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CLASS
EXPECTATIONS

Our room is a BRAVE SPACE.

And the rules are simple.

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We are here to learn. To take risks. To engage in hard conversations. To make suggestions about improving the world we live in. To read. To ask more questions. To grow. To experience other cultures. To reflect on our society's good and bad decisions. To figure out where we fit in. 

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My one rule: keep our room a BRAVE SPACE.

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When students come to class and have their ideas shut down, it's no longer a BRAVE SPACE. When we are having a discussion and there are side conversations going on, it's no longer a BRAVE SPACE. When students are trying something new for the first time and we're not supportive, it's no longer a BRAVE SPACE. Your job is to check yourself and your behavior. Ask yourself, "Is what I'm doing SUPPORTING the kind of classroom we want to have? Am I taking away someone else's chance to learn?" When the answer is yes, we will have a problem, and I will address the issue and we will work to resolve it.

Classtime

Be KIND, stay ENGAGED,  and work HARD. At the beginning of class place your phone and headphones in the caddy, take a seat by the time the bell rings, and be working quietly on the bell work.  During class listen, participate and ask questions. At the end of the class stay in your seat until dismissed. Do not line up at the door.

Assigned Seats

Students will be assigned seats. You are considered on time when you are in your seat working on the bell work when the bell rings.

Hall Pass

Students may NOT ask to use the hall pass for the first 10 minutes or the last 10 minutes of class; they may NOT ask to use the hall pass during teacher-directed instruction, which includes presentations by other students or guest speakers, and instructional videos. Students may ask to use the hall pass during independent work time. Cell phones and earbuds must remain in the caddy and not travel with the student into the hall. Students must sign out with their computer, place it facing Mrs. Wallace's desk to show the time they are out and return to class within the allotted time.

Food & Drink

Students may have a sealable water bottle in class. If students use the water bottle for anything other than drinking, they will lose the privilege of having it. There is absolutely no food in class.

Consequences

  1. warning

  2. conference with teacher and detention

  3. detention, parent contact, and administration referral

  4. removal from class

 

Defiance, arguing, fighting, vandalism, or stopping class from functioning will result in IMMEDIATE CLASSROOM REMOVAL.

Technology

CELL PHONES and EARBUDS are to remain in your locker or placed in the caddy at the front of the room. Cell phones should be silent. Do NOT touch phones that do not belong to you. Earbuds/headphones will not be used in class unless prompted by your teacher.

 

COMPUTERS should remain in your computer bag until directed by your teacher to take it out. Computer bags should be hanging from the hook on the side of your desk.

 

CANVAS is used everyday for this class. You should check it regularly. This is where all classroom communication will take place and you are responsible for knowing the latest announcements and assignments. Everything is clearly dated in Canvas, so be sure to keep track of those dates on the calendar in your phone or in your planner. Assignments will be collected by hand in class as well as submitted on Canvas - it will be clearly noted on the assignment and in Canvas. 

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Grading Policy

This class uses a STANDARDS-BASED GRADING procedure.  This means that you will be graded on a rubric for every major assessment and directly linked to each skill that you are attempting to master.  The grade book categories can be seen below:

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  • 20% Formative Reading Assignments

  • 20% Formative Writing/Language Assignments

  • 20% Formative Speaking/Listening Assignments

  • 30% Summative Assessments

  • 10% Participation/Practice Assignments

 

In these categories, your assignments will be scored on a 1-5 scale as outlined below:

 

 

  • 1 = 50% = Beginning

  • 2 = 62% = Emerging

  • 3 = 75% = Developing

  • 4 = 88 % = Mastery

  • 5 = 100% = Extended Mastery

Grade Set-up

Formative Reading Assignments: reading quizzes, close reads, class activities, one-pagers, etc.

 

Formative Writing/Language Assignments: sentence sense, writer's notebook, MLA, vocabulary quizzes, writing quizzes, blackout poetry, etc. 

 

Formative Speaking/Listening: small group work, partner work,  class discussion, presentations, etc.

 

Participation/Practice: practice assignments, turn in assignments on time, bring required materials to class, answer and ask questions in class or group discussions, have no disciplinary action, follow class expectations, maintain a Brave Space, be in class, etc. If you are absent you may make up participation points either before school or after school. See Mrs. Wallace to make arrangements.

Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances. Cheating, copying, or plagiarism of any form will result in failure of the assignment (0%), disciplinary referral, and parent contact.

Late Work & Absent Work

  • Homework will NOT be accepted late.

  • Late work is only accepted up to 3 days after the due date for a grade no higher than 80%.  After the 3 days, late assignments are 0%.  A ZERO will be put in the grade book and will stay there until I can look at your late work.  All work turned in on time has first priority, so just a heads up, your zero might stay there for a while.  Avoid this by simply turning your work in on time.

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  • Revisions are available for any assignment that is submitted on time.  Late work in any case is NOT eligible for revision.

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  • When ABSENT, please check CANVAS for your make-up work. You have the same number of days to make up your work as you were absent. If your work is not made up within that time it will result in a zero for each assignment. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO RESCHEDULE MISSED ASSESSMENTS.

Our English Learning Targets

Students will be assessed on the following learning targets for the 2023/2024 school year.  In each of the following categories, students will be able to:

 

READING:

  • R1:   Comprehend reading passages at grade level

  • R2:  Identify rhetorical elements within a text

  • R3:  Analyze the rhetorical elements within the text for their overall effect and purpose

  • R4:  Identify the rhetorical situation of a text

  • R5:  Identify and analyze the ways in which characters develop over the course of a text

  • R6: Identify and analyze the tone of a passage and its effect on the overall purpose

  • R7:  Identify The Big 6 elements of a poem accurately

  • R8:  Analyze a poem effectively using The Big 6

  • R9:  Identify and analyze the function of archetypes in literature

  • R10:  Identify and analyze major themes and their development over the course of a text

  • R11:  Identify and analyze the purpose behind a speaker’s use of diction

  • R12:  Identify and analyze the purpose behind a speaker’s use of literary devices

  • R13:  Analyze the choices a speaker makes with regard to the organization and structure of a text

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WRITING:

  • W1:  Write a sophisticated claim for a literary analysis task

  • W2:  Write a sophisticated claim for an argumentative task

  • W3:  Provide evidence that accurately and meaningfully supports the line of reasoning

  • W4:  Provide commentary that provides insight into the evidence and rhetorical situation

  • W5:  Utilize language artfully, creatively, and purposefully

  • W6:  Utilize language correctly and with minimal mechanical or grammatical errors

  • W7:  Utilize new vocabulary correctly in context

  • W8:  Write for a variety of purposes and audiences expressively and coherently without assistance

    • IE:  Write original, creative works such as narrative and poetry that showcase experimental and artistic language skills

  • W9:  Write and design digital media components appropriate to the purpose and task that are aesthetically pleasing and effective in communicating the intended message

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SPEAKING/LISTENING:

  • SL1:   Participate with regular, thoughtful responses during a class discussion

  • SL2:  Ask meaningful questions based on a line of reasoning during a class discussion

  • SL3:  Support an oral response with evidence and examples from a previously studied text without prior preparation

  • SL4:  Speak to an audience of peers with a formal tone, academic language, and confident demeanor

  • SL5:  Speak with a group of peers in a casual format offering ideas, suggestions, and a collaborative attitude

  • SL6:  Present to an audience utilizing digital media to effectively support a claim

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