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SEMESTER TWO

4th SIX WEEKS

ENGLISH 10

Late/Missing Assignments Policy Changes

Same day– No Late Deduction

Same week – 20% Deduction

Any later– 50% Deduction

NO MISSING ASSIGNMENTS AFTER TEST

40 point assignment1 Week Late= 20%

20% of 40 is EIGHT POINTS

36-40 is an “A” (90%) BUT with late deduction of just 20% an

A becomes 28-32 which is 70-80%

Later than 1 Week Late= 50%

20 out of 40 is still 50% it’s a lot easier to bring a 50 up to passing (60%) than it is to

bring up a 0.

1. You got a 35 out of 40 but you turned it in 1 week late. What is your final score and letter grade?

2. You forgot to do your homework but you remember to jot down some answers during the last 20 mins of study hall. You think you got about half of it done. What should you do?

3. You have some AWESOME answers to all the questions except 1 and its time to turn in the work. What should you do? Turn it in late or turn it in now?

If you miss a day--

It is MY JOB to provide extra copies of the assignments and to listen to students concerns.

It is YOUR JOB to find assignments on the blog or on the back wall.

It is YOUR JOB to get a copy of the assignment if you lost it.

It is YOUR JOB to communicate your concerns

with me.

Other Issues Last Semester:

ExcusesShifted BlameLack of Responsibility

New YEAR, New SEMESTER, New YOU

“If you are NOT WILLING to learn– no one can help you.

BUT

If you are DETERMINED to learn– no one can stop you.”

#cantstopwontstop #gonnaACEenglish10 #NewME

Check these kids out--

Structure--

GRAMMAR--- YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!Non Fiction2 Writing Assignments2 TestsNovel-- Hiroshima

Grammar– DO NOW

3 points per day– 5 days a week– 15 points every week

1 point writing sentence

1 point correcting sentence

1 point for explanation

Ex: I went to mount rushmore over christmas break!!!!!!!

(2pts) I went to Mount Rushmore over Christmas break!

(1pt) Capitalize Mount Rushmore and Christmas– proper noun

Only 1 exclamation point because more than that is excessive

Grammar Day 1

The older boys are jumping diving swimming

underwater and speak Spanish to each other.

Answer

The older boys are jumping, diving, swimming underwater, and speaking

Spanish to each other.

Reasoning

Commas needed to separate a listSpeak to speaking so that it matches

the other verbs AKA parallellism

Parallelism is when the same grammatical forms are used to create flow in a sentence.

Not Parallel :Jerry’s mother thought he might enjoy swimming or to play on the beach

Parallel: Jerry’s mother thought he might enjoy swimming or playing on the beach.

Not Parallel:Jerry was swimming with grace and he swam with speed as he dove below the deep, dark waves of the blue sea.

Parallel: Jerry was swimming with grace and speed as he dove below the deep, dark waves of the blue sea.

Thinking Question– Write to Respond

What is the first book you ever remember reading? Why is it memorable for you? What do

you read just for fun now? What makes this particular text

exciting to you?

Common Literary Terms

PlotThemeCharacter

 

Yes, even the train wreck twitter feeds and all their drama that we can’t stop reading have some interesting plot twists and characters

1.Read the quotes– P287, 290, 2932.Think about what they are trying to say3.Answer these two questions:

a. How can reading change a persons life?b. Why do you think Quindlen would write

about this?

4. Be sure to both ANSWER the question and EXPLAIN your reasoning in your journal.