FRIENDLY HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS 10 COURSE SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Erika Totten ROOM: 103 OFFICE HOURS: 9:17AM -10:00 AM PHONE: 301-449-4900 /202-643-TOTT (8688) EMAIL: ERIKA.TOTTEN@PGCPS.ORG TWITTER: @ELTOTTEN AFTER SCHOOL HELP: EVERY TUES & THURS

WELCOME TO MRS. TOTTENS ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS! We are going to have a phenomenal time learning, thinking, questioning, and interacting with one another. I look forward to a year lled with personal growth and learning. The purpose of the following classroom policies and procedures is to encourage student success and to establish guidelines to insure consistency and equity. Please read the following pages carefully and inform me if you have any questions or need any clarication. COURSE DESCRIPTION The English/Language Arts program is committed to enabling all students to become lifelong readers, writers, listeners, speakers, and independent thinkers. This course is designed to strengthen reading comprehension and the use of conventions of Standard English in writing and speaking. The course objectives are aligned with the Maryland State Department of Educations English Content Standards, and English Core Learning Goals. The objectives focus on students ability to read and respond to a text, students ability to compose in a variety of modes, students ability to control language, and students ability to evaluate the content, organization, and language of texts. REQUIRED MATERIALS 1. 1 inch 3-ring binder 2. One 1-subject spiral notebook (Journal) 3. 6 dividers 4. 1 Pocket Folder (Homework Folder) 5. Pens Black and Blue (no metallic gel pens or neon colors) 6. 1 clear portfolio sleeve (used for maintaining foldables) 7. No. 2 Pencils 8. 1 Highlighter 9. A ash drive (a.k.a a jump drive) 10.Post-It notes PORTFOLIO SECTIONS 1. Classwork 2. Notes 3. Resources & Rubrics 4. Writing Assignments (Rough & Final) 5. Literary Terms & Vocabulary 6. Assessments GRADING POLICY 25% Classwork 25% Homework 50% Test & Quizzes (Assessments)

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Simply, my expectations are few, but I have explained each in detail below. I refer to them as the Four Ps: Prompt, Prepared, Productive, and Polite. Be PROMPT ATTENDANCE, ABSENCES, TARDIES AND MAKE-UP WORK In order to succeed in English 10, you must attend class regularly. The more you attend, the better you will do (funny how that works). If your absence is unexcused, you may not make up missed work. If your absence is excused, you must make up missed work. The best way to see what you missed is to look at the class twitter feed (@TottenEnglish) or check the class blog (www.theihopp.blogspot.com). If there are handouts that youre missing, you may look in the trays at the front table during the rst 10 minutes of class, only after youve completed your journal entry. I will not provide missed work during class time. Please plan accordingly to attain your work (i.e. after school, or during lunch time). Please note that you have one day for each day you were absent to make up missed work. Please understand that you are responsible for nding out what you missed after an absence and turning it in within the required time. I will not track you down. Tardiness is not acceptable in the workplace; therefore it is unacceptable at school. You will earn an infraction that affects your Weekly Participation Grade. (See Discipline Rubric posted in class) Be PREPARED PROFESSIONAL DRESS & SUPPLIES You must come to class dressed professionally, in a COMPLETE uniform, and with all the necessary materials. Please check your attire and your supplies before entering the classroom. Uniform violations and lack of supplies earns an infraction that reects in your Weekly Participation Grade. EXCEPTIONS TO LATE WORK POLICY We all have experienced times in our lives when we were unable to meet our responsibilities because of a personal emergency. Life isnt always predictable, so the ability to adjust to new circumstances is essential for our success and happiness. If you experience a personal emergency that affects your ability to meet a deadline, you must have a conversation with me about your issue BEFORE the due date. If I feel your situation is a valid emergency, I will extend your due date. However, if you wait until the due date to inform me that you cannot meet the deadline, I will be unable to make any accommodations for you. If you choose not to discuss your reasons with me, I will assume that you chose to spend your time on leisure activities, or you simply did not care to complete the assignment.

I cannot stress enough that the best way to be SUCCESSFUL is to regularly communicate with me!
Be PRODUCTIVE USE OF CLASS TIME You are allowed to socialize before and after school, between classes, and at lunch. When you enter the classroom, you are at work. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO WORK ON ANOTHER SUBJECTS ASSIGNMENTS IN ENGLISH CLASS. If I see work from another subject in English, I will take it and I will keep it. Likewise, SLEEPING OR PUTTING YOUR HEAD DOWN IN UNACCEPTABLE. I highly recommend that you respect yourself enough to get adequate rest to perform your job each day learning.

Be POLITE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR I will greet you at, and dismiss you from, the door every daythe bell wont Work on that handshake You are expected to demonstrate mutual respect for your teachers, any other adults, and your fellow students. Teasing (a.k.a jonin),bullying, intimidation, and general disrespect (foul language, etc.) or rudeness will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances. CONCLUSION These policies are designed to ensure your success and the equal opportunity for success of all students in the class. If you feel your success is being hindered, please come speak with me and I will do everything in my power to help you. Take advantage of all the support that I, and Friendly High School, provide you and take P.R.I.D.E. in your own achievements! I look forward to working together this year! It will be an exciting, productive year!