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12-13 E9h Syllabus

This document provides an overview of the English 9 Honors course including the course description, objectives, required materials, policies, and expectations. Key details include: - The course seeks to enhance students' skills in areas like grammar, rhetoric, literary analysis, writing, and research through studying both classic and contemporary works. - Course objectives are to improve writing skills, build vocabulary, read critically, manage learning, and expand worldviews. - Required materials include books, notebooks, binders, writing tools, and electronic accounts for communication. - Policies address cell phone use, late assignments, use of Google Docs and Edmodo for collaboration and assignments. - Students and parents must sign acknowledging

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12-13 E9h Syllabus

This document provides an overview of the English 9 Honors course including the course description, objectives, required materials, policies, and expectations. Key details include: - The course seeks to enhance students' skills in areas like grammar, rhetoric, literary analysis, writing, and research through studying both classic and contemporary works. - Course objectives are to improve writing skills, build vocabulary, read critically, manage learning, and expand worldviews. - Required materials include books, notebooks, binders, writing tools, and electronic accounts for communication. - Policies address cell phone use, late assignments, use of Google Docs and Edmodo for collaboration and assignments. - Students and parents must sign acknowledging

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English 9 honors

Information Guide 2012-13


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Course Description
English 9 Honors seeks to enhance students existing skills in the areas of grammar and rhetoric, as well as literary analysis of
prose and poetry, vocabulary, critical thinking and research. Writing and communication skills are essential for success, and
students must be able to think and work independently and in groups. Students will complete a writing-intensive journal
project with a focus on research and critical evaluation of materials. Students will learn to think globally and will read both
classic and contemporary materials. A unit on Shakespeare rounds out the curriculum.

Course Objectives
This year you will:
Write to reflect, express, inform, evaluate, explore, and analyze
Participate in a community of writers
Set, work towards, and evaluate personal goals
Read thoughtfully and critically
Build a strong vocabulary

materials For Class


Composition Notebook
1 Ring Binder
Tab Dividers, 5-Tab
Filler Paper
Auto
graph
Zipper Binder Pocket
yo u r
w o rk
wit h
Pens, Pencils, Highlighters, etc.
excel
lence
Agenda/Student Planner
.

Flash Drive
Gmail and Edmodo Accounts
*See attachment for a list
of recommended supplies for your home study space

Manage your own learning through organization


and effort
Teach your peers (and me!) something
Get to know yourself better
Expand your worldview

Cell Phone Policy


Music can be an important part of the
creative processsometimes we will
listen to our iPods. However, unless
instructed otherwise, cell phones and
iPods must be turned off and put out of
view during class.

So many b ooks!
So little time!

WHAT I VALUE AND EXPECT

course texts

Trust in and respect for yourself and each other


Habitual practice and effort
Specificity and attention to detail
Risk-taking, mess-making, experimentation
Being in class (physically, mentally, emotionally)
Open-mindedness
Excellence and integrity in all you do

The Hunger Games Trilogy, Suzanne Collins


House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
Autobiography of a Face, Lucy Grealy
A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
Life of Pi, Yann Martel
A Midsummer Nights Dream, William Shakespeare
Vocabulary Workshop (Level E), Jerome Shostak

WHAT I CAN PROMISE


I can always find time to provide extra help when you need it this year. In addition to tutorial after school, I can meet
before school or even during lunch. We can read and discuss your writing together, continue a conversation from class, or
talk about something important to you. Please let me know in advance when you plan to visit; I want to make sure I am
prepared to help you.

Snapshot of the class


Daily schedule
On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will engage in Writers Workshop: we will study the moves of real authors and try
to mimic their patterns in our own writing. We will write to inform, persuade, reflect, evaluate, and explore. You will have
choice. You will behave like a real writer. If you would like to bring a laptop to class on these days, I highly encourage
it. You may also work on paper or with a school computer. On Tuesday and Thursday, we will study literature. On these
days, you must bring your SSR (self-selected read) to class as well as the whole-class text.

Read like a wolf eats. Gary Paulsen

Twenty minutes of sustained reading of a self-selected book is expected at home Monday through
Thursday. Read what you love while remaining open to new titles and genres.
It looks

GooGle Docs & Edmodo

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Edmodo is su
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like Facebook

and feels

Edmodo is a social learning network for teachers, students, and parents. In this class, assignments, important documents,
and some discussions will occur or be posted on Edmodo. Please note: Edmodo is a communication tool: you can use it to
communicate about course content with your peers and me. It is not meant for sharing personal information. Please refer to
the school policy on Internet use for standards of conduct. Further instructions for gaining access to Edmodo will be
provided during the first week.

Were Late, were late, for a very important date. White Rabbit
Each quarter, you will earn a Timeliness grade, which will be recorded separately from any assignment. I will keep track
of late assignments, and at the end of the quarter, your Timeliness grade will reflect one of four levels of timeliness:
Advanced Mastery=100 (Assignments are always submitted on time); Mastery=90 (Assignments are, with a few
exceptions, submitted on time); Initial Mastery=80 (Assignments are generally submitted on time); No Mastery=75
(Assignments are almost always submitted late).

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From Ali

Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor (among other things). It allows users to create and edit documents
online while collaborating in real-time with other uses. We will utilize Google Docs frequently. For example, you will
submit drafts and final drafts of your writing through Google Docs; I will also provide feedback using this tool. In order
to take full advantage of Google Docs, you must have a Gmail account. For more information, refer to the handout
How to Create a Gmail Account disseminated in the first week. Please see me with any concerns.

half of my life is an act of revision. John Irving


Grades will be calculated on a total points system with each assignment equaling a different number of points. Assessments
will include annotation, dialectical journals, essays, projects, discourse, and quizzes. (Note: Test days are Tuesday and
Friday.) Furthermore, you are invited to resubmit a piece of writing until you are completely satisfied with it. In the past,
my students have admitted to feeling more in control of their learning when given the opportunity to revise something until
it meets the standard. Many have said that they are appreciative of the opportunity for unlimited success. They are more
comfortable making mistakes and taking risks because they know the process will continue. You will earn a grade on your
best draft.
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Please sign below, with your parents/guardians, to acknowledge that you have read the syllabus for
English 9 Honors with Ms. Marchetti and agree to its terms. I look forward to a wonderful year!
Student Name ______________________________ Student Signature _________________________________
Parent Name _______________________________ Parent Signature __________________________________
Date _____________________________________

* Please return NLT September 4, 2012

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