1st Period Lit Circle #3- MAY 6- CLICK HERE
Welcome to English II! I'm Mrs. Donnenwerth and I'll be your teacher for
this course. In English II, students will explore different types of
literature from different periods of history and different parts of the
world. Students will have the opportunity to read important historical
documents, novels, short stories, poems, songs and plays. In this
course, students will write creative pieces including fictional stories,
poems, and narratives. They will also have the opportunity to conduct
interviews from people in the community and write a short research
paper. Through blogging, critical thinking response questions,
individual sessions with your teacher, and group work, students will
express their ideas freely and APPROPRIATELY.
On the agenda this year:
The Giver Trilogy (novels, fiction)
Short Stories
Pay it Forward (novel, fiction)
Julius Caesar (5-Act play, Shakespeare)
To Kill a Mockingbird (novel, fiction)
The House on Mango Street (novella, fiction)
this course. In English II, students will explore different types of
literature from different periods of history and different parts of the
world. Students will have the opportunity to read important historical
documents, novels, short stories, poems, songs and plays. In this
course, students will write creative pieces including fictional stories,
poems, and narratives. They will also have the opportunity to conduct
interviews from people in the community and write a short research
paper. Through blogging, critical thinking response questions,
individual sessions with your teacher, and group work, students will
express their ideas freely and APPROPRIATELY.
On the agenda this year:
The Giver Trilogy (novels, fiction)
Short Stories
Pay it Forward (novel, fiction)
Julius Caesar (5-Act play, Shakespeare)
To Kill a Mockingbird (novel, fiction)
The House on Mango Street (novella, fiction)
CLASS RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
FOOD AND DRINK: There is no food or drink allowed in this classroom. Anyone who brings food or drink in will have to leave it on my desk until the end of the school day and serve a 30-minute detention. This rule is heavily enforced.
LANGUAGE: There is a difference between what is allowed at home and what is allowed at school. Just because you may say it at the dinner table does not mean it is appropriate at school. You know the difference so please exercise your filter. Innappropriate language includes, but is not limited to: cursing, racially insensitive comment, culturally insensitive comment, derogatory statement, talk of alcohol/drug/substance abuse, comments of disrespect, put-downs, etc. THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK! You do not have to attend every argument that you are invited to!!
CLASS READINESS: Come to class with your computer fully charged, any text you will need for class, a notebook, and a writing utensil. Failure to do so could result in detention and is at the discretion of your teacher.
ATTENDANCE:
Regular attendance is required. If you miss a day of class, it is your responsibility to get the work caught up in a timely fashion. Appropriate times to ask your teacher what you missed would be before or after school, or after class if there is time left over. It is NOT appropriate to ask for make-up work when we are conducting class or when your teacher is taking role. You get two days to make up work, however, if you miss on the day an assignment is due, it is due the first day you are back in class. If you were present on the day in which the work was assigned and you are then present the day it is due, you are expected to have it done.
LATE WORK:
You are now a sophomore in high school and are completely capable of keeping track of deadlines and work. Please write down assignment deadlines and assignment descriptions. Late work will be docked a letter grade for every day that it is late. I will not take any assignments which are over a week late. There will be several large assignments throughout the year in which I will NOT accept ANYTHING late. I will let you know with plenty of time which assignments those are. No exceptions will be made. Be responsible. Complete your work to the best of your ability. Turn in something that you're proud of. Also, having your assignment done, but not printed out will at the time it is due makes the assignment late. I will not allow anyone to run and get their assignment after the bell has rung and if you are late because you were picking something up from the printer you are tardy and will be counted so (even if you sweet-talk the librarian into giving you a pass!!)
APPROPRIATE USE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY:
1. The computers you are using are not yours. They are property of the Hampton-Dumont School District. They are a privileged to have and like all privileges, if misused the privileged will be taken away. If you are treating your computer poorly at any time, I will take it, turn it in to the tech department and have you explain what appropriate use is and apologize to them. This includes banging on the keyboard out of frustration, dropping it (in or out of its case) on your desk, slamming the lid closed, having inappropriate content on them (including screen savers), etc. You WILL NOT mess with another student's computer, change their screen saver (no shoulder cookying!!), etc. Class periods 1-4 will NOT be allowed to charge in my room. Be sure to charge at home and during study halls. Once class has begun and I am speaking, unless I have asked you to get on your computer, you will close your lid immediately and listen. I will not make any requests of individual students to shut their lids, I will just have you put your computer on my desk. If it becomes enough of a problem, I will stop allowing you to use your computer before class begins. Gaming while you are supposed to be working on something will result in loss of you computer for the rest of the period. Second offenses will lose it for the day. If you are completely done with your work and have done it well and the game is not a distraction to others, I probably won't say a whole lot about it.
2. If you would like to borrow any of my books you may check them out on the clipboard on top of the bookshelf. If you borrow something from me, please put it back exactly where you got it from. I have many kids borrow books from me for free-reading and then they just leave them on the floor, on their desks, or in the baskets under the desks. This is not acceptable.
3. Class novels will be assigned to you. You must write your name in the book and turn in the same one at the end of the unit. If you do not turn in your novel, you will be charged for cost of replacing the book.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Copying another student's homework, looking at a neighbor's test, and copying and pasting from the Internet are some of the more obvious academically dishonest acts a student can commit. PROVIDING your work for a friend to copy, giving them answers on a test, or writing papers for them is just as dishonest. Whether you are the person copying or the person providing the information, you are being dishonest and both offenders will have consequences.
Plagiarism (as defined by dictionary.reference.com) is an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author. In simpler terms, if you write something that you got from somewhere else and don't tell the reader where it came from is cheating. Sometimes however, students plagiarize unintentionally and have committed the act simply because they cited a source incorrectly. We will talk about and practice citing sources and creating work cited pages in class. Until then, if you are unsure what parts of your work need to be cited, air on the side of caution and use completely original work.
All offenses will be dealt with at the discretion of your instructor but could carry the following consequences: failure of the assignment, failure of the quiz/test, failure of the course, contact with parents, detention, suspension.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
IF YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ANY OF THESE RULES OR EXPECTATIONS, PLEASE SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT WITH MRS. DONNENWERTH TO DISCUSS THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COURSE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH MRS. DONNENWERTH REGARDING THE RULES OF THIS COURSE, IT WILL BE TAKEN AS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THESE EXPECTATIONS.
LANGUAGE: There is a difference between what is allowed at home and what is allowed at school. Just because you may say it at the dinner table does not mean it is appropriate at school. You know the difference so please exercise your filter. Innappropriate language includes, but is not limited to: cursing, racially insensitive comment, culturally insensitive comment, derogatory statement, talk of alcohol/drug/substance abuse, comments of disrespect, put-downs, etc. THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK! You do not have to attend every argument that you are invited to!!
CLASS READINESS: Come to class with your computer fully charged, any text you will need for class, a notebook, and a writing utensil. Failure to do so could result in detention and is at the discretion of your teacher.
ATTENDANCE:
Regular attendance is required. If you miss a day of class, it is your responsibility to get the work caught up in a timely fashion. Appropriate times to ask your teacher what you missed would be before or after school, or after class if there is time left over. It is NOT appropriate to ask for make-up work when we are conducting class or when your teacher is taking role. You get two days to make up work, however, if you miss on the day an assignment is due, it is due the first day you are back in class. If you were present on the day in which the work was assigned and you are then present the day it is due, you are expected to have it done.
LATE WORK:
You are now a sophomore in high school and are completely capable of keeping track of deadlines and work. Please write down assignment deadlines and assignment descriptions. Late work will be docked a letter grade for every day that it is late. I will not take any assignments which are over a week late. There will be several large assignments throughout the year in which I will NOT accept ANYTHING late. I will let you know with plenty of time which assignments those are. No exceptions will be made. Be responsible. Complete your work to the best of your ability. Turn in something that you're proud of. Also, having your assignment done, but not printed out will at the time it is due makes the assignment late. I will not allow anyone to run and get their assignment after the bell has rung and if you are late because you were picking something up from the printer you are tardy and will be counted so (even if you sweet-talk the librarian into giving you a pass!!)
APPROPRIATE USE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY:
1. The computers you are using are not yours. They are property of the Hampton-Dumont School District. They are a privileged to have and like all privileges, if misused the privileged will be taken away. If you are treating your computer poorly at any time, I will take it, turn it in to the tech department and have you explain what appropriate use is and apologize to them. This includes banging on the keyboard out of frustration, dropping it (in or out of its case) on your desk, slamming the lid closed, having inappropriate content on them (including screen savers), etc. You WILL NOT mess with another student's computer, change their screen saver (no shoulder cookying!!), etc. Class periods 1-4 will NOT be allowed to charge in my room. Be sure to charge at home and during study halls. Once class has begun and I am speaking, unless I have asked you to get on your computer, you will close your lid immediately and listen. I will not make any requests of individual students to shut their lids, I will just have you put your computer on my desk. If it becomes enough of a problem, I will stop allowing you to use your computer before class begins. Gaming while you are supposed to be working on something will result in loss of you computer for the rest of the period. Second offenses will lose it for the day. If you are completely done with your work and have done it well and the game is not a distraction to others, I probably won't say a whole lot about it.
2. If you would like to borrow any of my books you may check them out on the clipboard on top of the bookshelf. If you borrow something from me, please put it back exactly where you got it from. I have many kids borrow books from me for free-reading and then they just leave them on the floor, on their desks, or in the baskets under the desks. This is not acceptable.
3. Class novels will be assigned to you. You must write your name in the book and turn in the same one at the end of the unit. If you do not turn in your novel, you will be charged for cost of replacing the book.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Copying another student's homework, looking at a neighbor's test, and copying and pasting from the Internet are some of the more obvious academically dishonest acts a student can commit. PROVIDING your work for a friend to copy, giving them answers on a test, or writing papers for them is just as dishonest. Whether you are the person copying or the person providing the information, you are being dishonest and both offenders will have consequences.
Plagiarism (as defined by dictionary.reference.com) is an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author. In simpler terms, if you write something that you got from somewhere else and don't tell the reader where it came from is cheating. Sometimes however, students plagiarize unintentionally and have committed the act simply because they cited a source incorrectly. We will talk about and practice citing sources and creating work cited pages in class. Until then, if you are unsure what parts of your work need to be cited, air on the side of caution and use completely original work.
All offenses will be dealt with at the discretion of your instructor but could carry the following consequences: failure of the assignment, failure of the quiz/test, failure of the course, contact with parents, detention, suspension.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
IF YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ANY OF THESE RULES OR EXPECTATIONS, PLEASE SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT WITH MRS. DONNENWERTH TO DISCUSS THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COURSE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH MRS. DONNENWERTH REGARDING THE RULES OF THIS COURSE, IT WILL BE TAKEN AS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THESE EXPECTATIONS.