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Welcome to Mrs. Sutton's English 10 Class
Welcome
to English10! The following is the official course description for this
class: English 10 Syllabus
The following is the official course description for English 10: “The goal for English 10 is to continue to build a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and strategies that will be refined in more complex ideas, texts, and tasks. In English 10, students will add to the list of various genre of classic and contemporary narrative and informational texts that will be read and analyzed throughout high school. Tenth graders will connect with and respond to texts through critical response and stance. They will learn to evaluate for validity and quality, to balance and expand their perspectives promoting empathy, social action and appropriate use of power. Critical Response and Stance offers students the lens to assess and modify their beliefs, views of the world, and how they have power to impact them.. “
Making learning relevant for students and instilling in them ownership of the learning process is integral to the success of each student’s experience in English 10. Through reading, analyzing and writing about the literature selections in English 10, students should be able to answer the following questions by the end of the course: •How can I discover the truth about others? •What sacrifices will I make for the truth? •How will I stand up for what I value? •What can I do to realize my dreams or visions for the future? •How do I handle others’ points of view? •What role does empathy play in how I treat others? •What power do I have as an individual to make a positive change? •How do I respond to improper use of power? •How do I determine when taking social action is appropriate? •What voice do I use to be heard?
Make-up work: If you happen to have the misfortune of missing my class, you will be expected to check my web page and communicate with me before or after class, or before or after school, on the day you return to take care of missed assignments. You may not use class time to disrupt my instruction by asking about make-up work. This is unfair to your fellow students and myself. It is not my responsibility to track you down with assignments when you are absent from my class; it is yours. If you are absent due to an extra-curricular reason, you DO NOT receive extra time to make up your work. The assignment is due either before you leave or upon your immediate return.
Late work: If your assignment is not in class on the day and class period that it is due, it is considered late. The new curriculum does not allow extra time for late work. Late work = 0%. If I have no assignment to grade, this means that you have not met the Content Expectations for the particular assessment. You will need to recover your credit on the next assignment.
PRP’s (Personal Responsibility Points): It is your responsibility as a student to come to class prepared. It is also your responsibility to follow instructions and be ready to learn each day. Each student in my class will be given 50 PRP’s to begin the semester (think: TEST GRADE). Students will receive another 50 points at the start of the next semester. When you fail to be responsible, I will subtract points from this total. You may not earn back PRP’s. Once they are gone, they are gone, but it is in your best interest to resist behavior that would cause you to lose more. Some daily work (not assessments) may count as a PRP grade.
Course Requirement: You are required to have your own writing utensils, which include both pen and pencil - everyday. In addition you must have a folder designated for English that contains any and all handouts I give you. You must have your own writing paper and your agenda book with you when you enter this class. If one of these required materials is missing, you run the risk of not being able to participate in an assessment which could result in a 0%. You will lose PRP’s if you are found without one of your required materials.
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