10th Literature and Composition

Course Number: 23.8620080-1 & 2

Westlake High School

Mrs. R. Hudson

Phone Number: 470-254-6400

Room Number: 483

Personal Email: hudsonr@fultonschools.org

Remind 101: text @hudson10t to the number 81010
Website: http://rhudsonreading.weebly.com/

Year: 2016-2017
Textbook:

Tutorial Days: Tuesday

Tutorial Hours: 3:45-4:30 or by appointment

Textbook Price:

Tutorial Location: 483

Course Description: The CCGPS for grades 9 through 12 is organized into grade bands comprised of 9-10 and 11-12 due

to the flexibility of English Language Arts course offerings at the high school level,. The 9-12 Standards define what students
should understand and be able to do by the end of each grade band. As students progress towards the successful culmination
of their high school careers, they will consolidate and internalize all of the skills instilled through the full progression of the
CCGPS. High school students will employ strong, thorough, and explicit textual evidence in their literary analyses and
technical research. They will understand the development of multiple ideas through details and structure and track the
development of complex characters and advanced elements of plot such as frame narratives and parallel storylines. Student
writing will reflect the ability to argue effectively, employing the structure, evidence, and rhetoric necessary in the
composition of effective, persuasive texts. Students will be able to construct college-ready research papers of significant
length in accordance with the guidelines of standard format styles such as APA and MLA. Students in high school will have
built strong and varied vocabularies across multiple content areas, including technical subjects. They will skillfully employ
rhetoric and figurative language, purposefully construct tone and mood, and identify lapses in reason or ambiguities in texts.
Students will recognize nuances of meaning imparted by mode of presentation, whether it is live drama, spoken word, digital
media, film, dance, or fine art. Students will complete the course with the fully developed ability to communicate in multiple
modes of discourse demonstrating a strong command of the rules of Standard English.
Course Prerequisites: 9th Grade Literature and Composition
GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS or CCGPS : https://www.georgiastandards.org/GeorgiaStandards/Documents/9-10thELACCGPS.pdf
GRADING POLICY: A=100-90

B=89-80

GRADING SCALE:
Area
Class Assignments
Formative Assessments
Performance Based Assessments
Essays

Percentage
10%
10%
20%
20%

C=79-70

F=69 AND BELOW

Area
Summative Assessments
Final Exam

Percentage
20%
20%

COURSE OUTLINE*:
*This course outline may be adjusted and or modified by the instructor as needed.

Week 1:

Unit 1: Introductions

Week 10:

Unit 3: Antigone

Week 2:

Unit 1: Introductions
Week 11:
Unit 3: Antigone
Unit 2: I Am Nujood: Age 10 and
Week 3:
Week 12:
Unit 3: Antigone
Divorced
Unit 2: I Am Nujood: Age 10 and
Week 4:
Week 13:
Unit 4: Antigone
Divorced
Unit 2: I Am Nujood: Age 10 and
Week 5:
Week 14:
Unit 4: Antigone
Divorced
Unit 2: I Am Nujood: Age 10 and
Week 6:
Week 15:
Unit 4: Antigone
Divorced
Unit 2: I Am Nujood: Age 10 and
Week 7:
Week 16:
Unit 5: Antigone
Divorced
Unit 2: I Am Nujood: Age 10 and
Week 8:
Week 17:
REVIEW
Divorced
Week 9: Unit 3: Antigone
Week 18:
Final Exam
*Supplemental Books: Speak and You Dont Even Know Me: Stories and Poems about Boys
REQUIRED MATERIALS:

3-ring binder
Dividers
Ink Pens: Blue, Black, Red
Highlighters
Notebook Paper

Flash Drive
Access to Computer
Access to Printer
Access to PowerPoint & Posters
Large pack of pocket protectors
Websters New Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus

Notebook Sections:
Standards, First 15/Journal, Vocabulary, Notes, Project Handouts, and Homework
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:
1. Be Motivated
2. Be Respectful
3. Be Honest
CONSEQUENCES:

1.
2.
3.
4.

Warning/Private Conference with Student

15 Minute Detention
15 Minute Detention and Parent/Student/Teacher Conference
Office Referral

LATE ASSIGNMENTS POLICY:

If you are present when an assignment is given, then I expect you to turn in the work on the day that it is due. If you have an
excused absence on the day it is assigned, then you will have one day to turn the assignment in without penalty. If you
have an unexcused absence on the day the assignment is due you are not entitled to make up that assignment and will
receive a grade of zero. If you miss a test, you must make up the test after school within 5 days of your return to school. (Late
policy subject to change for Performance Assessments). School Wide Amnesty Days: October 17 th-18th and October 20th-21st
(1st Semester) and March 20th-23rd (2nd Semester).
MAKE-UP POLICY:
IT IS THE STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTAIN AND COMPLETE MAKE-UP WORK. If you have an
excused absence, you will be allowed the same number of days as your absence in order to make up work missed. Make-up
work must be done after or before school, NOT during valuable class time.
RECOVERY:
Provision for Improving Grades
1. Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a low or failing cumulative grade based on the student print
out given by the teacher every three weeks will be allowed when all work required to date has been completed ( NO
NHI) and the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course requirements including attendance
which includes five unexcused absences including three unexcused tardies which equals one absence. Students
should contact the teacher no more than three days after an assignment concerning recovery opportunities after
receiving a printout from the teacher. Teachers are expected to establish a reasonable time period for recovery work
to be completed during the semester. All recovery work must be directly related to course standards and objectives
and must be completed ten school days prior to the end of the semester.
2. Teachers will determine when and how students with extenuating circumstances may improve their grades.
TARDINESS: Be on TIME!
TARDY CONSEQUENCES
Students who arrive late to class and school may be subject to the following consequences:
Cumulative Tardies (Per Semester)
1-3 Tardies
4-6 Tardies
7-9 Tardies
10+ Tardies

Consequence
Warning
After-school detention
Saturday school/ISS
Report to ISS for remainder of period; ISS/OSS

USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES:

Cell phones cannot be on or visible unless authorized by the teacher for instructional purposes.
HALL PASS: Students will not be permitted to leave class for any reason within the first and last 10 minutes of class. With

that being said, students MUST use the restroom before coming to class. Students will not be permitted to leave class for use
of the restroom or water fountain. Take care of that before entering my room.
PRESENTATION OF ASSIGNMENTS:
To be determined.

The Westlake High School Honor Code is in effect at all times. Cheating will not be tolerated!
Cheating is defined as giving or receiving information in any form that is related to a gradable experience
including the use of sources of information other than those specifically approved by the teacher either
during or outside of class. Students are required to sign honor pledges as applicable for major tests, projects,
and/or papers. Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to:
Plagiarism using words or ideas from a published source without proper documentation; using the
work of another student (e.g. copying another students homework, composition, project, etc.); using
excessive editing suggestions of another student, teacher, parent or paid editor.
Looking on someone elses paper during a test or quiz.
Cheat sheets of any kind.
Knowingly accepting or giving information concerning the contents of an assessment.
Changing the appearance of computer printouts.
Allowing another student to complete online assignments using your name and login
information.

Each department has two grade weight categories (excluding final exams and EOCs) that the WHS Honor
Code Council can render decisions on. If a student is accused of violating the WHS Honor Code within those
categories, the following process may occur:
1. The teacher will address the student regarding said accusation.
2. The teacher will make efforts to secure all documentation that supports the allegation which may
include: students assignment in question, cheat sheets, cell phone (if the student refuses to turn
over the phone then the teacher will complete and submit a discipline referral, as usual).
3. Both student and teacher will complete a teacher statement form that describes the incident (no more
than two paragraphs in length).
4. The teacher will complete a discipline referral form (submitted to Ms. Hickman) and contact parents
within 24 hours.
5. Upon notifying, parent/guardian may contest the accusation within 48 hours using the Academic
Integrity link on the schools website.
6. Should the parent/guardian NOT contest the teachers findings, then the grade of zero will stand and
Ms. Hickman will notify the teacher instructing them to enter a note in the gradebook for that
assignment and the grade of a zero. The discipline referral will be processed A.S.A.P.
7. Should the parent/guardian decide to contest the teachers findings, using the previously stated link,
then the process will go as follows:
a. The teacher will be notified to place the grade holder code of AI in the gradebook for the
assignment in question, which temporarily counts as a zero.
b. Copies of the entire incident file will be provided to all who are serving on the WHS Honor Code
Panel at an Academic Integrity hearing at which time the incident will be given a final verdict as to
the guilt or innocence of the student.
c. The standing meeting days and times will be every 1st and 3rd Monday from 4:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. No
more than five cases will be heard in one sitting.
d. The incident case will be read in silence by the members of the panel. If the
teacher/student/parent are present (attendance is not expected nor required) and wish to speak
then they will be afforded two minutes to address the panel.

e. If the panel has any additional clarifying questions, and the teacher, student, and/or parent are
present, then they will be asked.
f. The WHS Honor Code Panel will render verdicts that range from the following two categories:
i. Innocent:
1. The WHS Honor Code Panel will recommend that the teacher and student clear the
air through open dialogue and make arrangements within 48 hours of the verdict
for a comparable assignment to be made up for full credit.
2. The assignment code of AI will be replaced with the full credit grade upon the
completion of make-up assignment.
ii. Guilty (NOTE: All sponsors/coaches are expected to enforce the verdict of the WHS Honor
Code Panel)
1. The Student Discipline Handbook will be adhered to 1 day of ISS and/or the
appropriate escalating discipline consequence.
2. The student and teacher must make arrangements within 48 hours of the verdict for
a comparable assignment to be made up for mastery only.
3. The gradebook assignment space holder code of AI will be replaced with a zero.
The teacher will receive notification instructing them to enter a note in the
gradebook for that assignment and the grade of a zero.
4. If the student is not involved in any activity, club, sport, etc., then the verdict ruling
may range from cafeteria clean up detail, school beautification detail, or another day
of ISS (should the student/parent refuse the cleanup detail).
5. If the student is in a pathway organization, then they will be removed from the next
immediate field trip or fun activity following the verdict with no refund.
6. If the student is an athlete they will be benched from the next immediate game
following the verdict without a refund.
7. If the student is in a club/organization, they will receive a punishment based upon
the recommendations of the sponsor without a refund.
8. If the student is in an Honor Society, they will permanently be removed from the
Honor Society after the 2nd violation. Upon removal from the Honor Society, they
shall not be allowed to purchase, be provided, or wear that honor societys chord
during any activity associated with graduation.
9. If the student is an All Around Student involved in multiples items listed in above
(#4-8), the priority order for the punishment will be as follows: athletics, pathway
organization, then club organization.
10. The sponsor/coach and all of administration will be notified of the guilty verdict for
informational purposes only.
Any student found to be in violation of the Honor Code on any assignment categories outside of the WHS Honor Code categories will
receive a grade of a zero on the assignment in question. The assignment may not be made up (students having zeros are not eligible for
recovery). Violations may be considered by faculty in making future recommendations. Memberships in honor clubs will be jeopardized.

10th Grade Literature Syllabus Signature Sheet

Fall 2016
Confirmation and Contact Sheet
I acknowledge and have read all of the information contained in this syllabus and will work with my
daughter/son/parent/guardian/teacher to successfully complete this course.
Student Name (print):________________________________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Name (print):_____________________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Signature:_______________________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) E-mail Address (if
applicable):____________________________________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) home phone number:_____________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) work phone number:______________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) cell phone number:_______________________________
Alternate contact number (if applicable):_________________________________
At Westlake High School, we understand that you have busy schedules and respect your time. Therefore, we
guarantee that we will not abuse any of the given information and will contact you only when necessary (usually
under the conditions outlined in the syllabus or to let you know information that is pertinent to your students
success at Westlake High School). All information is required to consider this form complete. A mass e-mail may be
sent or a courtesy call may be given to ensure that the information provided is accurate.
If you wish to contact me or set up a conference you can call the counselors office and the secretary will make an
appointment that meets your convenience. The best way to contact me directly is to e-mail me at:
sanderss2@fultonschools.org.