Sophomore English

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Sophomore English

• The way we do

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The Purpose

• We will be reviewing and looking at modifications
  to the policies, procedures, expectations, and
  resources of this class
• Arent I nice? I gave you the top three boxes of
  the summary sheet already!

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Class Policies

• Attendance
• Tardies
• Materials

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Attendance

• You should always try to be in class unless you
  are so sick that you risk infecting the others
  around you
• If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to
  discover what was missed and to make up any work
  required
• Class schedules and assignments can be found on
  the website-bookmark it at home so you can access
  it easily

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Tardies

• You are tardy if you are not in the room when the
  bell has finished ringing
• 3 tardies will result in a morning detention
• You must serve a ten minute detention in my room
  before 1st hour starts
• 4 tardies will result in a morning detention
• You must serve a twenty minute detention in my
  room before 1st hour starts
• More than 4 tardies will be referred to the
  office
• Failure to serve morning detentions will result
  in a referral to the office

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Materials

• You are expected to come prepared EVERYDAY
• Bring your binder
• You should have a binder for English class only
  with divider tabs, pockets, and paper
• Something to write with
• BOOK
• Better safe than sorrybring it.

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Procedures

• Bell-Ringers
• Self-Assessment Slips
• Returned papers
• Make-up work and tests

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Bell-Ringers

• When class starts each day, there will be
  something to write on the board
• Maybe a journal-type entry, maybe DOL, maybe a
  question
• No need to talk or discuss, just get out your
  bell-ringer sheet and start working
• Use one sheet for the week
• Date it each day
• Turn in on Friday
• If absent, leave a space and write Absent by the
  date

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Self-Assessment Slips

• These are new to you
• The last 3-5 minutes of every day, you will fill
  out a self-assessment slip and turn it in at the
  end of the week
• Use the state standards on the wall
• Ex After the summarizing activity today, I can
  paraphrase, summarize, organize, and synthesize
  information (5)
• This is a good place to write any questions you
  may have also

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Returned Papers

• Yes, I will return papers to you
• Hold on to them
• Keep a section in your English binder for all
  your returned papers and quizzes
• We will come back to them at the end of the
  semester to see how well you have improved over
  the course of time
• Check the bin for no name papersyou may not be
  getting points you earned

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Make-Up Work and Tests

• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to
  learn about any missed assignment and complete it
• The easiest way to do this is to check the
  Stoughton Site
• Excused absences do not mean excused assignments
• Tests can be made-up before/after school or
  during a study hall-it is up to you to schedule it

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Expectations

• School
• Class
• Language
• Violations

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School Expectations

• It is the expectation of the school that you are
  present, on time, prepared, and ready to learn

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Class Expectations

• It is the expectation of your classmates that you
  treat everyone with respect
• When someone else is supposed to be talking, that
  means you are NOT supposed to be talking
• This includes the teacher

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Language

• No foul, inappropriate, hurtful, bigoted, or
  nasty language is acceptable, regardless of who
  you are and what you say to your friends outside
  of class or in your homes
• Nothing racist-regardless of what race you are
• Nothing degrading to any choice of lifestyle-this
  includes the word gay
• No swears
• Nothing meant to make another person feel small
  or inferior

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Violations

• If you break any of the agreements made with the
  school spoken, written, or implied, you will be
  punished
• Morning detentions for infractions
• Office referral for continued or gross violations

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Resources

• This class is not meant to be easy, nor is it
  meant to be impossible
• My goal is to challenge you to get better
• This involves a lot of boring stuff, I know but
  there is also plenty of fun to be had
• With that said, there are many resources
  available to help you succeed
• Teacher
• Book
• Website
• Library
• Classmates

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Teacher

• Hi, Im Mr. Stoughton
• Im here in the mornings (except probably
  Wednesday mornings when we have PLC meetings)
• Im here after school (but when it is really hot,
  I might cut out at like 320)
• Im off from teaching 3rd and 7th hours
• Just let me know you are coming!

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Book

• Look through your textbook, there are tons of
  resources, glossaries, instructions, and other
  fun things in there

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Website

• I gave you the URL for the Stoughton Site, I
  recommend you bookmark it at home so you dont
  have to type it in all the time
• The daily presentations, assignments, documents,
  and schedule are all available, as well as a
  discussion board where you can ask questions-I
  try to check once a night

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The Library

• The school library is filled with helpful people
  who know their stuff
• Also, the public library is a great place to find
  resources and meet with classmates outside of
  school
• Some people prefer Borders or Barnes and
  Nobles (they have coffee)

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Classmates

• Which brings us to the people around you
• Sometimes the guy next to you picked up on
  something you missedask him.
• Older students who have been here before and know
  the skills/materials we are using
• Bros, Siss, Parents, Grandparents, other people
• People are generally pretty nice if you ask
  politely

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The End

• You should have plenty of information now to
  write a summary of this presentation
• However, dontfor now the outline is ok
• All presentations from this point on are going to
  require that notes be taken