SHAW HIGH SCHOOL Mr.

Curtains English class The Thinkposium

Room 413 --- Phone 216-268-6374 --- E-mail: tcurtain@east-cleveland.k12.oh.us

mrcurtain.weebly.com Course Objectives

To emulate as much as possible the rigor of a collegiate classroom and to encourage students to become lifelong learners. The student will have the thinking skills, academic endurance, and intellectual discipline for success at the next level. The student will respond to various texts by employing both personal experiences and critical analysis. The student will compose a variety of literature in different forms. The student will become familiar with various forms of technology that is necessary for success of the next level.

Use of Technology Throughout the course we will use various forms of technology to advance and enrich our educational experience. All DOCUMENTS MUST BE TYPED Elements of this class can accessed through:

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mrcurtain.weebly.com Mr. Curtains website that has a myriad of material Socrative Student Student App available for responses Poll Everywhere.com pollev.com/mrcurtain o TestStar.com online test website
Students can submit work 1. By uploading at mrcurtain.weebly.comor 2. By emailing me at tcurtain@east-cleveland.k12.oh.us .or 3. By turning in a hard copy into the homework bin.

Required Daily Materials

Composition Notebook Journal Students must acquire a college/wide ruled composition Notebook Students must complete all journal entries and classwork, unless otherwise directed in the journal. Journals will be checked randomly throughout the course. Writing Utensils

Grading Policy A = 90 - 100 B = 80 - 89 C = 70- 79 D = 60-69 Grading Scale Check =Full Credit = for FULLY completed assignments Homework, Check Minus =Half Credit = for partially completed assignments Classwork, X or No mark =NO CREDIT/ RE-DO= for poor effort, not completed Journal Writing Essays, Projects Rubrics will be supplied and will be used to evaluate essays and projects. Extra Credit will be given for full page journal entries, or other activities, TOTALLY at Extra Credit
the teachers discretion.

Assignment
CLASSWORK ENTRIES Responses to assignments, prompts, worksheets, or voluntary entries. (20 pts. each) JOURNAL ENTRIES (20 Points per entry) TYPED RHETORICAL PRECIS must be typed and submitted on time (50 Points) QUOTABLES (25 Points) REFLECTION PAPERS (50 Points)

2013 CURTAINS ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS Due Dates Description

DAILY Complete all written assignments, unless noted, in composition notebook. Each entry should be properly headed and dated in order to receive a grade.

DAILY

EVERY MONDAY

EVERY WEDNESDAY

EVERY OTHER FRIDAY

BOOK REVIEW

EVERY OTHER FRIDAY

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS (100 points) CLASS BLOGS BDQ Breaking Down Questions PARTICIPATION Authors Chair/ Discussion Leading/ Classroom (200 points) Submitted Article to the School Newspaper (100 pts.)

UPON REQUEST

UPON REQUEST UPON REQUEST

EVERY DAY

Must be page long) Students are to freely write journal entries at any free time at home, work, or at school. Complete a Typed Rhetorical Prcis o A prcis is a four sentence high level summary paragraph that records the essential elements of a reading. o There is a template that is used as a foundation. Students are to find a quote of their liking and interpret it using a quotable worksheet Must be 1+ page typed Students are to respond to one of the Journal Prompts in the On-line Reflection section of the website. Use proper writing conventions and format. Students will read the summaries of two stories from the AP Suggested Reading list and complete a Graphic Organizer. Students will be able to write papers on a variety of topics. Students will use proper writing conventions and format. Students will respond to a question in a blog on mrcurtain.weebly.com Students will use the BDQ Graphic organizers to break down AP Open-Ended questions. Student sharing during class is required. Students will share/participate at least 20 times over the semester Extra Participation will earn extra points Students can submit an article on a contemporary issue.

STUDENT CHOICE

Other Assignments NEOLOGISMS (creating new words) Graphic Organizer WORD LEVEL CHARTS (determining and comparing the strength of synonomical words)- Graphic Organizer READING COMP. CHARTS (determine the meaning of words without a dictionary) Graphic Organizer SYNONYM/ANTONYM CHARTS (determine and define the synonyms and/or antonyms of a word) Graphic Organizer WORD WALL CHARTS (determining the meaning of words using a dictionary) Graphic Organizer WORD ROOTS CHARTS (find words that have similar word roots and break down their meanings) Graphic Organizer WHO WROTE IT (ascertain the authors beliefs, convictions, and purpose for writing) Graphic Organizer AWP / VB PACKETS AND FLASHCARDS (students will study and create flashcards for new vocabulary words