Class Information

GradingPolicy: 90% - 100% A- to A+ 80% - 89.9% B- to B+ 70% - 79.9% C- to C+ 60% - 69.9% D- to D+ Below 59% F Each student keeps a "Grade Tally Sheet" for recording returned assignments and related grades. These are updated every two weeks. General assignments account for 80% of the grade in English. Reading Counts! Program is 20% of the final grade in English class. Reading Counts! Each student has a section in their English notebook with specific information regarding Reading Counts! This information includes a class information letter with guidelines and point deadlines, as well as an updated reading list.

Units of Study: First Trimester: Intensive Writing Unit with connections to poetry and short stories; Grammar Review; Novel - My Brother Sam is Dead; Root Word Study; Spelling. Second Trimester: Continued Writing instruction; Short fiction -- "Flowers for Algernon"; Novel - The Call of the Wild; Sentence CombiningWorkshop; Root Words; Spelling. Third Trimester: SAT 9 Review; Holocaust Study/Research/Speech; Drama - The Diary of Anne Frank; Five Paragraph Essay; Mythology; Poetry; Root Words; Spelling.

Student Expectations: Student expectations for classroom behavior are clearly outlined in the student planner on pages 6 and 7. In addition, please see the student's notebook for "Guidelines and Expectations for English Class." Each student is required to have an organized English notebook and class materials in class each day. Following an absence, students are to consult the "Make Up Work" book to determine which assignments and tests need to be completed.

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Favorite Web Sites

http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/Schools/SCHS/Labbe/imagemarks.htm	This site has links to many web page creation tools.
http://www.chickpages.com/zinescene/pearlharbor	This is a Pearl Harbor page created by Alison Williams as part of her Holocaust Studies speech assignment.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listholocausa1.html	Holocaust research links.

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Special Projects

Poetry Project