E9 Syllabus

Syllabus

by Robin Solid

​E9 Syllabus

​2021-2022

​Course Description

• ​Formal Academic Writing

  ​Stories, plays, novels

  ​Speaking & Listening

  ​Career & College Ready

  ​Audience

  ​Digital media

​Materials Needed

• Earbuds

  District-issued chromebook and charger

  Loose leaf paper and 3-ring binder OR notebook and folder dedicated specifically to this class

  Pencils

  Highlighter

  Blue or black ink pens 

  Independent Reading Book (Choice book)​

Multiple Select

What do you need for class EVERY DAY? (Select ALL that apply.)

• Chromebook

• Paper

• Chromebook Charger

• Phone

​Grading Scale and Categories

​Summative (80%)

​Formative (20%)

​Grading Policy

• ​No rounding

• ​No extra credit

• ​Penalty for Late Work

Multiple Choice

Teachers will accept formative work up until the unit’s summative assessment. Students may lose up to 50% on late assignments. 

Example scenario: Joey has been slacking during the Romeo and Juliet unit. He didn’t complete all of the formative work on time. At the last minute, Joey decides to complete a few of the assignments and turn them in immediately after completing his summative presentation for that unit.

According to the syllabus, how should the teacher score the formative work he just turned in?

• Bummer! It's too late to turn in formative work after the summative assignment.

• Penalty! Late work will be penalized up to 50% off.

• Phew! He got his formative work in just in time before the end of the trimester. He will get full points.

​Summative Retakes

• Time Limit

• ​70% max

• ​All formative work must be completed

• ​Exemptions

Multiple Choice

The English department offers one retake per unit summative assessment for which the student earned a D or an F. When must the student request the retake by?

• Within 2 Days

• Within 1 Week

• Before the end of the trimester

Multiple Choice

Retakes are only offered if all _____  work is completed and there is evidence of relearning as approved by the instructor.

• formative

• assignments

• required

Multiple Choice

The English department offers one retake per unit summative assessment for which the student earned a D or an F.

What is the maximum score the student may earn upon taking the retake?

• 50%

• 70%

• 100%

Note that final exams and projects that include process pieces (including, but not limited to, essays, speeches, presentations, and final projects) are exempt from the retake policy.

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​Attendance

• ​Check Schoology first!

​"Friends"

with Rachel, Phoebe, Monica, Ross, Joey, Chandler

​Credit: Some of the following slides will make reference to characters on "Friends." Some of the questions were adapted from a series from Ms. Hildahl.

Multiple Choice

Phoebe has been gone for two days because she was waiting for a result for her COVID test. After the test comes back negative, she returns to school and is ready to get caught up on everything she’s missed. What steps should Phoebe follow in order to get caught up?

• Phoebe should have checked Schoology and done work while she was absent rather than waiting to ask about it until she got back to school.

• Formative assignments aren't important, so Phoebe shouldn't worry about what she missed. After all, it was just for two days.

• Phoebe should ask the teacher, either by email or in person, what she missed while she was gone.

​Late Work

Work is due when assigned unless you were absent when it was assigned, in which case you get 2 extra days.

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​*Check Schoology to see what you missed.

Multiple Choice

You were absent yesterday. What should you do?

• Assume the class did nothing while you were away. Formative work doesn't really matter anyway.

• Email the teacher to ask for the homework.

• Run into the classroom at the beginning of the hour to talk to the teacher.

• Check Schoology to see what you missed and talk to a classmate first before talking to the teacher.

​Tardy Policy

​1st & 2nd tardy =

​15 minute detention and parent contact

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​2+ tardies = referral

Multiple Choice

In order to avoid being marked tardy, you need to

• Get to class within 30 seconds after the bell rings

• Be in your seat ready to learn before the bell rings

• Bring the teacher chocolate

​Behavior

• ​Cooperation

• ​Common Sense

• ​Courtesy

Multiple Select

What are the 3 main behavior expectations in an English class?

• Cooperation

• Confidence

• Courtesy

• Common Sense

​Cell Phone Expectations

​1) confiscate phone

​2) turn in to office until the end of the day

​3) parent must pick up the phone

​Plagiarism

• cheating

• ​theft of ideas

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​Consequence:

​Zero on the assignment

​3 major forms of plagiarism:

Multiple Choice

True or False? Joey has been struggling to write his paper about the variety of sandwiches one can find in NYC. He decides to ask Ross for some help. Ross shows him the results of his own research. Since they are friends and Ross isn’t actually a published scientist, Joey does not need to give Ross credit for his contributions. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Ross and Rachel share notes and drafts and help one another pick out the correct quotations for a summative project. They pick the same quotations and provide similar analysis, but they’re sure to word their analysis differently. They are both guilty of cheating because working together on a summative assessment is not permitted. They are also guilty of plagiarism because they failed to give one another credit for their individual ideas.

 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Monica writes a beautiful paper on the psychological need for some people to clean every day in order to reduce stress. Monica fills her paper with research from a variety of resources. She accidentally forgets to cite one of her quotations and one of her paraphrases, but it was an accident, so it's technically not plagiarism.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? Rachel is a pretty decent writer. She likes to get feedback from her friends before submitting her formative writing. (She only does this on formative writing because she knows that working with a partner on summative writing is cheating, unless she receives permission from the teacher.) Rachel asks Joey to look over her paper before submitting it. Joey makes some corrections, and Rachel decides to edit based on his suggestions.

Rachel does not need to give Joey credit for his suggestions within her paper.            

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What are 3 major types of plagiarism?

• word-for-word

• patchwork

• unacknowledged paraphrase

• context rearrangement

Multiple Choice

What should I do if I need to use the bathroom in the middle of class and it can't wait until the passing period?

• I should jump out of my seat and loudly ask permission to go.

• I should quietly get the teacher's attention and show the teacher a pass and wait for permission to go.

• I should quietly take the pass and leave the room without permission.

Open Ended

Do you have any questions for the teacher about the class? If not, ask some random question to make the teacher smile.