside reading book each day.

 

Citizenship:

Davis School District Policies will apply.

<         Be positive and respectful.

<         Be prepared for class.              

<         Use appropriate language while speaking and writing.

<         Absences:  Three or more unexcused absences result in an automatic U.

<         Tardies will have a negative effect on academic grades as well as citizenship.

<         One to two tardies could be an H or an S.  Three could be an N, but four or more is an automatic U. Citizenship grades can be a combination of inappropriate behavior and tardies.

<           Inappropriate cell phone use in class is considered a citizenship matter. Cell phones                                   should be turned off while in the classroom. Texting, calling, or receiving texts or calls may                      result in a U.

 

Grading:        

            93% A

                90  A-

               

 

 

 

 

A- 

B- 

 

 

 

Late Work:

Work is due on the assigned due date, regardless of whether or not the student was present when the assignment was made or when it came due. I give you a calendar with all major assignments for the term. Late work may be accepted for half credit, if it is submitted within seven calendar days of the original due date. A pink late slip must be filled out completely and stapled to the work. As a teacher, when I am absent, I have to get a substitute. As a student, when you are absent, you will need to get a substitute to take your class notes and to turn in your major assignments. Pick someone on whom you can rely.

 

Missed Tests:

Missed tests may be made up only if the teacher is notified prior to the test. The student or parent must notify the teacher by email. Tests may be made up on the first day the student returns to school, after school, at SIR, or at the teacher’s convenience. No tests may be made up after that test has been returned to the class. Just like assignments, you have seven calendar days to make up a test or quiz.

 

Academic Integrity:

Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will result in a loss of both academic and citizenship credit. Cutting and pasting other people’s research from the Internet or other sources without correctly citing sources is also considered to be a form of plagiarism. Lifting phrases, sentences, whole paragraphs, and entire essays is wrong. Parents and administration will be contacted. Both citizenship and academic grades will be impacted.

 

Hall Passes:

Each student will receive one hall pass per term. If it is returned at the end of the term, the student will receive 20 extra credit points to be added to his/her academic grade.

 

Movies:

The following is a list of movies that may be shown in part or in full.  If you object to any of these movies, please notify me within ten days, so that I may find a suitable, alternative activity.

The Crucible, The Scarlet Letter (The Meg Foster version from the 1970's miniseries), A&E Biographies (Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald), Inherit the Wind, Bernice Bobs her Hair, and Disney’s Huckleberry Finn.

 

 

I am genuinely excited about teaching this year. I absolutely LOVE this stuff! And I love to share it with my students. I will work for the success of each one of my students. Please feel free to contact me via email.  If you email me with any concerns, and I can usually get back to that same day. My prep periods this year are 3^rd and 7th periods. See the bell schedule on the school’s website for exact times.

 

mloveless@dsdmail.net

 

 

My blog will have the calendar and important assignments and information: 

goodlyloveless.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please keep this portion for your records and return the following portion to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have read and will support the policies explained in this disclosure statement, including the policy about cell phones, late work, and missed tests.

 

Student signature____________________________________    Date___________________

 

Parent signature _____________________________________   Date ___________________

 

Please print student=s name ____________________________  Period __________________

 

 

 

Students, bring this back to class for points.