Language Arts I (Period 1-4) Assignments

Welcome to Mrs. Collins’ Language Arts I class!

 

I am looking forward to working with you to make this year a successful one. I want to make sure that we get off to a good start so please pay close attention to the following items.

1. Respect the teacher and your fellow classmates.

2. No food or drinks in the classroom.

3. Be on time to class.

Semester 1

Short Stories

Greek Mythology

The Odyssey

 

Romeo and Juliet

Oedipus Rex

Poetry Unit

 

Grades are based on in-class work, homework, essays, quizzes, class projects, and unit exams. Each assignment will have a point value. Students are responsible for their own work. Grades are available through the district’s Aeries Program online. Students should check their grades online. Printouts are available upon request. Extra credit will be offered temporarily. However, it will not comprise more than 2% of the grade.

Assignments will be recorded in your Language Arts notebook. I will check your notebooks daily and will award points. I expect you to keep your notebook organized by creating a Table of Contents and keeping it up to date. The assignments in your notebook include in-class work and homework worth approximately 50% of your grade.

Please refer to the notebook contract for more information. This is an important key to success in this class.

Homework: Homework will almost always be written in your Language Arts notebook. I will assign homework 3-4 times per week. Late homework will not be accepted.

We will have a test and/or a unit project at the end of every unit. This will add up to 20% of your grade. We will also have vocabulary quizzes weekly.

SSR stands for Silent Sustained Reading. We will all read our own books in class for 15 minutes on Mondays.

1. Bring in a book or magazine to class every Monday. If you do not bring something to read, you lose your points for the day.

2. Make sure that the book or magazine is appropriate for reading in class.

3. You must participate in order to receive credit.

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If you are absent, please make sure that you make up your work. I will post what we did in class on a board titled “Absent Center.” There will be a folder on the board with extra copies of assignments that you missed. I expect that you will make up all work and that you will neatly add the missed notebook assignments to your notebook/Table of Contents. Make sure that when you are absent, you leave space to make up the work in your notebook so that all of your assignments are in the correct order.

If you have missed a test or quiz, please see me immediately so that we can arrange a time for you to make it up.

If you are going to be absent because of a planned activity, please tell me ahead of time! I will give you your assignments early!

Late homework will not be accepted. If it is a long-term assignment, such as an essay or project, it is due on the assigned day whether or not you are here. Please remember that you can EMAIL me, [email protected] with your assignment attached or you can turn it in ahead of time. After the deadline, you can still turn in the project for up to 70% of the total credit.

Do not be late to class. The school has a tardy policy that can culminate in the student being dropped from the class.

Please email me with any questions that you have – [email protected] I check email daily.