Student Information Card

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Student Information Card

• On the front-
• Name Middle School
• Address
• Home Phone Number 
• Parents/Legal Guardians Names
• Parents Work/cell phone numbers
• Your email
• Your parents email

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Student Information Card (back)

• On the back
• What has been your favorite aspect in past
  English classes? 
• What skills have you struggled with in past
  English Classes?
• What is the title or the author of the last book
  you read or of your favorite book.
• What types of books do you most enjoy reading?  

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9th MYP English

• Class policies and guidelines

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Palmer High School English Department Mission
Statement  The Palmer English Department
collaboratively develops and delivers
research-based, aligned, and relevant English
curricula to engage all students in learning from
literature and employing the wide range of
literacy, thinking, and communication skills
necessary for adapting to, thriving in, and
serving a rapidly changing global community.
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In order to be successful, all members of the
class need to contribute

• As teachers, Ms. Brown and Mrs. Donovan will
• Come to class every day prepared to facilitate
• learning
• Assist students when they struggle and celebrate
  them when they succeed
• Make the time spent during English class
  meaningful, valuable, and stimulating

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What do students need to do to be successful?

• Be thoughtful when setting goals and stay focused
  on those goals throughout the school year
• Be prepared for class every day with appropriate
• materials
• Work collaboratively with peers and teacher to
  make class time as valuable as possible
• Participate in the development of classroom
  policies and follow those policies
• Work to be curious, motivated, and find the fun
  in
• learning

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Are there any supplies I need for the class?

• Every student needs the following
• Composition notebook
• Old magazines from home if you have them and
• are willing to give them up
• Flash drive to save written work
• Two double pocket folders one for an in class
• portfolio and the other for class

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In addition, each of the following class periods
is assigned the following supplemental materials

• Period Two Highlighters
• Period Three Box of tissues
• Period Four Markers
• Period Six Scissors
• Period Seven Glue Sticks
• All materials need to be in class with you on
  Tuesday/Wednesday, August 24/25

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How do I earn a Grade in this class?

• Students will be graded on the following
  activities-
• maintaining a composition notebook
• participating in individual, partner and small
• group written and oral activities
• written and oral performance on exams,
• projects, and papers, and
• participation in daily class discussions and
• activities.

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Major Assessments

• All summative assessments will be graded using
  the Language A Assessment Rubric. All critical
  assessments will be handed out ahead of time.
• Most Formative assessments will be graded using
  formative assessment scales.
• Any essay assignments receiving a D or an F may
  be rewritten to meet an acceptable IB standard.
  Students receiving other grades will also have an
  opportunity to revise however, all revisions
  must be handed in on the new due date and there
  will not be a revision to the original grade.
• Assignments not meeting minimum standards for
  quality and effort will be returned ungraded

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What about late Work?

• Assignments will not be accepted late for full
  credit!
• All major assignments are due by 315 p.m. on the
  
• assigned due date.
• All work that is not turned in directly to the
  teacher
• must be signed, timed and dated by a school
  official.
• Any work not meeting this criteria or any work
  turned
• in past 315 p.m. will be considered late and
  be subject
• to points deducted. This rule may be amended on
  a
• case-by-case basis.
• What this means is that it would be a good idea
  to
• practice skills in self-advocacy!
• Assignments and work checked in the comp
• notebooks do not apply no comp book in class,
  no
• credit!

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What do grades mean?

• A signifies exemplary work, outstanding effort,
  a product that goes far beyond expectations, and
  a mastery of the skills taught and practiced
• B signifies effort beyond the requirements for
  organization, neatness, thought, and final
  product, and demonstration of a good
  understanding of the skills taught and practiced
• C meets the standards and expectations outlined
  in the assignments, and some understanding of the
  skills taught and practiced
• D or F requires, in some instances, a revision
  of the assignment and a conference between
  student and teacher, and there is little to no
  mastery of the skills taught and practiced

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What do I do when I am absent?

• In accordance with Palmer High School and School
  District 11 guidelines, all major assignments are
  due on the day assigned. Make sure that your
  parents/guardians know Palmers attendance
  policy.
• In the case of an excused absence-
• All daily assignments such as quizzes, tests, and
  
• informal class writings may be made up.
• Check your syllabus and ask a dependable
  classmate
• and see me for a modified due date.
• Major assignment due dates stand regardless of
• absences up to that date if you are here on
  the due
• date
• Unexcused absences no creditno exceptions!

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Composition Notebook setup
The first 4 pages of your journal are for the
table of contents. Each assignment must have the
following, at the top of the page, that matches
the assignment entry in the table of contents
date, and page number, and title of assignment
Date Title of the Assignment Page Number
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Response Journals

• You will be completing a variety of daily
  assignments and homework in your class journal,
  including vocabulary instruction
• Response journals will be collected periodically
  and often.
• Students must have their name and period number
  clearly printed on the inside cover of the
  notebook and a table of contents at the beginning
  of the journal.
• Each journal entry must appear in the table of
  contents and must have a heading or it will not
  receive a grade.
• Journals will not be accepted late if they are
  not turned in when called for in class.

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On sharing work

• We value collaborative efforts and the learning
  that occurs with shared study. Students will
  have many opportunities to work together and turn
  in products that grow from combined strengths,
  BUT the work in your Response Journal must be
  your own. Any sharing or copying of material in
  the journal will have consequences.
• More on plagiarism later-

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Contact Information

• Should you have any questions, you may find us
• in the English office (Room 300) or preferably,
• make an appointment!!
• You may also reach us at the following numbers
• and email addresses
• Office 328-5085 (Donovan) or 328-5082 (Brown)
• www.myteacherpages.com Heather Brown or Bridget
  Donovan
• E-mail donovbm_at_d11.org or brownhf_at_d11.org

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What do I hope for by the end of this school year?
On a clean sheet of paper, write yourself a
letter. In that letter, describe to yourself what
you hope to accomplish this year in your English
class experience. Go ahead and mention the grade
you hope to earn, but more importantly, think
about your skills in reading, writing, and
speaking. Think about what you know about
yourself now what are you coming to class with?
What are your past experiences in English
classes? What were you successful in that you
hope to continue, and what do you know you need
to work on? We will work more on goal setting on
Friday for now, just spend some time being
reflective. Do a good job!!