WrittenandOralCommunications

WelcometoWritten&OralCommunication!Thepurposeofthisyearlong
interdisciplinarycourseistointroducevariouscomponentsofspeech,literature,
history,andcompositionwhileinstillingtechnologicalskillsthroughtheuseofa
1:1iPadpilot.Wewillfocusoncomponentsofcommunication,composition,
grammar,andvocabulary,encompassingelementsofresearchaswellas
speakingandwritingforavarietyofpurposes.

EVERYDAYRequiredMaterials:
FullychargediPadandkeyboard
Pensand#2pencils(NOmechanicalpencils)
Binderorfolder
Looseleafpaperorspiralnotebook

iPadPilotPolicy:
OurclassisapartofaniPadpilotinDistrict214!Throughthisinitiative,youwilltrulyhoneyour21st
centurylearningskillsvitaltoyoursuccessinbothcollegeandcareerpathways.InplainEnglish,you
willlearnbothEnglishcontentandtechnologyskills.Withthisopportunity,comessomenewresponsibilities.
District214isLOANINGyouover$500ofFREE*technology.Itisyourresponsibilitytosecurethisinvestment.If
youbreakit,youboughtit.Ifyouloseit,youboughtit.Ifitisstolen,youboughtit.Ifyouusethisdevicein
violationofourdistrict'sAcceptableUsePolicy,youcanandwillfacedisciplinaryaction.Pleasemakesureto
readtheserequirementscarefully,andbesureyoufollowtheserules!

1.YouMUSTcometoclasswithyouriPadcharged(50%orhigher)andwithyoueverydayfailureto
dosowillimpactyourgrade.iPadsaretobedownandoffunlessIstateotherwise.

2.Ifallowedbyyourotherteachers,youmayuseyouriPadintheirclasses.Ifyouareofftask(playing
games,onsocialnetworks,goofingoffingeneral,messaging,FaceTiming,SnapChatting,etc.)in
theseclasses,youwillloseyourInternetandgamingprivilegesonyouriPad.Ifateacherdoesnotwant
youtohavethedeviceoutinhisorherclass,youmustkeepitinyourbackpack.

3.Youaretobeontaskinclass.Ifwearereadingapassageinourbooks,youshouldnotbegaming,
chatting,orsocialnetworking.Ifyouareofftask,youwillloseInternetandgamingprivilegeson
youriPad.

4.Ifyouviolateourdistrict'sAcceptableUsePolicy,youwillLOSEtheiPadaltogether.Youneedto
familiarizeyourselfwithourdistrictpolicy.(Nolewdphotographsonyourdevice,donotuseforillicit
purposes,etc.)

5.Becarefulwiththedeviceandbesuretosecureitatalltimes.DONOTleavethisdeviceinyour
gymlocker.Lockitinyourownlockerandensurethatyoudonotshareyourcombinationwithanybodyelse.

6.AtalltimesyouriPadshouldbethefirstthingtakenoutofyourbackpackandthelastthingstowedin
yourbackpack.Don'tevertossyourbackpackwiththedeviceinsideofit.Donotattempttouseyourdeviceto
recordyourselfdoingflips,orthelike.

7.DonotloanyouriPadtootherstudents.Thisisyourdevice.Youareultimatelyresponsibleforit.

8.IfyouhaveaDorFinmyclass,donotread,ordonotturninyourwork,youwillloseInternetand
gamingabilities.

9.Ifyouaremessagingotherstudentsduringclasstimeonyourdeviceorarefoundtobeusingyour
iPadtocheatonclassassignments,youwillLOSEyouriPadaltogetherand/orfacedisciplinary
action.

*FREEdeviceandkeyboardforuseathomeandschoolthroughouttheschoolyear.Youmustpurchase
insurance.

CourseOverview
Quarter Literature and Oral
Communications
Vocabulary Grammar Writing
1

Introduction(box)speech
shortstories
Libraryorientation
Geneticsforum
Socraticseminar
academicvocab(litand
oralcomterms)

stemsunits12
MagicLens
WREN1619
CER(claim,
evidence,reasoning)
synthesisparagraph
2

OfMiceandMen
poetry
literarycircles
academicvocab(litand
poetryterms)

stemsunits35
MagicLens
WREN1619
5paragraphessay
withintextcitation
3
Independentreadingand
booktalk
ToKillaMockingbird
literarycircles

stemsunits67
WREN2023 Literaryanalysis
4

Shortstories
QUESTforum
Researchskills
QUESTPresentation

stemsunits810
WREN2023 WorksCitedfor
QUESTpresentation

CourseTexts:
AmericaNow(Atwan,7
th
Edition)
WordWithintheWord(Thompson)
50Essays
WRENiBook
ToKillaMockingbird:coursetextandmedia(Lee)studentpurchaserequired
OfMiceandMen:coursetextandmedia(Steinbeck)suppliedviaSubtextoniPad

Foraddedinterestandstudentengagement,Imayusevideoclipsfromcommercialandbasiccabletelevision,
and/orexcerptsfromcurrentperiodicalsand/orarticlesfromlocalornationalnewspaperstoexplainorillustrate
theoreticalconceptsorhighlighttopicswithoutspecificnotice.SourcesincludebutarenotlimitedtoLife,TIME,
Newsweek,majortelevisionnetworks,DiscoveryChannel,TLC,AnimalPlanet,CNN,PBS,andthelike.

(Shouldyouoryourparents/guardianshavequestionsregardingcourseexpectations,mediaortextbooks,orwish
torequestanalternativeassignmentforlessonswhichcontainpotentiallyobjectionablematerial,pleasediscuss
yourconcernswiththeE/FADivisionHeadwhoservesastheliaisonbetweenthestudent/parentandteacher.)

CourseApps:
NoCost(orprovided)AppsthataretobeusedontheiPad:Subtext,Gmail,GoogleDrive,GoogleDocs,
Notability,Moodle,Canvas,Schoology,Quizlet,iBooks,Turnitin,andothersaretheybecomeavailableand
pertaintocoursecurriculum.

GradingPolicy
CollectedassignmentswillbeenteredintoHomeLogicwithintwoweeks.Somewrittenwork,suchasessays,
researchpapers,orportfolios,requiresignificantgradingtimeandmaynotbeenteredintoHomeLogicforseveral
weeks.Ifastudentwasabsentwhenanassignmentwasdue,thegradewillappearasABS,indicatingthatthe
assignmenthasnotbeenturnedinbutmaybecompletedforcredit.Studentsmaymakeupworkduringtheunit
inwhichitisassigned.Ifthestudentfailedtoturninanassignment,thegradewillappearasNHI.Someofthese
assignmentsmaybeturnedinlateforreducedcredit,butthestudentmustcheckwithme.Notallworkcollected
maybegivenagradeinthesystemformativeassignmentsaredesignedaspracticeforthestudentandmaynot
appearinHomeLogic.Ifatanytime,parentshavequestionsregardinggrades,theyshouldemailorcallme.

SemesterGradingOverview
Weight Category
15% FinalExam
10% Stems
10% FormativeAssessments
65% SummativeAssessments

LateWorkPolicy:
Studentsareexpectedtoberesponsibleandcompletetheirworkontime.Lateworkmaybeacceptedfor
reducedorpartialcreditwithinthecourseofagivenunit.

Forspeeches,studentsmustbepreparedtopresentontheirassignedday.Ifastudentisnotprepared,heorshe
maypresentthefollowingclassforreducedcredit.

Itisastudentsresponsibilitytoseetheteacherforanyworkmissedduringanexcusedabsence.Formissed
testsorexams,pleaseseemetomakearrangementstomakeuptheassignment.Youwillonlyhaveuntilthe
endofaunittomakeuptestsandmissingwork.Afterthispoint,allincompleteworkwillbecomea0.Ifan
absenceisnotexcused,thestudentwillnotearncreditformakeupwork.

Turnitin
AllfinalpapersmustbesubmittedthroughTurnitin.com,ouronlineprogramthatensuresapapersoriginality.
YouwilldownloadthisasanapponyouriPad.Paperswillnotbeconsideredcompleteuntiltheyareuploaded.
Yourteacherwillgiveyouthefollowing:

Classword:Password:

ClassroomExpectations:

AcademicIntegrity
TheRollingMeadowsHighSchool/District214AcademicIntegrityPolicywillbestrictlyenforced.Cheating/
plagiarizingwillresultinazerofortheassignment.Makesuretodooriginalworkonallyourassignments
becausetherepercussionswillhaveanegativeeffectonyourgrade.

Attendance&Tardiness
Ivalueourtimetogether,soIexpectyoutocometoclasseverydayprepared.Youarelateifyouarenotinyour
seatwhenthebellrings.Whenenteringtheclassroomlate,pleasebecourteousandenterquietlyandquicklyin
ordertoavoiddisturbingtheclass.Tenminutesismorethanenoughtimetogetwhatyouneedfromyourlocker,
makeyourwayaroundthebuilding,andgettoyourdeskinthisclass.

ParticipationandBehavior
Cometoclassreadytoparticipate.DiscussionisanintegralcomponentofanEnglishclassroom.Realizethat
participationincludesbothcontributingthoughts/opinionstoclassdiscussions,asking/answeringquestions,
listeningtoyourpeers,andrespondingtoyourpeerscomments.Ourclassroomisalearningcommunityand
youareexpectedtocontributepositively.Anyonewhodisruptsthelearningofotherstudentsorfailstofollow
schoolruleswillreceiveconsequences.Thisclassiswhatyoumakeit,sochoosetomakeitgreat!

District214isacaringenvironmentwhereeveryonecanmakeadifferenceinourschoolsbyfollowingthese
guidingprinciples:
BERESPECTFUL
BERESPONSIBLE
BECONNECTED

Themorethatyouread,themorethingsyouwillknow.Themorethatyoulearn,themoreplacesyou'llgo.
Dr.Seuss,ICanReadWithMyEyesShut!

Youdon'thavetoburnbookstodestroyaculture.Justgetpeopletostopreadingthem.
RayBradbury

Areaderlivesathousandlivesbeforehedies,"saidJojen."Themanwhoneverreadslivesonlyone.
GeorgeR.R.Martin,ADanceWithDragon